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Summer and early autumn is the best time to reduce local rabbit populations and Agriculture Victoria and the Victorian Rabbit Action Network, is encouraging landowners to get together with their neighbours to plan a rabbit control program.<\/p>\n

Jason Wishart (Agriculture Victoria Biosecurity Manager) said the best rabbit control results are achieved when landowners work together and implement management programs when rabbit populations are at their lowest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith food scarcer over the summer period, there is a natural pause in the breeding cycle, so the time to act is now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Wishart said control techniques such as baiting and ripping also become more effective at this time year because the rabbits are more likely to eat bait and the soils are more friable and better for ripping.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are a number of biological control agents in the environment such as myxomatosis and RHDV (calicivirus), they are not effective for managing rabbit populations on their own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most effective programs are those that adopt the \u2018rabbit recipe\u2019 which is an integrated approach using a combination of baiting, ripping and fumigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also critical to monitor rabbit numbers before and after your program to confirm that you are having the desired impact on the rabbit population.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabbits cause considerable damage to agriculture as they consume pasture and various crops and compete with livestock for feed. This, coupled with their burrowing behaviour, also leads to soil erosion and other land degradation issues.<\/p>\n

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Summer and early autumn is the best time to reduce local rabbit populations and Agriculture Victoria and the Victorian Rabbit Action Network, is encouraging landowners to get together with their neighbours to plan a rabbit control program. Jason Wishart (Agriculture Victoria Biosecurity Manager) said the best rabbit control results are achieved when landowners work together […]<\/p>\n

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