Evaluation of methyl anthranilate and activated charcoal as snow goose grazing deterrents
1995
Mason, J.R. | Clark, L.
Because greater snow geese (Chen caerulescens) damage grain crops and turf grass throughout the eastern United States, repellents are being sought. In the present experiment, 12 0.4-ha study plots were treated with methyl anthranilate (Rejex-It AG-36, 3.4 kg a.i.), an aqueous slurry of activated charcoal (Anjan-activaid, 3.4 kg a.i.), or left unsprayed, as a control. Both methyl anthranilate and activated charcoal significantly reduced feces within plots for 16 days post-treatment compared to unsprayed plots. Methyl anthranilate and activated charcoal appear to be promising candidate repellents to deter grazing by snow geese.
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