Population structure and trap success of bandicota indica (bechstein, 1800) in the four allocated study sites Magway region in Myanmar

作者：Aye Yu San, Mie Mie Sein · 发表于：International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.15406/ijawb.2019.04.00160 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Evolution and Paleontology Studies

A total of Bandicota indica (324 rats) were trapped from four villages in four townships in Magway Region during June, 2016 to May, 2017.It is significant problem to farmers in agriculture and considered as the second most important pest after insects because it is the least controlled.The other rat species generally cause little crop damage.Trapping data revealed that the population abundance of rats changed over time in response to the availability of food resources.The peak population of B. indica in the rice fields occurred during the ripening, harvesting and booting stage of rice.The lowest number of bandicoot rat population was during the fallow and early growing stages.According to the monthly data, the maximum population of B. indica was found in October and minimum in April.Thus the population of B. indica needs to be regularly monitored in study area for reducing the damage of crops and to safeguard the yield.