What should a pesticide applicator understand to effectively reduce animal populations?

Understanding an animal's behavior and feeding habits is crucial for a pesticide applicator when trying to effectively reduce animal populations. This knowledge allows the applicator to identify the most effective methods for control, including determining the best locations and times to apply pesticides or other management strategies. For example, knowing when and where animals typically feed can inform decisions on bait placement or timing of applications, ensuring that the control measures will be most effective.

While other factors, such as the best time of year for application, types of predators in the area, and breeding cycles of local wildlife, can certainly play a role in wildlife management, they do not directly address the immediate behaviors that influence how animals interact with pesticides or other control methods. Thus, without a grasp on animal behavior and feeding habits, efforts to control populations may be less successful.