Singleton, Grant R., Hinds, Lyn A., Makundi, Rhodes and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Editorial: Rodent biology and ecologically based rodent management (EBRM)—25 years of progress through promoting multidisciplinary research. Integrative Zoology. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12792)

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Abstract

During rodent outbreak years in eastern Africa, locally, more than 80% of the potential harvest may be lost, but even in non-outbreak periods, rodents cause chronic damage to crop. The pest rodent story in Africa involves several species embedded in a broad and variable landscape with highly variable densities. Rodents make up approximately 42% of mammalian species and their domestication has provided many scholarly and health benefits. However, rodents are better known as frightful pests, a scourge of human populations. Their presence in urban, rural, and natural environments causes major negative economic, social, health, and biodiversity impacts. Interestingly, less than 10% of rodent species are involved in these negative impacts at a global scale and less than 5% of rodent species in Africa. Nevertheless, the impacts are of major concern to both smallholder farmers in developing countries and broadscale farmers in developed countries, and the effects on health and food security are concerning. The quote above together with the broad framework of impacts of rodents provide an apposite framework for this special issue of papers from the 7th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM) that was held in July 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference was hosted by the Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development (ACE II–IRPM and BTD), and the Institute of Pest Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. The 1st ICRBM was held in Beijing, China, in October 1998, so this special issue comes 25 years since this conference and the associated book “Ecologically-Based Management of Rodent Pests”.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	rodent; pest management; ecology
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Pest Behaviour Research Group
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2023 11:01
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/45139

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