Tsetse flies Glossina pallidipes Austen and G. morsitans morsitans Westwood deposit their larvae in warthog burrows, in August-November, at Rekomitjie Research Station, Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe. Artificial burrows, made from 200-l steel drums, were used to sample these flies and to collect their puparia. Sand-filled plastic trays in the burrows served as a substrate for larval deposition. The s...

This report describes the development and refinement of a burrowscope that is reliable and robust enough to withstand arduous field conditions crucial for obtaining accurate data on sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) burrow occupancy and breeding success. The burrowscope consists of a miniature camera and infra-red lights mounted on a three metre length of hose through which images are project...

Predator avoidance is an important component of predator-prey relationships and can affect prey availability for foraging animals. Each summer, the burrow-dwelling amphipod Corophium volutator is heavily preyed upon by Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) on mudflats in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. We conducted three complementary studies to determine if adult C. volutator exhibit pred...

The forests of Rangatira Island (218 ha) in the Chatham Islands are a critical breeding site for a number of rare and threatened forest bird species, but are also home to more than three million seabirds, which could significantly affect forest regeneration processes. We surveyed the forests of Rangatira Island by establishing 40 permanent forest plots, estimated seabird density through burrow ...

Scabies Burrow Burrow-trucut Dr. William Yuk Ming Tang, Lek Yuen Social Hygiene Clinic, 3/F, Lek Yuen Health Centre, Lek Yuen, Hong Kong, Tel. 26928117, Fax 26020305 Scabies is common and its diagnosis is in most cases straightforward. However, cases may present with atypical features and may lead to erroneous diagnoses [ 1-3]. Also, infants may have features different from what is classically ...

Efficacy investigations were conducted in Pampa, Tx to evaluate the use of the “GAS CARTRIDGE FOR COYOTES: (Canis latrans) for controlling problem badgers (Taxidea taxus) in burrows. This coyote cartridge with two active ingredients (sodium nitrate and charcoal), produces high concentrations of carbon monoxide when burned and is effective in controlling coyotes in dens. Badgers were live-trappe...

The ʻuaʻu, or Hawaiian Petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis, is an endangered seabird endemic to the Islands. Although its distribution on some of islands well documented, larger such as Hawaiʻi there are significant gaps. Previous work within Puʻu O ʻUmi Natural Area Reserve (NAR) strongly suggested that a breeding colony species was present, but active burrows had not been located making...