Dr Colin Prescott
Director of Vertebrate Pests Unit
School of Biological Sciences
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Colin Prescott is currently working as a Director of Vertebrate Pests Unit in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Major Responsibilities: • Director of Vertebrate Pests Unit Research: • Anticoagulant rodenticides, biphasic elimination and the impact on non-target species; • integrated (ecologically based) rodent pest management • vertebrate pest management • anticoagulants and physiological resistance; • efficacy of rodenticides; • the potential impact of rodent control in the rice crop complex on non-target rodent species in the surrounding habitats; • the impact of intensified rice production on avian biodiversity within the Philippines; • The role of rodents as carriers of disease in the UK Member of • Ecology Research Group • Institute for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research Impact, Enterprise and Outreach: • The Assessment of Rodenticide Efficacy • REF2014 Impact case study: Resistance to the Anticoagulant Rodenticides in rats and mice • Molecular Assessment of Anticoagulant Resistance - mutations of the VKORC1 resistance gene • Identification of Resistance in rats and mice using the Blood Clotting Response methodology • Assessment of rodenticide performance in the field through fully monitored Field Trials Esteem Factors: • Member of Editorial Board, Pest Management (Russian journal) ISSN: 0202-3482 • Associate Editor, Pest Management Science (Journal) ISSN 1096-9063 • Member - Rodenticide Resistance Action Group (RRAG) • Academic Member - Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) Teaching: • Part 2: Zoology Sussex Field Course • Part 3: Conservation Biology • MSc: Management of Vertebrates for Conservation
Research Interest
• Anticoagulant rodenticides, biphasic elimination and the impact on non-target species; • integrated (ecologically based) rodent pest management • vertebrate pest management • anticoagulants and physiological resistance; • efficacy of rodenticides; • the potential impact of rodent control in the rice crop complex on non-target rodent species in the surrounding habitats; • the impact of intensified rice production on avian biodiversity within the Philippines; • The role of rodents as carriers of disease in the UK
Publications
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Stuart, A. M., Singleton, G. R. and Prescott, C. V. (2015) Population ecology of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) in complex lowland agroecosystems in the Philippines. Wildlife Research, 42 (2). pp. 165-175. ISSN 1035-3712 doi: 10.1071/WR14195
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Endepols, S., Buckle, A., Eason, C., Pelz, H. J., Meyer, A., Berny, P., Baert, K. and Prescott, C., (2015) RRAC guidelines on anticoagulant rodenticide resistance management. Technical Report. Croplife International, Brussles, Belgium. pp30.
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Stuart, A. M., Prescott, C. V. and Singleton, G. R. (2016) Can a native rodent species limit the invasive potential of a non-native rodent species in tropical agroforest habitats? Pest Management Science, 72 (6). pp. 1168-1177. ISSN 1526-4998 doi: 10.1002/ps.4095
