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CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES. LYNN BRABAND NYS COMMUNITY IPM PROGRAM AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. AN IPM APPROACH. INSPECTIONS ANIMAL REMOVAL (If Needed) EXCLUSION/PREVENTION. INSPECTIONS. PREPARATION CONTACT INTERVIEW INSPECTION PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS. INSPECTION PREPARATION.
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CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES LYNN BRABAND NYS COMMUNITY IPM PROGRAM AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY
AN IPM APPROACH • INSPECTIONS • ANIMAL REMOVAL (If Needed) • EXCLUSION/PREVENTION
INSPECTIONS • PREPARATION • CONTACT INTERVIEW • INSPECTION PROCESS • RECOMMENDATIONS
INSPECTION PREPARATION • SITE MAP AND/OR INSPECTION FORM • EQUIPMENT
INSPECTION EQUIPMENT • FLASHLIGHTS • EXTENDIBLE MIRROR • STEPLADDER • LARGER LADDERS • ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE • ANIMAL ID BOOKS
SAFETY EQUIPMENT • RESPIRATOR (HEPA Filter) • GOGGLES • KNEEPADS • DISPOSABLE GLOVES • SAFETY HELMET • BUNGEE CORDS (Securing Ladders) • SAFETY ROPES/HARNESSES
CONTACT INTERVIEW • GENERAL QUESTIONS • PROBING QUESTIONS
INSPECTION PROCESS • FOCUSING ON INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR • RECORD ON SITE MAP/INSPECTION FORM • LOOK FOR SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY • NOTE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
ENTRY HOLES FECAL DROPPINGS RUNWAYS TRACKS RUB MARKS URINE STAINS GNAW MARKS FOOD CACHES NESTS ODORS NOISE PAST CONTROL BURROWS ACCESS ROUTES CARCASSES LIVE ANIMALS SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY
SYSTEMATIC ROOM CORNERS FURNITURE SUSPENDED CEILINGS ATTICS BASEMENTS CLOSETS BUILT-IN DRAWERS SINKS PLUMBING & UTILITY ACCESSES MISCELLANEOUS CRAWL SPACES INTERIOR INSPECTIONS
EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS • SYSTEMATIC AND THOROUGH • FOUNDATION • UPPER AREAS OF STRUCTURE
DECKS CRAWL SPACES DUMPSTERS GARBAGE STORAGE AREAS FIREWOOD LUMBER DEBRIS EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS
GARAGES EAVES DORMERS WINDOWS ARCHITECTURAL RETURNS VENTS DRIP EDGES SOFFITS CHIMNEYS ROOF CORNERS ROOF TIE-INS EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS • ANIMAL REMOVAL • EXCLUSION/REPAIR • PREVENTION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS • MONITORING • PHOTOGRAPHS
ANIMAL REMOVAL • KNOW THE LAW • HEALTH AND SAFETY • HUMANENESS • EFFECTIVENESS • PRACTICALITY • SOCIAL CONTEXT
REMOVAL TECHNIQUES • TRAPS • DIRECT CAPTURE • ONE-WAY DOORS • REPELLENTS • FIREARMS • PESTICIDES • MINOR: DOGS, IMMOBILIZING AGENTS
LIVE TRAPS • BOX TRAPS • MULTIPLE CATCH TRAPS • BIRD TRAPS
OTHER TRAPS • LETHAL TRAPS • GLUE BOARDS • PASSIVE NETS
DIRECT CAPTURE • ANIMAL HANDLING GLOVES • HAND-OPERATED DEVICES • NETS
DISPOSING OF CAPTURED ANIMALS • RELEASE ON SITE • RELOCATION • EUTHANASIA
REPELLENTS • VISUAL • AUDITORY • TASTE • OLFACTORY • CONTACT (TOUCH)
PESTICIDES -- RODENTICIDES • ANTICOAGULANTS • NON-ANTICOAGULANTS
PESTICIDES -- OTHER • FUMIGANTS • AVITROL
MINOR TECHNIQUES • DOGS • IMMOBILIZING AGENTS
ANIMAL EXCLUSION • IS IT IN OR OUT • TIME OF YEAR • WATCH FOR LITTLE ONES • KEEP IT LEGAL • DOES IT WORK • HOW DOES IT LOOK
SEALING STRUCTURAL OPENINGS • GALVANIZED SHEET METAL • HARDWARE CLOTHE • ALUMINUM FLASHING • CAULK, SEALANT, METAL MESH, FOAM INSULATION
VENTS • ROOF LOUVERS • RIDGE LINE VENTS • SOFFIT VENTILATION OPENINGS • GABLE VENTS • CLOTHES DRYER VENTS • SEWER VENTS • OTHER VENTS
EXCLUSION -- BIRDS • NETTING • SPIKES • POST-AND-WIRE • ELECTRIFIED SYSTEMS • SUSPENDED STRIPS
HABITAT MODIFICATION ACCESS ROUTES FOOD, WATER, HARBORAGE