Scare Devices

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 Series I includes six boxes of records related to the management of bird damage to agriculture and aquaculture in the Southeast. The majority of records in this collection were created during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Topics include control of damage caused by cormorants, egrets, and herons at fish farms and control of damage to agriculture and feedlots by blackbirds, starlings, and grackles. Records related to methods such as scare devices, surfactants, roost sprays, roost...