Rodents: Importance and Management

Leonardo V. Marquez
Senior Science Research Specialist
 Rodents

 Open rooted pair of

incisor
 Monophyodont animal
Population-Female reproduction
1. Early maturity
2. Short menstrual cycle
3. Short gestation period
4. Short lactation period
5. Deliver an average of 6
pups/litter
6. Post partum estrus
7. Colony mating
8. Control reproduction
Population-Female reproduction

Post partum estrus

 Population reproduction rice pattern

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Dry season Wet season

PhilRice-CES cropping calendar

Rat management using Physical
control
night rat hunting
Rat management using Physical
control
Community
wide rat hunting
Rat management
Rat burrow management
 During land preparation, exposed rat burrows by cleaning
levees and dikes
 Pour mud and water inside rat burrow
Rat management
Rat burrow management
 Catch escaping rats
 Allowed the mud to solidified inside burrow
Rat management using Physical control

3. Rat hunting using flame thrower

Rat management using rodenticide
Two types of rodenticide
• Acute rodenticide = Pre-baiting: before seeding or
before transplanting -use acute (single-dose) poison
-Zinc phosphide

• Chronic rodenticide = 2 WAT: 5 baiting stations/ha (6

tbsp./station) use chronic (multiple-dose)
-Coumatetralyl (Racumin)
Rat management using
rodenticide
1. Zinc phosphide
2. Mix with gastric juices
3. 4 days affectivity
Golden Apple Snail: Importance and Management

Leonardo V. Marquez
Senior Science Research Specialist
 Modes and signs of GAS damage

• GAS devour the

base of young
seedlings. They can
even consume the
young plants in a
whole paddy
overnight.
• Missing hills and
floating cut leaves on
the water surface.
Life Cycle of the They can lay 1000-
Golden Kuhol 1200 eggs in a
Eggs month.
Incubation
period
Reproduction period
(7-14 days)
(60 days – 3 years)

Sexually mature
Hatchlings
adult
Feeding Habits and Host Range

 GAS feed on a wide range of plants such as algae,

azolla, duck weed, water hyacinth, rice seedlings,
and other succulent (watery) leafy plants.

 They prefer young plant parts that are soft because

it feeds by scraping plant surface with its rough
tongue.

 They also feed on any decomposing organic matter.

Cultural Management

Maintain saturated water level up to 15

DAT/20 DAS
Chemical Management
 Spot treatment of GAS egg masses with niclosamide
250EC reduced cost for GAS management and
environmental pollution
 50% of the recommended rate of Metaldehyde is
comparable to full recommended rate
 Whole field molluscicide application
Thank you very much