On Oct. 13, from 6 to 7:30, at the Belfast Public Library, rodenticides and their use will be discussed by a panel of experts, ranging from a veterinarian to a pest service owner, and wildlife advocates.

 Rodenticides are highly toxic poisons used to kill rodents and have devastating impacts on wildlife, according to the panel organizers. Instead of solving the problem, many of these poisons are killing or sickening wildlife including rodents’ natural predators (raptors, owls, foxes, etc.), as well as pets as these toxins move through the food web. 

Homeowners may not even know that their own pest management systems use rodenticides and are contributing to non-targeted wildlife deaths.

Integrated Pest Management strategies will be presented along with displays of rodenticide-free rodent control options.

Panelists include:

Anthony Erwin, Maine Audubon Policy Advocate

Avery Berkowitz, Maine Wildlife Rehabilitation

Dan Smith, Modern Pest Services

Jacquie Gage, Rodenticide-Free Maine Coalition

Moderator: Don Hoenig, former ME State Veterinarian

Co-sponsored by The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition & the Rodenticide-Free Maine Coalition