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Mohammad Basri bin Wahid, . and Abdul Halim Hassan, . The effects of Elaeidobius kamerunicus Faust on rat control programme of oil palm estates in Malaysia. pp. 1-54. ISSN 0127-2209
Abstract
A survey covering all the estates in Malaysia was conducted between Oct 1983 to June 1984 with the objectives of reviewing the rat control practices and determining the effects of the oil palm weevil on rat control. A total response of 47.8 was received. The most widely practised form of rat control in oil palm plantations was by baiting. Cultural and mechanical control is practised on a limited scale. Rat control by barn owl was receiving attention. However simultaneous usage of brodifacoum and the adoption of biological control should be discouraged. Amongst the five types of anticoagulants in Malaysia warfarin was the most widely used followed by brodifacoum which had also gained wide acceptance. Consequent to the introduction of the weevil it had been found that the rat population had generally increased; rat damage to male spikelets was widespread the quantity of rat bait/ha/year and cost of application have also increased. Inspite of this development the data seem to suggest that a high proportion of the estates had not intensified their rat control programmes which probably accounts for many reports of early reinfestation. Further research on the evaluation of types and frequency of rat baits vis-a-vis biological control was essential
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Abstract
A survey covering all the estates in Malaysia was conducted between Oct 1983 to June 1984 with the objectives of reviewing the rat control practices and determining the effects of the oil palm weevil on rat control. A total response of 47.8 was received. The most widely practised form of rat control in oil palm plantations was by baiting. Cultural and mechanical control is practised on a limited scale. Rat control by barn owl was receiving attention. However simultaneous usage of brodifacoum and the adoption of biological control should be discouraged. Amongst the five types of anticoagulants in Malaysia warfarin was the most widely used followed by brodifacoum which had also gained wide acceptance. Consequent to the introduction of the weevil it had been found that the rat population had generally increased; rat damage to male spikelets was widespread the quantity of rat bait/ha/year and cost of application have also increased. Inspite of this development the data seem to suggest that a high proportion of the estates had not intensified their rat control programmes which probably accounts for many reports of early reinfestation. Further research on the evaluation of types and frequency of rat baits vis-a-vis biological control was essential
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | 10 ill.; 14 tables; 30 ref. Summary (En) |
| AGROVOC Term: | PALMAS OLEAGINOSAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | RATA |
| AGROVOC Term: | MAMIFEROS NOCIVOS |
| AGROVOC Term: | RODENTICIDAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | TRAMPAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | CONTROL BIOLOGICO |
| AGROVOC Term: | POLINIZADORES |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:53 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18389 |
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