Mint plant derivatives as blackbird feeding deterrents

Crop Protection

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 461-464

  Avery, Michael L ^a   Decker, David G ^a   Humphrey, John S ^a   Laukert, Cynthia C ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bird repellent; blackbirds; pulegone; rice

Indexed keywords

BIRD REPELLENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; QUISCALUS MAJOR;

EID: 0030201282     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0261-2194(96)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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