Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
March 6, 7 and 8, 1990
Arranged by the VERTEBRATE PEST COUNCIL of the VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE
Proceedings Editors : LEWIS R. DAVIS and REX E. MARSH
Assistant Editor: DOROTHY E. BEADLE
Published at the University of California, Davis, July 1990
1990
THE EFFECT OF SEED COAT COLOUR AND DEPTH OF PLANTING ON BUSHFOWL DAMAGE TO PLANTED MAIZE SEEDS, Modupe Akande and A.O. Obajimi
EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL PERCHES AND NESTS IN ATTRACTING RAPTORS TO ORCHARDS, Leonard R. Askham
A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF PEST ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, James K. Backholer, David W.A. Lane, and Eric A. Ward
NATIVE HETEROMYID RODENTS AS PESTS OF COMMERCIAL JOJOBA, Rex O. Baker
PLAGUE IN THE U.S.: PRESENT AND FUTURE, Allan M. Barnes
LAMB PREDATION IN PATAGONIAN RANCHES, J. Bellati and J. von Thungen
DEVELOPMENT, USE, AND BENEFITS OF THE ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, Darlene G. Blaney
CLOSING REMARKS FOR THE FOURTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, John E. Borrecco
ANIMAL DAMAGE PROBLEMS AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, John E. Borrecco and Hugh C. Black
DAY-GLO® FLUORESCENT PARTICLES AS A MARKER FOR USE IN M-44 CYANIDE CAPSULES, Richard J. Burns, Guy E. Connolly, and Peter J. Savarie
PREDATOR CONTROL FOR THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA, Peter H. Butchko
COMMUNAL STARLING ROOSTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL, Donald F. Caccamise
CROP DAMAGE BY OVERABUNDANT POPULATIONS OF NILGAI AND BLACKBUCK IN HARYANA (INDIA) AND ITS MANAGEMENT, N.P.S. Chauhan and Ramveer Singh
PLANNING RODENT CONTROL FOR BOSTON'S CENTRAL ARTERY/TUNNEL PROJECT, Bruce A. Colvin, A. Daniel Ashton, Wellard G. McCartney, and William B. Jackson
EFFICACY OF COMPOUND 1080 LIVESTOCK PROTECTION COLLARS FOR KILLING COYOTES THAT ATTACK SHEEP, Guy Connolly and Richard J. Burns
THE USE OF DOGS AND CALLS TO TAKE COYOTES AROUND DENS AND RESTING AREAS, Craig Coolahan
PLANT SECONDARY COMPOUNDS–A BASIS FOR NEW AVIAN REPELLENTS, D.R. Crocker
AN EVALUATION OF DRC-2698 TREATED BAITS FOR REDUCING BLACKBIRD POPULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUNFLOWER DAMAGE, John L. Cummings, Edward W. Schafer Jr., and Donald J. Cunningham
OPENING REMARKS--FOURTEENTH PEST CONFERENCE, Lewis R. Davis
REDUCING BLACKBIRD DAMAGE TO NEWLY PLANTED RICE WITH A NONTOXIC CLAY-BASED SEED COATING, David G. Decker, Michael L. Avery, and M. O. Way
BROMETHALIN TOXICOSIS-EVALUATION OF AMINOPHYLLINE TREATMENT AND AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT, David C. Dorman, Alan J. Parker, and William B. Buck
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DINGO POPULATIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, R.J. Downward and J.E. Bromell
A COMPARISON OF THREE TRAPS FOR REMOVAL OF COLUMBIAN GROUND SQUIRRELS, W. Daniel Edge and Sally L. Olson-Edge
A REVIEW OF FALCONRY AS A BIRD-HAZING TECHNIQUE, William A. Erickson, Rex E. Marsh, and Terrell P. Salmon
