Pest Species

Index Pest Species

• Pest species: Carrion crow, jackdaw, magpie, rook and fox
• Insect pests of trees
• Trapped muskrats

Introduction

Some species inflict economic or other damage and have therefore been declared pests. Examples include crows, which pose a threat to crops, the fox, which threatens poultry and meadow birds, insects that damage trees, and the muskrat, which damages dikes.

References

• CBS (1997) BioBase. Register biodiversiteit. CBS. Heerlen/Voorburg.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Oak processionary moth and climate change