Bird poisoning from misuse of the carbamate Furadan in a Texas rice field
Wildlife Society Bulletin
By: Edward L. Flickinger, C. A. Mitchell, Donald H. White, and E. J. Kolbe
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Abstract
More than 100 birds consisting largely of dickcissels and savannah sparrows, as well as 9 other species of songbirds and sandpipers, died from feeding on planted rice seed treated illegally with Furadan 4F. Brain ChE activity was depressed between 32-85% in 44% of the birds. Carbofuran residues in GI tract contents of birds averaged 3.4 ppm (0.54-10 ppm). Two samples of planted rice seed contained 91 ppm and 22 ppm carbofuran. Known mortality of birds continued for about 2 weeks.
Suggested Citation
Flickinger, E.L., Mitchell, C.A., White, D.H., and Kolbe, E.J., 1986, Bird poisoning from misuse of the carbamate Furadan in a Texas rice field: Wildlife Society Bulletin, v. 14, no. 1, p. 59-62.
ISSN: 1938-5463 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Bird poisoning from misuse of the carbamate Furadan in a Texas rice field |
| Series title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 59-62 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| First page | 59 |
| Last page | 62 |