CONTROL OF WILDLIFE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES

LYNN BRABAND

NYS 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 ROUTES

FOOD, WATER, HARBORAGE