Grower practices for blackbird control in wild rice in California

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" Grower practices for blackbird control in wild rice in California "
Marcum, Daniel B.; Gorenzel, W. Paul

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	943084
Doc. No	:	LA5j01x300
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Marcum, Daniel B.; Gorenzel, W. Paul
Title & Author	:	Grower practices for blackbird control in wild rice in California [Article]\ Marcum, Daniel B.; Gorenzel, W. Paul
Title of Periodical	:	Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16
Date	:	1994
Abstract	:	We surveyed 29 wild rice growers, representing 96% of the California acreage grown in 1993, to determine current practices for blackbird damage control. Twenty-seven growers (93%) had blackbird damage. The period of greatest damage and most intensive control was July through September. Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) most frequently caused damage, but three other species of blackbirds and the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) were also identified. Most growers (72%) reported 1 to 10% yield loss. Average loss ranged from