ARMADILLOS
(Dasypus novemcinctus)
Donald W. Hawthorne
Associate Deputy Administrator
USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services
Washington, DC 20090-6464
Damage Prevention and Control Methods
Exclusion
Fences or barriers are generally not practical, but a possible option.
Habitat Modification
Clear brush and other cover to reduce habitat.
Repellents
None are registered.
Toxicants
None are registered.
Fumigants
None are registered.
Trapping
Live traps (box traps).
Leghold traps (size No. 1 or 2).
Conibear® 220.
Shooting
One of the most commonly used
methods.
Other Methods
Soil insecticides that remove food sources will discourage armadillos from feeding in an area.
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