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