Impact of Soil Types on the Abundance of Murid Population in North Punjab, Pakistan

Distribution and Abundance of Vertebrate Pests of Cultivated Maize and their Eco-Friendly Management in District Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

“…The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) infests crops in the groups when maize grain goes to ripening which is similar in India (Rao et al, 2001). The distribution of this species is reported as being abundant and is a pest by various authors (Faiz et al, 2016). The Indian porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a pest of moist temperate forests, plantations, and cultivated land (Amori et al, 2008).…”

“…The infestation of Royle's pika (Ochotona roylei), normally occurs when maize grains are ripen. The house mouse (Mus musculus) infestation occurs post-harvest (Faiz et al, 2016). The bandicoot rat (Bendicota bengalensis) infestation occurs at the sowing of seeds and they damage seedling, while a second infestation occurs at the time of post-harvest stage.…”

“…The bandicoot rat (Bendicota bengalensis) infestation occurs at the sowing of seeds and they damage seedling, while a second infestation occurs at the time of post-harvest stage. They collect maize in their burrows (Faiz et al, 2016). The black rat (Rattus rattus) shift their territory from house to fields when the abundance of food in house is less (Faiz, 2016).…”

“…They collect maize in their burrows (Faiz et al, 2016). The black rat (Rattus rattus) shift their territory from house to fields when the abundance of food in house is less (Faiz, 2016). The Kashmir field mouse (Apodemus rusiges) infestation was recorded during seedling but they also raided fields at post-harvest (Faiz et al, 2016).…”

“…Rodents also harbor pathogens of 45 diseases which could kill more humans than all wars in the form of Black Death (WHO, 2000). Although some information on mammals and birds are present in Azad Kashmir such as burrowing activities of mammals, commensal rodents and diversity of mammals (Faiz et al, 2015;Faiz and Abbas, 2016), but little is known on vertebrate pests of cultivated crops. The present study was conducted to document vertebrate pests at different stages of maize crop.…”