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Which is the first rodenticide developed?

A. Warfarin

B. Red squill

C. Dicoumarin

D. Strychinine

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Red squill is the first rodenticide developed.
Red squill, a rodenticide derived from the bulbs of a lilylike subtropical plant, is slower-acting and less toxic to animals other than rodents because it is removed from the stomach by vomiting a reflex that is absent in rodents.
The powdered bulbs of a Mediterranean plant, red squill, have been widely used as a rat poison, since the toxic action of red squill is relatively specific to rats.

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