METHYL ANTHRANILATE AS A RICE SEED TREATMENT TO DETER BIRDS

被引:30
作者
AVERY, ML
DECKER, DG
HUMPHREY, JS
ARONOV, E
LINSCOMBE, SD
WAY, MO
机构
[1] MONELL CHEM SENSES CTR,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,RICE RES STN,CROWLEY,LA 70527
[3] TEXAS A&M UNIV,CTR AGR RES & EXTENS,BEAUMONT,TX 77713
关键词
AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL; BIRD REPELLENT; CROP DAMAGE; LOUISIANA; METHYL ANTHRANILATE; RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD; RICE; SEED TREATMENT; TEXAS;
D O I
10.2307/3809115
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and related species cause millions of dollars of damage annually to sprouting rice in Louisiana and Texas. Seed treatments that deter birds offer an approach to managing this problem, so we evaluated a formulation (ReJeX-iT AG-36) of methyl anthranilate (MA) in aviary and held tests to assess its potential as an avian feeding deterrent for rice seed. In a feeding trial with an untreated commercial ration as the alternative food, MA suppressed (P < 0.05) rice consumption at 2.5% (g/g) but not at lower rates. With untreated rice as the alternative food, however, repellency occurred at 1.0% MA (P < 0.05). Controlled field trials showed that seed loss from plots having a 1.7% MA treatment averaged 27 and 34% compared with control plot losses of 52 and 73%. We conclude that MA has potential in the management of blackbird damage to rice, particularly if MA residues on rice seed can be prolonged.
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