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Proceedings of the First Symposium on Marsupials in New Zealand

Current Research and Development of Baits for Aerial Control of the Possum Trichosurus Vulpecula 1 — Abstract

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Current Research and Development of Baits for Aerial Control of the Possum Trichosurus Vulpecula 1

Abstract

With the common brushtail possum being regarded increasingly as a pest of great importance, there is emphasis on improved methods of control, particularly by broadcast aerial poisoning. Three aspects of this approach are currently being developed:

1.Research is aimed at determining the suitability of various baits to different target populations and climatic conditions;
2.At the manufacturing level, a pilot plant has been developed to produce experimental quantities of wet-extruded pellet baits;
3.At the operational level, new techniques of distribution have been developed by the aviation industry providing for more economical and efficient distribution of baits.
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1 A fuller account of the research topics in this paper is to be found in Branch Report No. 152, Protection Forestry Division, F.R.I., N.Z. Forest Service.