Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection
Proceedings of the Sixteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference (1994)
Arranged by the VERTEBRATE PEST COUNCIL of the VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE
Proceedings Editors: WENDY S. HALVERSON and A. CHARLES CRABB
ISSN: 0507-6773
Published at the University of California, Davis, August 1994
1994
SIXTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: Frontmatter & Contents,
CHARTING A FUTURE: PROCESS AND PROMISE, Bobby R. Acord, Craig A. Ramey, and Robert W. Werge
AN EVALUATION OF ANTI-COYOTE ELECTRIC FENCES, Robert C. Acorn and Michael J. Dorrance
BEAR RELOCATIONS TO AVOID BEAR/SHEEP CONFLICTS, Alan R. Armistead, Ken Mitchell, and Guy E. Connolly
FIELD TESTS OF A COPPER-BASED FUNGICIDE AS A BIRD REPELLENT RICE SEED TREATMENT, Michael L. Avery and M.O. Way
BLURRED IMAGES: AND THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT , Jack H. Berryman
RESISTANCE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES-A NEW PERSPECTIVE, A.P. Buckle, C.V. Prescott, and K.J. Ward
HANTA VIRUSES AND THEIR RODENT RESERVOIRS IN THE UNITED STATES, James E. Childs, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Pierre E. Rollesf, John W. Krebs, Sherif Zaki, Stuart T. Nichol, C.J. Peters, and Gregory E. Glass
ACROLEIN AS A GROUND SQUIRREL BURROW FUMIGANT, Jerry P. Clark
MANAGING RACCOONS, SKUNKS, AND OPOSSUMS IN URBAN SETTINGS, Kevin D. Clark
HOW BIRDS INTERPRET DISTRESS CALLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR APPLIED USES OF DISTRESS CALL PLAYBACKS, Michael R. Conover
EVALUATION OF FIELD SAMPLING TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATION OF BIRD DAMAGE IN PISTACHIO ORCHARDS, A. Charles Crabb, James J. Marois, and Terrell P. Salmon
LABORATORY STUDIES WITH COMPOUND DRC-1339 ON FERAL PIGEONS, John L. Cummings, Patricia A. Pochop, Melvyn V. Garrison, Carol A. Furcolow, and James E. Davis Jr.
PREVENTING DEER DAMAGE WITH BARRIER, ELECTRICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL FENCING SYSTEMS, Paul D. Curtis, Michael J. Fargione, and Milo E. Richmond
UNWANTED GUESTS: EVICTING BATS FROM HUMAN DWELLINGS, Veda Depaepe and Robert H. Schmidt
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD FEEDING PREFERENCES AND RESPONSE TO WILD RICE TREATED WITH PORTLAND CEMENT OR PLASTER, Richard A. Dolbeer and Sheri K. Ickes
CONTRACTS AND REGISTRATION STUDIES, Donald J. Elias, Ray T. Sterner, and Peter J. Savarbe
THE ROLE OF PREDATORS IN THE ECOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND SURVEILLANCE OF PLAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES, Kenneth L. Gage, John A. Montenieri, and Rex E. Thomas
FOOD HABITS AND MANAGEMENT OF INTRODUCED RED FOX IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Richard T. Golightly Jr., Michelle R. Faulhaber, Kevin L. Sallee, and Jeffrey C. Lewis
DO LIVESTOCK GUARDING DOGS LOSE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS OVER TIME?, Jeffrey S. Green, Roger A. Woodruff, and William F. Andelt
OPENING REMARKS - SIXTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Wendy S. Halverson
THE EUROPEAN FERRET, MUSTELA PUTORIUS, (FAMILY MUSTELIDAE) ITS PUBLIC HEALTH, WILDLIFE AND AGRICULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, Jim C. Hitchcock
WHAT DO ANIMAL ACTIVISTS WANT? (AND HOW SHOULD WILDLIFE MANAGERS RESPOND?), Jon K. Hooper PhD.
