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Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
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Mythology Of Vertebrate Pest Control, William D. Fitzwater
Mythology Of Vertebrate Pest Control, William D. Fitzwater
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
Controlling vertebrate species obnoxious or even dangerous to them has been a concern of the human species through the evolutionary process. Early measures were often based on religious, superstitious, and biologic fantasies. While modern control measures are better biologically founded, there still remains an aura of mythology around many accepted by the public today. Examples are given of some of them: toxicants, electromagnetics, ultrasonics, and repellents for deer, moles, and raccoons.