Vole Damage Control in Forest Plantations

The effects of five treatments (mowing with broadcast baiting, mowing with hand baiting, hand baiting with no mowing, herbicide, and untreated control) on vole population and damage to forest plantations were evaluated. All treatments caused reductions in vole feeding, as well as reduced seedling da...

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Published inNorthern Journal of Applied Forestry Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 297 - 300
Main Authors Sharew, H, Kays, J.S
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda Oxford University Press 01.12.2006
Subjects
baiting
baits
forest damage
forest plantations
Frederick County, Maryland
herbicides
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Microtus pinetorum
peanut butter
rodenticides
seedlings
vertebrate pests
voles
zinc phosphide
Maryland
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Summary:The effects of five treatments (mowing with broadcast baiting, mowing with hand baiting, hand baiting with no mowing, herbicide, and untreated control) on vole population and damage to forest plantations were evaluated. All treatments caused reductions in vole feeding, as well as reduced seedling damage and potential seedling mortality. This study shows the practical importance of monitoring planting sites for vole populations in the fall prior to and after planting and suggests an immediate control of high and severe vole population ratings with rodenticide with or without mowing to minimize potential seedling mortality.
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ISSN:0742-6348
1938-3762
DOI:10.1093/njaf/23.4.297