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The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 11, No. 1. March, 1979

The Prairie Naturalist

ORIN ALVA STEVENS, A PRAIRIE NATURALIST ▪ G. Monson

FIRST RECORD OF LONG-TAILED JAEGER FOR NORTH DAKOTA ▪ T. Gatz and D. Treasure

NEW RECORDS OF THE DWARF SHREW (SOREX NANUS) IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ R. J. Cinq-Mars, R. S. Hoffmann and J. K. Jones, Jr.

THE ETHYLENE FROM BURNING LIGNITE AS A PROBABLE CAUSE OF COLUMNARITY IN NORTH DAKOTA JUNIPERS ▪ J. M. Murphy and D. J. Holden

CAMOUFLAGED COYOTE DEN ENTRANCES ▪ D. P. Althoff

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1978 ▪ R.N. Randall

NOTES

An Upland Nest of the Virginia Rail in North …

An Objective Forecast Method Developed For Lake Ontario Induced Snowfall Systems, K. F. Dewey

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

A research effort was initiated in 1976 to develop an objective lake-effect snowfall forecast model for each of the Great Lakes. It is the purpose of this paper to present the development and evaluation of the forecast method which was created for the Lake Ontario induced snowfall systems. All Lake Ontario lake-effect days were identified for a 10-yead period prior to the 1976 snowfall season. Upper air surface observations were combined with overlake data for these lake-effect periods. The dominant predictors were derived through the diagnostic ability of stepwise multiple discriminant analysis. The final product of this research effort was …

The Status Of The Endrin Rpar, Kyle R. Barbehenn

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

The Agency's "Preliminary Determination" published in the Federal Register on November 2, 1978 proposed that the use of endrin to control voles in apple orchards be continued providing that several modifications in the label be made. What I would like to discuss briefly are (1) some of the bases for the decision, (2), one of the new requirements, and (3) comments received from the Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife service.

Embryo Rejection In The Pine Vole, Kenneth J. Marks, Margaret Horsfall Schadler

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

When a pregnant pine vole is placed in a cage with a strange (unfamiliar) male, one that did not cause her pregnancy, this female goes into "heat", indicating she has rejected the embryos she was carrying. This pine vole can later be impregnated by the strange, or second male. This phenomenon of pregnancy termination, called the "Bruce effect", was first noticed by Hilda Bruce, who saw it occur in labratory mice. Many investigators have noted it in a variety of labratory mice, deer mice, and other species of voles. We set out to see if the Bruce effect was reproducible …

Impacts Of Amended Pesticide Statutes On Requirements For Registration Of Products For The Control Of Voles In Orchards, William W. Jacobs, Raymond W. Matheny

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) has recently been amended by the passage of The Federal Pesticide Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-396, passed September 30, 1978). While many aspects of the FIFRA have been amended, the changes of most immediate relevance to those interested in developing data in support of products used in the control of orchard voles are the authorities given the EPA Administrator to grant conditional registrations and to waive efficacy data requirements.

Dynamics Of A Pine Vole Population In A Pennsylvania Orchard, D. A. Simpson, R. G. Anthony, G. M. Kelly, G. L. Storm

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Because of the lack of long-term studies on the population dynamics of pine voles in Pennsylvania orchards, a study intended to collect various population parameters was initiated in Adams County in November 1973 and continued until November 1977. Two orchards, 0.3 km apart, were chosen for study. Pine voles in Orchard A were live-trapped, and those in Orchard B were snap-trapped. Population density estimates were determined from capture-recapture data from Orchard A, and information on age structure, reproduction, and physical condition were recorded from necropsied voles from Orchard B. Both orchards were maintained and treated by orchard personnel with Endrin …

Vole Control With Volak Rodenticide, Dale E. Kaukeinen

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Field trials with VOLAK rodenticide containing 50 ppm brodifacoum have been conducted in eight states and against four vole species during 1977-78. Hand baiting at 5-10 lb/A and broadcast applications at 10-20 lb/A gave more effective control than other products tested in most cases.

New Commitment By Chempar Chemical Co., S. Pitchon

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Since our last meeting, many exciting changes have taken place within CHEMPAR CHEMICAL. Usually, with changes of any kind, there are positive and negative results which follow. Fortunately, we are pleased to report that we are quite optimistic about this change.

