Laboratory efficacy of chemical repellents for reducing blackbird damage in rice and sunflower crops

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1400-1404

  Werner, Scott J ^a   Linz, George M ^a   Tupper, Shelagh K ^a   Carlson, James C ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; carboxin; chemical repellent; chlorpyrifos; gammacyhalothrin; metalaxyl; red winged blackbird; thiram; trifloxystrobin; wildlife damage management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COBALT; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; FUNGICIDE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RICE; SEED TREATMENT;

UNITED STATES;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; HELIANTHUS; ICTERIDAE; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 77955067297     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-287     Document Type: Article

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