The Golden Apple Snail Management of the Farmers Around Bueng Borapet Non-Hunting Area, Nakorn Sawan Province.

Abstract

                The study on the Golden Apple Snail (GAS) Management of the Farmer Around Bueng Borapet Non-Hunting Area, Nakorn Sawan Province has an objective to study the general background of farmers,  the invasion of GAS, the utilization of GAS in the study area. The questionnaire was used to interview 144 farmers. SPSS for Window programming was used to analyze data.

                Most of the farmers plant rice three times a year. Chemicals are used for planting, weeding, and fertilizing of rice. Rice damages mostly from Brown Plant Hopper, GAS, rats and crabs. Most of the farmers do not find Local Apple snails for at least 3-5 years. 

                The average size of GAS is 5.72 cm. With 18.70 snails/ m² . The invasion of GAS can be occurred all year round and make some damages to the rice seedling. Edosulfan is used to eliminate GAS which can make destruction to other aquatic faunas (aquatic ecosystem) but the rice production is still increased. Most of the farmers do not use GAS for any purposes.

                Some factors comparison for the invasion of GAS are as follows:

1. The amount in number of GAS has no effect for the farmers to the decision of rice planting.


2. The number of GAS has a significant effect to the number of local apple snail.

The number of GAS in the field has an effect to farmer to decide for the methods of GAS elimination.