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Collection and Documentation of Farmers’ Indigenous Practices for Controlling Rodent in Rice Agro-ecosystem

Md. Mofazzel Hossain
Senior Scientific Officer
Entomology Division, BRRI, Gazipur-1701

A.T. M Hasanuzzaman
Scientific Officer
Vertebtrate Pest Division BARI, Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Survey was conducted in Sylhet, Barisal, Naogan, Jamalpur and Mymensingh with the collaboration of Vertebrate Pest Division, BARI collect, document and evaluate the different rodent management tactics practiced by farmers and found that use of traps and baits appear to be the most common among the different indigenous measures taken against rats. The most frequently used measure against rat is the poison bait.

Keywords: Rodent,, Documentation, Collection

Location: Sylhet, Barisal, Naogan, Jamalpur and Mymensingh

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 30-06-2008

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To collect, document and evaluate the different rodent management tactics practiced by farmers.

Methodology:

A study was conducted to obtain information about the rat management practices by farmers in Bangladesh. The study was carried out in five locations i.e., Sylhet, Barisal, Naogan, Jamalpur and Mymensingh with the collaboration of Vertebrate Pest Division, BARI. A survey questionnaire was designed to gather general information on farmers' rodent control strategy. Data were collected by interviewing the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAO of DAE) and farmers of the study area. Scientists of Entomology Division, BRRI and Vertebrate Pest Division, BARI met SAAO's and farmers at Upazila agriculture office and talked to them about rat infestation. In the meeting, SAAO's were asked about the farmers' rodent control strategies in their respective block. Farm houses were also visited as per the information provided by SAAO's to record the know-hows of rodent management tools physically.

Source of Information: Proceedings of BRRI Annual Internal Review, , 2007-08

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Almost all Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer as well as farmers stated that rat is a serious problem for agriculture in their respective blocks and in farm houses. The people of the study area generally use trap (live trap and kill trap) and poison baits (Zinc phosphide and Lanirat) for rat control. The use of poison baits appeared to be very frequent in the study areas. The methods of rat control used by the farmers of the study were as follows – Digging burrow, watering burrow, trapping (using live and kill trap), electric wire trap, earthen and aluminum pot with rice on the mouth-edge of the pot, smoking in burrow system, flood irrigation in field, bamboo pipe with straw, zinc phosphide with snail flesh and poison baiting (with acute and anticoagulant rodenticide).

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings