Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia
A survey was carried out to establish the status of rat infestation and recent rat control practices in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Rattus tiomanicus (Miller) constitutes a major rat species (68 %), followed by Rattus argentiventer (Robinson and Kloss), (46%) and Rattus rattus diard...
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ftunivpmalaysia:oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:3370 2023-05-15T18:05:12+02:00 Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia M. N., Hafidzi M. K., Saayon 2001 application/pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/3370/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/3370/1/Status_of_Rat_Infestation_and_Recent_Control_Strategies_in_Oil_Pahn.pdf http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2024%20(2)%20Sep.%202001/05%20JTAS%20Vol.24%20(2)%202001%20(Pg%20109-114).pdf unknown Universiti Putra Malaysia Press http://psasir.upm.edu.my/3370/1/Status_of_Rat_Infestation_and_Recent_Control_Strategies_in_Oil_Pahn.pdf M. N., Hafidzi and M. K., Saayon (2001) Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 24 (2). pp. 109-114. ISSN 1511-3701 Article PeerReviewed 2001 ftunivpmalaysia 2017-06-13T14:59:21Z A survey was carried out to establish the status of rat infestation and recent rat control practices in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Rattus tiomanicus (Miller) constitutes a major rat species (68 %), followed by Rattus argentiventer (Robinson and Kloss), (46%) and Rattus rattus diardii (L.), (28%). Although 75% of estates did not consider rats as a serious problem, the damage estimated ranges from 0.01 to 0.1 t/ha. The barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli) is now an important rat control component in oil palm i.e. 82% of estates that participated in the survey. In some estates (21.4%) control is achieved entirely with T. alba, without baiting. In most estates (60.7%) baiting was done in combination with T. alba, whereby the latter reduced baiting cost from RM2.64 to RM30/ha/year. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Universiti Putra Malaysia: PSAS (Perpuskataan Sultan Abuld Samad) Institutional Repository |
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A survey was carried out to establish the status of rat infestation and recent rat control practices in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Rattus tiomanicus (Miller) constitutes a major rat species (68 %), followed by Rattus argentiventer (Robinson and Kloss), (46%) and Rattus rattus diardii (L.), (28%). Although 75% of estates did not consider rats as a serious problem, the damage estimated ranges from 0.01 to 0.1 t/ha. The barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli) is now an important rat control component in oil palm i.e. 82% of estates that participated in the survey. In some estates (21.4%) control is achieved entirely with T. alba, without baiting. In most estates (60.7%) baiting was done in combination with T. alba, whereby the latter reduced baiting cost from RM2.64 to RM30/ha/year. |
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Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia |
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Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia |
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Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia |
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Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia |
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Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia |
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status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in peninsular malaysia |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press |
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/3370/1/Status_of_Rat_Infestation_and_Recent_Control_Strategies_in_Oil_Pahn.pdf M. N., Hafidzi and M. K., Saayon (2001) Status of rat infestation and recent control strategies in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 24 (2). pp. 109-114. ISSN 1511-3701 |
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