Rodent damage in the Philippines: PRiSM2016 National Survey Results

Issue Date

10-2017

Abstract

Rodents are a chronic pest of rice inflicting an average of 5-60% crop damage. To help address rodent problems in rice in the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture, PhilRice, IRRI, and Sarmap (Switzerland) through the 4-year collaborative project, Philippine Rice Information System (PRiSM), conducted a nationwide rodent damage survey. Organized information on rice area, yield, and yield gaps, and corresponding causes including rodent damage were gathered following a standard monitoring procedure for rodent damage sampling. We monitored 548 and 658 fields during the first and second semester of 2016 to assess the percent rodent damage in the Philippines. Rodent damage nationwide averaged 1.96% during first semester and 1.72% during second semester 2016. This information revealed the economic importance of rodents to policy makers and pinpointed the location and extent of rodent damage for field technicians.

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

31

Issue

1

Page

154-155

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

RODENTS, PESTS, NOXIOUS MAMMALS, PEST OF PLANTS, PEST MONITORING, PLANT DAMAGE, CROP LOSSES, MONITORING AND EVALUATION; PHILIPPINES

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