ENY 3228 -- URBAN VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT
updated 12-04
Instructor:
William H. Kern, Jr.
TEL 954-577-6329
EMAIL: whk@ufl.edu
Topics to be covered
Commensal rodents and their control.
Lecture 1 Biology and Natural History of Exotic Commensal
(Rattus and
Mus) and Structure-invading Native Rodents.
Lecture 2 Urban Scatology – Identification of animal droppings and
sign.
Lecture 3 Rodent IPM –
Rodent proofing / exclusion techniques. Rodenticide and trapping
methods.
Commercial rodent control.
Household/ Residential rodent control.
Lecture 4 Rodenticides
Lecture 5 Health risks associated with rodents
Structure roosting bats.
Lecture 6 Biology and Natural History of structure roosting bats
(Vespertilionidae and Molossidae).
Lecture 7 Bats of Florida
Lecture 8 Bat Exclusion techniques.
Lecture 9 Health risks associated with Mammals.
Structure Roosting and Damaging Birds
Lecture 10 Biology and ID of native and exotic structure nesting birds.
Exotic pest birds – Pigeons, English sparrows, European Starlings.
Native birds – Chimney swifts, swallows, Carolina wrens. Woodpeckers
damaging structures. Vultures roosting on buildings. Parasites
associated with birds – mites, pigeon flies, etc.
Lecture 11 Exclusion techniques for birds. Avacide use for exotic bird
control.
Videotape Pyrotechnics for bird management field
demonstration
at Ft.
Lauderdale REC. March 2, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. (optional, but strongly
recommended). Videotape will be made available to those that cannot
attend.
Structure Invading Wildlife
Lecture 12 Reptiles and Amphibians in Structures.
Lecture 13 Biology and natural history of Structure-invading Wildlife.
Raccoons, Fox, Skunks, Opossums and Squirrels,
Exclusion techniques.
Landscape damaging wildlife.
Lecture 14 Hole-diggers – moles, gophers, armadillos,
raccoons,
tortoises, etc. Armadillos and termites. Feral Swine damage to crops,
landscapes, and native habitats.
Lecture 15 Deer and Rabbits browsing foliage and woody fruit and
ornamentals. Damage caused by exotic parrots. Grazing by peafowl and
waterfowl.
Practical Identification Notebook – Identification of droppings,
specimens, and damage. Because it is not feasible to have a practical
ID exam for all our distant education students, each student will
produce an Identification Notebook. If you take the pictures yourself
with a card in the frame with identification, your name and ENY 3228
/5228, it is worth 1 point. If you do drawings that show useful
characters and sign the drawing you get 1 point. If you use pictures
from magazines or the Internet, they must have a complete citation and
are only worth 0.5 points. Grades for the notebooks are based on the
highest score for ENY 3228 or ENY 5228. 90% of the top score is an A,
89-80% is a B, etc. Undergraduates will be judged against
Undergraduates and Graduate students will be judged against their
peers.
You will receive the Open-book Final Examination on March 28, 2005. It
must be turned in by 5:00 pm, Friday, April 15, 2005 to Dr. Kern at the
Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center, 3205 College St., Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33314.
These are the performance expectations for a take-home, open-book
examination. All questions are to be answered fully and completely.
Outside resources are expected to be used and citations given in order
to fully answer each question. Since a dictionary is allowed,
misspelled terms and names are not acceptable. Properly labeled
drawings often are very helpful; you may not use figures or tables
directly from the WEB, class presentations, or scanned from the text.
If you find figures or tables that help you answer questions you
must re-draw them. Budget one to four hours per question for
research and writing. No question should require more than six hours.
Prerequisites: None, however ENY–3222, Biology and ID of Urban Pests, and ENY-3225, Principles of Urban Pest Management are recommended.
Textbook: Corrigan, Robert. 2002. PCT
Additional references will be drawn from the Prevention and Control of
Wildlife Damage Manual produced by the Cooperative Extension Service of
the University of Nebraska, the Great Plains Agricultural Council, and
the USDA. This publication is available on the web at
http://afsafety.af.mil/AFSC/Bash/USDA/usda_gp.html .
GRADING SYSTEM
Practical Identification Notebook 30%
and
Open-book Final Examination Due in Ft. Lauderdale on April 15, 2005 50%
and
ENY 5228 Graduate students will deliver a management plan for a
selected pest situation including, statement of the situation, a
diagram of the site, a materials list, budget for labor and materials,
timetable, and justification for your choice of control options and
your rational for rejecting other options. This latter point is perhaps
the most important. It is due on Friday, April 15, 2005 20%
or
ENY 4905 Undergraduate students will deliver a management plan for a
selected pest situation including, statement of the situation, a
diagram of the site, a materials list, and timetable. Due April 15,
2005 at Ft. Lauderdale, FL 20%
Grading scale
A 90-100%
B+85-90%
B 80-84%
C+75-79%
C 70-74%
D+65-69%
D 60-65%
E 59% or less
Useful Equipment and materials
Appropriate field clothes for warm humid weather and rain, insect
repellent, a camera, and canteen or water bottle for field trips.
Academic Honesty: As a result of completing the registration form at
the University of Florida, every student has signed the following
statement: I understand that the University of Florida expects its
students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to
this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to
comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and
including expulsion from the University.
Additional General Information: The following information applies to all courses at the University of Florida.
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Academic Honesty: As a result of completing the registration form at the University of Florida, every student has signed the following statement: "I understand that the University of Florida expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University."
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