Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1992
Arranged by the VERTEBRATE PEST COUNCIL of the VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE
Proceedings Editors: JOHN E. BORRECCO and REX E. MARSH
Published at the University of California, Davis, August 1992
1992
RESPONSES OF THE ADC PROGRAM TO A CHANGING AMERICAN SOCIETY, Bobby R. Acord
FIELD EVALUATION OF THREE ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES AGAINST Mus musculus POPULATIONS IN APARTMENTAL BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY, Ranjan Advani
EFFICACY OF METHYL ANTHRANILATE AS A BIRD REPELLENT ON CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES AND GRAPES, Leonard R. Askham
EVALUATION OF METHYL ANTHRANILATE AS A BIRD REPELLENT IN FRUIT CROPS, Michael L. Avery
EXPOSURE OF PERSONS TO PHOSPHINE GAS FROM ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE APPLICATION TO RODENT BURROWS, Rex O. Baker
COUGAR ATTACKS ON HUMANS: AN UPDATE AND SOME FURTHER REFLECTIONS, Paul Beier
THE MOST DANGEROUS PEST: "HOMO ENVIRONMENTALS", Robert James Bidinotto
PROBLEMS WITH MANAGEMENT OF A NATIVE PREDATOR ON A THREATENED SPECIES: RAVEN PREDATION ON DESERT TORTOISES, William I. Boarman
REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON CONTROL OF BIRD PESTS IN AUSTRALIA, Mary Bomford
A ROLE FOR FERTILITY CONTROL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA?, Mary Bomford and Peter O'Brien
OPENING REMARKS—FIFTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, John E. Borrecco
RODENT CONTROL IN THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, A.P. Buckle and M.G.P. Fenn
TOXICITY OF COMPOUND 1080 TO MAGPIES AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF DOSE RATES TO RESIDUES RECOVERED, Richard J. Burns and Guy E. Connolly
DEVELOPING A STRATEGY OF PREDATOR CONTROL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN: A CASE HISTORY, Peter H. Butchko and Maynard A. Small
FIELD EFFICACY EVALUATION OF PELLETED STRYCHNINE BAITS FOR CONTROL OF MOUNTAIN BEAVERS (Aplodontia rufa), D.L. Campbell, J.P. Farley, and R.M. Engeman
FIELD EFFICACY EVALUATION OF DIPHACINONE PARAFFIN BAIT BLOCKS AND STRYCHNINE OAT GROATS FOR CONTROL OF FOREST POCKET GOPHERS (Thomomys spp.), D.L. Campbell, J.P. Farley, P.L. Hegdal, R.M. Engeman, and H.W. Krupa
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND CONTRACTS FOR VERTEBRATE PEST PROGRAMS, Bruce A. Colvin, Curtis A. Meininger, and Michael J. Grealy
ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MANAGING PROBLEMS CAUSED BY URBAN CANADA GEESE, Michael R. Conover
DEVELOPMENT OF RODENT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR CONFINED SWINE FACILITIES, Robert M. Corrigan, Cheryl A. Towell, and Ralph E. Williams
RODENTICIDE ECOTOXICOLOGY: PRE-LETHAL EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULANTS ON RAT BEHAVIOUR, Paula Cox and R.H. Smith
COYOTE CONTROL TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AT THE NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES, CALIFORNIA, Brian L. Cypher and Jerry H. Scrivner
STERILANTS FOR MANAGING THE POPULATIONS OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (Agelaius phoeniceus), Andrew Cyr and Diane LaCombe
UNMASKING MASCALL'S MOUSE TRAPS, David C. Drummond
THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TOXINS TO SODIUM MONOFLUOROACETATE (1080) FOR POSSUM CONTROL, Charles T. Eason
TOXIC BAIT AND BAITING STRATEGIES FOR FERAL CATS, Charles T. Eason, David R. Morgan, and B. Kay Clapperton
HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND DEVICES LACK EFFICACY IN REPELLING BIRDS, William A. Erickson, Rex E. Marsh, and Terrell P. Salmon
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN CANADA GOOSE DEPREDATIONS, Steven D. Fairaizl
THE STARLING IN EUROPE: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO A PROBLEM SPECIES , Chris J. Feare and Pierre Douville de Franssu
INTERACTIVE COMPUTER KIOSKS FOR VERTEBRATE IPM—STATUS REPORT, Stephen C. Frantz and Robert M. Durlak
