@article{fdi:010077996,
  title = {{I}nvasive rodents and damages to food stocks : a study in the {A}utonomous {H}arbor of {C}otonou, {B}enin},
  author = {{D}ossou, {H}. {J}. and {A}djovi, {N}. {A}. and {H}ouemenou, {G}. and {B}agan, {T}. and {M}ensah, {G}. {A}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}escription of the subject. {R}odents may be major pests to crops and stored food, thus threatening food security. {A}mong them, invasive species such as rats and mice are of particular concern since they are disseminated globally following international trade. {W}e investigated the small mammal assemblage within the international seaport of {C}otonou, {B}enin, in order to determine the relative importance and distribution of native vs invasive rodent species, as well as to evaluate the amount and associated costs of rodent-induced damages on imported 'exported stored goods (here, rice). {O}bjectives. {D}escription of rodent assemblages within an {A}frican seaport, and evaluation of the associated damages on stored food stocks. {M}ethod. {R}odent communities were described following trapping results while associated damages and costs were evaluated following a 25 days-long monitoring campaign and subsequent economic estimation of loss. {R}esults. {O}ur results show that invasive mice and rats are, from far, the most impacting rodents in the storage warehouses, and that the associated economic losses are quite large. {M}oreover, we point towards a few environmental management procedures that may greatly reduce the impact of rodents on stored goods. {C}onclusions. {D}amages and costs due to invasive rodents within the {C}otonou {H}arbor are so that they justify financial investment in rodent population control.},
  keywords = {{S}tored products ; rodent control ; food security ; economic losses ; international trade ; {R}attus ; {A}frica ; {BENIN} ; {COTONOU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotechnologie {A}gronomie {S}oci{\'e}t{\'e} et {E}nvironnement},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {28--36},
  ISSN = {1370-6233},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.25518/1780-4507.18326},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077996},
}