Avicide
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An avicide is any substance (normally, a chemical) which can be used to kill bird
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Commonly used avicides include strychnine
, DRC-1339 (3-chloro-4-methylaniline hydrochloride, Starlicide) and CPTH (3-chloro-p-toluidine, the free base of Starlicide), and Avitrol
(4-aminopyridine). Chloralose
is also used as an avicide. In the past, highly concentrated formulations of parathion
in diesel oil were also used, applied by aircraft spraying over the nesting colonies of the birds.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s.
Commonly used avicides include strychnine
Strychnine
Strychnine is a highly toxic , colorless crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as birds and rodents. Strychnine causes muscular convulsions and eventually death through asphyxia or sheer exhaustion...
, DRC-1339 (3-chloro-4-methylaniline hydrochloride, Starlicide) and CPTH (3-chloro-p-toluidine, the free base of Starlicide), and Avitrol
4-Aminopyridine
4-Aminopyridine is an organic compound with the chemical formula C5H4N–NH2. The molecule is one of the three isomeric amines of pyridine...
(4-aminopyridine). Chloralose
Chloralose
Chloralose is an avicide, rodenticide used to kill mice in temperatures below 15 °C. It is also widely used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and sedative.Chemically, it is a chlorinated acetal derivative of glucose....
is also used as an avicide. In the past, highly concentrated formulations of parathion
Parathion
Parathion, also called parathion-ethyl or diethyl parathion, is an organophosphate compound. It is a potent insecticide and acaricide. It was originally developed by IG Farben in the 1940s. It is highly toxic to non-target organisms, including humans. Its use is banned or restricted in many...
in diesel oil were also used, applied by aircraft spraying over the nesting colonies of the birds.
External links
- 4-Aminopyridine
- Exposure of nontarget birds to DRC-1339 avicide in fall baited sunflower fields
- BIOONE Online Journals - BIOONE Online Journals Access Control
- E554-95 Guide for Use and Development of Strychnine as an Avicide (Withdrawn 2000)
- IngentaConnect DRC-1339 avicide fails to protect ripening sunflowers