Probabilistic model for estimating field mortality of target and non-target bird populations when simultaneously exposed to avicide bait

A probabilistic model was developed to estimate target and non-target avian mortality associated with the application of the avicide CPTH (3-chloro-p-toluidine hydrochloride) to minimize sprouting rice damage in the southern USA. CPTH exposures for individual birds were predicted by random sampling...

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Published in:Pest management science 2005-07, Vol.61 (7), p.649-659
Main Authors: Johnston, John J, Holmes, Melvin J, Hart, Andy, Kohler, Dennis J, Stahl, Randal S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aves
Oryza sativa
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Summary:A probabilistic model was developed to estimate target and non-target avian mortality associated with the application of the avicide CPTH (3-chloro-p-toluidine hydrochloride) to minimize sprouting rice damage in the southern USA. CPTH exposures for individual birds were predicted by random sampling from species-specific non-parametric distributions of bait seed consumption and CPTH residues detected on individual bait seeds. Mortality was predicted from the species-specific exposure versus mortality relationship. Individual variations in this response were captured in the model by Monte Carlo sampling from species-specific distributions of slopes and median toxicity values (LD50) for each bird. The model was used to simultaneously predict mortality (percentage of exposed population and number of birds killed/weight of consumed bait) for a target (blackbird) and non-target (mourning dove) species feeding on bait sites for up to five consecutive days.
ISSN:1526-498X
DOI:10.1002/ps.1034