Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring
The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was...
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ftopenagrar:oai:www.openagrar.de:openagrar_mods_00085504 2023-10-09T21:55:32+02:00 Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; Estoril, Portugal 2010.06.27-07.02 2010-09-21 https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00085504 https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00051547/JKA-425-176.pdf eng eng Julius Kühn-Institut Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, 27 June to 2 July 2010 Estoril, Portugal -- 10.5073/20230511-065732-0 -- 978-3-930037-72-8 https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00085504 https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00051547/JKA-425-176.pdf public all rights reserved info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Text article ddc:630 Rattus rattus fluorescent bait monitoring rodent control article Text doc-type:article 2010 ftopenagrar https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.11110.5073/20230511-065732-0 2023-09-17T23:08:02Z The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was that the production of fluorescent faeces - following consumption of fluorescent bait - may be used for rodent monitoring. For this purpose we studied the production of fluorescent faeces, temporal dynamics and detectability in wild black rat (Rattus rattus). Wild black rats were individually housed in experimental cages with the wire-mesh grid floor and faeces were collected in short-time intervals. The peak of fluorescent activity in faeces was detected 10-20 hours after bait ingestion. We found that there is only relatively short delay between bait consumption and defecation and fluorescent faeces are easily detectable at distance using an ultraviolet hand lamp. Thus, this method can contribute to effective monitoring of rodent pests. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus OpenAgrar (OA) |
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The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was that the production of fluorescent faeces - following consumption of fluorescent bait - may be used for rodent monitoring. For this purpose we studied the production of fluorescent faeces, temporal dynamics and detectability in wild black rat (Rattus rattus). Wild black rats were individually housed in experimental cages with the wire-mesh grid floor and faeces were collected in short-time intervals. The peak of fluorescent activity in faeces was detected 10-20 hours after bait ingestion. We found that there is only relatively short delay between bait consumption and defecation and fluorescent faeces are easily detectable at distance using an ultraviolet hand lamp. Thus, this method can contribute to effective monitoring of rodent pests. |
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10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; Estoril, Portugal 2010.06.27-07.02 |
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Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. |
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Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Julius Kühn-Institut |
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Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, 27 June to 2 July 2010 Estoril, Portugal -- 10.5073/20230511-065732-0 -- 978-3-930037-72-8 https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00085504 https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00051547/JKA-425-176.pdf |
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