Rodents
Soekarna et al. (1977) recorded four species of
rodents associated with stored products: Rattus
norvegicus, Mus musculus, Rattus rattus diardii,
and Suncus murinus. Rodent infestation of stored
rice usually occurs when food becomes short in the
surrounding fields. In certain areas such as the
northern part of West Java (Cirebon, Indramayu),
rodents caused great losses to milled and rough
rice in storage.