Behavioral Response of Quelea to Methiocarb (mcsurol)*

Summary of Methiocarb Trials against Pest Birds in Senegal

INTRODUCTION Several species of granivorous birds are responsible for damage to cereal crops in Senegal. Palearctic migrants, such as ruffs (Philomachus pugnax), godwits (Limosa limosa), and waterfowl damage newly sown rice seed or germinating plants. The main pests to ripening cereals are the red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea), black-headed weavers (Ploceus melanocephalus), village weavers (P. ...

Protecting Ripening Sorghum with Methiocarb from Bird Damage in Senegal

The simultaneous completion of the rainy season and nesting of granivorous birds between October and November in the Sudano-sahelian region of Senegal often results in very extensive bird damage to cereal crops. This occurs from both increased bird populations, due to the presence of juveniles as well as from their accompanying change in diet from insects to seeds. The damage is caused by sever...

Comparative toxicity of seventeen pesticides to the Quelea, house sparrow, and red-winged blackbird.

Comparative Toxicity of Seventeen Pesticides to the Quelea, House Sparrow, and Red-Winged Blackbird. SCHAFER, E. W., JR., BRUNTON, R. B., LOCKYER, N. F. AND DE GRAZIO, J. W. (1973). Toxicol. Appl. Phurmacol. 26, 154-157. The acute po LD5,, values of 17 commercial or experimental pesticides were determined for quelea (Quelea quelea), house sparrows (Passer domesticus), and red-winged blackbirds ...

NESTING SUCCESS OF Quelea quelea WITH ONE PARENT REMOVED AND OBSERVATIONS ON ROOSTING BEHAVIOR, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL

Avicidal sprays are like ly to continue to be a major tool in controlling Quelea quelea nesting colonies when they are found in cereal producing areas. New observations on nesting behavior indicate that a single parent cannot successfully care for the nest if the other parent is destroyed before the eggs have hatched. During the incubation period, Quelea return earlier in the evening and males ...

The Effects of Fenthion on a Nesting Population of Quelea during Experimental Control by Aerial Spraying