Farmer survey in the hinterland of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo) on rodent crop damage and rodent control techniques used

Mammalia

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 192-197

  Amundala Drazo, Nicaise ^a   Kennis, Jan ^b   Leirs, Herwig ^b,c   Migimiru, Dudu Akaibe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Focus group; Interview; Rodent pests; Thryonomys

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOOD STORAGE; PEST CONTROL; RODENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KISANGANI; ORIENTALE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LEMNISCOMYS STRIATUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SACCHARUM; THRYONOMYS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53549100733     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2008.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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