Grant R. Singleton, Steven R. Belmain, Peter Brown, Ken Aplin et al.
Since 2007, a spate of rodent outbreaks has led to severe food shortages in Asia, affecting highly vulnerable and food-insecure families. Little has been documented about wildlife-management issues associated with these outbreaks. The aims of the present study were to synthesise what we know about ..
Steven R. Belmain, Nyo Me Htwe, N.Q. Kamal, Grant R. Singleton
Context Post-harvest losses by rodents have traditionally been calculated by estimates of consumption determined in the laboratory. Methods for assessing storage losses by rodents under smallholder conditions will help farmers and policy makers understand the impact rodents may have on food security...
Anna Durrance‐Bagale, James W. Rudge, Nanda Bahadur Singh, Steven R. Belmain et al.
Literature on potential anthropogenic drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to identify primary sources, published 2000-2020, to clarify what research exists and on which areas future research should focus. We summarised findings themati...
Inge M. Krijger, Gerrit Gort, Steven R. Belmain, P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp et al.
The presence of pest rodents around food production and storage sites is one of many underlying problems contributing to food contamination and loss, particularly influencing food and nutrition security in low-income countries. By reducing both pre- and post-harvest losses by rodents, millions of fo...
Steven R. Belmain, Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Shorab Uddin Sarker et al.
Rodent population outbreaks due to the 50-year cycle of gregarious flowering and seed masting of Melocanna baccifera were first noted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh during the crop production cycle of 2008. The wave of flowering has steadily moved southward through the region each...
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Steven R. Belmain, Sohrab Uddin Sarker et al.
Rodents are regarded as crop pests, significant reservoirs and vectors for many zoonotic diseases around the world. Basic taxonomic information of rodents present in a locality can help understand which species are responsible as crop pest in that habitat. The phenomenon of the 50-year cycle of greg...
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Sohrab Uddin Sarker, Santosh Kumar Sarker et al.
Synchronous bamboo masting events are well-known to cause rodent population outbreaks. In South Asia, Melocanna baccifera undergoes semelparous masting every 58 years leading to large rodent outbreaks and nearly 100% crop losses. Current crop protection methods used to control rodent outbreaks are l...
Inge M. Krijger, J.B.W.J. Cornelissen, Steven R. Belmain, R.B. Shafali et al.
Rodents contribute to the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host and key prey animal of cats, the definitive host. As there is limited scientific knowledge available about the incidence and prevalence of T. gondii in commensal rodents in many Asian countries, ...
Steven R. Belmain
Many people have problems with pest rodents. Rats eat our crops, contaminate our stored food, damage our buildings and possessions and spread dangerous diseases to people and \nlivestock. Compared to insect pests, controlling rats and mice can seem difficult. Experience has shown, however, that ...
Inge M. Krijger, J.B.W.J. Cornelissen, Steven R. Belmain, B.G. Meerburg
Nikhil Chakma, Steven R. Belmain, Noor Jahan Sarker, Shorab Uddin Sarker et al.
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, R.B. Shafali, Steven R. Belmain
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Steven R. Belmain, Sohrab Uddin Sarker
An assessment was done to assess the intensity of rat eater and non-rat eaters’ species killed by the people during the rodent outbreaks in association with Melocanna baccifera bamboo flowering in the village of Basatlang, Neweden, Munlai, Mualpi and Ruma sadar market area of Ruma upazila of Bandarb...
Anna Durrance‐Bagale, James W. Rudge, Nanda Bahadur Singh, Steven R. Belmain et al.
Literature on potential anthropogenic drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to identify primary sources, published 2000-2020, to clarify what research exists and on which areas future research should focus. We summarised findings themati...
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Steven R. Belmain, AID-Comilla