The Endrin Rpar, Lawrence S. Ebner

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

In July, 1976 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a "Notice of Rebuttable Presumption Against Registration and Continued Registration of Pesticide Products Containing Endrin" (41 Fed. Reg. 31,316). The purpose of this Notice was to initiate an "RPAR" review to determine whether continued usage of endrin, including the use of endrin for vole control, poses a "substantial question of safety" necessitating cancellation proceedings under Section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA").

The Vole Control Program That Is Too Expensive, John E. Crumpacker

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

We have had some success for the past two years in controlling voles on a commercial scale at our orchards in Virginia. For years, vole control would vary from not acceptable to marginal control using various cultural methods and using ground sprays, such as Endrin and Chlorophacinone.

Preliminary Results Of Two Research Projects In New York, Jonathan Bart, Milo E. Richmond

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

In the fall of 1977, New York fruit growers in the state's Hudson Valley region were given a temporary permit to use endrin in an effort to curb an increasing vole damage problem. The approval of endrin for this use was the first such large scale release of a chemical in this class since the banning in 1971 of most chlorinated hydrocarbons in this state. With approval for limited use came the obligation to monitor the Hudson Valley region for 1) efficacy of the material, 2) non-target effects on aquatic and terrestrial wildlife and 3) persistence in the orchard environment. …

Results Of Pine Vole Control Studies In 1978, Ross E. Byers

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Broadcast treatments of a number of anticoagulant baits were found to be effective for the control of pine voles in orchards. Rates necessary for good control were: Volak - 15 lbs/A; Bromodiolone 15 lbs/A; Rozol - 20 lbs/A; two applications of Ramik-Brown - 20 lbs/A each. At least 3 days of good weather appeared to be required for good vole control. Cellophane packeted baits of Volak placed at each tree in vole runways under cinder blocks gave excellent control. Bait remained in excellent condition for long periods of time or until opened by voles. An electromagnetic device was evaluated for …

Progress Report -- Experimental Comparison Of Vole Control Methods, Don W. Hayne

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

At last year's meeting in Beltsville, William T. Sullivan, Jr., read a paper describing an experiment we had set up to compare vole control methods (Sullivan and Hayne 1978). In particular, this investigation attempts to measure the effect of clean orchard culture. This year I am describing some of our experiences with this experiment, with a preliminary appraisal of the different methods of study. Obviously, our observations must be accepted as very tentative, made as they are so early in the experiment.

Impact Of Spacing Behavior And Predation On Population Growth In Meadow Voles, Dale M. Madison

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Free-ranging, sexually mature meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) were tracked using radiotelemetry from June through August 1974, 1975 and 1978. Up to 20 voles were monitored concurrently to derive estimates of intraspecific spacing and natural predation in an effort to clarify processes involved in the limitation of population growth. The daily ranges of the males, as compared to those of the females, were larger, more variable in size, and changed location more from one day to the next. Adult females usually maintained territories free of other females; males overlapped considerably among themselves. Males temporarily moved into the areas occupied by estrous …

Vole Management Studies-1978, Jay Mcaninch

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Earlier studies at the Cary Arboretum (McAninch, 1978) have described mowing and general cultural management practices as key elements in vole management programs. During the 1978 growing season, studies were initiated to quantify several soil parameters and vegetative elements in fruit orchards and correlate these characteristics to the distribution and abundance of vole populations. Although a great deal of additional orchard-vole data has been generated, only the associations described above will be discussed in this paper.

Orchard Vole Research In New York, Milo Richmond, Jonathan Bart, John Hochstein, Barbara Hiaasen

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

In this paper we 1) review briefly the rodent damage problem in New York orchards, 2) discuss aspects of the basic biology of pine voles (Pitymys pinetorum) and meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) that might be used to advantage in designing new control techniques, and 3) describe field experiments now in progress.

Cost Of Controlling Pine Voles By Different Methods, William T. Sullivan Jr.

