Rodent management in grain storage

摘要

Methods used to reduce damage by rodents include environmental sanitation, physical control, chemical control and biological control. Since no single method is completely effective, an integrated approach should be followed. RODENTS are serious pestsboth in agricultural fiefds and storage. Their presence isless tolerated in storage than in the fields because food in storage is nearer to human consumption and we cannot afford to lose at this stage. In storage, spilled grains, food stored in bags or in bulk are particularly vulnerable to rodent attack. The damage to food due to contamination by rodent hairs, faecal droppings and urine is much greater than it is from feeding alone. Therefore, for saving direct and indirect losses caused by rodents, there is a need to adopt different methods of their management.