Held March 3, 4 and 5, 1992, at the Hyatt Newporter, Newport Beach, California

Arranged by the Vertebrate Pest Council of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

Editors: John E. Borrecco and Rex E. Marsh

Published at University of California, Davis, August 1992

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Conference Participants

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Front Matter and Contents

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RESPONSES OF THE ADC PROGRAM TO A CHANGING AMERICAN SOCIETY, Bobby R. Acord

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FIELD EVALUATION OF THREE ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES AGAINST Mus musculus POPULATIONS IN APARTMENTAL BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY, Ranjan Advani

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EFFICACY OF METHYL ANTHRANILATE AS A BIRD REPELLENT ON CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES AND GRAPES, Leonard R. Askham

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EVALUATION OF METHYL ANTHRANILATE AS A BIRD REPELLENT IN FRUIT CROPS, Michael L. Avery

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EXPOSURE OF PERSONS TO PHOSPHINE GAS FROM ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE APPLICATION TO RODENT BURROWS, Rex O. Baker

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COUGAR ATTACKS ON HUMANS: AN UPDATE AND SOME FURTHER REFLECTIONS, Paul Beier

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THE MOST DANGEROUS PEST: "HOMO ENVIRONMENTALS", Robert James Bidinotto

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PROBLEMS WITH MANAGEMENT OF A NATIVE PREDATOR ON A THREATENED SPECIES: RAVEN PREDATION ON DESERT TORTOISES, William I. Boarman

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REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON CONTROL OF BIRD PESTS IN AUSTRALIA, Mary Bomford

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A ROLE FOR FERTILITY CONTROL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA?, Mary Bomford and Peter O'Brien

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OPENING REMARKS—FIFTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, John E. Borrecco

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RODENT CONTROL IN THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, A.P. Buckle and M.G.P. Fenn

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TOXICITY OF COMPOUND 1080 TO MAGPIES AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF DOSE RATES TO RESIDUES RECOVERED, Richard J. Burns and Guy E. Connolly

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DEVELOPING A STRATEGY OF PREDATOR CONTROL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN: A CASE HISTORY, Peter H. Butchko and Maynard A. Small

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FIELD EFFICACY EVALUATION OF PELLETED STRYCHNINE BAITS FOR CONTROL OF MOUNTAIN BEAVERS (Aplodontia rufa), D.L. Campbell, J.P. Farley, and R.M. Engeman

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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

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND CONTRACTS FOR VERTEBRATE PEST PROGRAMS, Bruce A. Colvin, Curtis A. Meininger, and Michael J. Grealy

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ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MANAGING PROBLEMS CAUSED BY URBAN CANADA GEESE, Michael R. Conover

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DEVELOPMENT OF RODENT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR CONFINED SWINE FACILITIES, Robert M. Corrigan, Cheryl A. Towell, and Ralph E. Williams

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RODENTICIDE ECOTOXICOLOGY: PRE-LETHAL EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULANTS ON RAT BEHAVIOUR, Paula Cox and R.H. Smith

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COYOTE CONTROL TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AT THE NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES, CALIFORNIA, Brian L. Cypher and Jerry H. Scrivner

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STERILANTS FOR MANAGING THE POPULATIONS OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (Agelaius phoeniceus), Andrew Cyr and Diane LaCombe

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UNMASKING MASCALL'S MOUSE TRAPS, David C. Drummond

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THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TOXINS TO SODIUM MONOFLUOROACETATE (1080) FOR POSSUM CONTROL, Charles T. Eason

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TOXIC BAIT AND BAITING STRATEGIES FOR FERAL CATS, Charles T. Eason, David R. Morgan, and B. Kay Clapperton

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HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND DEVICES LACK EFFICACY IN REPELLING BIRDS, William A. Erickson, Rex E. Marsh, and Terrell P. Salmon

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AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN CANADA GOOSE DEPREDATIONS, Steven D. Fairaizl

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THE STARLING IN EUROPE: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO A PROBLEM SPECIES , Chris J. Feare and Pierre Douville de Franssu

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INTERACTIVE COMPUTER KIOSKS FOR VERTEBRATE IPM—STATUS REPORT, Stephen C. Frantz and Robert M. Durlak

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AVITROL USE IN THE PROTECTION OF WINE GRAPES FROM THE HOUSE FINCH (LINNET) IN SONOMA COUNTY, Pierre Gadd

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A REVIEW OF THE RESULTS FROM LABORATORY TESTS OF SOME RODENTICIDES AGAINST EIGHT RODENT SPECIES, J.E. Gill

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URBAN CROW ROOSTS IN CALIFORNIA, W. Paul Gorenzel and Terrell P. Salmon

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METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE DID NOT PREVENT 1080-INDUCED VOMITING IN COYOTES, Jeffrey S. Green

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REINFESTATION OF BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS (GRAY) IN IRRIGATED FIELD HABITAT, B.K. Guruprasad

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FORTY FIVE YEARS OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES — PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TRENDS, Malcolm R. Hadler and Alan P. Buckle

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CLOSING REMARKS FOR THE FIFTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Wendy S. Halverson

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CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL FIELD EFFICACY STUDY USING 0.005% CHLOROPHACINONE BAIT, Brent Hazen and Richard M. Poche

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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

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IMPACTS OF HOUSE MOUSE ACTIVITY ON FIVE TYPES OF INSULATION, Scott E. Hygnstrom

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A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE ANTICOAGULANTS AND THEIR USE IN THE UNITED STATES, William B. Jackson and A.D. Ashton

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VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES NO LONGER REGISTERED AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF REGISTRATION, William W. Jacobs

