Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan

The wildlife in Japan does more damage in outbreaks in forestry than in agriculture. Hares annually damage in excess of 250 thousand acres. Voles annually damage 50 to 100 thousand acres; in some areas great damage may occur suddenly. The giant flying squirrel damages areas of replanted trees in sou...

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Main Author: Udagawa, Tatsuo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 1970
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spelling ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org/ark:/13030/qt1zr8515c 2023-05-15T18:04:56+02:00 Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan Udagawa, Tatsuo 1970-01-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zr8515c unknown eScholarship, University of California qt1zr8515c https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zr8515c public Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, vol 4, iss 4 JAPAN forest damage hares Lepus spp) rodents Himalayan black bear Euarctos thibetanus sparrow Passer montanus eastern spotbilled duck Anas poecilorhyncha voles Microtus spp Cleithrionomys Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Callosciurus erythraeus Myocastor coypus Paguma larvata talwana article 1970 ftcdlib 2020-04-03T22:54:06Z The wildlife in Japan does more damage in outbreaks in forestry than in agriculture. Hares annually damage in excess of 250 thousand acres. Voles annually damage 50 to 100 thousand acres; in some areas great damage may occur suddenly. The giant flying squirrel damages areas of replanted trees in southern areas of Japan. The Himalayan black bear strips the bark on tree trunks. In agriculture, the sparrow and the duck do an excessive amount of damage in rice fields, and the boar does conspicuous harm in the plowed fields of mountain villages. In Okinawa, sugar cane is attacked by Rattus rattus, and in some years the loss is severe. Of even greater concern Is the damage done by introduced vertebrates. The gem-faced civet was imported from Taiwan. Similarly introduced from Taiwan, the tree squirrel increased on Izu-Oshima. The nutria was introduced in 1940; they escaped from cages in Southern Honshu and have increased. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of California: eScholarship
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topic JAPAN
forest damage
hares Lepus spp)
rodents
Himalayan black bear
Euarctos thibetanus
sparrow
Passer montanus
eastern spotbilled duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
voles
Microtus spp
Cleithrionomys
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Callosciurus erythraeus
Myocastor coypus
Paguma larvata talwana
spellingShingle JAPAN
forest damage
hares Lepus spp)
rodents
Himalayan black bear
Euarctos thibetanus
sparrow
Passer montanus
eastern spotbilled duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
voles
Microtus spp
Cleithrionomys
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Callosciurus erythraeus
Myocastor coypus
Paguma larvata talwana
Udagawa, Tatsuo
Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
topic_facet JAPAN
forest damage
hares Lepus spp)
rodents
Himalayan black bear
Euarctos thibetanus
sparrow
Passer montanus
eastern spotbilled duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
voles
Microtus spp
Cleithrionomys
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Callosciurus erythraeus
Myocastor coypus
Paguma larvata talwana
description The wildlife in Japan does more damage in outbreaks in forestry than in agriculture. Hares annually damage in excess of 250 thousand acres. Voles annually damage 50 to 100 thousand acres; in some areas great damage may occur suddenly. The giant flying squirrel damages areas of replanted trees in southern areas of Japan. The Himalayan black bear strips the bark on tree trunks. In agriculture, the sparrow and the duck do an excessive amount of damage in rice fields, and the boar does conspicuous harm in the plowed fields of mountain villages. In Okinawa, sugar cane is attacked by Rattus rattus, and in some years the loss is severe. Of even greater concern Is the damage done by introduced vertebrates. The gem-faced civet was imported from Taiwan. Similarly introduced from Taiwan, the tree squirrel increased on Izu-Oshima. The nutria was introduced in 1940; they escaped from cages in Southern Honshu and have increased.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Udagawa, Tatsuo
author_facet Udagawa, Tatsuo
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title Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
title_short Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
title_full Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
title_fullStr Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Some vertebrate pest problems in Japan
title_sort some vertebrate pest problems in japan
publisher eScholarship, University of California
publishDate 1970
url https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zr8515c
genre Rattus rattus
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op_source Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, vol 4, iss 4
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