Rodents Prevention Technology in Artificial Walnut Forest in Nanjiang County

Walnut was the main economic forest tree for farmers with a large planting area in Qin-ba Mountains to get rid of poverty and become rich. But in recent years, walnut trees were seriously harmed by squirrels. The investigation was promoted in Nanjiang County in May to September, 2018.The results showed that there were four kinds of rats harmful to walnuts, namely Sciurotamias davidianus, Dremomys pernyi, Petaurista alborufus and P. caniceps. Through behavioral monitoring and analysis, the activities of squirrels were mainly to feed and move in walnut forests. By chemical prevention and control method of distributing self-made bait boxes, the squirrel feeding rate was high, and the effect of prevention and control was effectual.