Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management
Abstract BACKGROUND Worldwide, pest rodents can cause extensive damage to agriculture, forestry, food storage, and infrastructure and pose a risk to public health and livestock due to the spread of zoonotic pathogens. In Europe, the most common pest rodent species is the common vole ( Microtus arval...
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crwiley:10.1002/ps.7967 2024-09-15T18:02:47+00:00 Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management Jacoblinnert, Kyra Goedecker, Caspar Halle, Stefan Schenke, Detlef Imholt, Christian Jacob, Jens 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.7967 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ps.7967 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pest Management Science ISSN 1526-498X 1526-4998 journal-article 2024 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7967 2024-08-15T04:18:14Z Abstract BACKGROUND Worldwide, pest rodents can cause extensive damage to agriculture, forestry, food storage, and infrastructure and pose a risk to public health and livestock due to the spread of zoonotic pathogens. In Europe, the most common pest rodent species is the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ). Management during periodic outbreaks largely relies on rodenticidal bait with zinc phosphide. Efficient baiting with rodenticides or possibly anti‐fertility products in the future require baiting methods that allow a sufficient proportion of the population to consume an effective dose of bait. We used a bait with the quantitative marker ethyl‐iophenoxic acid (Et‐IPA) to evaluate baiting strategies in enclosure experiments. This wheat‐based bait with Et‐IPA was placed in bait boxes or directly into the tunnel system entrances in different seasons and common vole abundances. Voles were live‐trapped, individually marked and blood samples were collected to relate Et‐IPA blood residues to bait uptake. RESULTS The percentage of animals consuming bait was not heavily affected by the baiting strategy but voles had higher Et‐IPA blood residues if tunnel baiting was used in autumn and if bait boxes were used in winter. Non‐reproductive as well as lighter animals tended to have higher Et‐IPA blood residues than reproductive individuals, whereas sex had no effect. Population density had a negative effect on the probability of residues present as well as on Et‐IPA blood concentration. CONCLUSION The results of this study might help to improve baiting techniques to manage overabundant rodent pest species regardless of the compounds to be delivered. © 2024 Julius Kühn‐Institut. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Wiley Online Library Pest Management Science |
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Abstract BACKGROUND Worldwide, pest rodents can cause extensive damage to agriculture, forestry, food storage, and infrastructure and pose a risk to public health and livestock due to the spread of zoonotic pathogens. In Europe, the most common pest rodent species is the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ). Management during periodic outbreaks largely relies on rodenticidal bait with zinc phosphide. Efficient baiting with rodenticides or possibly anti‐fertility products in the future require baiting methods that allow a sufficient proportion of the population to consume an effective dose of bait. We used a bait with the quantitative marker ethyl‐iophenoxic acid (Et‐IPA) to evaluate baiting strategies in enclosure experiments. This wheat‐based bait with Et‐IPA was placed in bait boxes or directly into the tunnel system entrances in different seasons and common vole abundances. Voles were live‐trapped, individually marked and blood samples were collected to relate Et‐IPA blood residues to bait uptake. RESULTS The percentage of animals consuming bait was not heavily affected by the baiting strategy but voles had higher Et‐IPA blood residues if tunnel baiting was used in autumn and if bait boxes were used in winter. Non‐reproductive as well as lighter animals tended to have higher Et‐IPA blood residues than reproductive individuals, whereas sex had no effect. Population density had a negative effect on the probability of residues present as well as on Et‐IPA blood concentration. CONCLUSION The results of this study might help to improve baiting techniques to manage overabundant rodent pest species regardless of the compounds to be delivered. © 2024 Julius Kühn‐Institut. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. |
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Jacoblinnert, Kyra Goedecker, Caspar Halle, Stefan Schenke, Detlef Imholt, Christian Jacob, Jens Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management |
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Jacoblinnert, Kyra Goedecker, Caspar Halle, Stefan Schenke, Detlef Imholt, Christian Jacob, Jens |
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Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management |
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Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management |
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Comparison of baiting strategies in common vole management |
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