Rodent control in the Hawaiian sugar industry

Past and present concepts of rodent control at the 24 sugar plantations of Hawaii are reviewed with particular attention being given to the research efforts of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association in improving operational rodent control in sugarcane. Hawaii offers a uniq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teshima, Allen H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 1970
Subjects:
SUGARCANE
HAWAII
damage
rat
Norway rat
Rattus norvegicus
Polynesian rat
Rattus exulans
Black rat
Rattus rattus
history
damage assessment
rodenticides
anticoagulant
thallium sulfate
field research
Norway
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/75x6j0nf
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Summary:Past and present concepts of rodent control at the 24 sugar plantations of Hawaii are reviewed with particular attention being given to the research efforts of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association in improving operational rodent control in sugarcane. Hawaii offers a unique set of conditions: a 2-year crop cycle, a production of over 100 tons of sugarcane per acre, countless numbers of gulches and wasteland bordering crop fields, and a year-long growing season, all having an effect on rat population and habitat.

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