Guarding Your Grain Field

Rats pose a significant problem in crop product and grain storehouse. Anyhow of their small size, rats can beget substantial losses, destroying roughly 10- 12 metric tons of food crops annually, with a request value exceeding 7 billion Bangladeshi Taka. Rats damage primary crops like rice, wheat, peanuts, and coconuts.

Among colorful types of rats, black rats, large field rats, soft- brushy field rats, and small banded rats contribute to rice crop damage. While they may appear small, rats annually beget losses amounting to around 10- 12 metric tons of food crops, valued at over 7 billion Taka.

Rats make burrows and colorful holes, weakening bunds and loosening the soil. As a result, traduced bunds allow water to flood tide, causing damage to homes, crops, and beast, performing in significant profitable losses.

Rats primarily damage rice, wheat, almonds, and coconut crops. Different types of rats, including black rats, large field rats in the field, and large field rats below ground position, beget different types of damage to rice. Among them, black rats in the field and large field rats below ground position tend to have more expansive infestations.

Rats can acclimatize to any terrain and snappily reproduce in favorable conditions. In an applicable terrain with sufficient coffers, an adult rat can produce about 2,000 seed per time. Rats can spread conditions, including typhoid, hostility, pest, dermatitis, and colorful other infections, polluting food and water coffers.

Where do rats live, and what damage do they beget to rice? Black rats and large field rats in the field are set up in burrows. They keep the burrow entrances closed and keep the soil compacted. Each burrow generally houses one rat. Generally, mature paddy fields are more prone to rat infestations. When it comes to rice, rats cut the stems at a 45- degree angle, damaging the rice shops. Once the top of the factory is removed, they cut and consume both the tender and mature shoots.

Rats also damage the rice crop during the three seasons. During the aman season, the vacuity of a safe niche, abundant food, and water, combined with favorable rainfall conditions, allows rats to reproduce fleetly. Accordingly, their presence is more pronounced during this time. Initiating a rat eradication crusade before their parentage season is pivotal.

Why do rats bite ?

Rats and other rodent species have a nonstop eating habit. This geste is due to the direct connection between the upper and lower incisors of their mouths, which warrant a root conduit. The nonstop growth of these incisors throughout their lives necessitates constant eating to reduce their length.

During the aman season, when rats are present in cornucopia, effective operation of rat attacks requires proper strategies. Because of their nonstop eating habit, it's essential to exclude rats before the rice crop is considerably damaged. The timing is pivotal, considering the vulnerability of rice during transplantation.

When is the applicable time for rat control during the aman season?

During the aman season, the most suitable time for rat control is from Bhadra to-mid-Kartik. This is because, during this time, the rat population in the field is fairly low. Rats prefer to stay in elevated places in the field, along road tracks and roadways, in burrows, and near pond edges. Rats generally enthrall less space in areas with inadequate food, making it easier to control them during this time. also, during the after part of the season, when downfall decreases and the rainfall conditions are favorable, rat reduplication is veritably high. Hence, effective control measures should be enforced before the rat breeding season. Before initiating rat control, it's pivotal to assess the infestation position and estimate the profitable value of the implicit damage. enforcing effective control measures during the early stages can significantly reduce both the rat population and crop damage.

Rat control should be carried out before the broadcasting of rice, and the strategy should be enforced within 45- 50 days of transplantation in and around the rice fields.

Where and when should rat control be enforced?

Rat control should be carried out in new rat burrows on roads and roadways, in the field, near pond edges, in the rat burrows along road tracks, in the field with elevated locales, around homes, and near the rice field. enforcing rat control before rats enter government roads and elevated areas near road tracks isessential.

However, it should be canceled before entering the field to cover the crop, If the rat burrow is located near the field. Rat control should be enforced when there's water in the field, and before the rice shops start arising. Government roads and elevated areas near the rice field must be cleared of rats before they enter the field.

During the aman season, rat reduplication increases significantly. thus, it's pivotal to conduct a methodical rat eradication crusade during a specific time of the time, and this should be corroborated socially.

Rat control can be divided into three main ordersnon-chemical styles, chemical styles, and natural styles.

It's necessary to come forward inclusively and apply effective rat control measures to cover the crops and help an increase in the rat population. A coordinated trouble won't only save the crops but also help in controlling the rat population in the future. A methodical government- led rat eradication crusade is conducted at a specific time of the time, and this needs to be made more effective socially. The rat control styles are classified into three corridornon-chemical styles, chemical styles, and natural styles.

The chemical styles for pest control include both physical and mechanical ways, similar as digging a hole to catch and kill rodents, using water to flush them out of their burrows, or employing bank from chili peppers to drive them down. Field conservation practices, like keeping the surroundings clean, using polythene walls around rice fields, and cultivating short- duration rice kinds, can help reduce rodent infestation. colorful mechanical traps are also used. Planting the same crop contemporaneously and harvesting at the same time minimizes losses. In addition, colorful mechanical repellents, similar as playing a videotape film in the field or creating ultrasonic sounds, can temporarily discourage rodents.

A recent system involves spooking rodents down from rice fields by flying polythene flags. still, this fashion may not be effective in windy conditions. Dragged use of the same repellent may reduce its effectiveness.

In chemical styles for rodent control, three types of chemicals are used a single- cure bait, a long- acting bait, and gas charges that produce murderous gas. The single- cure bait, frequently containing zinc phosphide(< 2 mixed with grain), is known for its effectiveness. operation fashion Without zinc phosphide, originally, plain grain is given for a many days, followed by unforeseen operation of grain mixed with zinc phosphide. Problem If dead rodents aren't removed, bait shyness( avoidance of poisoned bait) may be observed. It's pivotal to cover and insure proper junking.

Long- acting bait This type of bait doesn't lead to immediate death; rather, it triggers specific responses in the rodent's body, causing death within 2 to 14 days. exemplifications include Lannate, Storm, Bromapoint, and others.

Gas cartridge A gas cartridge produces murderous gas. By sealing the entrance of rodent burrows with an aluminum phosphide gas cartridge, rodents outside are inspired, leading to death. This system may not show bait shyness. The position to apply the bane bait Place the bait in a recently dug hole inside an active burrow. Use the bait in the burrow where new soil has appeared. insure proper sealing of all burrow entrances after applying the bait.

Note The effectiveness of the chemical styles can be affected by environmental conditions and dragged use.

In natural styles, rodent control involves exercising other living organisms to manage the issue. guarding and maintaining populations of rodent- eating creatures can significantly reduce environmental imbalances caused by rodents. We're apprehensive that creatures similar as owls, foxes, mongooses, jungle pussycats, snakes, and certain raspberry species primarily feed on rodents. In such countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, and Hungary, growers are using owls for rodent control in crop fields. They encourage the conservation of their natural niche and support parentage and nurturing programs.

Research reports indicate that a brace of owls, in a reproductive cycle of four months, can consume roughly 50- 70 grams of rodents daily, totaling between 3000 to 5000 rodents during that period.

In Bangladesh, roughly 11 species of owls have been linked so far. still, accurate information about the frequence of owl species in specific regions isn't available. Society frequently perceives owls as a symbol of silence, but they quietly contribute to rodent control in agrarian fields, guarding crops from damage. therefore, creating mindfulness among people about the significance of owls in rodent control and supporting their conservation and parentage is essential.

Until now, owls have played a part in precluding damage to crop fields from rodent infestation without causing detriment to humans. thus, raising public mindfulness and furnishing openings for their protection and parentage can be salutary.