Rodenticides

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Diana Dwyer worked as a librarian and Technical Information Specialist at the National Wildlife Research Center. She discusses her experiences working in a male-dominated field and the vast changes she saw in information technology throughout her career at the NWRC.

Scope and Contents The Fresno Field Station Records consists of five boxes of records arranged into three series based on record type. The majority of records in this collection are dated late-1960s through late-1970s. Series I includes one box of administrative records including reports, correspondence, memorandums, interagency agreements, and information bulletins. Series II includes three boxes of records related to research conducted by staff at the Fresno Field Station. Much of the...

Abstract The Gainesville, Florida, Field Station was established in 1944. The original mission of the field station involved the study of rodent damage to Florida sugarcane but evolved over the years to include research on controlling bird and mammal damage to rice, fruit, aquaculture, and other agricultural interests. The Gainesville Field Station Records contain materials dated from the 1940s through the early 2000s, including administrative records, images, and research records related to bird...

Scope and Contents The Hawaii Field Station Records consists of three boxes of materials dated from the mid-1930s through early 2000s. Materials in this collection document many of the research activities at the station including rodent control efforts and efforts to control invasive species such as coqui frogs and brown tree snakes. In addition to documents, this collection also includes hundreds of slides and photographs of personnel conducting lab and field work in Hawaii and Guam. Series I...

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Paul and Lynn (Walsh) Lefebvre were interviewed together by Kellie Nicholas in Gainesville, Florida, on August 10, 2018.

This subseries includes a digital recording of the interview, a release form, and a transcript.

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Over the years, the Mammal Damage Unit of the DWRC/NWRC conducted research on coyote predation on livestock; rodent damage to crops, rangeland, and buried cables; and damage to timber production and reforestation efforts caused by deer, bear, and rodents, particularly pocket gophers. The Unit also studied the use of pesticides as well as methods to identify and develop non-lethal or non-chemical alternative management methods for specific wildlife problems.

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George Matschke was interviewed by Sara Szakaly on February 21, 2017.

This subseries includes a digital recording of the interview, a release form, and a transcript.

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Paul L. Hegdal worked as a wildlife biologist at the Denver Wildlife Research Center from the 1959 to 1991. This group of records contains materials related to studies on hazards to nontarget wildlife associated with the use of rodenticides, rodent resistant cable materials, and rodent problems in Latin America.

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This collection contains miscellaneous reports, articles, and other documents about the study and use red squill powder as a rodenticide. Red squill was used and studied by researchers with the Denver Wildlife Research Center and its predecessors.

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Series II contains slides and photographs from the Hawaii Field Station. Topics covered include control of the Brown Tree Snake on Guam, rodent control in sugarcane and macadamia orchards, and field and lab work.