scholarly journals Plague management of prairie dog colonies: degree and duration of deltamethrin flea control

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Eads ◽  
Dean E. Biggins
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Flea Control

What habitat does spiny snout mite occupy in Tasmania

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 446-446
Author(s):  
D.J. Wilson ◽  
P.J. Gerard
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Habitat Specificity ◽  
Nontarget Organisms ◽  
Flea Control ◽  
Potential Biocontrol Agent

Spiny snout mite (Neomolgus capillatus) is a potential biocontrol agent for clover flea (Sminthurus viridis) a white clover pest on dairy farms in warmer and wetter parts of New Zealand In the 1990s this mite was introduced from Brittany France into Tasmania for clover flea control Results during the release programme were highly promising and subsequent anecdotal farmer reports indicate widespread decreases in damage As N capillatus is a predatory mite and already known to attack nontarget organisms habitat specificity will determine whether it could be introduced into New Zealand without risk to native insects To assess this pastures on nine of the original Tasmanian release farms and adjacent nontarget habitats ranging from bush wetlands eucalypt stands to sand dune country were sampled in April 2014 Litter samples were collected heat extracted and mite species identified Neomolgus capillatus was found at effective densities in pastures that had good clover cover Where present it displaced Bdellodes spp mites that are ineffective against clover flea No N capillatus were found in the nontarget habitats all of which lacked clover and contained other predatory mites including Bdellodes spp Therefore the preference by N capillatus for lush pastures makes it an excellent prospect for introduction as a biocontrol agent into clover flea prone regions of New Zealand

Evolution, natural history, and conservation of black-footed ferrets

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean E. Biggins ◽  
David A. Eads
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Alpine Meadow ◽  
Selective Pressure ◽  
Canine Distemper ◽  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Diverse Area ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Remnant Population

Black-footed ferrets were reduced to a remnant population of 10 in 1985 due to diseases (plague, canine distemper), but successful captive breeding and releases have improved the prospects for ferret recovery. Comparisons between black-footed ferrets and Siberian polecats, close relatives that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, allow the following evolutionary speculation. Predation on ferrets and polecats tends to narrow their niches and promote specialization due to requirements for escape habitats. In Asia, that influence is countered by the larger and more diverse area of steppe and alpine meadow habitats for polecats, and by plague which causes large variation in prey abundance. In North America, the selective pressure favoring specialization in ferrets on prairie dog prey and burrows had no strong counter-force before plague invaded. Plague is an immense challenge to black-footed ferret recovery, and several management tools including vaccines and vector control may be necessary to conserve the species.

A Note of the Prairie-Dog Owl which Resembles the Rattlesnake's Rattle

1907 ◽  
Vol 41 (491) ◽  
pp. 725-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. B. Loomis
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dog

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Coteries: Are They Cooperatively Breeding Units?

1983 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail R. Michener ◽  
Jan O. Murie
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Cooperatively Breeding

Influence of motilin and cholecystokinin on sphincter of Oddi and duodenal mobility

1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (5) ◽  
pp. G679-G683 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. L. Muller ◽  
P. A. Grace ◽  
R. L. Conter ◽  
J. J. Roslyn ◽  
H. A. Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Sphincter Of Oddi ◽  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Cholecystokinin Octapeptide ◽  
Side Hole ◽  
Hole Pressure ◽  
Duodenal Motility ◽  
Sphincter Of Oddi Motility ◽  
Duodenal Lumen ◽  
Distal Port

The sphincter of Oddi and the duodenum exhibit cyclical activity in phase with the migrating myoelectric complex. Both motilin and cholecystokinin have been shown to modulate gastrointestinal and sphincter of Oddi motility. However, previous studies have not monitored the effects of these hormones on simultaneously recorded sphincter of Oddi and duodenum pressures. The present investigation was undertaken, therefore, to determine the influence of both motilin and cholecystokinin on simultaneously recorded sphincter of Oddi and duodenal motility. In seven anesthetized prairie dogs, a triple-lumen, side-hole, pressure-monitored perfusion catheter was positioned with the proximal port in the sphincter of Oddi and the distal port in the duodenal lumen. Sphincter of Oddi and duodenal motility was recorded before and during 20-min infusions of motilin and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) at 1, 10, and 100 ng.kg-1.min-1. Both hormones produced dose-related increases in sphincter of Oddi and duodenal motility. No response was observed with either hormone at 1 ng.kg-1.min-1. At 10 ng.kg-1.min-1, the duodenum was slightly more sensitive to motilin than to CCK-8, while the sphincter of Oddi was equally affected by both hormones. At 100 ng.kg-1.min-1, both hormones stimulated the sphincter of Oddi and the duodenum equally. These data indicate that in the prairie dog, both motilin and cholecystokinin stimulate sphincter of Oddi and duodenal motility.

An Evaluation of Insecticides for Flea Control on Wild Mammals1

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan E. Miller ◽  
Donald L. Forcum ◽  
Kenneth W. Weeks ◽  
John R. Wheeler ◽  
Chester D. Rail
Keyword(s):  
Flea Control

Development of a mouse model to determine the systemic activity of potential flea-control compounds

2002 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A Santora ◽  
Michelle Zakson-Aiken ◽  
Cordelia Rasa ◽  
Wes Shoop
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Model ◽  
Systemic Activity ◽  
Flea Control
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