Objectives and integrated approaches for the control of brown tree snakes

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-76

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Vice, Daniel S ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiga irregularis; Detector dogs; Exotic species; Hand capture; Invasive species; Snake control; Spotlight searches; Toxic baits; Trapping

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SNAKE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

GUAM;

BOIGA; BOIGA IRREGULARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038730807     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020441405093     Document Type: Review

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