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Dr. A M K Mohan Rao

Consultant, Rodent and Structural Pest Management

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Research Accomplishments

D Standardization of wheat Rodent Damage Evaluation of Tom Cat Process of Fumigation

Published 62 papers including research papers, review articles, brochures and 5 chapters in books on vertebrate pest management, especially rodent
Submitted 15 Technical Reports to Government of India on various aspects of rodent pest problems and their management
Produced 20 Training Manuals on Rodent Pest Management with art of technology for the benefit of various States/UTs.
Guided students for their research on wild animals, birds and rodents for their role in agriculture and ecological management.. Also produced 3 Ph.D students on topics of extension importance for integrated rodent management. In addition, guided about 100 students for adoptive research on rodent pest management to fulfill the requirement for the award of Post Graduate Diploma in Plant Protection.
Organized 4 All India Workshops in rodent/vertebrate pest management for rationalizing recommendations on rodent/vertebrate pest management for adoption by the State Governments in the country
Organized National Workshop on "Current Scenario of Rodenticides and their Future Outlook" on 21-22 February, 2014 involving executives and scientists from Pesticide, Pest management, Poultry industries, ICAR Rodent Research Project, State Agricultural Universities and Central Insecticides Board.
Expert for (i) Evaluation of Research Projects and (ii) Referee for National and International Journals on Plant Protection Technology
Member of Editorial Board for various Journals.

Technical Reports For Different States/Organizations

2019 Rodent pests, their infestation in Simply Fresh (Poly house) Farms and suggested solutions. 1-12 pp.
2019 Existing rodent problem and suggestions for its management in coastal delta areas of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh - an analysis and guidelines 1-14 pp
2012 Rodent problem in Railway environs of Hyderabad Deccan, Andhra Pradesh
2010 Rodent damage to rice during Kharif, 2010 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh

Bamboo flowering in Nagaland: Issues of Rodent incidence

2008 Rodent problem in Nagaland in context with gregarious bamboo flowering

Appraisal report on the MOEF Scheme “Management of Gregarious Flowering of Bamboo in North Eastern India" in Arunachal Pradesh

Appraisal report on the MOEF Scheme “Management of Gregarious Flowering of Bamboo in North Eastern India” in Meghalaya

Appraisal report on the MOEF Scheme “Management of Gregarious Flowering of Bamboo in North Eastern India” in Mizoram

2007 Current rodent situation in Assam in context with Bamboo flowering in the State

Regional Plan for Rodent Pest Management in North East India

Rodent problem in Kerala: A Technical Analysis and Suggestions for their management

2006 Report on current rodent situation in mizoram with special reference to Champai District, Mizoram
Report of interministerial cnetral team for assessment of the situation in the context of large scale loss of crops due to gregarious flowering of bamboo in Mizoram
2005 Current situation of rodents in Meghalaya

Incidence of rodents in Arunachal Pradesh, A Technical Analysis: Suggestions for their management

Rodent infestation at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh: In depth analysis and suggestions for management

2004 Report on the Central Team of Rodent Experts to Manipur to take stock of present situation of rodents in relation to Bamboo flowering
1999 Prevention of rat problem in Military Stores
1998 Report on Central Team for on the spot study of rodent situation in relation to bamboo flowering in North-eastern states

Rodent problem and its control in flood affected districts of Andhra Pradesh during Kharif, 1997

1997 Rodent control measures for introducing groundnut in Churu, Rajasthan
1995 Rodent problem and its management in Lakshadweep islands
1993 Rodent problem in Cauveri delta districts of Tamilnadu and suggestions for its management

Rodent problem in Karaikal region of Pondicherry, Tamilnadu

1992 Rodent problem in Mizoram with special reference to sporadic flowering of bamboo in the state
1991 Rodent problem in East, West Godavari and Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh
1990 Rodent control measures in Gujarat
1988 Rodent problem and their management at International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh

Bio-efficacy of Non poisonous sticky traps against commensal rodents around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

1985 Bioefficacy of Brodifacoum against commensal rodents around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
1984 Joint evaluation of Tem Cat Process of fumigation. CPPTI, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University, and Deptt. Of Agriculture, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
1982 Joint field screening trials of Bromadiolone. Department of Agric., A.P. and CPPTI, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Publications

