Overpopulation of common vole Microtus arvalis in agricultural fields in Serbia
Апстракт
Common vole Microtus arvalis is the most frequent and most harmful Eurasian
vole. It is an herbivorous species with considerable needs for high-protein food.
Its pronounced environmental adaptability is responsible for its spreading from
places of its original habitation (non-agricultural areas, clearings and pastures)
into agricultural fields, especially wheat and alfalfa crops. There is a tendency
of its cyclic overpopulation. The last common vole overpopulation event in
agricultural areas of Vojvodina Province in Serbia occurred in the mid-1980s.
A number of factors, including climate as the most decisive one, initiated in
2012 and 2013 a strong selection pressure on common voles. At the beginning
of 2014, high frequency of common voles was reported on nearly 300,000
ha of arable fields, while overpopulation (more than 50 000 animals/ha) was
detected on some 3,000 ha. Overpopulation area was located in central parts of
the Vojvodina, Banat region. Initial significant inc...rease in their frequency was
found in alfalfa and all winter cereals (wheat, barley and oat) during the early
spring. As the summer months approached, significantly higher vole numbers
were detected also in soybean, maize, sunflower and sugarbeet crops.
Yields of grain and fresh green biomass of all cultivated crops sustained
ensuing economic losses, reaching as much as 100% in fields with confirmed
vole overpopulation. Besides the damage caused to field crops, which was
most evident during vegetation, increased vole frequency was also observed
in orchards, in which damage will be assessed during the 2015 vegetation
season.
Кључне речи:
common vole / Microtus arvalis / overpopulation / SerbiaИзвор:
10th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference - Abstracts, 2015, 98-98Напомена:
- Seville, 21 - 25 September 2015
Институција
Institut za pesticide i zaštitu životne sredineTY - CONF AU - Jokić, Goran AU - Vukša, Marina AU - Đedović, Suzana AU - Šćepović, Tanja PY - 2015 UR - https://ripest.pesting.org.rs/handle/123456789/719 AB - Common vole Microtus arvalis is the most frequent and most harmful Eurasian vole. It is an herbivorous species with considerable needs for high-protein food. Its pronounced environmental adaptability is responsible for its spreading from places of its original habitation (non-agricultural areas, clearings and pastures) into agricultural fields, especially wheat and alfalfa crops. There is a tendency of its cyclic overpopulation. The last common vole overpopulation event in agricultural areas of Vojvodina Province in Serbia occurred in the mid-1980s. A number of factors, including climate as the most decisive one, initiated in 2012 and 2013 a strong selection pressure on common voles. At the beginning of 2014, high frequency of common voles was reported on nearly 300,000 ha of arable fields, while overpopulation (more than 50 000 animals/ha) was detected on some 3,000 ha. Overpopulation area was located in central parts of the Vojvodina, Banat region. Initial significant increase in their frequency was found in alfalfa and all winter cereals (wheat, barley and oat) during the early spring. As the summer months approached, significantly higher vole numbers were detected also in soybean, maize, sunflower and sugarbeet crops. Yields of grain and fresh green biomass of all cultivated crops sustained ensuing economic losses, reaching as much as 100% in fields with confirmed vole overpopulation. Besides the damage caused to field crops, which was most evident during vegetation, increased vole frequency was also observed in orchards, in which damage will be assessed during the 2015 vegetation season. C3 - 10th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference - Abstracts T1 - Overpopulation of common vole Microtus arvalis in agricultural fields in Serbia EP - 98 SP - 98 ER -
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Jokić, G., Vukša, M., Đedović, S.,& Šćepović, T.. (2015). Overpopulation of common vole Microtus arvalis in agricultural fields in Serbia. in 10th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference - Abstracts, 98-98.
Jokić G, Vukša M, Đedović S, Šćepović T. Overpopulation of common vole Microtus arvalis in agricultural fields in Serbia. in 10th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference - Abstracts. 2015;:98-98..
Jokić, Goran, Vukša, Marina, Đedović, Suzana, Šćepović, Tanja, "Overpopulation of common vole Microtus arvalis in agricultural fields in Serbia" in 10th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference - Abstracts (2015):98-98.