Honors Program
Honors Program: Theses
First Advisor
Dennis Ferraro
Second Advisor
Lindsey Chizinski
Committee Members
Sara Winn
Date of this Version
Spring 4-3-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Citation
Veomett, S. 2025. The Effects of Diluted Fungicide on Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) Health. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Abstract
The Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species of salamander that is native to Nebraska. The Western Tiger Salamander population has been in decline, specifically in Southeast Nebraska (Ferraro, 2016). The purpose of this study was to determine whether low levels of Azoxystrobin fungicide deposited in the soil are harmful to the Western Tiger Salamander. In this study, soil in tanks containing pairs of Western Tiger Salamanders was treated with levels of Azoxystrobin 0.5x under the recommended label amount for usage. Fifteen salamanders in total were used. Four tanks of salamander pairs were treated with the Azoxystrobin fungicide and four tanks served as the control sample. It was found that the presence of diluted fungicide in the soil is lethal to the Western Tiger Salamander.
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Comments
Copyright Sage Veomett 2025.