EFFICACY DATA FOR REGISTRATION OF STRYCHNINE GRAIN BAITS TO CONTROL POCKET GOPHERS (Thomomys spp.), James Evans, George H. Matschke, Dan L. Campbell, Paul L. Hegdal, and Richard M. Engeman
RODENT PROBLEMS IN RANGE REHABILITATION, Richard Everett and Steve Monsen
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF MAINTAINING PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Roger W. Bullard, and Craig A. Ramey
CONTROL OF COYOTE PREDATION ON LIVESTOCK–PROGRESS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, Michael W. Fall
RODENTS AS A FOOD SOURCE, Lynwood A. Fiedler
MYTHOLOGY OF VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL, William D. Fitzwater
GROUND SQUIRREL BURROW DESTRUCTION: CONTROL IMPLICATIONS, Arlette Gilson and Terrell P. Salmon
BLACK BEAR FEEDING ON SECOND GROWTH REDWOODS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT, Gregory A. Giusti
THE STATUS OF THE STEEL TRAP IN NORTH AMERICA, James H. Glass
SEEDLING DAMAGE AND MORTALITY OF CONIFER PLANTATIONS ON TRANSITORY RANGES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO, Russell T. Graham and James L. Kingery
ADC GUARDING DOG PROGRAM UPDATE: A FOCUS ON MANAGING DOGS, Jeffrey S. Green and Roger A. Woodruff
CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN PINE VOLE POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, Gerald Guedon and Benoit Combes
VERTEBRATE PESTS OF UK AGRICULTURE: PRESENT PROBLEMS AND FUTURE SOLUTIONS, Anthony R. Hardy
FIELD TRIAL OF A CPT-AVICIDE AERIAL SPRAY, Jon F. Heisterberg, John L. Cummings, George M. Linz, Edward Knittle, Thomas W. Seamans, and Paul P. Woronecki
HOW ANIMAL CONTROL IMPROVES ANIMAL WELFARE, Walter E. Howard
DIFFERENTIAL TOXICITY AND TASTE AVERSION TO STRYCHNINE OF THREE SUBSPECIES OF THE CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL (Spermophilus beecheyi), Walter E. Howard, Stephen D. Palmateer, and Rex E. Marsh
THE EVOLUTION OF VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT--THE SPECIES VERSUS SYSTEMS APPROACH, Scott E. Hygnstrom
CONTROLLING VERTEBRATE ANIMAL DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN PINES, Jeffrey J. Jackson
REQUIRED USE OF PROTECTIVE BAIT STATIONS IN THE U. S., William W. Jacobs
THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN WILDLIFE DAMAGE SITUATIONS, Ron J. Johnson
STATE OF THE ART TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL RESEARCH, Barbara C. Kermeen
CONTROL OF THE AFRICAN STRIPED GROUND SQUIRREL, Xerus erythropus, IN KENYA, Gillian E. Key
STATUS OF COMPOUND DRC-1339 REGISTRATIONS, C. Edward Knittle, Edward W. Schaffer Jr., and Kathleen A. Fagerstone
FRIGHTENING METHODS AND DEVICES/STIMULI TO PREVENT MAMMAL DAMAGE-- A REVIEW, Ann E. Koehler, Rex E. Marsh, and Terrell P. Salmon
LYME DISEASE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE WESTERN U.S., AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WILDLIFE (Abstract only), Robert S. Lane
ACQUIRED STRYCHNINE TOLERANCE BY POCKET GOPHERS, Ling Ling Lee, Walter E. Howard, and Rex E. Marsh
THE USE OF RAINFALL PATTERNS IN PREDICTING POPULATION DENSITIES OF MULTIMAMMATE RATS, Mastomys natalensis, H. Leirs, R. Verhagen, and W. Verheyen
SURVEY OF RODENT AND RABBIT DAMAGE TO ALFALFA HAY IN NEVADA, Steven R. Lewis and John M. O'Brien
