Impact of Microtus arvalis and Lepus europaeus on apple trees by trunk bark gnawing

• Published in: Plant Protection Science
• Main Authors: Josef Suchomel, Jan Šipoš, Ladislav Čepelka, Marta Heroldová
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2019
• Subjects: common vole; european hare; malus × domestica; orchards; tree damage; Plant culture; SB1-1110; Malus; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17221/64/2018-PPS; https://doaj.org/article/6d30336902304a3f9f0b6ccb04509074

A unique evaluation of the apple tree trunk bark damage caused by common vole and European hare was presented. Damage was found in an apple orchard under organic farming, in Central Moravia (Czech Republic), at 700 m a.s.l. There were two cultivated apple cultivars Red Spring and Melodie/Angold. Dam...