Vertebrate ID and other Information

This is NOT fully comprehensive of what will be on the exam. This just organizes some of the more repetitive information in the book.

What pest is this?

Pigeon

What pest is this?

Starling

What pest is this?

House Sparrow

What pest is this?

Canada Goose

What pest is this?

Pocket Gopher

What pest is this?

Woodchuck/Groundhog

What pest is this?

Vole

What pest is this?

Norway Rat

What pest is this?

Eastern Mole

What pest is this?

Skunk

What pest is this?

Cotton-tail Rabbit

What pest is this?

Jack-Rabbit

What pest is this?

White Tailed Deer

What pest is this?

Bat

What pest is this?

Raccoon

What do pigeons eat?

Seeds and Grains, but will eat anything

What do starlings eat?

insects, fruits, grains, seeds, garbage.

What do house sparrows eat?

Grain, fruits, insects, garbage

What do Canada geese eat?

Aquatic vegetation, insects, and fish (occasionally)

What do pocket gophers eat?

alfalfa roots, but any roots

What pest is this?

13 lined ground squirrel

What do woodchucks eat?

vegetables, grass, and legumes

What do 13 lined grounds squirrels eat?

grass, seeds, grains, ocassionally insects, mice, and eggs

What do voles eat?

Plants and seeds

What does the Norway rat eat?

Protein rich foods

What does the eastern mole eat?

Earthworms and insects

What do skunk eat?

insects

What do rabbits eat?

Flowers and vegetables (summer) and woody plants (winter)

What do white tailed deer eat?

Tree parts, plants, and vegetables

What do bats eat?

insects

What do raccoons eat?

Omnivorous (meat, insects, and plants)

How do you treat for bird pests?

Habitat modification, Crop netting, repellants, nest destruction, structural exclusion, frightening devices, fertility control, and avidicides

How do you treat pocket gophers?

Habitat modification, exclusion, pesticides, cultural, and hand/machine baiting

How do you treat for woodchucks?

Exclusion (fencing) or shooting

How do you treat for 13 lined ground squirrels?

habitat modification, exclusion, and pesticides/toxicants

How do you treat for voles?

habitat modification, exclusion, repellants, and pesticides (toxicants and fumigants)

How do you treat for Norway rats?

Habitat modification, exclusion, and pesticides (toxicants)

How do you treat for Eastern Moles?

Habitat modification, repellents, and pesticides (Toxicant: Talpirid)

How do you treat for skunks?

Habitat modification, exclusion, repellent, frightening devices, and shooting

How do you treat for rabbits?

Habitat modification, exclusion, repellent, and shooting

How do you treat for white tailed deer?

Exclusion, repellent, and shooting

How do you treat for bats?

Exclusion

How do you treat for raccoons?

Habitat modification, exclusion, and trapping