AVITROL USE IN THE PROTECTION OF WINE GRAPES FROM THE HOUSE FINCH (LINNET) IN SONOMA COUNTY, Pierre Gadd
A REVIEW OF THE RESULTS FROM LABORATORY TESTS OF SOME RODENTICIDES AGAINST EIGHT RODENT SPECIES, J.E. Gill
URBAN CROW ROOSTS IN CALIFORNIA, W. Paul Gorenzel and Terrell P. Salmon
METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE DID NOT PREVENT 1080-INDUCED VOMITING IN COYOTES, Jeffrey S. Green
REINFESTATION OF BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS (GRAY) IN IRRIGATED FIELD HABITAT, B.K. Guruprasad
FORTY FIVE YEARS OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES — PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TRENDS, Malcolm R. Hadler and Alan P. Buckle
CLOSING REMARKS FOR THE FIFTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Wendy S. Halverson
CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL FIELD EFFICACY STUDY USING 0.005% CHLOROPHACINONE BAIT, Brent Hazen and Richard M. Poche
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND HISTORY OF BEHAVIOURAL RESISTANCE IN INNER-CITY HOUSE MICE (Mus domesticus) IN THE U.K., Richard E. Humphries, Adrian P. Meehan, and Richard M. Sibly
IMPACTS OF HOUSE MOUSE ACTIVITY ON FIVE TYPES OF INSULATION, Scott E. Hygnstrom
A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE ANTICOAGULANTS AND THEIR USE IN THE UNITED STATES, William B. Jackson and A.D. Ashton
VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES NO LONGER REGISTERED AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF REGISTRATION, William W. Jacobs
IMPROVED AEROSOL METHODOLOGY FOR APPLYING CPT TO CONTROL ROOSTING SPECIES OF PEST BIRDS, Brad E. Johns, R. Daniel Thompson, and Kenneth A. Crane
EVALUATIONS OF AVERSIVE AGENTS TO INCREASE THE SELECTIVITY OF RODENTICIDES, WITH EMPHASIS ON DENATONIUM BENZOATE (BITREX®) BITTERING AGENT, Dale E. Kaukeinen and Alan P. Buckle
THE FIELD RAT CONTROL CAMPAIGN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO, Gillian E. Key and Romeo de la PIEDRA CONSTANTINO
NONTARGET HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH EGG BAITS USED TO CONTROL CORVID DEPREDATIONS ON ENDANGERED CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN EGGS AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA—1990 (abstract only), C. Edward Knittle
WHICH USEFUL TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION CAN BE DRAWN FROM STUDIES ON THE HEPATIC FIXATION OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES, J.C. Lechevin and A. Vigie
LABORATORY STUDIES OF MORE DURABLE BAITS FOR CONTROLLING POCKET GOPHERS, Ling Ling Lee, Walter E. Howard, and Rex E. Marsh
ELECTRONIC FRIGHTENING DEVICES FOR REDUCING COYOTE PREDATION ON DOMESTIC SHEEP: EFFICACY UNDER RANGE CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONAL USE, Samuel B. Linhart, Gary J. Dasch, Richard B. Johnson, Jerry D. Roberts, and C. Joe Packham
PROGRESS ON MANAGING CATTAIL MARSHES WITH RODEO® HERBICIDE TO DISPERSE ROOSTING BLACKBIRDS, George M. Linz, David L. Bergman, and William J. Bleier
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFETHIALONE (LM 2219) FOR CONTROLLING NORWAY RATS AND HOUSE MICE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS, Edward F. Marshall
REFLECTIONS ON CURRENT (1992) POCKET GOPHER CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA, Rex E. Marsh
SCARECROWS AND PREDATOR MODELS FOR FRIGHTENING BIRDS FROM SPECIFIC AREAS, Rex E. Marsh, William A. Erickson, and Terrell P. Salmon
NONLETHAL REPELLENTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS, J. Russell Mason and Larry Clark
STUDIES ON BAIT PREFERENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF FLOCOUMAFEN IN Rattus rattus INFESTING POULTRY FARMS AND GODOWNS, Manju Mathur, A.P. Jain, Nisha Kashyap, and Farzana Parveen
ZINC PHOSPHIDE: BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG—DOMESTIC FERRET SECONDARY POISONING STUDY, George A. Matschke, Keith J. Andrews, and Richard M. Engeman
THE EFFECT ON AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS OF 1080-POISONING CAMPAIGNS, John C. McIlroy
THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG TERM MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR BOVINE TB POSSUM CONTROL, Peter C. Nelson
Jerry P. Clark, Ross A. O'Connell
ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: THE ROLE OF ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL, Tim J. Ohashi and J. Gary Oldenburg
THE POCATELLO SUPPLY DEPOT: BRIEF HISTORY, CURRENT FUNCTIONS, SUPPLIES AVAILABLE, AND ANNUAL OUTPUT, C. Joe Packham
CONTROL METHODS RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL, C. Joe Packham and Guy Connolly
A MICROCOMPUTER MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE SPREAD AND CONTROL OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN FERAL PIGS, R.P. Pech, J.C. McIlroy, M.F. Clough, and D.G. Green
FIELD EVALUATION OF THREE TYPES OF COYOTE TRAPS, Robert L. Phillips, F. Sherman Blom, and Gary J. Dasch
FERAL GOAT COMMERCIALISATION: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ERADICATION?, Greg S. Pickles
HOW GLP PROVISIONS INFLUENCE COSTS OF RODENTICIDE FIELD EVALUATIONS, Richard M. Poche
CALCIFEROLS AND BAIT SHYNESS IN THE LABORATORY RAT, C.V. Prescott, Vusa El-Amin, and R.H. Smith
BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR APHIS'S VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES, Craig A. Ramey, Edward F. Schaffer Jr., Kathleen A. Fagerstone, and Steve D. Palmateer
A REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND PARTICLE MARKING AGENTS USED FOR STUDYING VERTEBRATE PESTS, Peter J. Savarie, Brad E. Johns, and Stanley E. Gaddis
LABORATORY AND FIELD EVALUATION OF DIFETHIALONE, A NEW ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE, Y. Saxena, Deepak Kumar, Tanuja Bhandari, and Hema Bhasin
WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD ANIMALS, Robert H. Schmidt
A CAGE TRAP FOR LIVE-TRAPPING MOUNTAIN LIONS, James D. Shuler
MANAGEMENT OF BIRDS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Arthur J. Slater
SUMMARY OF A USDA FOREST SERVICE POCKET GOPHER TRAPPING CONTRACT, Michael D. Smeltz
RODENT DISEASE IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CAMPGROUNDS AND PUBLIC USE AREAS IN CALIFORNIA, Charles R. Smith
POPULATION DYNAMICS OF Rattus rattus IN POULTRY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL, Shakunthala Sridhara and T.R. Krishnamurthy
POTENTIATION OF ANTICOAGULANT TOXICITY TO Rattus rattus BY TWO, Shakunthala Sridhara and T.R. Krishnamurthy
THE PESTICIDE REREGISTRATION PROCESS: COLLECTIONS OF HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS DATA FOR 3-CHLORO-P-TOLUIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (DRC-1339), Ray T. Sterner, Donald J. Elias, and Daniel R. Cervin
USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS FOR RANDOMLY ASSIGNING ANIMALS TO TREATMENT GROUPS, FORMULATING BAITS, AND KEEPING RECORDS, Robert T. Sugihara
OBSERVATIONS OF A GAS EXPLODING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BURROWING RODENTS, Monty Sullins and Daniel Sullivan
OPERATIONAL APPLICATION OF DIVERSIONARY FOOD IN YOUNG LODGEPOLE PINE FORESTS TO REDUCE FEEDING DAMAGE BY RED SQUIRRELS, Thomas P. Sullivan
CONTROL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE PREHARVEST RAT DAMAGE IN BANGLADESH, Parvin Sultana and Michael M. Jaeger
AN EVALUATION OF 4-AMINOPYRIDINE BAITS COATED TO DELAY REACTION TIME, Kelly F. Swindle
BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF REMOVAL OF COYOTE PUPS FROM DENS, James A. Till
RODENT DAMAGE IN HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA ORCHARDS, Mark E. Tobin
ERADICATION OF FERAL GOATS AND SHEEP FROM ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS, Dirk Van Vuren
ReJeX-iT™ BRAND BIRD AVERSION AGENTS, Peter F. Vogt
CLINICAL APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS IN PETS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR ANTICOAGULANT TOXICOSIS, Benny J. Woody
ALPHA-CHLORALOSE EFFICACY IN CAPTURING NUISANCE WATERFOWL AND PIGEONS AND CURRENT STATUS OF FDA REGISTRATION, Paul P. Woronecki, Richard A. Dolbeer, Thomas W. Seamans, and William R. Lance