Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages?
Rodent bark gnawing is common during winter in times of low or unavailable food supply. During the growing season, it is a rare phenomenon, but can occur due to low food supply and/or poor food quality resulting from climatic influence. We evaluated this unusual damage of apple tree ( Malus domestic...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:47e5ef9960b94b36aebcce23400e7219 2023-05-15T15:56:30+02:00 Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? Josef Suchomel Jan Šipoš Jana Ouředníčková Michal Skalský Marta Heroldová 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020251 https://doaj.org/article/47e5ef9960b94b36aebcce23400e7219 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/251 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395 doi:10.3390/agronomy12020251 2073-4395 https://doaj.org/article/47e5ef9960b94b36aebcce23400e7219 Agronomy, Vol 12, Iss 251, p 251 (2022) bark gnawing growing season orchards common vole water vole forests Agriculture S article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020251 2022-12-31T09:45:32Z Rodent bark gnawing is common during winter in times of low or unavailable food supply. During the growing season, it is a rare phenomenon, but can occur due to low food supply and/or poor food quality resulting from climatic influence. We evaluated this unusual damage of apple tree ( Malus domestica ) orchards by rodents in two localities in the Czech Republic. In 2019, 24% of trees in the orchard in Brno were gnawed by the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ) population. Damage in the Holovousy orchard by water vole ( Arvicola amphibius ) was inspected in 2020 and showed that 15% of trees were damaged with massive root gnawing. These findings were compared with gnawing in forest beech plantations in 2019, with up to 13% of trees damaged. Three rodent species ( Microtus agrestis , M. arvalis and Clethrionomys glareolus ) participated in the damage. Detailed description of the various vole species’ damage in vegetation period, which somehow differs from winter time damage, may help in the future in early recognition and early application of plant protection in times when this phenomenon may reappear. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Malus ENVELOPE(-65.734,-65.734,-66.229,-66.229) Agronomy 12 2 251 |
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Rodent bark gnawing is common during winter in times of low or unavailable food supply. During the growing season, it is a rare phenomenon, but can occur due to low food supply and/or poor food quality resulting from climatic influence. We evaluated this unusual damage of apple tree ( Malus domestica ) orchards by rodents in two localities in the Czech Republic. In 2019, 24% of trees in the orchard in Brno were gnawed by the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ) population. Damage in the Holovousy orchard by water vole ( Arvicola amphibius ) was inspected in 2020 and showed that 15% of trees were damaged with massive root gnawing. These findings were compared with gnawing in forest beech plantations in 2019, with up to 13% of trees damaged. Three rodent species ( Microtus agrestis , M. arvalis and Clethrionomys glareolus ) participated in the damage. Detailed description of the various vole species’ damage in vegetation period, which somehow differs from winter time damage, may help in the future in early recognition and early application of plant protection in times when this phenomenon may reappear. |
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Josef Suchomel Jan Šipoš Jana Ouředníčková Michal Skalský Marta Heroldová |
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Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? |
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Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? |
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Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? |
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Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? |
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Bark Gnawing by Rodents in Orchards during the Growing Season—Can We Detect Relation with Forest Damages? |
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bark gnawing by rodents in orchards during the growing season—can we detect relation with forest damages? |
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