Scenario of Structural Pest and Vector management

Baits for the control of Indian field mouse, Mus booduga. rao, A.M.K.M., Purushotam, K.R.& Rajabai, B.S.Gray. Ziet. Angew.Zool., 1973, 65 : 163-172.Gray. Ziet. Angew.Zool., 65 : 163-172.
Morphological variation in Mus booduga Gray. inhabiting two different habitats. rao, A.M.K.M. & Rajabai, B.S., Saug.Mitteil.,1978, 26: 317-320.
Adrenal responses to crowding in the spiny field mouse, Mus platythrix. Purushotam, K.R., rao, A.M.K.M. & Rajabai, B.S., Bennett.Gen. & Comp. Endocrinology, 1978, 36: 439-441.
Baits for the control of spiny field mouse Mus platythrix. rao, A.M.K.M. & Purushotam, K.R Angew. Bennett Ziet Zool., 1979, 66: 337-344.
Monthly variation in numbers and reproduction activity of the Indian field mouse, Mus booduga. rao, A.M.K.M., Indian J. Rodentology. 1979, 1: 35-45.
Field rats and their population characteristics. rao, A.M.K.M., Telugu J. Sci., 1979, 9:165-169.
The distribution of field rodents around Tirupati with a note on their burrowing habits. Purushotam, K.R. & rao, A.M.K.M., Andhra Agric. J. 1979, 26:85-87.
Bait shyness among the house mouse, Mus musculus bactrianus to Zinc Phosphide and RH-787. rao, A.M.K.M. & Prakash, I., Indian J. Exptl. Biol, 1980, 18:1490-1492.
Demography and hoarding among lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis in Rice fields. rao, A.M.K.M., Saug. Mitteil.,1980, 28: 312-314.
Evaluation of bait bases for control of the house mouse, Mus musculus bactrianus Blyth. rao, A.M.K.M. & Prakash, I., Bull. Grain Technol. 1980, 18:111-118.
Observation on some microclimatic aspects in the burrows of the Indian field mouse, Mus booduga. rao, A.M.K.M., Saug. Mitteil. 1980, 28: 310-311.
Impact of cyclone on the rodent population of Andhra Pradesh. rao, A.M.K.M., J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1980, 77:526-527.
Reproductive biology of spiny field mouse, Mus platythrix. rao, A.M.K.M., Bennett. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1981, 78:162-164.
Activity and hoarding behaviour of Indian desert gerbil, Meriones hurrianae. rao, A.M.K.M. & Prakash, I., Indian J. Exptl. Biol., 1981, 19:792-793.
Diversity among edaphic factors of burrows dwelling agricultural pests. rao, A.M.K.M., Indian J. Plant Prot., 1981, 9:169-172.
Comparison of the three methods for rodent damage survey in rice fields. Singh, C.D. & rao, A.M.K.M., Indian J. Plant Prot., 1982, 10: 98-99.
Efficacy of crown baiting with warfarin and Bromadiolone against rodents in coconut palms in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. rao, A.M.K.M., Melkote, V.L., Subiah, K.S. & Rao A.R. Indian Coconut J. 1984, 5 (1): 6-9.
Food composition of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis and Indian field mouse, Mus booduga around Tirupati. rao, A.M.K.M., Indian J. Plant Prot., 1983, 11:73-75.
Adreno gonadal responses to crowding stress in the Indian field mouse Mus booduga. rao, A.M.K.M. & Purushotam, K.R., Indian J. Comp. Anim.Physiology., 1984, 2:4-7.
Field evaluation of Bromadiolone against field and commensal rodents. rao, A.M.K.M., Pest management 1984, 4:11.
Evaluation of Tom Cat fumigation. rao, A.M.K.M., Pest management, 1984, 4: 11-12.
Rodenticidal evaluation of Zinc phosphide to the house mouse, Mus musculus bactrianus. rao, A.M.K.M. & Prakash I., Indian J. Plant Prot. 1985, 13: 61-63.
Crop losses due to rodents: An overview. rao, A.M.K.M. & Joshi, N.C., Indian J. Entomology, 1986, 48(4): 366-371
Role of rodents in wildlife management. In: Winter Institute on Wildlife Management. Rao, a.m.k.m, Andhra Univ., Waltair.1986.
The present status of rodent control in India. rao, A.M.K.M. & Joshi, N.C., Pesticides 1987, 21: 9-11.
Effect of bund dimensions on rodent infestation in irrigated rice fields. Sharma, V.K. & rao, A.M.K.M., IRRI Newsletter 1989, 14 (2) 40.
Vertebrate pest management In : 40 years of Plant Protection in India (Ed. D.B. Reddy ) PPAI, Prakash, I. & rao, A.M.K.M., Hyderabad. 1988, 46-56.