MONITORING WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PESTICIDES, THE ROLE OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, Robert C. Hosea
EFFICACY OF FIVE BURROW FUMIGANTS FOR MANAGING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS, Scott E. Hygnstrom
BIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CONTROL) OF VERTEBRATE PESTS-ADVANCES IN THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Kurt C. Vercauteren, and Thomas R. Schmaderer
DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL TRAP STANDARDS — A PROGRESS REPORT, Neal Jotham and Robert L. Phillips
PRESENT STATUS OF RATTUS NORVEGICUS ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, GALAPAGOS, ECUADOR, Gillian Key, Elizabeth Wilson, and Jules Conner
EFFECTS OF CS2-STARCH XANTHATE ON CONSUMPTION BY RATS, Ann E. Koehler, Mark E. Tobin, and Robert T. Sugffiara
CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRRELS AT CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION: ALTERNATIVES FOR CONTROL AND THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES, Ivette Loredo-Prendeville, Dirk Van Vuren, Amy J. Kuenzi, and Michael L. Morrison
TRENDS IN MOUNTAIN LION DEPREDATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS IN CALIFORNIA, Terry M. Mansfield and Steven G. Torres
GROWER PRACTICES FOR BLACKBIRD CONTROL IN WILD RICE IN CALIFORNIA, Daniel B. Marcum and W. Paul Gorenzel
CURRENT (1994) GROUND SQUIRREL CONTROL PRACTICES IN CALIFORNIA, Rex E. Marsh
DEVELOPING AN ELECTRIFIED FENCE TO EXCLUDE RABBITS FROM CROPS, Gordon McKillop and Dylan Poole
STOWAWAY TRANSPORT RATES OF HOUSE MICE (MUS DOMESTICUS) AND DEERMICE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS)*, Ann Eileen Miller Baker
ASSESSMENT OF TOXIC BAIT EFFICACY IN FIELD TRIALS BY COUNTS OF BURROW OPENINGS, S. Moran and H. Keidar
IMPROVING AERIAL CONTROL OF POSSUMS BY PRECISION BAIT DELIVERY, David R. Morgan
BIRD CONTROL IN NEW ZEALAND USING ALPHA-CHLORALOSE AND DRC1339, Peter C. Nelson
PINDONE FOR RABBIT CONTROL: EFFICACY, RESIDUES AND COST, Peter C. Nelson and Graham J. Hickling
WOLF DEPREDATION MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO WOLF RECOVERY, Carter C. Niemeyer, E.E. Bangs, S.H. Fritts, J.A. Fontaine, M.D. Jimenez, and W.G. Brewster
POTENTIAL REPELLENTS TO REDUCE DAMAGE BY HERBIVORES, Dale L. Nolte, Dan L. Campbell, and J. Russell Mason
TRAPPING GROUND SQUIRRELS AS A CONTROL METHOD, Ross A. O'Connell
FERAL CAT CONTROL IN BRITAIN; DEVELOPING A RABIES CONTINGENCY STRATEGY, R.J.C. Page and D.H. Bennett
AN OVERVIEW OF AVIAN PREDATION AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AT FISH-REARING FACILITIES, James A. Parkhurst
FIELD EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL ATTRACTANTS FOR SUMMER USE ON M-44S1, Robert L. Phillips and F. Sherman Blom
RACUMIN PLUS , A NEW PROMISING RODENTICIDE AGAINST RATS AND MICE, Reiner Pospischil and Hans-Jurgen Schnorbach
PREDICTING THE OUTCOME OF RODENTICIDE TRIALS AGAINST NORWAY RATS LIVING ON FARMS, Roger J. Quy, David P. Cowan, Peter Haynes, Ian R. Bmglis, and Tom Swinney
EFFECTIVE PERIOD FOR CONTROL OF THE BROWN SPINY FIELD MOUSE (MUS PLANTYTHRIX) IN DRY LAND CROPS, G. Govinda Raj
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN APHIS'S VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES - USE AND REREGISTRATION STATUS, Craig A. Ramey, Edward W. Schaffer Jr., Kathleen A. Fagerstone, and Steven D. Palmateer
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONTRACEPTION IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, Wendy A. Sanborn, Robert H. Schmidt, and Herbert C. Freeman
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-TOXIC NATURAL PRODUCTS AS ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL AGENTS, Stephen A. Schumake
THE PROSPECTS AND ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF RODENTS, Grant R. Singleton
WILD CARNIVORES AS PLAGUE INDICATORS IN CALIFORNIA - A COOPERATIVE INTERAGENCY DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, Charles R. Smith
GROUND SQUIRREL MANAGEMENT IN THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Robyn K. Spano
ZINC PHOSPHIDE: IMPLICATIONS OF OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY AND PARTICLE-DOSE ANALYSES TO EFFICACY, ACCEPTANCE, BAIT SHYNESS, AND NON-TARGET HAZARDS, Ray T. Sterner
CLOSING REMARKS - SIXTEENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Robert M. Timm
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL, Robert M. Timm
EFFECTS OF INITIAL RAT CAPTURES ON SUBSEQUENT CAPTURE SUCCESS OF TRAPS, Mark E. Tobin, Robert T. Sugihara, and Richard M. Engeman
RODENT PESTS IN COLOMBIAN AGRICULTURE, Danblo Valencia, Donald J. Elias, and Jorge A. Ospina
ReJeX-iTTM AG-36 AS BIRD AVERSION AGENT FOR TURF AND AGRICULTURE, Peter F. Vogt
USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AN URBAN RODENT CONTROL PROGRAM, Matt von Wahlde and Bruce A. Colvin
AN APPROACH TO CONTROLLING GOLDEN EAGLE PREDATION ON LAMBS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Blair C. Watte and Robert L. Phillips
ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF THE POCKET GOPHER PAPPOGEOMYS MERRIAMI MERRIAMI IN A MEXICAN RANGELAND, Desley Whisson and Beatriz Villa-C.
NATURAL HISTORY AND PROTECTION OF BURROWING OWLS, Clark S. Winchell
ALPHA-CHLORALOSE: CURRENT STATUS, RESTRICTIONS AND FUTURE USES FOR CAPTURING BIRDS, Paul P. Woronecki and Richard A. Dolbeer
SUPPLEMENTAL BEAR FEEDING PROGRAM IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, Georg J. Ziegltrum