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IMPROVED AEROSOL METHODOLOGY FOR APPLYING CPT TO CONTROL ROOSTING SPECIES OF PEST BIRDS, Brad E. Johns, R. Daniel Thompson, and Kenneth A. Crane

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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

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THE FIELD RAT CONTROL CAMPAIGN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO, Gillian E. Key and Romeo de la PIEDRA CONSTANTINO

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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

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WHICH USEFUL TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION CAN BE DRAWN FROM STUDIES ON THE HEPATIC FIXATION OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES, J.C. Lechevin and A. Vigie

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LABORATORY STUDIES OF MORE DURABLE BAITS FOR CONTROLLING POCKET GOPHERS, Ling Ling Lee, Walter E. Howard, and Rex E. Marsh

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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

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PROGRESS ON MANAGING CATTAIL MARSHES WITH RODEO® HERBICIDE TO DISPERSE ROOSTING BLACKBIRDS, George M. Linz, David L. Bergman, and William J. Bleier

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFETHIALONE (LM 2219) FOR CONTROLLING NORWAY RATS AND HOUSE MICE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS, Edward F. Marshall

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REFLECTIONS ON CURRENT (1992) POCKET GOPHER CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA, Rex E. Marsh

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SCARECROWS AND PREDATOR MODELS FOR FRIGHTENING BIRDS FROM SPECIFIC AREAS, Rex E. Marsh, William A. Erickson, and Terrell P. Salmon

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NONLETHAL REPELLENTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS, J. Russell Mason and Larry Clark

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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

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ZINC PHOSPHIDE: BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG—DOMESTIC FERRET SECONDARY POISONING STUDY, George A. Matschke, Keith J. Andrews, and Richard M. Engeman

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THE EFFECT ON AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS OF 1080-POISONING CAMPAIGNS, John C. McIlroy

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG TERM MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR BOVINE TB POSSUM CONTROL, Peter C. Nelson

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Jerry P. Clark, Ross A. O'Connell

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ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: THE ROLE OF ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL, Tim J. Ohashi and J. Gary Oldenburg

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THE POCATELLO SUPPLY DEPOT: BRIEF HISTORY, CURRENT FUNCTIONS, SUPPLIES AVAILABLE, AND ANNUAL OUTPUT, C. Joe Packham

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CONTROL METHODS RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL, C. Joe Packham and Guy Connolly

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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

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FIELD EVALUATION OF THREE TYPES OF COYOTE TRAPS, Robert L. Phillips, F. Sherman Blom, and Gary J. Dasch

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FERAL GOAT COMMERCIALISATION: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ERADICATION?, Greg S. Pickles

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HOW GLP PROVISIONS INFLUENCE COSTS OF RODENTICIDE FIELD EVALUATIONS, Richard M. Poche

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CALCIFEROLS AND BAIT SHYNESS IN THE LABORATORY RAT, C.V. Prescott, Vusa El-Amin, and R.H. Smith

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BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR APHIS'S VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES, Craig A. Ramey, Edward F. Schaffer Jr., Kathleen A. Fagerstone, and Steve D. Palmateer

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A REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND PARTICLE MARKING AGENTS USED FOR STUDYING VERTEBRATE PESTS, Peter J. Savarie, Brad E. Johns, and Stanley E. Gaddis

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LABORATORY AND FIELD EVALUATION OF DIFETHIALONE, A NEW ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE, Y. Saxena, Deepak Kumar, Tanuja Bhandari, and Hema Bhasin

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WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD ANIMALS, Robert H. Schmidt

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A CAGE TRAP FOR LIVE-TRAPPING MOUNTAIN LIONS, James D. Shuler

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MANAGEMENT OF BIRDS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Arthur J. Slater

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SUMMARY OF A USDA FOREST SERVICE POCKET GOPHER TRAPPING CONTRACT, Michael D. Smeltz

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RODENT DISEASE IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CAMPGROUNDS AND PUBLIC USE AREAS IN CALIFORNIA, Charles R. Smith

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POPULATION DYNAMICS OF Rattus rattus IN POULTRY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL, Shakunthala Sridhara and T.R. Krishnamurthy

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POTENTIATION OF ANTICOAGULANT TOXICITY TO Rattus rattus BY TWO, Shakunthala Sridhara and T.R. Krishnamurthy

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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

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USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS FOR RANDOMLY ASSIGNING ANIMALS TO TREATMENT GROUPS, FORMULATING BAITS, AND KEEPING RECORDS, Robert T. Sugihara

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OBSERVATIONS OF A GAS EXPLODING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BURROWING RODENTS, Monty Sullins and Daniel Sullivan

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OPERATIONAL APPLICATION OF DIVERSIONARY FOOD IN YOUNG LODGEPOLE PINE FORESTS TO REDUCE FEEDING DAMAGE BY RED SQUIRRELS, Thomas P. Sullivan

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CONTROL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE PREHARVEST RAT DAMAGE IN BANGLADESH, Parvin Sultana and Michael M. Jaeger

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AN EVALUATION OF 4-AMINOPYRIDINE BAITS COATED TO DELAY REACTION TIME, Kelly F. Swindle

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BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF REMOVAL OF COYOTE PUPS FROM DENS, James A. Till

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RODENT DAMAGE IN HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA ORCHARDS, Mark E. Tobin

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ERADICATION OF FERAL GOATS AND SHEEP FROM ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS, Dirk Van Vuren

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ReJeX-iT™ BRAND BIRD AVERSION AGENTS, Peter F. Vogt

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CLINICAL APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS IN PETS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR ANTICOAGULANT TOXICOSIS, Benny J. Woody

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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