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

A question often raised by apple growers, researchers, and agencies is "What does it cost on a per-acre basis to control pine and meadow voles?". In most cases this question refers to the methods and techniques presently known. At the Second Pine and Meadow Vole Symposium we described a new long-term study (Sullivan and Hayne 1978). This study provides answers to some of these basic cost questions. This year I am presenting some cost figures for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, recorded in treating the orchards in the study described at Beltsville. The efficacy of the treatments in controlling voles …

Pine Vole Control 1978-1979 Experiment, Roger S. Young

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

An experiment was established to evaluate the following methods of toxicant application: 1. A 25 ft. band broadcast ground application with Lely Spreader. 2. A 25 ft. band broadcast aircraft application with Grumman Ag-Cat. 3. Hand placement in runways. 4. Hand placement in plastic tube bait stations (' Mouse-ateria'). The following toxicants and application rates were desired: 1. Brodifacoum (Volak) applied at 10.0 lb./A. 2. Diphacinone (Ramik-Brown) applied at 10.0 lb. and 20.0 lb./A broadcast and 10.0 lb./A hand placement with one repeat application.

Pine Vole Control Surveying, Fred M. Strawson

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

I don't have an orchard of my own, but as a field representative for FMC Corp. Direct Sales Group, I have the responsibility to check for mice in many orchards and a chance to form an opinion as to what methods are working in our area and how a field representative can be of the most value.

Behavioral Responses Of Pine Vole Young And Adults To Olfactory Cues, Lynette A. Geyer

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

Ultrasonic vocalization rates of young pine voles are highest when pups begin to move into and out of nests and exhibit olfactory directed movement. As olfactory preferences become established and movement is coordinated, a decline in vocalization appears in pine vole. In the presence of home shavings young pine voles emit high rates of vocalization, while rat pups emit calls at a low rate. This contrast may relate to the intensive attachment of young pine voles to the mother in early life. In preliminary studies of adults, priming either the male or female with the odor of a prospective social …

Highlights Of The Third Eastern Pine And Meadow Vole Symposium, Ross E. Byers

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

The Third Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposium was held in New Paltz, New York, February 14-15, 1979 to further create an awareness of the fruit growers' serious tree girdling problem. The meeting served to focus attention on a diversity of information on animal biology, control strategies and information dispensing mechanisms. Research funding sources, chemical and cultural control methods, clearance of new materials, and governmental involvement in pine vole problems were discussed.

Registration List

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 2 (February 1979), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Lake Mead And Lake Powell Salinity Reports, Cathy Lee, Steve Gazafy

Publications (WR)

The enclosed reports were compiled for the Colorado River Water Quality Office based on salinity data for Lake Mead and Lake Powell. According to the regional director of the office, the reports are not considered "polished" documents for public distribution. However, he considers them to be "interesting, rough appraisals of general trends that may be very important In our understanding the hydro-salinity system in the Colorado River."

Lake Erie Induced Mesosystems- An Operational Forecast Model, Kenneth F. Dewey

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

All Lake Erie lake-effect days for a 10-year period prior to the 1976-77 snowfall season were utilized in the development of an operational lake-effect snowfall forecast model. Upper air and surface observation were combined with overlake data and analyzed, using stepwise multiple-discriminant analysis. A nine-predictor mesoscale forecast model resulted from this statistical test and its performance was evaluated during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 snowfall seasons. The results of this evaluation indicate that it is possible to predict six intensities of the Lake Erie lake-effect snowstorm using this mesoscale model.

Kepone® Residues In Chesapeake Bay Biota, M. E. Bender, R. J. Huggett, W. J. Hargis Jr.

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Oysters from the James displayed variations in Kepone residue levels related to water temperature and their spawning cycle. Oyster depuralion rates were related to temperature. In summer the "biological half. life" of Kepone in oysters was about one week, while during the winter about 40 days were required for residue levels to decline by 50 per cent. Residues in blue crabs varied as a function of sex, males having considerably higher residues than females. Fin fish levels from the James varied greatly, with residue levels being dependent on species and length of residence for migratory fishes .. Average Kepone residues …

Cenozoic Geology Of The North Platte River Valley, Morrill And Garden Counties, Nebraska, James B. Swinehart

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 11, No. 1, January/February 1979

Water Current Newsletter

Annual Report, from the Desk of the Director
Water Resources Seminars
Water Resources in Nebraska
Research Grant Awarded
USGS 1979 Water Appropriation Totals $96 Million
Measurement of Well Discharge in the High Plains
Independent Water Project Review

Saving The State From Rabbits, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A thoughtful look at the rise and fall of rabbit populations in Western Astralia and the work done to achive the current levels.

Aerial And Crop Resistances Affecting Energy Transport, S. B. Verma, B. J. Barfield

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.