Category P: Vertebrate Pest Control Certification Minnesota 100% Correct

Category P: Vertebrate Pest Control Certification Minnesota 100% Correct Capture methods techniques used to take possession of free-ranging animals, such as trapping and shooting APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Avicides pesticides that target birds AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association Baiting Lacing a food attractive to a pest with a pesticide to entice the pest to eat the bait and consume the pesticide. Commensal Rodent Rodents that have evolved or learned to live with people in and on buildings and other structures. Species include Norway (brown) rats, house and deer mice when found in structures. Depridations Killing or harming DNR MN Department of Natural Resources Ectoparasites Parasites that feed on external surface of host. Egg Addling Techniques designed to prevent eggs from hatching, such as coating eggs in oil prevent oxygen from entering the egg. EPA US Environmental Protection Agency Euthenasia Manner of killing animals so they experience little or no pain or stress. Fumigant Pesticide in the form of either a poisonous gas or a liquid which becomes a gas when applied. May be applied to soil /spaces in buildings. furbearing animals animals whose pelts have commercial value game animals wild birds or animals that are hunted for sport and food Humane killing Employing methods of intentionally killing animals that minimize animal suffering Integrated Pest Management (IPM) A research based process that employs methods to keep pest populations below unacceptable levels that cause harm to humans and the environment. Machine Baiting A tractor-drawn burrow building machine that creates burrows which bait is then applied. Often used for baiting gophers.