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Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
Blackbird damage to field corn in southwestern Ontario has been a problem for farmers for many years (Whitney 1954; Dyer 1968). Historically, Kent and Essex counties were the major corn-growing regions in Ontario, and the most significant centers of corn depredation by blackbirds were in these counties. However, the development of new short-season cultivars has afforded the expansion of field corn production and corn depredation problems throughout southern Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (OME) provided funding commencing in 1976 in response to these increased instances of corn depredation for a 4-year research program on the importance, ecology and control of blackbirds.
Recommended Citation
Somers, J. D., Gilbert, F. F., Brooks, R. J., & Joyner, D. E. (1983). Ecology and management of depredating blackbirds in Ontario field corn. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 239-243). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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Ecology and Management of Depredating Blackbirds in Ontario Field Corn
Ithaca, New York
Blackbird damage to field corn in southwestern Ontario has been a problem for farmers for many years (Whitney 1954; Dyer 1968). Historically, Kent and Essex counties were the major corn-growing regions in Ontario, and the most significant centers of corn depredation by blackbirds were in these counties. However, the development of new short-season cultivars has afforded the expansion of field corn production and corn depredation problems throughout southern Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (OME) provided funding commencing in 1976 in response to these increased instances of corn depredation for a 4-year research program on the importance, ecology and control of blackbirds.