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Innovative developments for long‐term mammalian pest control
Author(s) -
Blackie Helen M,
MacKay Jamie W.B,
Allen Will J,
Smith Des H. V,
Barrett Brent,
Whyte Belinda I,
Murphy Elaine C,
Ross James,
Shapiro Lee,
Ogilvie Shaun,
Sam Shona,
MacMorran Duncan,
Inder Shane,
Eason Charles T
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.3627
Subject(s) - pest analysis , pest control , integrated pest management , biology , population , term (time) , population control , scale (ratio) , invasive species , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental planning , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , geography , economics , research methodology , environmental health , medicine , botany , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , family planning
BACKGROUND Invasive mammalian pests have inflicted substantial environmental and economic damage on a worldwide scale.RESULTS Over the last 30 years there has been minimal innovation in the development of new control tools. The development of new vertebrate pesticides, for example, has been largely restricted due to the costly and time‐consuming processes associated with testing and registration.CONCLUSION In this article we discuss recent progress and trends in a number of areas of research aimed to achieve long‐term population suppression or eradication of mammalian pest species. The examples discussed here are emerging from research being conducted in New Zealand, where invasive mammalian pests are one of the greatest threats facing the national environment and economy. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry