Application for the modified reassessment of PredaSTOP for stoats ( - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Application for the modified reassessment of PredaSTOP for stoats ( Mustela erminea )

Purpose of application  To remove the control requiring users to notify landowners/occupiers within 3km of a control operation using PredaSTOP for stoats  The current controls already cover the exclusion of cats when targeting stoats “ The bait station design must be appropriate to the target pest, while excluding non-target species ”

Application Context  No PAPP has been sold for stoat or feral cat control in NZ since registration in 2011  Notification and label requirements are the sole reasons for zero uptake by users  Label changes have been made with ACVM (MPI)

Background  Stoat control limited to trapping + relying on 2ndary poisoning of stoats that scavenge rats after 1080 and brodifacoum operations  Labour intensive and expensive  Two field trials with PAPP achieved 83% and 87% decrease in stoat abundance in 5 days  PAPP was registered as PredaSTOP for the control of stoats in 2011

Background Key attributes of an ideal toxin  Effective  Humane  Low residue  Low risk of 2ndary poisoning  An antidote  PAPP has all of these attributes  The first registered toxin for stoat control

Background  PAPP baits for stoats are 35mg and for cats they are 200mg  For a stoat control operation using PAPP to be successful, it is key to exclude cat access (feral and domestic) to baits  Bait station use has not changed – stoat bait stations/traps remain the same as when substance was approved

Risks  The primary risk for this product is the poisoning of domestic animals namely cats  Notifying land owners/occupiers of an operation will marginally reduce this risk  Ensuring that cats cannot access baits is the most effective way to reduce this risk to negligible

Benefits  PredaSTOP for stoats will be used  More cost-effective and easier to use  Enhanced stoat control will provide wider protection for native species including kiwi, mohua, kaka and whio  Effective control of stoats in close proximity to urban and peri-urban areas

Support  All four submissions support removing the notification control  No submissions in opposition  EPA in support of removing notification requirement

Summary  Connovation Ltd would like the 3km notification requirement removed  We oppose the requirement for a specific bait station to be approved as this will hinder innovation  If any change to the current control around bait stations is required then examples of stoat bait stations is sufficient