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Jackrabbits | Jackrabbit Overview | Jackrabbit Damage Assessment | Jackrabbit Damage Management | Jackrabbit Acknowledgments | Jackrabbit Resources | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information |
Rabbits and hares can damage or completely destroy tree plantings, gardens, ornamentals, agricultural crops, and rehabilitated rangeland. In winter, they strip bark from and debud fruit trees, conifers, and other trees and shrubs (Craven 1994).
Rabbits are known vectors of tularemia, which is transmissible to humans, and they may carry larvated eggs of several as carid roundworms that can produce disease if accidentally ingested (uncooked) by humans (Davidson and Nettles 1988).
Jackrabbits also damage orchards, gardens, ornamentals, and some agricultural crops, especially in areas adjacent to rangeland, and most frequently when natural vegetation is dry (Knight 1993). Jackrabbit populations show large fluctuations, and, at times of high density, damage to rangeland vegetation and competition with livestock can be severe.
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Summary of Damage Prevention and Control Methods
Exclusion
Fencing. Tree trunk guards.
Cultural Methods
Manipulation of habitat. Planting of less desirable crops.
Frightening
Guard dogs.
Repellents
Ammonium soaps, capsaicin, naphthalene, thiram, tobacco dust, ziram.
Toxicants
Anticoagulants (where registered).
Fumigants
None are registered.
Trapping
Body-gripping and leghold traps. Box traps.
Shooting
Spotlighting and day shooting are effective where legal. Hunting.
Other Methods
Predators.
- Most methods apply to all rabbit and hare species.
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Jackrabbits | Jackrabbit Overview | Jackrabbit Damage Assessment | Jackrabbit Damage Management | Jackrabbit Acknowledgments | Jackrabbit Resources | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information |
