Investigation on food of Meriones unguiculatus plague natural foci in Hebei
LIU Guan-chun
LIU Chun-ge
CHEN Yong-ming
YAN Dong
LAN Xiao-yu
LI Yu-gui
SHI Xian-ming
DU Guo-yi
KANG Dong-mei
CUI Yao-ren
Abstract：Objective To investigate the food of Meriones unguiculatus,and provide a reference for further control of density and epidemic situation of Meriones unguiculatus.Methods The food of Meriones unguiculatus was investigated by digging the granary of Meriones unguiculatus,analyzing and identifying the contents of the granary,observing the food residue and checking the historical literature.Results A total of Poaceae,Linaceae,Polygonaceae,Zygophyllaceae,Asteraceae,Solanaceae,Plantaginaceae,Brassicaceae,Fabaceae,Amaranthaceae,Boraginaceae,Lamiaceae,Ranunculaceae,Amaryllidaceae,Rosaceae 15 families,28 genera and 30 species of plant species were obtained from the feeding survey of Meriones unguiculatus.Conclusion Meriones unguiculatus mainly feeds with the seeds of crops and plant seeds,therefore configuring bait in according to the feeding habits of Meriones unguiculatus and selecting the appropriate rodent control time can receive good results.In view of its grain storage habits,it is necessary to closely pay attention to the activities of Meriones unguiculatus in the fall of crops and grass seeds mature and timely take the necessary measures to control the density of rats.
Keywords：Meriones unguiculatusfoodplague natural foci
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 544-546 )