Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives
The integrated management of a serious agricultural pest, the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ), should be based on modern and empirically proven approaches. The aim of this paper was to map the historical development of the monitoring and control practices of the common vole in the Czech Republic (C...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c695921f076941578aef3a52932f50d9 2023-05-15T15:56:26+02:00 Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives Radek Aulicky Emil Tkadlec Josef Suchomel Marcela Frankova Marta Heroldová Vaclav Stejskal 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071629 https://doaj.org/article/c695921f076941578aef3a52932f50d9 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/7/1629 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395 doi:10.3390/agronomy12071629 2073-4395 https://doaj.org/article/c695921f076941578aef3a52932f50d9 Agronomy, Vol 12, Iss 1629, p 1629 (2022) baits IPM landscape fragmentation Microtus arvalis rodent pest control rodents Agriculture S article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071629 2022-12-30T23:16:05Z The integrated management of a serious agricultural pest, the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ), should be based on modern and empirically proven approaches. The aim of this paper was to map the historical development of the monitoring and control practices of the common vole in the Czech Republic (CR) territory. Published records of vole population outbreaks and heavy crop damage have been documented in the Czech literature since the turn of the 20th century, and even in crops planted in highly fragmented and diversified agricultural landscapes. In the CR, systematic state monitoring was introduced in 1955. In the 1930’s, there were more than 100 various rodent preparations against the common vole, which were formulated as smoke generators, gases, baits, dusts, toxic mushy mass, and insecticide sprays. Currently, there are only six preparations with three active ingredients registered in the CR. Zinc phosphide is the only active ingredient that has been used from the 1940s to the present, whereas anticoagulants were banned for vole control in 2011 owing to the high environmental risks. The poisoning of nontarget animals by rodenticides is not a new phenomenon tied to synthetic pesticides; poisoning by botanical extracts (strychnine) was documented more than 100 years ago. This review may provide both historical lessons for current practice and new incentives for future research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Agronomy 12 7 1629 |
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The integrated management of a serious agricultural pest, the common vole ( Microtus arvalis ), should be based on modern and empirically proven approaches. The aim of this paper was to map the historical development of the monitoring and control practices of the common vole in the Czech Republic (CR) territory. Published records of vole population outbreaks and heavy crop damage have been documented in the Czech literature since the turn of the 20th century, and even in crops planted in highly fragmented and diversified agricultural landscapes. In the CR, systematic state monitoring was introduced in 1955. In the 1930’s, there were more than 100 various rodent preparations against the common vole, which were formulated as smoke generators, gases, baits, dusts, toxic mushy mass, and insecticide sprays. Currently, there are only six preparations with three active ingredients registered in the CR. Zinc phosphide is the only active ingredient that has been used from the 1940s to the present, whereas anticoagulants were banned for vole control in 2011 owing to the high environmental risks. The poisoning of nontarget animals by rodenticides is not a new phenomenon tied to synthetic pesticides; poisoning by botanical extracts (strychnine) was documented more than 100 years ago. This review may provide both historical lessons for current practice and new incentives for future research. |
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Radek Aulicky Emil Tkadlec Josef Suchomel Marcela Frankova Marta Heroldová Vaclav Stejskal |
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Radek Aulicky Emil Tkadlec Josef Suchomel Marcela Frankova Marta Heroldová Vaclav Stejskal |
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Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives |
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Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives |
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Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives |
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Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives |
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Management of the Common Vole in the Czech Lands: Historical and Current Perspectives |
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management of the common vole in the czech lands: historical and current perspectives |
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