Potential risk to ring-necked pheasants from application of toxic bait for blackbird control in south Dakota
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Blackbirds cause substantial damage to sunflower crops in North and South Dakota and attempts are made to control them with the avicide, DRC-1339. However, blackbird populations continue to thrive in North Dakota and alternative means of bird control are being sought, including application of avicide-treated brown rice bait to harvested cornfields. Such baiting can affect non-target species, including the ring-necked pheasant. A new study investigates the potential risk to pheasants of avicide baiting. It shows that avicide-treated bait is eaten by pheasants and could cause their mortality, even if diluted doses are used.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1998
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Feeding deterrence of anthraquinone, anthracene, and anthrone to rice-eating birds
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There is a lack of effective and safe bird repellants as seed treatments, but quinone and its derivatives, found widely in nature, could be suitable candidates. A new study evaluates the bird repellency properties of anthraquinone, anthracene and anthrone, using the red-winged blackbird as a target species. The results show that anthraquinone and anthrone are effective feeding deterrents to rice-eating birds and performed better than methyl anthranilate as seed treatments. However, other important factors, such as environmental degradation, need to be considered.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1997
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Field evaluation of methyl anthranilate for deterring birds eating blueberries
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Methyl anthranilate (MA), a fruit-flavoured food additive, appears to offer considerable potential as a feeding deterrent for birds. However, there are mixed views about its effectiveness in protecting fruit crops from bird damage. Recent research has looked at the efficacy of ReJEX-iT AG-36, a formulated product. It was found that there was no difference in yield between treated and control plots, with residues of MA declining rapidly. There was large-scale leaf discolouration at sites treated with MA.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1996
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