Journal of Hebei University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 504-510.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2022.05.009

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Effect of ultrasonic on mouse behavior and its mechanism in rodent repeller

SHAO Jianze, WEI Mengyi, CHEN Kai, ZHANG Yuming, LIU Fengsong   

  1. Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
  • Received:2022-03-17 Online:2022-09-25 Published:2022-10-19

Abstract: In order to explore the effect of ultrasonic on mouse behavior and the mechanism of action of ultrasonic mouse repellent, a simple method for evaluating the effect of ultrasonic mouse repellent was established, which employed a commercially ultrasonic rodent repeller to investigate its effect on repelling mice in an open field.The spontaneous activity,elevated plus maze, and the sucrose water preference experiment were used to count the behavioral changes of mice under the stress of ultrasonic generator and ultrasonic mouse repellent. Results showed that the rodent repellent could drive away the mice during 10 d experiments. Continuous 10 d treatment with the ultrasonic repellent can cause the mice to decline in their ability to move and explore, induce anxiety and depression, and the above-mentioned changes caused by the ultrasonic generator treatment are more significant. This study can provide data support for the mechanism of ultrasonic repellent. It can also provide technical reference for the effect evaluation and research and development of related mouse repellents.

Key words: ultrasonic, mouse management, spontaneous motion, elevated plus maze, sucrose preference

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