National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Center, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, 00977, Nepal
*Email: kushujjwal@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 17 May, 2023.
An experiment was conducted to evaluate two deterrents to deter blue bull Boselaphus tragocamelus and monkey Rhesus macaque from crop fields through randomized block design experimental trials in different parts of Nepal from July 2019 to May 2021. The odour deterrent tri methyl amine @15ml/700 m2 and microbial fermented fish solution @4ml/l were evaluated among 150 plots each with 50 replications including control. Significant results were obtained where >90% farmers responded that tri methyl amine repelled blue bull and monkey for >14 days. This might be due to its strong ammonia like fishy odour which was unpleasant to these animals and might had been found irritant and offensive. Similarly, many farmers replied that the microbial fermented fish solution also protected their crops from blue bull for ≥ 30 days.
Blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, Monkey, Rhesus macaque, Wild boar, Sus scrofa, Human-wildlife conflict, Tri methylamine, Odour deterrent, Fermented fish
