Burrow smoking with paddy straw an effective eco-friendly technique for the management of burrowing rodents in crop fields


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Authors

  • P Sakthivel
  • N Srinivasa Rao
  • D Stephen

Keywords:

Burrow smoking, rodents, aluminum phosphide, paddy straw, eco-friendly approach.

Abstract

Efficacy of burrow smoking with paddy straw was studied in comparison with aluminum phosphide (ALP) burrow fumigation for the control of burrow dwelling field rodents in sandy and black soils. Among the various natural smoking material tested, paddy straw was found highly effective with 91.20 per cent control of live burrows. Burrow smoking with paddy straw recorded a control success of 90% and 78% in black and sandy soils, respectively. The correspondent success with ALP burrow fumigation was 96% and 88%. The cost of treatment for aluminum phosphide fumigation and burrow smoking were calculated Rs. 4.72/- and Rs. 8.25/- per burrow, respectively. The higher cost of later treatment was due to labour cost
and not due to the material cost. Burrow smoking of rodent live burrows is found as an eco-friendly rodent management technique as it does not involve any chemical ingredients.

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Submitted

2021-09-11

Published

2021-09-14

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Articles

License

Manuscript will be accepted on the understanding that their content is original and that permission has been received in writing wherever necessary to produce previously published material (including quotations, data and illustrations) and that the manuscript has not been submitted/ accepted for publication elsewhere. Copyright resides with the Plant Protection Association of India.

How to Cite

Sakthivel, P., Rao, N. S., & Stephen, D. (2021). Burrow smoking with paddy straw an effective eco-friendly technique for the management of burrowing rodents in crop fields. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 49(2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJPP/article/view/115232