Category P: Vertebrate Pest Control
Certification Minnesota (Terms to Know)
APHIS - ANS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
\Avicides - ANS-pesticides that target birds
\AVMA - ANS-American Veterinary Medical Association
\Baiting - ANS-Lacing a food attractive to a pest with a pesticide to entice the pest to eat the
bait and consume the pesticide.
\Capture methods - ANS-techniques used to take possession of free-ranging animals, such
as trapping and shooting
\Commensal Rodent - ANS-Rodents that have evolved or learned to live with people in and
on buildings and other structures. Species include Norway (brown) rats, house and deer
mice when found in structures.
\Depridations - ANS-Killing or harming
\DNR - ANS-MN Department of Natural Resources
\Ectoparasites - ANS-Parasites that feed on external surface of host.
\Egg Addling - ANS-Techniques designed to prevent eggs from hatching, such as coating
eggs in oil prevent oxygen from entering the egg.
\EPA - ANS-US Environmental Protection Agency
\Euthenasia - ANS-Manner of killing animals so they experience little or no pain or stress.
\Fumigant - ANS-Pesticide in the form of either a poisonous gas or a liquid which becomes a
gas when applied. May be applied to soil /spaces in buildings.
\furbearing animals - ANS-animals whose pelts have commercial value
\game animals - ANS-wild birds or animals that are hunted for sport and food
\Humane killing - ANS-Employing methods of intentionally killing animals that minimize
animal suffering
\Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - ANS-A research based process that employs methods
to keep pest populations below unacceptable levels that cause harm to humans and the
environment.
\Machine Baiting - ANS-A tractor-drawn burrow building machine that creates burrows which
bait is then applied. Often used for baiting gophers.
\MDA - ANS-Minnesota Department of Agriculture
\NIOSH - ANS-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the federal
government's CDC.
\OSHA - ANS-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
\Pest - ANS-Any unwanted organism in a specific place and time.
\Pre-baiting - ANS-Spreading a non-pesticide laced grain or other food attractant at the
potential treatment site to monitor for target pests and non-target animals.
\Repellants - ANS-Pesticides used to deter or keep pests from approaching an area. Many
repellants do not kill or harm the pest.
\Rodents - ANS-A group of related animals identifies by having an oversized and constantly
growing pair of front incisor teeth used for gnawing or nibbling.
\Site Inspection - ANS-Surveys of the potential treatment are to collect data needed to
evaluate the treatment site and to select the best pest control methods.
Certification Minnesota (Terms to Know)
APHIS - ANS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
\Avicides - ANS-pesticides that target birds
\AVMA - ANS-American Veterinary Medical Association
\Baiting - ANS-Lacing a food attractive to a pest with a pesticide to entice the pest to eat the
bait and consume the pesticide.
\Capture methods - ANS-techniques used to take possession of free-ranging animals, such
as trapping and shooting
\Commensal Rodent - ANS-Rodents that have evolved or learned to live with people in and
on buildings and other structures. Species include Norway (brown) rats, house and deer
mice when found in structures.
\Depridations - ANS-Killing or harming
\DNR - ANS-MN Department of Natural Resources
\Ectoparasites - ANS-Parasites that feed on external surface of host.
\Egg Addling - ANS-Techniques designed to prevent eggs from hatching, such as coating
eggs in oil prevent oxygen from entering the egg.
\EPA - ANS-US Environmental Protection Agency
\Euthenasia - ANS-Manner of killing animals so they experience little or no pain or stress.
\Fumigant - ANS-Pesticide in the form of either a poisonous gas or a liquid which becomes a
gas when applied. May be applied to soil /spaces in buildings.
\furbearing animals - ANS-animals whose pelts have commercial value
\game animals - ANS-wild birds or animals that are hunted for sport and food
\Humane killing - ANS-Employing methods of intentionally killing animals that minimize
animal suffering
\Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - ANS-A research based process that employs methods
to keep pest populations below unacceptable levels that cause harm to humans and the
environment.
\Machine Baiting - ANS-A tractor-drawn burrow building machine that creates burrows which
bait is then applied. Often used for baiting gophers.
\MDA - ANS-Minnesota Department of Agriculture
\NIOSH - ANS-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the federal
government's CDC.
\OSHA - ANS-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
\Pest - ANS-Any unwanted organism in a specific place and time.
\Pre-baiting - ANS-Spreading a non-pesticide laced grain or other food attractant at the
potential treatment site to monitor for target pests and non-target animals.
\Repellants - ANS-Pesticides used to deter or keep pests from approaching an area. Many
repellants do not kill or harm the pest.
\Rodents - ANS-A group of related animals identifies by having an oversized and constantly
growing pair of front incisor teeth used for gnawing or nibbling.
\Site Inspection - ANS-Surveys of the potential treatment are to collect data needed to
evaluate the treatment site and to select the best pest control methods.
