Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences
Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)
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Date of this Version
September 1985
Document Type
Article
Abstract
DRC-1339-treated crickets (Gryllus sp.) were utilized in an attempt to remove starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) nesting and rearing young in the aircraft hangars at the Little Rock Air Center, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Bait ratio of 1 treated to 5 untreated crickets was used. They were placed under airport night lights where foraging birds naturally gathered to feed on insects attracted to these lights. Adult starlings consumed the crickets as well as fed them to their young. Lethal control was achieved on both age classes of bird. Field test results show promise for the development of a management tool to remove unwanted birds rearing young in and around manmade structures.