The Potential of Natural Products in Control of Domestic Rodents and Their Zoonotic Diseases
Walaa Samir Ahmed Nasser;
Abstract
Rats, particularly the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the roof rat (Rattus
rattus) are often thought of as domestic rodents because of their close
association with human activity. Worldwide, rats and mice spread over 35
diseases that can be spread to humans directly or indirectly. Chronic
anticoagulant rodenticides which are the widely used nowadays and due to
their extensive use, are suffering from the resistance problem, not only on the
geographic extent but also on the different rodent species. Integrated pest
management (IPM) is a new approach which is expected to replace the
outdated methods of control of the pest. IPM is the most efficient, costeffective
and natural way of controlling pest organisms.
In Egypt, three agro waste materials; corn cobs (CC), rice straw (RS) and
sugarcane bagasse (SCB), rich in cellulose are produced annually in large
amounts and have been chosen for this study. They were tested through a
series of bioassay detection methods of no-choice and choice feeding trials to
evaluate their potential activity as rodenticides. Products rich in cellulose
were developed and approved to be used as rodenticides. In Canada, Serbia
and UK, products based on corn cobs agro waste have been registered as a
rodenticide.
rattus) are often thought of as domestic rodents because of their close
association with human activity. Worldwide, rats and mice spread over 35
diseases that can be spread to humans directly or indirectly. Chronic
anticoagulant rodenticides which are the widely used nowadays and due to
their extensive use, are suffering from the resistance problem, not only on the
geographic extent but also on the different rodent species. Integrated pest
management (IPM) is a new approach which is expected to replace the
outdated methods of control of the pest. IPM is the most efficient, costeffective
and natural way of controlling pest organisms.
In Egypt, three agro waste materials; corn cobs (CC), rice straw (RS) and
sugarcane bagasse (SCB), rich in cellulose are produced annually in large
amounts and have been chosen for this study. They were tested through a
series of bioassay detection methods of no-choice and choice feeding trials to
evaluate their potential activity as rodenticides. Products rich in cellulose
were developed and approved to be used as rodenticides. In Canada, Serbia
and UK, products based on corn cobs agro waste have been registered as a
rodenticide.
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| Title | The Potential of Natural Products in Control of Domestic Rodents and Their Zoonotic Diseases | Other Titles | إمكانية إستعمال النواتج الطبيعية فى مقاومة القوارض المنزلية والأمراض الناشئة عنها | Authors | Walaa Samir Ahmed Nasser | Issue Date | 2018 |
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