Powwow

Review of: "Powwow," edited by Clyde Ellis, Luke Eric Lassiter, and Gary H. Dunham

Rabbit fumigation

Not all poisons act by absorption from the alimentary tract or through the skin, the fumigants are a big group of poisons used in pest control which act on the animal after being absorbed through the lungs. FUMIGATION as it is now used in Western Australia is not always an economical way of treating whole farm properties. It should only be used on its own in areas where it is impossible to use other more permanent methods such as warren destruction

The vermin bonus system in Western Australia. Part 1

Rabbits, dingoes or wild dogs, foxes, emus, kangaroos (in certain areas) and wedge-tailed eagles are the most economically important vermin species in Western Australia. They are responsible for heavy losses to the agricultural and pastoral industries and - except in the case of rabbits and kangaroos- vermin bonus are paid for their destruction

Anticoagulants for the control of rats and mice

LATELY there have been many requests for information on suitable poisons to use in baiting rats and mice. Most enquirers have stated that they tried a certain brand of bait and found that the rats only ate it up and kept coming back for more. This article on Warfarin—as a rat and mouse poison—is presented to clear up some of the problems of rodent poisoning

Effects of Current Mood State on the Time-Frame Orientation of Mind-Wandering

The current study examined the effect of mood state on the time-frame orientation (retrospective versus prospective) of mind-wandering (i.e., daydreaming). The mood states of participants were recorded before and after performing a long, repetitive facial emotion discrimination task using the Affect Grid (emotional valence and arousal). Depending on the initial valence reported by participants, various experimental manipulations were selected to attempt to maintain this mood state, such as emotionally provoking images, the brightness of background lighting, and emotion inducing background music. During this task, each participant was prompted 15 times to provide their mind-wandering state and, if mind-wandering at the time, to then provide the time orientation and emotional content of the mind-wandering episode. Results revealed that the time-frame orientation of mind-wandering episodes were more likely to be prospective than retrospective, and the time-frame orientation was affected by both arousal and emotional valence. Depression scores, gathered at an earlier time via mass testing and related to emotional valence, were related to time orientation. Not surprisingly, the emotional content of the mind-wandering episodes matched the participant’s emotional state during the experiment. These results clearly highlight that the time-frame orientation and content of our mind-wandering episodes (daydreams) are not random but rather reflect our current concerns and physiological states

Wallaby control in the Kimberleys

EXPERIMENTS aimed at controlling sandy wallabies along the Fitzroy River frontage were started in 1952 by officers of the Agriculture Protection Board. This work was undertaken in response to requests for assistance from some of the station owners and managers between Derby and Fitzroy Crossing

The fox : status and control

NOBODY knows for certain and it is possible that the damage done by foxes is sometimes over-rated, but the fact remains that foxes are reputed to be a real problem to some farmers at lambing time

Emus in the Northern Wheatbelt - Notes on observations - January1958 to March, 1959

During the period from January, 1958, to March, 1959, advantage was taken of an opportunity to observe a population of emus (Dromaius novae-hollandiae) at close quarters and an effort was made to gain some knowledge of the breeding behaviour, feeding habits, the extent of range and the damage caused by the birds The observations were collected while experimenting with methods to control the emu, during which, their reactions to colour, foreign food media and poisons were behur studied

Powwow

Review of: "Powwow," edited by Clyde Ellis, Luke Eric Lassiter, and Gary H. Dunham