CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES

LYNN BRABANDNYS COMMUNITY IPM

PROGRAM AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

AN IPM APPROACH

• INSPECTIONS• ANIMAL REMOVAL (If Needed)• EXCLUSION/PREVENTION

INSPECTIONS

• PREPARATION• CONTACT INTERVIEW• INSPECTION PROCESS• RECOMMENDATIONS

INSPECTION PREPARATION

• SITE MAP AND/OR INSPECTION FORM• EQUIPMENT

INSPECTION EQUIPMENT

• FLASHLIGHTS• EXTENDIBLE MIRROR• STEPLADDER• LARGER LADDERS• ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE• ANIMAL ID BOOKS

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• RESPIRATOR (HEPA Filter)• GOGGLES• KNEEPADS• DISPOSABLE GLOVES• SAFETY HELMET• BUNGEE CORDS (Securing Ladders)• SAFETY ROPES/HARNESSES

CONTACT INTERVIEW

• GENERAL QUESTIONS• PROBING QUESTIONS

INSPECTION PROCESS

• FOCUSING ON INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR

• RECORD ON SITE MAP/INSPECTION FORM

• LOOK FOR SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY

• NOTE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITY

• ENTRY HOLES• FECAL DROPPINGS• RUNWAYS• TRACKS• RUB MARKS• URINE STAINS• GNAW MARKS• FOOD CACHES

• NESTS• ODORS• NOISE• PAST CONTROL • BURROWS• ACCESS ROUTES• CARCASSES• LIVE ANIMALS

INTERIOR INSPECTIONS

• SYSTEMATIC• ROOM CORNERS• FURNITURE• SUSPENDED

CEILINGS• ATTICS• BASEMENTS• CLOSETS

• BUILT-IN DRAWERS

• SINKS• PLUMBING &

UTILITY ACCESSES• MISCELLANEOUS

CRAWL SPACES

EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS

• SYSTEMATIC AND THOROUGH• FOUNDATION• UPPER AREAS OF STRUCTURE

EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS

• DECKS• CRAWL SPACES• DUMPSTERS• GARBAGE

STORAGE AREAS

• FIREWOOD• LUMBER• DEBRIS

EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS• GARAGES• EAVES• DORMERS• WINDOWS• ARCHITECTURAL

RETURNS

• VENTS• DRIP EDGES• SOFFITS• CHIMNEYS• ROOF CORNERS• ROOF TIE-INS

MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

• ANIMAL REMOVAL• EXCLUSION/REPAIR• PREVENTION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS• MONITORING• PHOTOGRAPHS

ANIMAL REMOVAL

• KNOW THE LAW• HEALTH AND SAFETY• HUMANENESS• EFFECTIVENESS• PRACTICALITY• SOCIAL CONTEXT

REMOVAL TECHNIQUES

• TRAPS• DIRECT CAPTURE• ONE-WAY DOORS• REPELLENTS• FIREARMS• PESTICIDES• MINOR: DOGS, IMMOBILIZING AGENTS

LIVE TRAPS

• BOX TRAPS• MULTIPLE CATCH TRAPS• BIRD TRAPS

OTHER TRAPS

• LETHAL TRAPS• GLUE BOARDS• PASSIVE NETS

DIRECT CAPTURE

• ANIMAL HANDLING GLOVES• HAND-OPERATED DEVICES• NETS

DISPOSING OF CAPTURED ANIMALS

• RELEASE ON SITE• RELOCATION• EUTHANASIA

ONE-WAY DOORS

REPELLENTS

• VISUAL• AUDITORY• TASTE• OLFACTORY• CONTACT (TOUCH)

FIREARMS

PESTICIDES -- RODENTICIDES

• ANTICOAGULANTS• NON-ANTICOAGULANTS

PESTICIDES -- OTHER

• FUMIGANTS• AVITROL

MINOR TECHNIQUES

• DOGS• IMMOBILIZING AGENTS

ANIMAL EXCLUSION

• IS IT IN OR OUT• TIME OF YEAR• WATCH FOR LITTLE ONES• KEEP IT LEGAL• DOES IT WORK• HOW DOES IT LOOK

EXCLUSION TOOLS

SEALING STRUCTURAL OPENINGS

• GALVANIZED SHEET METAL• HARDWARE CLOTHE• ALUMINUM FLASHING• CAULK, SEALANT, METAL MESH,

FOAM INSULATION

VENTS

• ROOF LOUVERS• RIDGE LINE VENTS• SOFFIT VENTILATION OPENINGS• GABLE VENTS• CLOTHES DRYER VENTS• SEWER VENTS• OTHER VENTS

CHIMNEY COVERS

EXCLUSION -- BIRDS

• NETTING• SPIKES• POST-AND-WIRE• ELECTRIFIED SYSTEMS• SUSPENDED STRIPS

HABITAT MODIFICATION

ACCESS ROUTESFOOD, WATER, HARBORAGE