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CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES

An IPM approach to inspecting, removing, and preventing wildlife problems in structures. Includes equipment and safety precautions.

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CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES

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  1. CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES LYNN BRABAND NYS COMMUNITY IPM PROGRAM AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

  2. AN IPM APPROACH • INSPECTIONS • ANIMAL REMOVAL (If Needed) • EXCLUSION/PREVENTION

  3. INSPECTIONS • PREPARATION • CONTACT INTERVIEW • INSPECTION PROCESS • RECOMMENDATIONS

  4. INSPECTION PREPARATION • SITE MAP AND/OR INSPECTION FORM • EQUIPMENT

  5. INSPECTION EQUIPMENT • FLASHLIGHTS • EXTENDIBLE MIRROR • STEPLADDER • LARGER LADDERS • ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE • ANIMAL ID BOOKS

  6. SAFETY EQUIPMENT • RESPIRATOR (HEPA Filter) • GOGGLES • KNEEPADS • DISPOSABLE GLOVES • SAFETY HELMET • BUNGEE CORDS (Securing Ladders) • SAFETY ROPES/HARNESSES

  7. CONTACT INTERVIEW • GENERAL QUESTIONS • PROBING QUESTIONS

  8. INSPECTION PROCESS • FOCUSING ON INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR • RECORD ON SITE MAP/INSPECTION FORM • LOOK FOR SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY • NOTE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

  9. 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

  10. SYSTEMATIC ROOM CORNERS FURNITURE SUSPENDED CEILINGS ATTICS BASEMENTS CLOSETS BUILT-IN DRAWERS SINKS PLUMBING & UTILITY ACCESSES MISCELLANEOUS CRAWL SPACES INTERIOR INSPECTIONS

  11. EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS • SYSTEMATIC AND THOROUGH • FOUNDATION • UPPER AREAS OF STRUCTURE

  12. DECKS CRAWL SPACES DUMPSTERS GARBAGE STORAGE AREAS FIREWOOD LUMBER DEBRIS EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS

  13. GARAGES EAVES DORMERS WINDOWS ARCHITECTURAL RETURNS VENTS DRIP EDGES SOFFITS CHIMNEYS ROOF CORNERS ROOF TIE-INS EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS

  14. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS • ANIMAL REMOVAL • EXCLUSION/REPAIR • PREVENTION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS • MONITORING • PHOTOGRAPHS

  15. ANIMAL REMOVAL • KNOW THE LAW • HEALTH AND SAFETY • HUMANENESS • EFFECTIVENESS • PRACTICALITY • SOCIAL CONTEXT

  16. REMOVAL TECHNIQUES • TRAPS • DIRECT CAPTURE • ONE-WAY DOORS • REPELLENTS • FIREARMS • PESTICIDES • MINOR: DOGS, IMMOBILIZING AGENTS

  17. LIVE TRAPS • BOX TRAPS • MULTIPLE CATCH TRAPS • BIRD TRAPS

  18. OTHER TRAPS • LETHAL TRAPS • GLUE BOARDS • PASSIVE NETS

  19. DIRECT CAPTURE • ANIMAL HANDLING GLOVES • HAND-OPERATED DEVICES • NETS

  20. DISPOSING OF CAPTURED ANIMALS • RELEASE ON SITE • RELOCATION • EUTHANASIA

  21. ONE-WAY DOORS

  22. REPELLENTS • VISUAL • AUDITORY • TASTE • OLFACTORY • CONTACT (TOUCH)

  23. FIREARMS

  24. PESTICIDES -- RODENTICIDES • ANTICOAGULANTS • NON-ANTICOAGULANTS

  25. PESTICIDES -- OTHER • FUMIGANTS • AVITROL

  26. MINOR TECHNIQUES • DOGS • IMMOBILIZING AGENTS

  27. ANIMAL EXCLUSION • IS IT IN OR OUT • TIME OF YEAR • WATCH FOR LITTLE ONES • KEEP IT LEGAL • DOES IT WORK • HOW DOES IT LOOK

  28. EXCLUSION TOOLS

  29. SEALING STRUCTURAL OPENINGS • GALVANIZED SHEET METAL • HARDWARE CLOTHE • ALUMINUM FLASHING • CAULK, SEALANT, METAL MESH, FOAM INSULATION

  30. VENTS • ROOF LOUVERS • RIDGE LINE VENTS • SOFFIT VENTILATION OPENINGS • GABLE VENTS • CLOTHES DRYER VENTS • SEWER VENTS • OTHER VENTS

  31. CHIMNEY COVERS

  32. EXCLUSION -- BIRDS • NETTING • SPIKES • POST-AND-WIRE • ELECTRIFIED SYSTEMS • SUSPENDED STRIPS

  33. HABITAT MODIFICATION ACCESS ROUTES FOOD, WATER, HARBORAGE

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