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Grains Research & Development Corporation

Vertebrate Pests

Vertebrate Pests

The GRDC participates in vertebrate pest research in the following organisations:

Invasive Animals CRC. The purpose of the Invasive Animals CRC is to counteract the impact of invasive animals through the application of new technologies and by integrating approaches across agencies and jurisdictions. The site also contains regular project updates and publications

QDPI&F Rodent Control Research.Contains general information, habitat, life cycle, control, declaration details and further information on Mice (Mus domesticus).

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Pest Research. This page contains current research, fact sheets, related links and publications.

Information on vertebrate pests are as follows:

Vertebrate Pest Type	GRDC Projects	Publications/Useful links	Further Information
Mice	ABT00002 - Improving knowledge on best practice practical use of MOUSEOFF zinc phosphide for in-crop mouse control CSV16 - Biological control of mice - immunocontraception DNR00003 - Mouse management research in Queensland DNR00007 Mouse management research in Queensland	CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems: Fact Sheets FAQ about mouse plagues Rodents in Australia Management of mice in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, southern NSW Farm management practices for mouse control GRDC - Media Release - Mouse population: stand up and be counted [North, 5 February 2007] GRDC - Crop Doctor - Taking the peak out of mouse plagues (South, 27 May 2005) Making The Most Of 2005	Davidson S (2000). Domesticus interruptus. Review of mouse plague research. Ecos, 104: 27-31. Fisher P (2005). Review of house mouse (Mus musculus) susceptibility to anticoagulant poisons. DOC Science Internal Series 198. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington, NZ. 19 pp. Singleton GR, Hinds LA, Krebs CJ and Spratt DM, Eds (2003) Rats, mice and people: rodent biology and management. ACIAR Monograph No. 96, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, ACT. 464 pp. (The book can also be downloaded from the ACIAR web site) Singleton G, Hinds L, Leirs H and Zhang Z, Eds (1999). Ecologically-based management of rodent pests. ACIAR Monograph No.59, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, ACT. 494 pp. Singleton GR, Brown PR, Pech RP, Jacob J, Mutze GJ and Krebs CJ (2005). One hundred years of eruptions of house mice in Australia – a natural biological curio. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 84, 617-627.
Rabbits		The European rabbit Rabbits in the mulga Rabbit control: development of myxomatosis Rabbit Control Forum: the next 50 years. Discussions from Forum, October 2001 Australia and New Zealand Rabbit Calicivirus Disease Program. Archival information published 1996. Controlling wild rabbits: need for integrated control strategy Environmental damage by wild rabbits: eating the heart out of the country Field effects of rabbit calicivirus: what are you likely to see? Background on rabbit calicivirus: history and basic facts about the virus Strategic release of rabbit calicivirus: what, when, how and why? Getting the most out of rabbit calicivirus: field monitoring & surveillance essential Native fauna and rabbit calicivirus: predicting and managing the impact of reduced rabbit numbers Animal welfare and rabbit calicivirus: reducing suffering through effective rabbit control	Williams K, Parer I, Coman B, Burley J and Braysher M (1995). Managing Vertebrate Pests: Rabbits. Bureau of Resource Sciences and CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.