RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — George Rotramel, a leading IPM consultant based in Chicago, recently weighed in on the utility of OvoControl P for pigeons. The following text is excerpted from his Web blog: “The LA Times reports (June 9) that OvoControl P is reducing free-ranging pigeon populations in Hollywood. When this test began last August, I thought it would […]
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