Agriculture and forest rodent problems and control in Italy

• Main Author: Santini, Luciano A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 1986
• Subjects: rodent control; rodent damage; ITALY; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus; Apodemus sylvaticus; Microtus arvalis; Microtus savil; Sciurus vulgaris; Myoxus glis; edible dormouse; voles; sunflower; corn (maize); Mus musculus; house mouse; horticulture; forestry; orchard; rodenticides
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9zs029g5

Rodent pest problems and their control in Italy are reviewed. Two rats, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus, and the field mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, are often important pests both in rural and forestry areas. Other species, such as voles, Microtus arvalis and Microtus (Pitymys) savii, in orchards and in horticulture, and Sciurus vulgaris and Myoxus (Glis) glis in forestry, sometimes represent serious problems. For each species the kind of damage and control is recorded, and additional considerations are supplied to the public and private organizations responsible for rodent control.