Estimating rodent losses to stored rice as a means to assess efficacy of rodent management

Wildlife Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 132-142

  Belmain, Steven R ^a   Htwe, Nyo Me ^b,d   Kamal, Nazira Q ^c   Singleton, Grant R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Agriculture   (Myanmar)

^c Association for Integrated Development Comilla   (Bangladesh)

^d INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bandicota; Bangladesh; Mus; Myanmar; Post harvest grain; Rattus; Stored product protection; Suncus.

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD SECURITY; HARVESTING; HYGIENE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; POLICY MAKING; RICE; RODENT; RODENTICIDE; TRAPPING;

BANGLADESH; MYANMAR;

BANDICOTA; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SUNCUS;

EID: 84931045300     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR14189     Document Type: Article

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