Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection
Date of this Version
February 1962
Abstract
Meadow mice, kangaroo rats, prairie dogs and cotton rats are broadly classified as field rodents. The control of their populations have been necessary since man first began to farm and raise livestock within the areas in which these rodents live. The intensity of control has varied with land values and the population fluctuation of the rodents. Rodent control, like other farming practices must be profitable to the land owner, or he cannot afford to undertake a control program. If he is to continue in business his control efforts must be done efficiently and as successfully as possible. To accomplish these ends it is necessary to know when to time his program, what to use for best results, and what can be done to lessen the need for repeated treatments.