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Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
Bird damage to sprouting corn can be a serious problem for some farmers. Questionnaire surveys returned by 337 wildlife and agricultural specialists in 25 States indicated that losses of corn sprouts to birds in 1971 could amount to as much as $49 million (Stone and Mott 1973). Objective surveys in Kentucky and Tennessee in 1978 and 1979, respectively, set annual sprout losses to blackbirds (mainly common grackles [Quiscalus quiscula]) and crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at $1.8 million (Heisterberg, in press). Although losses in both states averaged < 1%, 32 (7%) of the 485 fields surveyed received > 1% losses accounting for 82% of the total damage.
Recommended Citation
Heisterberg, J. F. (1983). Bird repellent seed corn treatment: Efficacy evaluations and current registration status. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 255-258). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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Bird Repellent Seed Corn Treatment: Efficacy Evaluations and Current Registration Status
Ithaca, New York
Bird damage to sprouting corn can be a serious problem for some farmers. Questionnaire surveys returned by 337 wildlife and agricultural specialists in 25 States indicated that losses of corn sprouts to birds in 1971 could amount to as much as $49 million (Stone and Mott 1973). Objective surveys in Kentucky and Tennessee in 1978 and 1979, respectively, set annual sprout losses to blackbirds (mainly common grackles [Quiscalus quiscula]) and crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at $1.8 million (Heisterberg, in press). Although losses in both states averaged < 1%, 32 (7%) of the 485 fields surveyed received > 1% losses accounting for 82% of the total damage.