Abstract:
In 2013-2016 annually questionings of the Moscow and Kostroma (Russian Federation) populations was carried out in July and October for detecting brown rats’ habitats. The suitability of this method for reconnaissance evaluation of their spatial distribution, taking into account the nature of favorable conditions, and for quality evaluation of the works on the management of brown rats' number is shown. The dependence of rats’ detection frequency on respondents' number is found. Selective data of urban residents’ interviews is confirmed by the results of observations conducted by professionals.
Monitoring Of Brown Rats On The Territory Of Megalopolis
Year: 2017
Keywords: brown rat, the incidence of rat, rodent control in the city, questioning the city's population
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