Feeding behavior of the chukar (Alectoris chukar) in sugar beet plantations

Benjamini, L.

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“…This behavior was described earlier (2). The chukar was the only harmful species observed in the field area.…”

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“…Four of the eight plots were located along the borders of the field, and the other four plots were located in more central areas. This design was chosen to ensure the possibility of differential evaluation of treatment efficacy in case of great damage along the field margins as chukars typically start feeding along the borders oŸ field (2).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The present study was carried out in a sprouting sugar beet field with ahistory of damage caused by chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar). Chukar partridges are serious pests of sprouting crops, as they cut the stem of the small seedling together with the cotyledons and primary bud and thus cause complete destruction of the plant (2 …”

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“…On the other hand, they had no alternative fresh plant material. Grazing of sprouts by the chukar in arid zones of Israel probably results from the scarcity of altemative water sources (2). There seem to be two prerequisites for the protection of sprouts in an arid area: supply of an alternative water source, and loading the small seedling with an effective, repeUent dose of the substance.…”

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Testing aldicarb as a bird repellent in a sprouting sugar beet field

Benjamini

1981

Phytoparasitica

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Temik, the granular formulation of aldicarb [2-methyl-2(methylthio) propionaldehyde 0-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime], was ptaced together with sugar beet seeds during sowing along the rows, at a rate of 1.4 g/m, in a 1.5-ha experimental area within a 6-ha sugar beet field in an arid area with a long history of bird damage. Thirty-three chukar partridges, a major pest of sprouting crops, were observed foraging in the experimental area throughout the 4-week period between sowing and assessment of damage. Damage was restricted to the borders of the field, with a significant difference in level of damage between treated and control plots located along the borders; the size of damaged areas was about five times smaller in the treated plots than in the control plots. The results were interpreted as reflecting the repellent effect of aldicarb absorbed by the sprouts, and as establishment of a conditioned aversion by the chukars to sugar beet sprouts. The high toxicity of the treated sprouts was demonstrated when adult Japanese quail were fed sprouts coUected from treated plots.

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“…This behavior was described earlier (2). The chukar was the only harmful species observed in the field area.…”

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Testing aldicarb as a bird repellent in a sprouting sugar beet field

Benjamini

1981

Phytoparasitica

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“…In Israel, the major pest birds of sugar beet, a crop regularly sown in the late summer, ate chukar part¡ (Alectoris chukar) and skylarks (Alauda arvensis). The chukars' feeding on sugar beet sprouts was reported earlier by us (2). Skylark damage to this crop has been frequently observed in Israel ~ and in England (6,13).…”

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Bait crops and mesurol sprays to reduce bird damage to sprouting sugar beets

Benjamini

1980

Phytoparasitica

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The efficacy of two treatments in protecting sugar beet sprouts from damage by birds was tested. Dense sowing of inexpensive sugar beet seeds as an alternative food between the rows of the commercial ptanting reduced the damage to the commercial crop by about 9%. The same treatment followed by foliar spray (2.25 kg a.i./ha) of Mesuroi -a chemicat repellent -gave a ~ 20% reduction in damage, but losses were still heavy. The effects of plot size and of local conditions are discussed.

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Systematische Untersuchung der Gattungen und Untergattungen der Raubmilbenfamilie Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916, mit der Beschreibung von 8 Neuen Arten

Karg¹

1983

Mitt. Mus. Nat.kd. Berl., Zool. Reihe

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Feeding behavior of the chukar (Alectoris chukar) in sugar beet plantations

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Testing aldicarb as a bird repellent in a sprouting sugar beet field

Testing aldicarb as a bird repellent in a sprouting sugar beet field

Bait crops and mesurol sprays to reduce bird damage to sprouting sugar beets

Systematische Untersuchung der Gattungen und Untergattungen der Raubmilbenfamilie Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916, mit der Beschreibung von 8 Neuen Arten

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