A study on the effects of the TBS technology for monitoring and controlling rodents in agricultural regions in Guangdong Province
[Objective]In order to ensure the safe production of rice and reduce the loss of rodent damage in agricultural areas,the results of TBS technology experiments on rodent damage in agricultural areas were summarized,and a reproducible and popularizing technology model was formed.[Method]A study was conducted on the monitoring and control effects of TBS technology on rodents in agricultural areas of Guangdong Province.A 5 005-meters TBS fence and 502 rat catching buckets were set in Taishan of Jiangmen City,and Lianping of Heyuan City.[Result]478 rodents were captured,including 151 small house mice(Mus musculus),126 lesser rice-field rats(Rattus losea),109 large bandicoot rats(Bandicota indica),76 sewer rats(Rattus norvegicus),and 16 yellow breasted mice(Rattus tanezumi).Among them,Mus musculus,Rattus losea,Bandicota indica,and Rattus norvegicus were the main rodent species in local farmland,accounting for 31.6%,26.4%,22.8%,and 15.9%of the total catch,respectively.The composition of rodent species was basically consistent with the rodent monitoring results conducted by the night trap method in 2023.By comparing the number of rodents captured by TBS fences in different habitats,the results showed that the number of rodents captured in the banana tree area was significantly higher than that in the river area during the rice seedling stage,and the number of rodents captured in the lotus pond area was significantly higher than that in the river area during the rice ripening stage.The capture rate of rodents was 10.50%in the control area of Taishan City,while that of Lianping County was 9.50%,but none was captured in the experimental areas of Lianping County and Taishan City.So TBS technology had a good control effect on the rodent control.There were significant differences(P<0.05)in the survey cluster number,effective panicles,and affected panicle rate between the experimental and control areas in Taishan City,with the TBS technology control effect of 95.41%.There were significant differences(P<0.05)in the effective panicles and affected panicle rate between the experimental and control areas in Lianping County with the TBS fence control effect of 85.35%.[Conclusion]The application of TBS technology reduced the rodent damage and so reduced the loss of rice.This indicates that TBS fence catching technology has the characteristics of safety,environmental protection,and sustainable utilization,and has good application prospects.
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