Changing scenario of rodents in India. In : National Seminar on changing scenario in pest Management in India. (Ed. Rao, M V B and Sharma, H C) Rao, A.M.K.M, Hyderabad, 1992, 203-208.
Integrated rodent pest management. In: Rodents in Indian Agriculture (Prakash, I and Ghosh, P.K. Ed.), Rao, A.M.K.M, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, 1992, 651-658.
The mice Mus. Spp. In : Rodents in Indian Agriculture. (Ed. Prakash, I. And Ghosh, PK) Rao, A.M.K.M & Balasubramanyam, M, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, 1992, 147-164.
Education and Training. In: Rodents in Indian Agriculture (Ed. I. Prakash and P.K. Ghosh). Jain, A.P & Rao, A.M.K.M, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, 1992, 669-674.
The construction of sample graph for the detection of warfarin tolerance. Prasad, K.S & Rao, A.M.K.M, J. Agri. Issues, 2000, 5: 83-85.
Responses for domestic rodent control by different sociological categories of individuals. Reddy, K.M & Rao, A.M.K.M, Pestology 2000, 24 (11): 42-44.
Responses to Non poisonous sticky traps by different consumer bodies in controlling rodent pests. Reddy, K.M., & Rao, A.M.K.M, IPCA Souvenir 23rd Convention, 2000, 39-42.
Rural rodent control in Sichuan Province, PR China. Rao, A.M.K.M War Against Rats Newsletter, 2002, 13: 5-6.
Rodent problems in India and strategies for their management. In: Rats, Mice and People: Rodent Biology and Management (Eds. Singleton, GR., Krebs, CJ and Spratt, DM), Rao, A.M.K.M., ACIAR, Canberra : 2003, 229-232.
Current situation of rodent problem in bamboo flowering areas of Manipur. Tripathi, R.S., Rao, A.M.K.M & Pathak, K.A., Rodent Newsletter 2004, 28: 29-31.
Rodent management in Godavari delta districts of Andhra Pradesh. Rao, A.M.K.M , Rodent Newsletter 2004, 28: 10-12.
Socio-economic impact of rodent control campaigns in Andhra Pradesh. Shivanna, E & Rao, A.M.K.M , Rodent Newsletter 2005, 29: 2-4.
Preventive measures for Leptospirosis: Rodent Control. Rao, A.M.K.M , Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2006, 24 (4): 325-328.
Eco-friendly Management of Rodents in Crop Protection, In: National Conference on Organic Waste Utilization and Eco-friendly Technologies for Crop Protection. Rao, A.M.K.M , Plant Protection Association of India, Hyderabad, 2007, 28-31.
Rodent Pest Management in North East India. Rajendran T.P., Tripathi, R.S., Dutta, B.C., Bora, D.K. & Rao, A.M.K.( Editors), CAZRI, Jodhpur, 2007, p.34
Status of bamboo flowering and rodent situation in Meghalaya and Tripura. Rao, A.M.K.M and Tripathi, R.S, Rodent Newsletter 2008, 32: 6-7.
Emerging rodent problems in South India and the strategies for their management. Rao, A.M.K.M, Sustainable Agriculture Souvenir, ANGRAU, Hyderabad 2008, 89-96.
Field efficacy of castor based repellent – Ecodon on rodent incidence in rice. S.B. Nilesh., Rao, A.M.K.M, Rodent Newsletter 2009, 33: 13-14.
Role of pest control Managers in Integrated Rodent Management. Rao, A.M.K.M, IPCA Souvenir 2010, 17-22.
Rodents and their management in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Ajantha, B., Tripathi, R.S., Rao, A.M.K.M and Srivastava, R.C., ICAR, Portblair, Technical bulletin 2010, 1-27.
Laboratory evaluation of germinated and non germinated grains as rodenticide bait base for control of three rodent species in Cauvery delta, Tamil Nadu, India. Sakthivel, P., Neelanarayanan, P and Rao, A.M.K.M. Pestology 2011, 35 (8): 36-44.
Persistence of Ready-to-use zinc phosphide baits vis-vis rodent control success in rice. Rao, A.M.K.M. 2011 Rodent newsletter 35 (3/4): 27-28
Rodent control in poultry production. Rao, A.M.K.M., Proc. Intern. Symposium on Emerging Challenges in Poultry Health and Disease Control, Hyderabad, 2012, 113-116.
Rodent pest management in poultry farm, feed and hatchery. Singh, D., Bhanja, S.K. and Rao, A.M.K.M., Technical Bulletin, 2012, 1–12 pp., Project Directorate on Poultry, Hyderabad
