The agricultural importance of the wild boar(Sus scrofaL.) in Pakistan
作者:
J. E. Brooks,
E. Ahmad,
I. Hussain,
M. H. Khan,
期刊:
Tropical Pest Management
(Taylor Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 35,
issue 3
页码: 278-281
ISSN:0143-6147
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1080/09670878909371380
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: vertebrate pest management;control;recommendation
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
We surveyed damage by the Eurasian wild boar (SusscrofaL.) to sugarcane, wheat, and maize in Faisalabad District and to groundnut in Rawalpindi, Attock, and Chakwal Districts in northern Punjab, Pakistan. In these areas, wild boars were the most important vertebrate pest in sugarcane, wheat, and maize, causing more damage than rats, porcupines, or rose‐ringed parakeets. They were lesser pests in groundnut. The estimated damage to sugarcane was 11.3%, wheat 3.0%, maize 6.7%, and groundnut 0.9%. Combined yield losses in sugarcane, wheat, and maize are estimated to be 130.9 million Pakistan Rupees (Rs.) (US $7.6 million)§1. The loss of groundnut equalled Rs. 6.4 million. Farmers spend up to 2 months guarding sugarcane and maize fields from wild boar attacks. Highly toxic poisons in baits are the only effective method of crop protection currently used in Pakistan. To minimize sugarcane damage, farmers are changing from growing soft‐rind, high sugar‐content varieties to hard‐rind, lower sugar‐content varieties. Recommendations are made for future research and development of methods to control the wild boar in Pakistan
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