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| Author(s): | Belant, Jerrold L.;
Ickes, Sheri K.;
Tyson, L. A.;
Seamans, T. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | US Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, 6100 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870, USA |
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| Title: | Comparison of four particulate substances as wildlife feeding repellents |
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| Source: | Crop Protection. Vol. 16, No. 5, August 1997, p. 439-447. |
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| Publishing Information: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Animal pests; Aves; Branta canadensis; Pest control; Chemical control; Trials; Lime; Activated charcoal; Sand; Silicates
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| Abstract/Contents: | "We compared the effectiveness of dolomitic lime, activated charcoal, Nutra-lite (a silica-based compound), and white quartz sand as feeding repellents for brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginanus), and Canada geese (Branta canadenis). In 4 day, two-choice aviary tests with cowbirds, consumption of treated millet (1-4% g gā»Ā¹) was less than consuption of untreated millet for all particulates except Nutra-lite at 1% g gā»Ā¹. Greatest reductions in consumption occurred with lime-treated millet, followed by charcoal, Nutra-lite, and sand. Overall mean daily consumption of treated millet by cowbirds in one-choice tests was similar to total consumption of millet in comparable two-choice tests for each particulate. However, millet treated with 4% lime reduced cowbird consumption for 1 day. Similarly, in 4 day, two-choice field tests involving free-ranging deer, deer consumed less corn treated (4% g gā»Ā¹) with lime or charcoal than corn treated with Nutra-lite or sand. Corn treated with sand did not reduce consumption by deer relative to untreated corn. Lime applied to turf in 10 m x 21 m enclosures at an application rate of 270 kg ha ā»Ā¹ did not suppress grazing by geese. Nutra-lite applied to turf at the manufacturer-recommended rate of 2568 kg ha ā»Ā¹ reduced overall goose presence on treated plots in enclosures for 3 days but suppressed goose grazing for 1 day only. We conclude that lime is more effective overall as a white-tailed deer and brown-headed cowbird feeding repellent than is charcoal, Nutra-lite, or sand. Lime has considerable potential as a feeding repellent in agricultural and possibly turf situations. Charcoal could be used effectively in situations where lime is impractical." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 35 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: GEESE |
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| Note: | Figures |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Belant, J. L., S. K. Ickes, L. A. Tyson, and T. W. Seamans. 1997. Comparison of four particulate substances as wildlife feeding repellents. Crop Prot. 16(5):p. 439-447. |
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