Success story on reduction of Leptospirosis incidence with anti rodent campaigns in Gujarat, Thakar, G., Panelia, S.K., Tripathi, R.S and Rao, A.M.K.M. 2012. Rodent newsletter 36 (1-4): 12-13
Performance of different bait stations on bait intake in poultry and other structural environs. Rao, A.M.K.M., Sakthivel, Rao, N.S and VDS Alva. 2013. Egg-Broiler
Toxicity, Symptoms of poisoning, first aid and medical treatment for rodenticides. Rao, A.M.K.M. and Reddy, K.M. 2013. Pestology, 37 (10): 44-49.
Efficacy of Non Poisonous castor based repellent against wild boar (Sus scrofa) in sorghum crop around Hyderabad. Sakthivel., Rao, A.M.K.M., Rao, N.S and Reddy, P. 2013. Pestology 37(11): 26-29.
Chemicals for the Management of Rodent Pests and Vectors - A compilation of Literature. Rao, A.M.K.M. 2014. FABS, Chevella, 1-421..
Proceedings of the Workshop on Current Scenario of Rodenticides and their Future Outlook. Edited by Rao, A.M.K.M. 2014. FABS, ICAR and ANGRAU, Hyderabad, 1-48 pp.
Use of tracking tiles - An effective method for rodent population assessment in structures. N.S. Rao, Sakthivel, Rao, A.M.K.M. and Mayline, T.S. 2014. Pestology, 38(4): 54-57
Observations on reduction of Leptospirosis incidence with anti rodent campaigns in Gujarat during 2012. Thakar, G., Panelia, S.K., Rao, N.S. and Rao, A.M.K.M. 2014. Rodent Newsletter 38 (1-4): 4-6.
Role of rodents in poultry environs and their management. Rao, A.M.K.M and Sakthivel, P 2015. Journal of Dairy, Veterinary and Animal Research 2(3): 1 - 9.
Rodent Pests of Arunachal Pradesh and their Management. Kumawat, M.M., Tripathi, R.S., Toge, R., Pandey, A.K. and rao, A.M.K.M 2016. Technical Bulletin 34, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, 1-72.
Current Status of Urban Pest Management in India. Mohan Rao A. M. K. 2016, Pestology 40 (12): 42-45
Trends of vector borne diseases in the west and likely climate impact. Rao, A.M.K.M 2017 International Pest Control 59 (4): 202-204
Scenario of Structural pest and vector management in civic bodies of India. Rao, A.M.K.M. and Reddy, K.M. 2018. Savounir, Indian Pest Control Association, New Delhi, 10-14.
Perspectives in rodents in human habitations and their management: Issues and Solutions. A.M.K.Mohan Rao. 2018. Pestology 42 (10): 25-28.
Extension guidelines for pest/vector management in human habitations. 2019. (Rao, A.M.K.M Editor) MANAGE, Hyderabad 1-223.
Community rodent control campaigns: Andhra Pradesh Model. 2019. Rao, N.S and Rao, A.M.K.M. AINP on VPM Tech Bulletin 2, Maruteru, 1-17 pp
Bioecology of Lesser bandicoot rat, Bengalensis bengalensis Gray $ Hardwicke. Rao, N.S., Rao, A.M.K.M., Tripathi, R.S., Kishore, M.N., Anusha, B and Kumar, A 2019. AINP ON VPM Technical Bull, 3: 1-31.
Bioefficacy of difenacoum and flocoumafen in India. 2019. Tripathi, R.S., Chaudhary, V and Rao, A.M.K.M. 2019. ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur 1- 64.
Sampling model on the surveillance of Covid-19 virus among human populations. Rao, AMKM., Kanchana, N.D. and Sharma, S.N. 2020. L Communicable Diseases 52 (2): 31-36
Rodent Control a Tool for Prevention of Leptospirosis - A Success Story on Human Leptospirosis with Gujarat State. Rao, A.M.K.M., 2020.Journal of Communicable Diseases, 52 (3): 38-42
Need for Covid 19 surveillance for appropriate planning for its prevention and control. Rao, AMKM & Bhagawath, M.M. 2021. Academia Letters, 1-6.
Bioterrorism in context with rodent outbreaks. Rao, AMKM. 2921. Pestology 45: 25-28.
Proceedings of Webinar on Safe and effective use of non-toxic rodent management methods for control of rats and mice. Rao, AMKM & Rani, B.R. (Edi) 2021. MANAGE, 1-39.

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Trends of vector borne diseases in the west and likely climate impact. Rao, A.M.K.M 2017 International Pest Control 59 (4): 202-204