Rodent pests and their control / edited by Alan P. Buckle, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, UK, and Robert H. Smith, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckle, A. P. (Alan P.), editor.

Smith, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1950- editor.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodents--Control.

Rodents.

FF005--Field Crops, (New March 2000).

FF620--Plant Pests, (New March 2000).

HH000--Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General).

HH405--Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000).

HH410--Pesticide and Drug Resistance.

HH430--Pesticide and Drug Residues and Ecotoxicology, (New March 2000).

KK100--Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology).

LL823--Veterinary Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts, (New March 2000).

PP700--Biological Resources (General).

UU360--Communication and Mass Media.

UU485--Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000).

VV230--Public Health Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts, (New March 2000).

YY900--Toxicology and Poisoning (Wild Animals), (New March 2000).

Local Subjects:

FF005--Field Crops, (New March 2000).

FF620--Plant Pests, (New March 2000).

HH000--Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General).

HH405--Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000).

HH410--Pesticide and Drug Resistance.

HH430--Pesticide and Drug Residues and Ecotoxicology, (New March 2000).

KK100--Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology).

LL823--Veterinary Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts, (New March 2000).

PP700--Biological Resources (General).

UU360--Communication and Mass Media.

UU485--Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000).

VV230--Public Health Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts, (New March 2000).

YY900--Toxicology and Poisoning (Wild Animals), (New March 2000).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 422 pages) : illustrations ( some color), maps

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston, MA : CAB International, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This updated 2nd edition, two decades after the publication of the first edition, combines information from the latest scientific research on rodent pests and their control. It includes 19 chapters discussing: the natural history of rodents and preadaptations to pestilence; commensal rodents; rodents in agriculture and forestry; rodents as carriers of disease; non-chemical and non-lethal chemical control methods, with special reference to food stores; chemical control methods; laboratory evaluation of rodenticides; field evaluation of rodenticides; resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides; damage assessment and damage surveys; rodent control in protection of humans and animal health; rodent control in temperate field crops and forestry; rodent control in tropical field crops; sociology and communication of rodent management in Developing Countries; ethics in rodent control; environmental impacts of rodenticides; monitoring rodenticide residues in wildlife; rodent control and island conservation; and rodent control 20 years since the publication of the first edition. This book is essential reading for all those involved in rodent pest control, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners and public health specialists.

Contents:

1 The Natural History of Rodents: Preadaptations to Pestilence / D.W. Macdonald Macdonald, D.W., M.G.P. Fenn Fenn, M.G.P., M. Gelling Gelling, M. 1

2 Commensal Rodents / M. Lund Lund, M. 19

3 Rodents in Agriculture and Forestry / B.J. Wood Wood, B.J., G.B. Singleton Singleton, G.B. 33

4 Rodents as Carriers of Disease / S.A. Battersby Battersby, S.A. 81

5 Rodent Control Methods: Non-chemical and Non-lethal Chemical, with Special Reference to Food Stores / R.H. Smith Smith, R.H., A.N. Meyer Meyer, A.N. 101

6 Control Methods: Chemical / A.P. Buckle Buckle, A.P., C.T. Eason Eason, C.T. 123

7 The Laboratory Evaluation of Rodenticides / C. V. Prescott Prescott, C. V., B.A. Johnson Johnson, B.A. 155

8 Field Evaluation of Rodenticides / D.P. Cowan Cowan, D.P., M.G. Townsend Townsend, M.G. 171

9 Resistance to Anticoagulant Rodenticides / H.-J. Pelz Pelz, H.-J., C.V. Prescott Prescott, C.V. 187

10 Damage Assessment and Damage Surveys / A.P. Buckle Buckle, A.P. 209

11 Rodent Control in Practice: Protection of Humans and Animal Health / A.N. Meyer Meyer, A.N., D.E. Kaukeinen Kaukeinen, D.E. 231

12 Rodent Control in Practice: Temperate Field Crops and Forestry / A.P. Buckle Buckle, A.P., H.-J. Pelz Pelz, H.-J. 247

13 Rodent Control in Practice: Tropical Field Crops / M.W. Fall Fall, M.W., L.A. Fiedler Fiedler, L.A. 269

14 Sociology and Communication of Rodent Management in Developing Countries / G.R. Singleton Singleton, G.R., R.J.B. Flor Flor, R.J.B. 295

15 Ethics in Rodent Control / F.J.L. Smit Smit, F.J.L. 315

16 Environmental Impacts of Rodenticides / H.H. Smith Smith, H.H., R.F. Shore Shore, R.F. 330

17 Monitoring Rodenticide Residues in Wildlife / R.F. Shore Shore, R.F., M.G. Fereira Fereira, M.G., E.D. Potter Potter, E.D., L.A. Walker Walker, L.A. 346

18 Rodent Control and Island Conservation / G. Howald Howald, G., J. Ross Ross, J., A.P. Buckle Buckle, A.P. 366

19 Rodent Control: Back to the Future (the Sequel) / A.P. Buckle Buckle, A.P., R.H. Smith Smith, R.H. 397.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Rodent pests and their control.

ISBN:

1-84593-817-8

OCLC:

909425458

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