Effects of ducks on pests, weeds, and diversity of arthropod communities in paddy fields with rice-crayfish cultivation
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1.College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070,China;2.Shishou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Shishou 434400,China;3.Shishou Shuanglüfeng Shrimp and Rice Continuous Cropping Professional Cooperative, Shishou 434400,China

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    In order to assess the control effect of the rice-duck-crayfish cultivation models on rice field diseases, pests and weeds, a field experiment was carried out at the Jianli Base of Shuangshui and Shuanglu Research Institute of Huazhong Agricultural University in 2022. The occurrence of diseases, insects, and weeds, as well as the diversity of arthropods in the field were investigated under three different cultivation systems: the rice monoculture (CK), rice-crayfish cultivation (RC) and two rice-duck-crayfish cultivation models (HRDC, rice-dark-crayfish model with a high frequency of dark locomotion; LRDC, with a low frequency). The results showed that ducks had a significant inhibitory effect on non-gramineous weeds (Cyperus difformis and Alternanthera philoxeroides) (P<0.05), but no significant suppression on grasses such as Echinochloa crusgall and Leptochloa chinensis. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of HRDC on non-gramineous weeds was greater than that of LRDC. In addition, compared with CK and RC treatments, the two treatments involving ducks significantly inhibited damage caused by the rice leaf roller borer and the rice planthopper during the tillering and booting stages (P<0.05). However, they did not show a significant control over the rice stem borer. At the booting stage, the diversity and evenness of the plots treated with ducks were significantly higher than those of the CK plots treated with pesticides (P<0.05). Among the treatments, the HRDC exhibited the highest levels of diversity and evenness, followed by the LRDC treatment. In summary, integrating duck farming into rice-crayfish cultivation fields presents a feasible and effective environmentally friendly control system for rice fields.

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张信越,苏海英,李佳凡,杨正武,禹淞深,唐鹏佳,杨兆伟,陈科良,付周希,蔡万伦,华红霞. Effects of ducks on pests, weeds, and diversity of arthropod communities in paddy fields with rice-crayfish cultivation[J]. Jorunal of Huazhong Agricultural University,2025,44(3):45-52.

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  • Received:August 19,2024
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