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Armadillo Overview

Last Updated: February 04, 2008 | Related resource areas: Wildlife Damage Management

Armadillos | Armadillo Overview | Armadillo Damage Assessment | Armadillo Damage Management | Armadillo Resources | Armadillo Acknowledgments | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information



Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

The armadillo has extended its range eastward and northward from Texas and is now found in all Gulf Coast states and parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri (Humphrey 1974). Armadillos feed primarily on invertebrates obtained by rooting in ground cover. When rooting takes place in lawns, golf courses, or gardens, economic damage results. There is also concern about the impact of armadillos on forest floor communities within their expanded range (Carr 1982).

Armadillo burrows under orchard trees can cause root damage or excessive aeration (Marsh and Howard 1990). Nuisance problems result when armadillos burrow under structures. Armadillos carry the bacterium that causes leprosy in humans, but their importance in transmission of the disease to humans has not been determined (Davidson and Nettles 1988).

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Summary of Damage Prevention and Control Methods

Exclusion

Fences or barriers are generally not practical, but a possible option.

Cultural Methods

Clear brush and other cover to reduce available habitat.

Repellents

None are registered.

Toxicants

None are registered.

Fumigants

None are registered.

Trapping

Live traps (box traps). Leg hold traps (size No. 1 or 2). Conibear® 220.

Shooting

One of the most commonly used methods.

Other Methods

Soil insecticides that remove food sources will discourage armadillos from feeding in an area.


Armadillos | Armadillo Overview | Armadillo Damage Assessment | Armadillo Damage Management | Armadillo Resources | Armadillo Acknowledgments | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information


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