Pest Management Professional, September 2011
the impact of the deadly sylvatic plague Furthermore the product is a 100 percent waterproof insecticide dust It will remain effective in extreme weather the company says making it ideal for the control of crawling insects in areas that are exposed to varying degrees of moisture In 2010 federal budget cuts made it impossible to purchase the amount of dust needed to treat Thunder Basin Wyomings 200 plus acres of the affected prairie dog habitat In response Bayer donated 13 cases of the After federal budget cuts Bayer donated 13 cases of DeltaDust in 2010 to help protect the prairie dogs 5 pound insecticide to Defenders of Wildlife which in partnership with the U S Forest Service Douglas Ranger District World Wildlife Fund Biodiversity Conservation Alliance and the Prairie Dog Coalition of the Humane Society of the United States were able to dust more than 200 acres of black tailed prairie dog colonies on Wyomings Thunder Basin National Grassland The waterproof characteristics of the product make it an ideal choice for areas exposed to high moisture such as rodent borrows and the formulations residual will control pests for long periods of time helping reduce labor costs associated with retreatment says Gordon Morrison market manager at Bayer Thunder Basin officials have set a long term goal of expanding prairie dog colonies in the recovery area from 3500 acres to the 18000 acres that existed before sylvatic plagues arrival in 2002 This will make Thunder Basin Continued on page 106 mypmp net Pest Management Professional September 2011 105 Photos courtesy Cristi L Painter
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