HOUSE FINCHES (LINNETS)
Jerry P. Clark
Primary State Biologist
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento, California 95814
Scott E. Hygnstrom
Extension Wildlife Damage Specialist
Department of Forestry, Fisheries
and Wildlife
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0819
Fig. 1. Horned lark, Carpodacus mexicanus
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HOUSE FINCHES (LINNETS)
Damage Prevention and Control Methods
Exclusion
Cover crops with plastic netting.
Habitat Modification
Remove cover used for nesting and resting.
Frightening
Av-Alarms® and gas cannons have been somewhat effective.
Avitrol®
Repellents
Capsicum
Toxicants
None are registered or are currently available for use.
Trapping
Modified Australian crow traps, converted cotton trailer trap.
Shooting
Limited Effectiveness.
Editors
Scott E. Hygnstrom;
Robert M. Timm;
Gary E. Larson
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE — 1994
Cooperative Extension Division Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Nebraska -Lincoln
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Animal Damage Control
Great Plains Agricultural Council Wildlife Committee