Rodent Bait Preference Study - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic - Jordan Lasenby 2007

3rd year BOP Polytechnic/Auckland University of Technology student Jordan Lasenby undertook a research project in the Puketoki Reserve to compare rodent bait preference. Two different kinds of bait and station were used - Ditrac in tube stations and RatAbate in Feeture tunnels. Ditrac was the poison used in the reserve prior to this study.

Rodent Control for Small Block Management - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic - Sara Cassie & Ritchie Dolman 2005

The aim of this study was to assess the relative abundance of rodents and trial the suitability of the application of Ditrac by grid pattern dispersal while assessing the bait’s effectiveness in small block rodent control, namely the Wilks Block near Katikati.

Influence of Land Use on Sediment Production in Wharawhara and Boyd Streams, Katikati - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic/Auckland University of Technology - Barbara Risi, 2008

This report investigates the relationship between land use and sediment production within the Quarry and Boyd Streams as a factor in sediment input into the Tauranga Harbour via the Uretara River.