Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia
Pest rodents significantly reduce crop yields globally each year, necessitating an efficient rodent management program. In small rice-producing nations like Malaysia, these rodents might lead to food insecurity, thus a science-based pest rodent management strategy is crucial. We attempted to identif...
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| author | Hafidzi Mohd Noor Maisarah Burhanuddin Hasber Salim Nur Athirah Asrif Syari Jamian Badrul Azhar |
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| description | Pest rodents significantly reduce crop yields globally each year, necessitating an efficient rodent management program. In small rice-producing nations like Malaysia, these rodents might lead to food insecurity, thus a science-based pest rodent management strategy is crucial. We attempted to identify the key habitat structure that affects rodent pest populations by investigating the relationships of rodent pest populations with farming practices, site-level habitat, and landscape characteristics. We found that rodent abundance in the rice fields was positively correlated with bund height and width. In addition, rice growing stages and planting seasons affected rodent abundance. However, rodent abundance was negatively related to the distance from active burrows to residential areas. As an alternative to chemical control, we suggest that trapping exercises with a covered trap should be conducted around active burrows located nearby residential areas, with high and wide bunds during early rice planting stages in the dry rice planting season. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f7950e8eace4c2395e833dbabd2eb3f2023-11-30T20:48:43ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-12-011318510.3390/agronomy13010085Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular MalaysiaHafidzi Mohd Noor0Maisarah Burhanuddin1Hasber Salim2Nur Athirah Asrif3Syari Jamian4Badrul Azhar5Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universit Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universit Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Biological Sciences, Universit Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Pulau Pinang, MalaysiaDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universit Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universit Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaPest rodents significantly reduce crop yields globally each year, necessitating an efficient rodent management program. In small rice-producing nations like Malaysia, these rodents might lead to food insecurity, thus a science-based pest rodent management strategy is crucial. We attempted to identify the key habitat structure that affects rodent pest populations by investigating the relationships of rodent pest populations with farming practices, site-level habitat, and landscape characteristics. We found that rodent abundance in the rice fields was positively correlated with bund height and width. In addition, rice growing stages and planting seasons affected rodent abundance. However, rodent abundance was negatively related to the distance from active burrows to residential areas. As an alternative to chemical control, we suggest that trapping exercises with a covered trap should be conducted around active burrows located nearby residential areas, with high and wide bunds during early rice planting stages in the dry rice planting season.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/85rodent pestrice fieldhabitatfood security |
| spellingShingle | Hafidzi Mohd Noor Maisarah Burhanuddin Hasber Salim Nur Athirah Asrif Syari Jamian Badrul Azhar Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia Agronomy rodent pest rice field habitat food security |
| title | Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Pest Rodents’ Responses to Rice Farming in Northern Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | pest rodents responses to rice farming in northern peninsular malaysia |
| topic | rodent pest rice field habitat food security |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/85 |
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