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Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee

Welcome to the website for the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee, or VPCRAC for short. This site is the information outlet for VPCRAC and provides users with information regarding the mission and research of VPCRAC.

What do we do?

VPCRAC research projects investigate effective and economical alternative materials for the control of vertebrate pests. We solicit and consider research proposals for alternative humane methods of control.and continue the state's current vertebrate pest control product registrations until such time as effective alternative products are available.

This research is for the development of scientific data required to maintain registrations and cooperates with the US Department of Agriculture in funding research programs to maintain, develop, and register vertebrate pest control materials used in California.

Featured Research

Broadcast application of 2% zinc phosphide steam-rolled-oat groats to control gray-tailed

Animal Subject: voles

Control Method: Zinc Phosphide

Research Project page


Current Research Projects

Submit Grant Proposals

Current Calendar

History of VPCRAC

Surcharge Legislation


VPCRAC Meeting

From: 2008-10-29 to 2008-10-29

VPCRAC Committee Meeting
October 29th, 2008 from 8am to 5pm

Meeting Location:
Ocean Mist Farms
Cooler Conference Room
10855 Oceanmist Parkway
Castroville, CA 95012

Telephone: 916-654-0768

Meeting Agenda

Stakeholder Letter