Experimental reduction of rodent damage to vegetable crops in Indian villages

Advani, Ranjana H.; Mathur, R. P.

doi:10.1016/0304-3746(82)90013-0

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“…Few studies have estimated both. One study that did, reported large reductions in crop damage and rodent abundance after lethal control (Advani and Mathur 1982). The effect of control on yield is an area that needs more research given it is the fundamental reason for controlling pests, relative to production activities such as in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.…”

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Yield, compensation and fertility control: a model for vertebrate pests

Hone¹

2004

Wildl. Res.

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A graphical and quantitative framework is described linking production yield, damage by vertebrate pests, their abundance and density-dependent responses to imposed sterilisation. Compensatory responses of yield to pest damage, and pest populations to fertility control are described as part of the modelling. The focal relationship is that between yield and the proportion of a pest population permanently sterilised, which is shown to be generally positive though the form of the relationship varies with differing assumptions. Compensatory responses to pest damage of production systems, such as crops, livestock, trees or fish, generate non-linear responses between yield and pest damage, and yield and pest abundance. Compensatory responses by a pest population generate linear or curved relationships between abundance and the proportion of females sterilised. The model is illustrated using data from empirical studies, especially of European rabbits in Australia and New Zealand. It is recommended that the framework be evaluated on wild populations of vertebrate pests. W R 0 3 0 8 0 Y i e l d , c o m p e n s a t i o n a n d f e r t i l i t y c o n t r o l J . H o n e

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Yield, compensation and fertility control: a model for vertebrate pests

Hone¹

2004

Wildl. Res.

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“…Though a small minority are venomous and capable of life-threatening envenomations on humans when untreated, their indiscriminate killings are consensually considered needless and hazardous (Bates, 1984). About 10-50% of food crops get destroyed by rodents and several other related factors (Srivastava, 1975;Advani, 1987;Whitaker & Advani, 1983). Greaves et al (1975) reported that lesser mole rats tend to collect and store 40 kg of grains per acre of land (2.5% of the crop) in Pakistan and in Kolkata, about 4000 kg of rice was estimated to be depraded by rodents in a year (Frantz, 1975;Prakash & Mathur, 1987).…”

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Rodent Surveys reveal good insights into the Snake Fauna in an Agro-Pastoral Ecosystem in Southern India

Krishnakumar,

Guptha,

Ramanujam

et al. 2023

JBS

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Rats and mice are among the foremost of agricultural pests that are plentiful in farmlands. Snakes are one of the most specialized natural rat-controlling predatory species, also equally prevalent in farmlands. We studied the snake fauna of agroecosystem in south-eastern India by gathering concomitant data on snakes, during rodent surveys wherein rodents were the main target taxa. From a one year long day-and-night survey focusing on rodents, we obtained 151 sightings of snakes belonging to 22 species (four of which are venomous). A total of 66 sightings representing 14 species were obtained in diurnal surveys, and 21 sightings representing 7 species were obtained in night surveys. As much as 64 sightings representing 20 species were obtained by chance encounters in the study site, but outside of the designated rodent survey duration. An uncommon snake Sibynophis subpunctatus was recorded. The colubrid Ptyas mucosa was the commonest encountered species during the day while at night it was the viper Echis carinatus. Estimated species diversity in Shannon-Wiener index was H = 1.218.

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“…When considering emerging infectious diseases separately 73 % currently belong to the group of zoonoses. 1 Rodents', one of the important vertebrate pests (Advani & Mathur, 1982) are directly related to the production and storage of crops and their utilization by man and livestock. 2 It has been identified as the most important mammalian agricultural pests at the global level.…”

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“…1 Rodents', one of the important vertebrate pests (Advani & Mathur, 1982) are directly related to the production and storage of crops and their utilization by man and livestock. 2 It has been identified as the most important mammalian agricultural pests at the global level. 3 The effect of rodent damage causes huge amount of crop losses and food shortages [4][5] in some parts of the world.…”

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Rodents’ as Public Health Pests: Identification, Surveillance and its Management

Sharma

2020

JCD

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Rodents' are considered as an important public health pest due to the carriers of 50% of zoonotic diseases in the animals. The zoonotic cycle with respect to plague, leptospirosis, scrub typhus, CCHF and KFD through rodents' has always been a matter of concern for the public health professionals. However, there is very little attention being made in the health department at the state level with regard to rodents'' surveys, their identification and measures to be adopted for the prevention and management of rodents'. There is urgent need to have integrated rodents' management strategy in place as standard operating procedure in consultation of ministry of agriculture, animal husbandry and ministry of health & family welfare. An attempt has been made in this manuscript to describe some of the important aspects of rodents' identifications, surveillance tools and tools available for the prevention and control of rodents' in rural and urban settings.

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Experimental reduction of rodent damage to vegetable crops in Indian villages

Cited by 15 publications

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Yield, compensation and fertility control: a model for vertebrate pests

Yield, compensation and fertility control: a model for vertebrate pests

Rodent Surveys reveal good insights into the Snake Fauna in an Agro-Pastoral Ecosystem in Southern India

Rodents’ as Public Health Pests: Identification, Surveillance and its Management

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