Repelling Pheasants from Sprouting Corn with a Carbamate Insecticide

Bait crops and mesurol sprays to reduce bird damage to sprouting sugar beets

“…Thus, in spite of local differences, the ratio between survival rates of treated and control plots was similar in all four blocks (Table 3). [26] [281 [29] [3o] 1311 [33] …”

“…Third, the size of the plots seems to have been insufficient for a valid assessment of efficacy. Many investigators agree that effective repellency can be achieved only when large plots of entire fields ate treated, rather than small plots within fields (t I, 14,19,33). The size of the plots used in the present study was deterrnined following the judgment of MartŸ and Jackson (2I), based on human logistical considerations, that a 900-m 2 plot size is appropriate.…”

Slug control in direct-drilled maize

“…Its use for seed, seedling, and fruit protection in a variety of crops has been reviewed in Guarino (1972), and Grasse & De Haven (1976). Treatment of seed maize with methiocarb can result in substantial reductions in the number of seedlings pulled by birds (West & Dunks 1969;Guarino & Forbes 1970;Stockley & Guarino 1972). We found that seed coating offered little or no protection from slugs, and was phytotoxic.…”

Evaluation of methiocarb and thiram as seed treatments for protecting sprouting maize from birds in Punjab (India)

“…Moreover, the resown crops may mature later than those sown at the normal time and suffer relatively more bird damage at the ripening stage. Bird damage to sprouting crops is a problem not only in India but also in several other countries (West and Dunks 1969, West ef al. 1969, Stickley and Guarino 1972, Pinowski 1973, Feare 1974,1984, Porter 1977, Dolbeer et al 1979.…”