EFFECTS OF FIELD VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL ON NONTARGET WILDLIFE (with emphasis on bird and rodent control), E.E. Littrell
REPRODUCTION AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF POCKET GOPHERS (Thomomvs bottae) FROM IRRIGATED ALFALFA FIELDS, Susan C. Loeb
URBAN ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA, John R. Maestrelli
MICROENCAPSULATION OF RODENTICIDES, Rex E. Marsh
EXCLUSIONARY METHODS AND MATERIALS TO PROTECT PLANTS FROM PEST MAMMALS--A REVIEW, Rex E. Marsh, Ann E. Koehler, and Terrell P. Salmon
BIRD CONTROL ON CONTAINMENT POND SITES, Lee R. Martin and Sam Hagar
AN EXAMINATION OF THE BROWSING ANIMAL PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIAN EUCALYPT AND PINE PLANTATIONS, Thomas L. Montague, David C. Pollock, and Wendy Wright
ASSESSMENT OF BIRD DAMAGE TO EARLY-RIPENING BLUEBERRIES IN FLORIDA, Curtis O. Nelms, Michael L. Avery, and David G. Decker
BIRD PROBLEMS IN NEW ZEALAND–METHODS OF CONTROL, Peter C. Nelson
VERTEBRATE PESTS OF BEEKEEPING, John M. O'Brien and Rex E. Marsh
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD AND STARLING FEEDING RESPONSES ON CORN EARWORM-INFESTED CORN, Flavian H. Okurut-Akol, Richard A. Dolbeer, and Paul P. Woronecki
REGISTRATION STATUS OF VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES WITH EMPHASIS ON 1080 AND STRYCHNINE, Steve D. Palmateer
WILD HOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, John D. Peine and Jane Allen Farmer
RESPONSES OF CAPTIVE COYOTES TO CHEMICAL ATTRACTANTS, Robert L. Phillips, F. Sherman Blom, and Richard M. Engeman
AN EVALUATION OF BREAKAWAY SNARES FOR USE IN COYOTE CONTROL, Robert L. Phillips, F. Sherman Blom, and Richard E. Johnson
THE STATUS OF LINES IN BIRD DAMAGE CONTROL–A REVIEW, Patricia A. Pochop, Ron J. Johnson, Danilo A. Aguero, and Kent M. Eskridge
KEYNOTE ADDRESS--THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT, Russell F. Reidinger Jr.
RABIES CONTROL FOR URBAN FOXES, SKUNKS, AND RACCOONS, Richard C. Rosatte, Michael J. Power, Charles D. MacInnes, and Kenneth F. Lawson
AN EVALUATION OF FENCING TO EXCLUDE POCKET GOPHERS FROM EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS, Terrell P. Salmon, Robert H. Schmidt, and Rex E. Marsh
ITS A FACT! ITS A PHACT!, Harlan R. Shuhler
RODENTICIDE ECOTOXICOLOGY: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION, R.H. Smith, Paula R. Cox, and M. Rampaud
ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE CONTROL OF VERTEBRATES, Harry V. Thompson
RODENT DAMAGE TO HAWAIIAN SUGARCANE, Mark E. Tobin, Robert T. Sugihara, and Asher K. Ota
ROAMING, STRAY, AND FERAL DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS AS WILDLIFE PROBLEMS, Bessel D. Van't Woudt
A COMPARISON OF SEVERAL POCKET GOPHER BAITS IN THE FIELD, Paul Vossen and Pierre Gadd
RANCHER USE OF LIVESTOCK PROTECTION COLLARS IN TEXAS, Murray T. Walton
WARFARIN RESISTANCE OF Rattus tiomanicus IN OIL PALMS IN MALAYSIA AND THE ASSOCIATED INCREASE OF Rattus diardii, B.J. Wood and G.F. Chung
USE OF ALPHA-CHLORALOSE TO REMOVE WATERFOWL FROM NUISANCE AND DAMAGE SITUATIONS, Paul P. Woronecki, Richard A. Dolbeer, and Thomas W. Seamans