The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico
The Secretariat for Rural Development of the State Government of Chiapas, southern Mexico, has been charged with conducting a campaign against the field rat which began in February 1991. Four areas were identified as key sites for the campaign benefiting 3,355 farmers in a total area of 8,000 ha and...
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ftcdlib:qt64k997r6 2023-05-15T18:05:35+02:00 The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico Key, Gillian de la Piedra Constantino, Romeo 268 - 271 1992-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/64k997r6 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt64k997r6 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/64k997r6 public Key, Gillian; & de la Piedra Constantino, Romeo. (1992). The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 15(15), 268 - 271. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/64k997r6 Rattus norvegicus MEXICO NORWAY RAT ROOF RAT Rattus rattus Sigmodon hispidus Heteromys sp Neotoma sp Oligoryzomys sp Orzomys sp Peromyscus sp Reithrodontomys sp Sciurus sp HOUSE MICE Orthogeomys sp ZINC PHOSPHIDE DIPHACINONE damage assessment methods rodent damage economics corn (maize) sugar cane cacao Life Sciences article 1992 ftcdlib 2019-06-21T22:52:13Z The Secretariat for Rural Development of the State Government of Chiapas, southern Mexico, has been charged with conducting a campaign against the field rat which began in February 1991. Four areas were identified as key sites for the campaign benefiting 3,355 farmers in a total area of 8,000 ha and an initial budget of approximately $500m Mexican pesos (US$170,000). The major crops for which damage is reported are maize, sugar cane and cacao. The term "field rat" is a general one encompassing any rodent causing damage to field crops and in Chiapas probably covers a variety of species; no studies have been done to identify the species or quantify losses to crops. Personnel had no previous experience in rodent control and no resources to permit preliminary investigations in the field. A method for assessing field damage levels was developed and fields were treated with zinc phosphide (high damage), diphacinone (medium damage) or untreated (low or no damage). A decrease in subsequent losses was reported by farmers involved in the campaign. The campaign in 1992 is restricted by financial and logistic constraints as the field rat campaign has been united with locust and other field pests in a single campaign entitled "Control of Pests to Basic Crops" with a much reduced budget overall. Problems found in the 1991 work and the limitations and of the campaign are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of California: eScholarship Norway |
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Rattus norvegicus MEXICO NORWAY RAT ROOF RAT Rattus rattus Sigmodon hispidus Heteromys sp Neotoma sp Oligoryzomys sp Orzomys sp Peromyscus sp Reithrodontomys sp Sciurus sp HOUSE MICE Orthogeomys sp ZINC PHOSPHIDE DIPHACINONE damage assessment methods rodent damage economics corn (maize) sugar cane cacao Life Sciences |
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Rattus norvegicus MEXICO NORWAY RAT ROOF RAT Rattus rattus Sigmodon hispidus Heteromys sp Neotoma sp Oligoryzomys sp Orzomys sp Peromyscus sp Reithrodontomys sp Sciurus sp HOUSE MICE Orthogeomys sp ZINC PHOSPHIDE DIPHACINONE damage assessment methods rodent damage economics corn (maize) sugar cane cacao Life Sciences Key, Gillian de la Piedra Constantino, Romeo The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico |
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Rattus norvegicus MEXICO NORWAY RAT ROOF RAT Rattus rattus Sigmodon hispidus Heteromys sp Neotoma sp Oligoryzomys sp Orzomys sp Peromyscus sp Reithrodontomys sp Sciurus sp HOUSE MICE Orthogeomys sp ZINC PHOSPHIDE DIPHACINONE damage assessment methods rodent damage economics corn (maize) sugar cane cacao Life Sciences |
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The Secretariat for Rural Development of the State Government of Chiapas, southern Mexico, has been charged with conducting a campaign against the field rat which began in February 1991. Four areas were identified as key sites for the campaign benefiting 3,355 farmers in a total area of 8,000 ha and an initial budget of approximately $500m Mexican pesos (US$170,000). The major crops for which damage is reported are maize, sugar cane and cacao. The term "field rat" is a general one encompassing any rodent causing damage to field crops and in Chiapas probably covers a variety of species; no studies have been done to identify the species or quantify losses to crops. Personnel had no previous experience in rodent control and no resources to permit preliminary investigations in the field. A method for assessing field damage levels was developed and fields were treated with zinc phosphide (high damage), diphacinone (medium damage) or untreated (low or no damage). A decrease in subsequent losses was reported by farmers involved in the campaign. The campaign in 1992 is restricted by financial and logistic constraints as the field rat campaign has been united with locust and other field pests in a single campaign entitled "Control of Pests to Basic Crops" with a much reduced budget overall. Problems found in the 1991 work and the limitations and of the campaign are discussed. |
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The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico |
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Key, Gillian; & de la Piedra Constantino, Romeo. (1992). The field rat control campaign, Chiapas, Mexico. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 15(15), 268 - 271. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/64k997r6 |
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