Procambarus crayfish control: Add chemicals to the water
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Overall effectiveness category Likely to be beneficial
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Number of studies: 1
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One replicated, controlled study in 2009 in Italy (Cecchinelli et al. 2012) found that natural pyrethrum (Pyblast) concentrations of 0.05mg/l and higher resulted in 100% mortality of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii under laboratory conditions, 95% mortality when 0.05mg/l Pyblast was applied to a drainage channel, but no mortality following application of 0.05 mg/l Pyblast into active crayfish burrows. For the drainage channel study, two 50m-long upstream control transects were compared with two downstream transects treated with 0.05 mg/l Pyblast, and mortality of crayfish in each transect was monitored recorded every 24 h for 96 h. For the burrow study, a 0.3 l solution of 0.05 mg/l Pyblast was injected up to 2 m inside active crayfish burrows after the channel had been drained. Crayfish population changes were assessed by comparing capture rates in four replicated, baited traps before and after the treatment.
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This Action forms part of the Action Synopsis:
Control of Freshwater Invasive Species
Control of Freshwater Invasive Species - Published 2017
Control of Freshwater Invasive Species Synopsis