Pest Management Programme

Date

TT % annual average

Events

LWH

BH

BW

RB

TAU

Contr

TR

1999-

2004 

Trapping Only

39.5

2005

Trapping with 2 x 1 week pulses cholecalciferol Strikers

42.5

38

2006

Trapping with 2 x 3 week pulses cholecalciferol Strikers

15.8

49

79.2

2007

Trapping with 2 x 6 week pulses cholecalciferol Strikers

8.2

10.4

9.6

91.2

Huge storms

2008

Trapping with 2 x 6 week pulses cholecalciferol Strikers

15.2

15.2

8.4

82.5

2009

Brodifacoum

11

9.4

17.6

48.3

2010

Brodifacoum

14

7.4

9.8

8.8

76

Drought

2011

Trapping 50% & 50%  150gram Diphacenone

Feb-May 2 x 20R brodifacoum perimeter track only

8.5

8

8

22

56

2012

Trapping 50% & 50%  100gram Diphacenone

Feb-May 2 x 20R brodifacoum perimeter track only

15

8

16

28*

88

2013

Trapping 50% & 50%  50gram Diphacenone

Feb-May 2 x 20R brodifacoum perimeter track only

6.5

5

16*

10

62

Drought

2014

Trapping 50% & 50%  50gram Diphacenone

Change Aug 2014 to

Trapping 50% & 20gram Cholecalciferol

13

9

20

16

54

2015

Trapping 50% & 20gram Cholecalciferol

LWH trapping 50% and 50gram Diphacenone

Oct, Nov – BW, RB tree baits

9.5

5

22

14

52

2016

LWH – Trapping 50% & 50 grams diphacenone

BH  – Trapping 50% & 20gram Cholecalciferol

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone in trees. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone in trees.

BW – Goodnature traps 50x100m spacing

9

11

26.4

12

54

Wet summer > high food abundance

Date

Management

LWH

BH

BW

RB

TAU

Contr

Events

2017

LWH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

BH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone in trees. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone in trees.

BW – Goodnature traps 25x100m spacing

TAU – 150gram diphacenone in trees. 3 pulses

7.5

5

31

2

5

43

Warm winter, wetter than normal summer

2018

LWH – Trapping 50% & 150 grams diphacenone- tree baits May – Sept

BH – Trapping 50% & 150 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 500grams diphacenone in trees. Internal 100% 150grams diphacenone in trees.

BW – Goodnature traps 25x100m spacing to Aug 2018. Sept – Trapping 50% & 150 grams diphacenone

TAU – 150gram diphacenone in trees. 3 pulses

5.5

8

11.5

12

11.5

55

Warm winter, wetter than normal summer

2019

LWH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone- Perimeter long life baits

BH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

BW –Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone. Trial of diphacenone pellets.

TAU – 200gram diphacenone in trees. 3 pulses of 8 weeks

5

6.25

15

15

16

52

Drought

2020

LWH – Trapping 50% & 48 grams Double Tap pellet bait

BH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

BW –– Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

TAU – 100 gram diphacenone in trees. 2 pulses of 10 weeks.

6.25

5

12.5

0

10.6

54

Drought

2021

LWH – Trapping 50% & 48 grams Double Tap pellet bait to July. August 100 grams Diphacenone.

BH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

BW – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

TAU – 100 gram diphacenone in trees. Continuous baiting replaced quarterly.

14.3

12.5

13.75

10

18.75

77.5

Wetter summer and spring

2022

LWH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams Diphacenone.

BH – Trapping 50% & 100 grams diphacenone

RB – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

BW – Perimeter 50% traps & 100grams diphacenone. Internal 100% 100grams diphacenone.

TAU – 50 % traps & 100 gram diphacenone in trees. Continuous trapping & baiting replaced quarterly.

TR – 50% traps & 100 grams diphacenone

6.25

10

5

10

14.3

65

3(part year)

Very Wet summer and spring