| Rat population in rice field and damage assessments of rice caused by rats were surveyed at Dong Lakhon, Nakhon Nayok Province. Tracking tiles, active burrows counts and traps success were used to access rat species and population. The results showed that the tracking tiles found highest footprints in pre-harvesting stage were 12.60 % in the dry seasons and 18.40 % in the wet seasons. The active burrows counts found highest number of freshly reopened entrances in pre-harvesting stage were 35.05 % in the dry seasons and 40.79 % in the wet seasons. Trap success, the number of rats caught during the dry season and the wet seasons found highest that in the pre-harvesting stage and the tillering stage were 3.97 % (an average rat population of 11.90... |
