Vertebrate pests

B. Pests in tropical crops (edited by H. Schmutterer). Page 237. l. Vertebrate pests. Pages 532-541. In: Jürgen Kranz, Heinz Schmutterer, Werner Koch (editors). Diseases, Pests and Weeds in Tropical Crops. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 666 pages (64 color plates).

Keywords: common name, geographical distribution, similarities to other pests, host plants, symptoms, economic importance, morphology, life cycle, natural enemies, control,

Birds (Aves)

Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea, dura bird Euplectes orix, Ploceus spp., Passer spp., long-tailed parrot Psittacula crameri, blackbirds Agelaius spp., starling Sturnus vulgaris

Rodents (Rodentia)

Muridae (rats and mice)

Bandicot Bandicota bengalensis, rats Rattus argentiventer, R. natalensis macrolepis, Norway rat R. norvegicus, Rattus rattus, R. rattus mindanensis, Millardia meltada, Tatera indica cuvieri, Holochilus sciureus, Mus musculus

Suidae (wild pigs), baboons Papio spp., monkeys Cercopithecus spp., flying foxes, elephants