Table 3. Rat activity, damage, and coconut production in two plots
 near Victoria, Mindoro Oriental.


 Months
 after % Rat activity
treatment Reference Treated


Pretreatment

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5

 6

 7

 8

 9

 10

 11

 12

 1-12


82.7

48.0

50.7

89.3

84.0

64.0

45.3

28.0

53.3

34.7

45.3

56.0

40.0

53.2


76.0

49.3

29.3

28.0

14.7

16.0

8.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.1


 No. of
 rat-damaged nuts
Reference Treated


164

12

16

94

56

32

18

21

28

32

18

14

 8

349


 Production
 (nuts/tree/month)
Reference Treated

 1.1a 1.3b

 2.6 2.8

 2.3 4.1


-

1.1



1.1



1.5


1.6



1.6

1.5


2.6



2.6



3.5



4.1



3.1

3.2


a Based on 8 months
before treatment.

b Based on 16 of 19


(when complete records were available) of 19 months


months before treatment.