Weaverbirds, pests of rice in Badeggi, Niger State, Nigeria
1988
Bright, E.O. (National Cereals Research Inst., Badeggi, Niger State (Nigeria))
Weaverbird infestation was surveyed on Jun 1983-May 1984 in Badeggi ricefields (9 degrees 45 minutes N, 6 degrees 7 minutes E). (Rice in this locality is an irrigated crop on a floodplain referred to as the "Fadama"). Mist nets were used to trap birds for 2 wk every month. Eleven species caused varying degrees of damage to rice. Yield loss on some randomly selected fields ranged from 0.7 to 23.2%.
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