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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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
1998
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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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