Controlling field rodents in California (1958) (20505203059)

Muskrat
Title: Controlling field rodents in California
Identifier: controllingfield43458stor (find matches)
Year: 1958 (1950s)
Authors: Storer, Tracy I. (Tracy Irwin), 1889-1973; California Agricultural Experiment Station; University of California Agricultural Extension Service; University of California (System). Division of Agricultural Sciences
Subjects: Rodents; Mammals
Publisher: (Davis?) : Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California
Contributing Library: University of California, Davis Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of California, Davis Libraries



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Fig. 21. Kangaroo rat. At either side of the mouth is a fur-lined pouch. The body is brown or tan above, pure white below; head and body about 4 inches, tail about IVi inches long. pouches (like those of pocket gophers). The head and body are about 4 inches long and the tail about 7% inches. Kan- garoo rats live in short shallow burrows, in sandy or soft ground. The entrances to the burrows are usually closed with earth during the daytime. There may be con- siderable fluctuation in their numbers. Over much of interior California these rodents are of slight importance, having been exterminated from many areas long under cultivation. When necessary, they may be easily controlled by use of strych- nine-coated barley (formula 9) broad- cast by hand near the burrows as is done for ground squirrels. Muskrats The muskrat (Ondatra zibethica) is a large aquatic rodent that has a scaly, 2 Includes suggestions on control by R. E. Talbert, California State Department of Agri- culture, and E. W. Jameson, Jr., Department of Zoology, University of California at Davis.
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Fig. 22. Muskrat. The tail is narrow, higher than wide, and scaly; the fur is soft, dense, and brownish. Head and body 9V2 to 12 inches, tail 7V£ to 10 inches. (41