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Einfluss des Maulwurfs (Talpa europaea) auf die Wirksamkeit von Migrations-barrieren zur Abwehr von Wühlmausschäden im Ökologischen Landbau

Walther, Bernd; Malevez, Jean and Pelz, Hans-Joachim (2007) Einfluss des Maulwurfs (Talpa europaea) auf die Wirksamkeit von Migrations-barrieren zur Abwehr von Wühlmausschäden im Ökologischen Landbau. [Effect of moles (Talpa europaea) on drift fences used to prevent vole damage in organic fruit growing.] Paper at: Zwischen Tradition und Globalisierung - 9. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Deutschland, 20.-23.03.2007.

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Summary

Water voles (Arvicola terrestris) and common voles (Microtus arvalis) cause substan-tial damage in organic fruit growing by gnawing at bark and roots of trees. To prevent the immigration of voles into orchards a mechanical drift fence was developed and successfully tested in 2002 and 2003. The effectiveness of the drift fence, consisting of wire mesh reaching 30 cm above the soil surface and up to 30 cm into the ground, was impaired by moles (Talpa europaea) undermining the fence. Voles used these tunnels to immigrate into the protected plots. In a new study supported by “Bund-esprogramm Ökologischer Landbau” and carried out between 2004 and 2006, factors contributing to undermining of drift fences by moles were determined. The results of practical field experiments at three experimental sites in heavy soils indicate that drift fences at 50 cm depth may interrupt the immigration of voles and moles completely. However, as observed at a fourth study site, moles can impair the effectiveness of drift fences in lighter soils, especially in mighty loess soils and in fields with existing wide-stretched tunnel systems. Further trials should focus on the subterranean digging behaviour of moles and voles to adjust the underground construction of drift fences. At the current stage of development drift fences are not a stand alone method and should be combined with traditional control methods like trapping to achieve highly effective and time saving protection of organic orchards over long periods.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:Pflanzenschutz, Grünland, Obst- und Weinbau, Arvicola terrestris, BÖL, BOEL, FKZ 02OE108, FKZ 02OE108/F
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Research affiliation: Germany > Federal Organic Farming Scheme - BOELN > Plants > Pflanzenschutz
International Conferences > 2007: Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture > 1 Plant and Soil > 1.4 Plant health
International Conferences > 2007: Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture > 1 Plant and Soil > 1.2 Horticulture/Fruits/Viticulture
Germany > Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants - JKI > Institute for Biological Control
Related Links:http://www.bundesprogramm-oekolandbau.de, http://www.bundesprogramm.de/fkz=02OE108, http://www.bundesprogramm.de/fkz=02OE108/F, http://orgprints.org/perl/search/advanced?addtitle%2Ftitle=&keywords=02OE108&projects=BOEL&_order=bypublication&_action_search=Suchen
Deposited By: Walther, Bernd
ID Code:9624
Deposited On:10 May 2007
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:34
Document Language:German/Deutsch
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:Die endgültige Version des Beitrags ist veröffentlicht in:
S. Zikeli, W. Claupein, S. Dabbert, B. Kaufmann, T. Müller und A. Valle Zárate, Hrsg. (2007)
Zwischen Tradition und Globalisierung – 9. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Universität Hohenheim, Deutschland, 20.-23. März 2007, http://orgprints.org/10742/

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