The status of fertility control for rodents—recent achievements and future directions

K Jacoblinnert, J Jacob, Z Zhang… - Integrative Zoology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Management of overabundant rodents at a landscape scale is complex but often required to
sustainably reduce rodent abundance below damage thresholds. Current conventional …

Developing fertility control for rodents: a framework for researchers and practitioners

G Massei, J Jacob, LA Hinds - Integrative Zoology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fertility control is often heralded as a humane and effective technique for management of
overabundant wildlife, including rodents. The intention is to reduce the use of lethal and …

Seasonal variation and crop diversity shape the composition of bird communities in agricultural landscapes in Nepal

HB Katuwal, J Rai, K Tomlinson, B Rimal… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Farmland birds are declining globally due to anthropogenic activities, with particularly few
studies in Asian agricultural landscapes. Various studies have examined the impacts of …

Effects of harvesting and stubble management on abundance of pest rodents (Mus musculus) in a conservation agriculture system

WA Ruscoe, PR Brown, S Henry… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The shift to more environmentally sensitive agricultural practices over the
last several decades has changed farmland landscapes worldwide. Changes including no …

Alternative domestic rodent pest management approaches to address the hazardous use of metal phosphides in low-and middle-income countries

AM Stuart, J Jacob, AM Awoniyi, F Costa, L Bosma… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
Metal phosphides, particularly aluminium phosphide (AlP) and zinc phosphide (Zn3P2), are
widely used in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) as rodenticides in urban and …

Rodents in agriculture and public health in Malawi: Farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices

TK Donga, L Bosma, N Gawa, Y Meheretu - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Given that rodents are responsible for nearly 280 million cases of undernutrition worldwide
and that about 400 million people are affected by rodent-associated zoonoses annually …

Impacts of rainfall and rainfall anomalies on the population dynamics of rodents in southeast Asian rice fields

NM Htwe, Sudarmaji, AB Pustika… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The mechanisms that regulate multi‐annual population dynamics of rodent
pest species of cereal crops is often unknown. Better knowledge of such aspects can aid …

Reproductive responses of rice field rats (Rattus argentiventer) following treatment with the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol and levonorgestrol

AM Stuart, NA HERAWATI, Risnelli… - Integrative …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rice field rat, Rattus argentiventer, is a significant pest of rice in Southeast Asia. Fertility
control methods have the potential to provide safe and effective alternatives to control …

Diversity and diet differences of small mammals in commensal habitats

L Balčiauskas, L Balčiauskienė, A Garbaras, V Stirkė - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
The stability of diversity of syntopic (inhabiting the same habitat in the same time) small
mammals in commensal habitats, such as farmsteads and kitchen gardens, and, as a proxy …

Responses in organs, sperm, steroid hormones and CYP450 enzyme in male mice treated by quinestrol only or in conjunction with clarithromycin

Y Ji, Y Wang, Y Liu, Y Liu, J Qin, D Yuan, Q Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pest rodents persistently undermine crop yields and food security. Fertility control could be a
viable alternative for managing rodent populations. This study investigates the antifertility …