Lesser-known vertebrate pests of almonds in California
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نام نخستين پديدآور
Pearson, A. Britt; Gorenzel, W. Paul; Salmon, Terrell P.
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During a three-year study to assess the effectiveness of broadcast distress calls on American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in almond orchards, we had the opportunity to identify other vertebrate pests, some of which are not well documented. We describe the damage caused by these ''lesser-known'' species and in selected cases estimate the crop loss from these other pests in eight orchards in the Central Valley of California. In addition to crows and California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi), we recorded the presence of seven other vertebrate pests: scrub jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), yellow-billed magpies (Pica nutalli), common ravens (Corvus corax), deer mice (Peromyscus spp.), western gray squirrels (Sciurus griseus), wild pigs (Sus scrofa), and beaver (Castor canadensis). Jays and magpies were found in six of eight orchards and caused damage of at least
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2000
عنوان
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
شماره جلد
19
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Pearson, A. Britt; Gorenzel, W. Paul; Salmon, Terrell P.