Arasin in endrin treatments to protect Douglas-fir seed from deer mice.

G.L. Crouch; M.A. Radwan

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Arasin in endrin treatments to protect Douglas-fir seed from deer mice.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

G.L. Crouch, M.A. Radwan

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-136. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 10 p

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Abstract

In laboratory bioassays, coating with endrin reduced consumption of Douglas-fir seed by deer mice. Coating with Arasan did not lower seed consumption, but endrin plus Arasan reduced feeding to levels comparable with endrin alone. Substitution of talc for Arasan produced similar results. Endrin had little effect on seed germination, but addition of Arasan caused a significant reduction. Increasing maounts of latex adhesive used to bind chemicals to the seed decreased the protective effects of endrin treatments.

Keywords

endrin, Arasan, rodenticides, Douglas-fir, biological assay

Citation

Crouch, G.L.; Radwan, M.A. 1972. Arasin in endrin treatments to protect Douglas-fir seed from deer mice. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-136. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 10 p