Genesis offers numerous rodent laboratory services. One of our specialties is the development and testing of vertebrate pest control products

• EPA OPP Laboratory Rodenticide Testing Guidelines for Norway & Roof Rats and House Mice
• Rodenticide bait formulation development: grain baits, pellets, extruded bars, paraffin blocks, liquid baits, and gel formulations
• Laboratory or pen efficacy studies
• Pocket Gopher laboratory cable testing for gnawing resistances
• Rodent repellent testing
• Secondary toxicity studies with rodenticides- impact on other wildlife
• Discrimination threshold testing
• 90-day rat feeding study
• LD50 determinations in laboratory and wild species
• LC50 determinations with laboratory wild mouse species
• Rodent breeding colonies: Norway Rat, rock squirrel, Mexican woodrat, white-footed mouse

Rodent Research - Field

Field rodenticide efficacy trials for Norway rats, Roof Rats, House Mice, Ground Squirrels, Pocket Gophers, Voles, Deer Mice, White-Footed Mice, and species in other countries, such as bandicoot rats in Bangladesh or Nile rats in Egypt.

Population surveys

We specialize in radio telemetry, having monitored behavioral patterns for many rodent and avian species. Recently, we have tracked the movements of the Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus), Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae), and the Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). We are GPS/GIS capable

Mammalian Research

• Repellency studies for raccoons, squirrels
• Repellency studies for large mammals
• Feral pig management