THE RESPONSE OF CADLE EGRET, (Bubulcus Ibis) TO INTEGRATED BIRD MANAGEMENT METHODS UNDER KAFR EL·SHEIKH GOVRENORATE CONDITIONS | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 5, Volume 29, Issue 4, April 2004, Pages 2095-2103 PDF (492.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2004.239537 | ||
| Author | ||
| A. M. Sollman, | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokkl, Giza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The reactions of cattle eqret bird (0 soma inlegrate<i bird management are observed under the conditions of KafT Ef..Sheikh Govemorate. The obtained results revealed that the repellenl effect differed considerably according 10 the type of the treatment. When exploder applied 4 UmesJday at Ihe Interval 01 7·10 days monthly during the dawn departure or evening return period. the effectiven6Ss of exploder method was greatesl in dispersing egrets (rom fruit orchard as the recucuo» percentage reached to 79%. and proved to be the most effectJve one wtlile nest destrucUon represented the s&COO<1 rank In dlspersll"l9 cattle egret aM prevent damage to poultry farm with reduction rate 61.9%. On the other hand. using a few dead egrets place in clear view around the roosts. as a melhod to control egrets in nursery. was t he less e Heclive ( t 3.25%) end failed 10 prevent congregation during breeding season. E CO·bictogical 3 soects of egrets under thsse diHerent treatments were also observed. -:-he percentage of nested trees ware the lowesl one In exploder (53.3%) while nest cestrucron and dead egrel methods were 60 and 666% respec1ivety compared with untreated area 80%. Also. percentage of nests with eggs or eggs and nestlings were also affected with methods of contrcr, as 1M maximum adverse eNeel was noticed with exploder followed by nest destruclion and dead egret respectively compared with untreated area. | ||
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