16 pp. / Bat IPM / Bats, order Chiroptera, have traditionally been maligned and misunderstood by the general public. Bats are, however, important components of the natural and urban landscape; they provide valuable pest control of public health and nuisance insects, and they serve an important role in the pollination of several of Arizona's native columnar cacti. In urban environments, particularly schools, bats are of concern due to their ability to vector the rabies virus. Consequently, the status of bats of bats in schools has become that of a pest. Integrated pest management (IPM) methods have traditionally been reserved for managing arthropods; however, the fundamental principles of urban IPM may be just as easily applied to mammals with equal success. The ecologically sensitive aspects of IPM make this a highly preferred approach in managing bats as an organism of considerable conservation concern.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/146734 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Gouge, Dawn, Lawaczeck, E., Snyder, J., Renison, Nancy |
| Contributors | Entomology |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Pamphlet |
| Relation | University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ1456 |
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