Non-Toxic Vertebrate Pest Control For Farmers

This is a three hour presentation that includes basic biological information of our major vertebrate farm pests that leads to clues of how we can effectively control them without resorting to poisons.  The main focus will be on gophers, moles, voles and ground squirrels with basic material on raccoons, opossums, skunks, wild pigs and deer.  This includes (if possible) a trapping and pest sign identification session in a nearby pest infested area.  This demonstration is set up in advance with traps.   Often this lecture is at a working farm where the demonstration is working on present pest problems.

This lecture has been held in many California cities over the past several years and has been included in the IPM sections of the Master Gardeners Program, a production of the University of California and at several farming conferences including the Ecological Farming Conference.  It has been recognized for PCA professional credits.