This PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 10 Beneficial and Harmful Animals in Agriculture will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 10 Beneficial and Harmful Animals in Agriculture
→ 98% of Bird species found in India are beneficial for the farmers.
→ Friendly birds are Lapwing, Myna, Drongo, Blue Joy, Cattle Egret, Hoopoe, Owl, etc.
→ These birds eat insects and rats.
→ Rats damage crops to a greater extent.
→ Rats live in burrows.
→ There are eight species of rodents and mice found in the fields of Punjab Indian, gerbil, Indian mole rat, Indian bush rat, a soft furred field rat, short-tailed mole rat, house mouse, brown spiny mouse, field mouse.
→ Crops get damaged mainly at the time of sowing and maturity.
→ To catch rats, at least 16 traps per acre must be placed at different locations in the field.
→ Kill the rats by drowning in water and the interval between two trappings in the same location should not be less than 30 days.
→ Rats are given poisonous bait for killing.
→ Poisonous baits are made up of zinc phosphide, bromadiolone, etc.
→ Poisonous baits and dead Rats should be buried under the earth.
→ Poisonous baits are harmful to human beings, therefore the use of bait should be done carefully.
→ Rats are the prey for owls, kites, hawks, falcons, eagles, snakes, cats, mongoose, jackals, etc.
→ If zinc phosphide is to be used twice then the gap between j two uses should be atleast two months.
→ Rat killing campaign should be at village level.
→ Nearly 300 species of birds are found in Punjab, only very few of these are harmful to the plants.
→ The rose-ringed parakeet (Parrot) is a most harmful bird. It can damage nearly all the crops.
→ Pigeons, Doves, and Weaver birds damage paddy worth rupees 2 crores in a year.
→ Scarecrows and false gun-shots are used to scare the birds.
→ Hang dead crow on a stick in the crop field, this keeps the parrots, myna, and crows away.
→ Sow the less costly crops like dhaincha and millet near the costly crops to save the crops from birds.
→ Birds prefer millet and dhaincha and thus reduce the bird pressure from the main crop.