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Population Density of Certain Piercing-Sucking Insects Infesting Wheat and its Associated Coccinellid Predator in Relation to Sampling Methods

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Population trends of certain piercing-sucking insects infesting wheat i.e. Thrips sp L., Empoasca spp and  its associated coccinellid predator Coccinella undecimpunctata was determined by using yellow sticky traps (YST), direct count and sweep net methods on wheat fields. The tested taxa exhibited one seasonal peak only/each. By using YST both Thrips spand Empoasca spp showed that their peaks at March 5 with a general average of 242.5 and 12.25 individuals/ 1 YST, respectively. No or very few numbers of C. undecimpunctata were collected by this method. Concerning the direct count method, Thrips sp and C. undecimpunctata exhibited their peaks at February 26 with a general average of 10.50 and 19.50 individuals/10 wheat tillers, respectively. However, Empoasca spp is completely disappeared. By using sweep net both Thrips spand Empoasca spp revealed that semi-equal peaks at early and mid-February, while C. undecimpunctata peak was appeared one to four weeks later. Concerning the effectiveness of the used sampling methods it is appeared that yellow sticky traps can be used successfully to determine thrips populations. However, the direct count inspection can be considered as the most suitable method for determining coccinellid population trends. On the other hand, sweep net can be used as a successful method for determining Thrips sp, Empoasca spp and C. undecimpunctata in wheat fields.

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10.21608/jppp.2016.52106

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Population trends, thrips, leafhoppers, coccinellid predators, sampling methods, Wheat

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Amro

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A. M.

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Plant Protec. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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moamro1953@yahoo.com

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Salem

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A. A.

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Plant Protec. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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Abd El-Raheem

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Plant Protec. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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arhim67@gmail.com

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7

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10

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2016-10-01

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2019-10-03

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2016-10-01

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675

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679

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2090-3677

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2090-3758

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Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology

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22 Jan 2023