Vertebrate Structural Pest Control and ID | Oregon Approval #43712
Vertebrate Structural Pest Control and ID
Course Description
Wildlife damage inspection is a complex area. The information that follows is designed to focus ONLY on the fundamentals. This is not a book about running your business. It is a technical guide to educate readers about the process and interpretation of signs left by vertebrate animals in human-impacted environments. More information could have been added but would have cluttered the text with minutia only useful in extremely marginal situations.
After completing this course participants will be able to:
- Become confident in the identification of various vertebrate species based on habitat, routes of entry, scat, and track information.
- Understand and evaluate the physical, biological and legal risks involved in the inspection process.
- Outline the different types of equipment and PPE used in the inspection industry.
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
Lesson 1
- Know the Wildlife in the Area
- Equipment
- PPE
Chapter 2 – Risks Involved and Phone Inspections
Lesson 1
- Evaluating Risk: Physical, Biological and Legal
- Phone Inspections: Information from Clients
- Structural vs. Non-Structural Damage
Chapter 3 – On-Site Inspections
Lesson 1
- Habitat
- Owners
- Systematic Inspection: Indoors and Out
- Noises
- Odors
Chapter 4 – Difficult Jobs and Damage Done
Lesson 1
- Tactics
- Traps, Glueboards, Track Traps, Cameras
- Damage According to Time of Year
- Landscape and Garden Damage
Chapter 5 – Scat Identification and Eyeshine
Lesson 1
- Warnings
- Procedures
- Features
- Inclusions
- Eyeshine
Chapter 6 – Vertebrate Species
Lesson 1
- Bats
- Eastern Chipmunks
- Gray and Fox Squirrels
Lesson 2
- House Mice
- House Sparrows
- Norway Rats
Lesson 3
- Opossums
- Pigeon
- Raccoons
Lesson 4
- Red Squirrels
- Shrews
- Starlings
- Striped Skunks
Final Assessment
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