Table 2. Sugar loss due to rat damage to sugarcane in mill districts
 of Negros Island, Philippines.


 Percentagesa
 Mill District RD SLDS LW SLTR SLPS/TC TSL

 Dacong-cogon 3.17 0.30 11.76 0.37 0.10 0.77

 Sonedco 10.12 0.19 36.32 3.68 3.04 6.91

 Biscom 2.62 0.14 17.84 0.47 0.18 0.79

 La Carlota 6.86 0.44 14.18 1.04 0.44 1.92

 Ma-ao 4.91 0.08 9.13 0.45 0.29 0.82

 Bacolod-Murcia 2.36 0.05 32.86 0.78 0.50 1.33

 Talisay-Silay 12.88 0.85 31.77 4.09 1.67 6.61

 Victorias 11.08 0.69 7.08 0.79 0.83 2.31

 Lopez 7.39 0.18 14.00 1.03 1.40 2.61

 Sagay 13.19 0.55 6.98 0.92 2.37 3.84

 Danao 7.86 0.53 6.06 0.48 0 0.81

 San Carlos 4.47 0.25 9.65 0.43 0.45 1.13

 Bais 1.80 0.26 9.85 0.18 0.45 0.89

 Tolong 5.14 0.34 11.19 0.58 0.62 1.54


Means 6.70 0.33 15.62 1.09 0.88 2.30


a RD--rat damage
 SLDS--sugar loss due to dead stalks
 LW--loss in weight
 SLTR--sugar loss due to tonnage reduction
 SLPS/TC--sugar loss due to deterioration of juice
 TSL--total sugar loss