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Understanding the law, Legal requirements of control and the related acts and regulations

 

Rabbit Control

Reasons for attending:

• Rabbits are once again the major agricultural pest.
• DEFRA estimate the present UK population at 30 million and rising rapidly.
• Myxomatosis is no longer a controlling factor. Understand it’s origin, Spread and the effect on population.
• On average each rabbit causes £10.00 of crop damage a year, more in horticultural and other high-risk crops.
• Rabbits eat 1lb of green matter a day i.e 1 square yard of winter cereal.
• There is a statutory requirement for all occupiers of land , whatever its use, to control wild rabbits
• Good rabbit control, carried out at the correct time and in the correct way, can be very cost effective

 

Mole Control

Reasons for attending:

• On average a mole requires 200 metres of underground run to obtain sufficient earthworms to live; approx 20 are needed daily
• Digging and maintaining these runs result in large numbers of molehills on the surface.

These hills:

• damage and break expensive grass cutting and harvesting machinery
• soil incorporated into silage greatly reduces palatability and food value.
• increase the risk of soil bourne diseases in cattle [i.e listeria]
• can increase weed growth, particularly of air bourne seed.
• damage amenity areas such as golf courses, bowling greens, tennis courts etc

Course Format

One day approx 6 hours, split venue; indoor training area and outdoor rabbit/mole infested site for practical training.

Timing: At any time, but ideally between October and March

Instructor: Course Member Ratio Optimum 1:6 Maximum 1:8

 

Course Aims:

• understand the reasons for control
• biology of the pest --- breeding, feeding, behavioural patterns, and use this information as an aid to better control.
• identify control methods --- traps, gassing. Etc and select and use the appropriate system for the best results.
• safely and effectively handle-gassing agents at all times in a manner laid down in the Product Safety Data Sheet.
• be aware of COSHH implications when handling these products
• practise the relevant skills

Course Content

• Reasons for control
• Biology. breeding, feeding etc
• Methods of control --- gassing, trapping etc
• Safety, security and first aid
• Practical demonstrations and class practise of control techniques.

Our instructor is a Lantra registered instructor

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