Field trial using Flight Control as a repellent for Canada goose (Branta canadensis) control in Fort Collins, Colorado

Flight Control, containing anthraquinone, was field tested during 1997 in Colorado as a repellent to keep Canada geese (Branta canadensis) off turf. The product was sprayed at a rate of 1.9 kg per ha, using a boom sprayer towed by a golf cart. The reduction in goose numbers on the treatment plot was...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
Main Authors: Devers, Patrick, Reichert, Paula, Poché, Richard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: eScholarship, University of California 1998
Subjects:
repellent
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Flight Control
anthraquinone
efficacy
Colorado
turfgrass
Life Sciences
Canada
Canada Goose
Online Access:http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2kn4x29w
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Summary:Flight Control, containing anthraquinone, was field tested during 1997 in Colorado as a repellent to keep Canada geese (Branta canadensis) off turf. The product was sprayed at a rate of 1.9 kg per ha, using a boom sprayer towed by a golf cart. The reduction in goose numbers on the treatment plot was 95.1% ten days after application. A decline of 64.7% in the number of goose droppings on the area was recorded.

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