Table 2.
Mean, standard error (SE), and the range of the number of days from application of diphacinone-treated grain until death for California ground squirrels during summer and autumn in central California rangelands, 2018–2019
| Bait station | Spot | Broadcasta | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Range | N | Mean | SE | Range | N | Mean | SE | Range | N | |
| Summer | 8.5 | 1.1 | 5–16 | 11 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 6–12 | 11 | ||||
| Autumn | 10.0 | 1.8 | 4–19 | 9 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 4–17 | 7 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 5–11 | 7 |
| Combined | 9.2 | 1.0 | 4–19 | 20 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 4–17 | 18 | ||||
aNo values are provided for broadcast applications during the summer season given that no mortalities occurred
Bait was applied via bait stations, spot treatments, and broadcast applications. Sample sizes (N) are provided for descriptive purposes