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...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship, University of California
1998
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Online Access: | http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2kn4x29w |
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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