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Frog & Toad  Control

Cane Toad

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Biology

In general, frogs prefer a wetter environment than toads.

Signs

• Resonating low or high pitched sounds or croaks during evening and night time.
• Droppings will contain insect parts but will lack the white-nitrogenous cap characteristic of reptiles.

Damage

• Eat crayfish, small game fish.
• Noise nuisance.
• Although rare, high populations are road hazards.

Solutions

Habitat Modification

• 3/16 inch fence
•  mowing or removal of emergent plants in water areas.
• Insect control to remove food supply

American Toads

• Water lawn less frequently
• Cut the grass shorter

Repellents

None

Trapping

• funnel traps
• Pit traps
• hand capture
• egg mass removal

Shooting

• Some species of frogs may be taken by spear, bow and arrow or otherwise during game seasons. See your state's game laws.

Toxicants

None

University Publications

Frog Calls of Nebraska CD
By Dennis Ferraro--Extension Professor--SNR--Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln

Learn how to identify a number of frogs simply by their sounds.