Critical Timings of Rodenticide Bait Application for Controlling Rodents in Sugarcane Crop Grown in Situations Like Punjab, India

Singla, Neena; Babbar, Bhupinder Kaur

doi:10.1007/s12355-011-0123-z

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“…As the major objective of crop production is to increase yields, researchers have focused on diverse topics such as combating pests and diseases. In the case of pests, the main pests studied have been the sugarcane borer [74,75], termites [76], and rodents [77], while the main diseases studied have been: mosaic infection [78], eye leaf spot [79], and red rot [80]. For both pests and diseases, chemical [81] and biological [82,83] control have been evaluated.…”

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What Has Been the Focus of Sugarcane Research? A Bibliometric Overview

Figueroa-Rodríguez

Hernández‐Rosas

Sandoval

et al. 2019

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Sugarcane is one of the main crops worldwide, and it has an important impact on environmental issues. A bibliometric mapping analysis of the research on sugarcane was carried out, using data on the titles, abstracts, and keywords of articles published in leading journals and other peer-reviewed documents available in the SCOPUS database from 1858 to 2019 (27 August), and this was subsequently analyzed with the software VOSviewer. The three most important countries that publish research and were most-cited regarding sugarcane were Brazil, the USA, and India. The analysis of the co-occurrence of terms shows that the main research areas were sugarcane bagasse and terms related to bioenergy, and on a second level of relevance agronomy topics related to increasing crop yields. This first attempt to visualize the abundance of publications regarding sugarcane in their totality is in itself a good starting point for further scientific discussion.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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What Has Been the Focus of Sugarcane Research? A Bibliometric Overview

Figueroa-Rodríguez

Hernández‐Rosas

Sandoval

et al. 2019

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“…Rodent damage in wheat and rice crops was estimated during April and October, respectively following Singla and Babbar (2010). Rodent damage in sugarcane was estimated during December following Singla and Babbar (2012). The values were determined as mean± SD, and significance of difference in % reduction in rodent activity, cut tillers and yield loss was determined using one way ANOVA (p=0.05).…”

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Field efficacy of reduced active ingredient zinc phosphide formulation against rodents

Singla¹,

Singh

Kaur

et al. 2022

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A formulation of zinc phosphide with reduced active ingredient (40% concentrate) was evaluated for its rodenticidal activity in wheat, rice and sugarcane crops at farmer fields of Punjab, India. Comparison was made with the existing formulation (80% concentrate) and second generation anticoagulant bromadiolone (0.25% concentrate). Cereal based baits containing different doses of new (1.5, 2.0 and 2.5%) and existing zinc phosphide (2%) and bromadiolone (0.005%) were applied through burrow baiting where Bandicota bengalensis, Mus booduga, Millardia meltada and Tatera indica were the predominant rodents. The reduction in rodent activity was determined based on pre- and post-treatment bait census. Results revealed that 2% and 2.5% bait formulations of new zinc phosphide are as effective as the existing/ recommended zinc phosphide (2%) and bromadiolone (0.005%) bait formulations.

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“…Even when rodent infestations are reduced through poisoning campaigns, rapid reproduction and immigration enables rodent populations to quickly rebound (Emlen et al 1948, Witmer 2007. Rodent populations will increase in size as long as adequate resources are available and reproductive rates may be abnormally high following a population suppression, due to lack of competition (Emlen et al 1948, Gao and Short 1993, Singla and Babbar 2012. To compound the problem, the effectiveness of lethal rodenticides declines with use due to bait shyness (Rzόska 1953, Buckle 1999, Buckle 2002, Keiner 2005) and increased genetic resistance within rat populations to both first-and second-generation anticoagulant compounds (Gao andShort 1993, Buckle andPrescott 2012).…”

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ContraPest®, a New Tool for Rodent Control

Pyzyna¹,

Trulove²,

Mansfield³

et al. 2018

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Lethal rodenticides and other lethal tools of managing commensal rodent populations long-term are not sustainable due to population rebounds and increasing resistance to rodenticides. The use of integrated pest management (IPM) programs are more prevalent due to consumer desire to decrease rodenticide use and utilize environmentally friendly, humane methods. IPM plans often require multiple tools to control an infestation, such as physical, biological and chemical measures. Here, we propose that rodent population management would benefit from a new tool aimed at targeting the biological source of overabundance: reproduction. SenesTech, Inc. (Flagstaff, AZ USA) has developed ContraPest ® , a liquid bait that limits the reproductive capacity of both male and female wild Norway and Roof rats. The two active ingredients, 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) and triptolide, deplete all stages of follicles in the female and disrupt spermatogenesis in the male. Laboratory and field studies reveal that ContraPest ® is palatable and repeatedly consumed by rats even when provided with ad libitum food and water. Studies involving laboratory and wild caught rats have demonstrated a 93 -100% reduction in litter sizes of rats treated with ContraPest ® compared to control rats. ContraPest ® was tested on free ranging rat populations in agricultural and urban settings. Rat populations on protein production farms decreased by an average of 46% following 100 days of treatment with ContraPest ® . In a complex urban environment, where property boundaries limit access to populations and foraging areas, ContraPest ® reduced the seasonal population peak by 67% after 133 days of baiting. These studies, combined with all of our field studies and population reduction models, demonstrate that ContraPest ® is a highly effective rodent contraceptive bait in a variety of environments. We strongly believe that adding/implementing fertility management via ContraPest ® to an IPM program would enhance long-term rodent population control in rural, urban, and agricultural environments.

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Critical Timings of Rodenticide Bait Application for Controlling Rodents in Sugarcane Crop Grown in Situations Like Punjab, India

Cited by 18 publications

References 6 publications

What Has Been the Focus of Sugarcane Research? A Bibliometric Overview

What Has Been the Focus of Sugarcane Research? A Bibliometric Overview

Field efficacy of reduced active ingredient zinc phosphide formulation against rodents

ContraPest®, a New Tool for Rodent Control

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