Rat reduction with indigenous methods
Rat reduction measures were done in 171 villages of Panvel Block in Kolaba District of Maharashtra State, India. It started with rat preventive measures to doors and windows and the spraying of BHC and Malathion around bamboo matting huts. With the onset of rains trapping was done by “Deoras traps”...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org/ark:/13030/qt3sn8p8vj 2023-05-15T18:05:27+02:00 Rat reduction with indigenous methods Deoras, P. J. 1972-01-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3sn8p8vj unknown eScholarship, University of California qt3sn8p8vj https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3sn8p8vj public Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, vol 5, iss 5 INDIA rodent control ROOF RAT ZINC PHOSPHIDE BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS BANDICOTA INDICA GOLUNDA ELLIOTI MUS BOODUGA SUNCUS MURINUS Rattus rattus trapping rodenticide aluminum phosphide BHC dust repellent malathion spray repellent article 1972 ftcdlib 2020-04-03T22:54:06Z Rat reduction measures were done in 171 villages of Panvel Block in Kolaba District of Maharashtra State, India. It started with rat preventive measures to doors and windows and the spraying of BHC and Malathion around bamboo matting huts. With the onset of rains trapping was done by “Deoras traps” inside houses and poison baiting by zinc phosphide on the outside. Rat burrows were closed by broken glass after the pumping in of BHC 10% dust, or sulphur fumes, or HCN or aluminum phosphide tablets. Lastly as the rains subsided zinc phosphide capsules dipped in melted wax were put on field borders and Malathion 1% sprayed in the field near crops. Total rats reduced were 20,260, of which 17,325 were by trapping and 2,935 by baiting. In the col lection, R. rattus species predominated and female rats were more in numbers than the males in all species of rats reduced. The cost of operations minus the salary and allowances of permanent staff came to Rs. 9,000/-. Public Health and Agriculture aspects were joined together and the rat reduction was done only for four months in the year when the monsoon was on, the paddy fields were full of water, and the rats migrated to residential areas for shelter. Public motivation was done by showing the damage and utilizing the rat skin and meat. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of California: eScholarship Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) |
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INDIA rodent control ROOF RAT ZINC PHOSPHIDE BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS BANDICOTA INDICA GOLUNDA ELLIOTI MUS BOODUGA SUNCUS MURINUS Rattus rattus trapping rodenticide aluminum phosphide BHC dust repellent malathion spray repellent |
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INDIA rodent control ROOF RAT ZINC PHOSPHIDE BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS BANDICOTA INDICA GOLUNDA ELLIOTI MUS BOODUGA SUNCUS MURINUS Rattus rattus trapping rodenticide aluminum phosphide BHC dust repellent malathion spray repellent Deoras, P. J. Rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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INDIA rodent control ROOF RAT ZINC PHOSPHIDE BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS BANDICOTA INDICA GOLUNDA ELLIOTI MUS BOODUGA SUNCUS MURINUS Rattus rattus trapping rodenticide aluminum phosphide BHC dust repellent malathion spray repellent |
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Rat reduction measures were done in 171 villages of Panvel Block in Kolaba District of Maharashtra State, India. It started with rat preventive measures to doors and windows and the spraying of BHC and Malathion around bamboo matting huts. With the onset of rains trapping was done by “Deoras traps” inside houses and poison baiting by zinc phosphide on the outside. Rat burrows were closed by broken glass after the pumping in of BHC 10% dust, or sulphur fumes, or HCN or aluminum phosphide tablets. Lastly as the rains subsided zinc phosphide capsules dipped in melted wax were put on field borders and Malathion 1% sprayed in the field near crops. Total rats reduced were 20,260, of which 17,325 were by trapping and 2,935 by baiting. In the col lection, R. rattus species predominated and female rats were more in numbers than the males in all species of rats reduced. The cost of operations minus the salary and allowances of permanent staff came to Rs. 9,000/-. Public Health and Agriculture aspects were joined together and the rat reduction was done only for four months in the year when the monsoon was on, the paddy fields were full of water, and the rats migrated to residential areas for shelter. Public motivation was done by showing the damage and utilizing the rat skin and meat. |
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Rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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Rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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Rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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Rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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rat reduction with indigenous methods |
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eScholarship, University of California |
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1972 |
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ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) |
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Rattus rattus |
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Rattus rattus |
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