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IMPACT OF SOME ABIOTIC FACTORS ON POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI ( GENN.) AND POD BORER, HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HÜBNER) INFESTING TWO TOMATO VARIETIES

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Weather factors plays a critical role in the population fluctuation  of certain insects infesting tomato in field.  Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci ( Genn.) ( Homoptera : Alyrodidae ) , pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infesting  tomato foliage and fruits and considered the most serious pests infesting tomato plantation all over the world. This research was conducted to  study the effect of air temperatures , relative humidity and dew point on population fluctuation of Bemisia tabaci and Helicoverpa armigera, eggs and larvae  at different examination dates. The field experiment were carried out in a private farm of Elghaba village , Abukabier district , Sharkia governorate,  along  two successive summer plantations  2014 and 2015. Experimental area was planted with tomato , Lycopersicon esculentum ( Mill.) Super Strain B (SSB) and Castle rock (CR) varieties. The obtained results show that there were significant differences and positive correlation between air temperature , relative humidity & dew point  and   eggs and larvae  number of Bemisia tabaci and Helicoverpa armigera along the two successive seasons (2014 and 2015). Air temperature , relative humidity and dew point affect egg and larvae numbers of both studied insects  by 16.7 to 82.6 %  and 1.2 to 69.8% during 2014 and 2015,respectively.    Bemisia tabaci recorded three peaks on castle rock ( CR ) and super strain B ( SSB ) recorded  ( 30,300 and 140 eggs/ ten leaves ) and (40, 32 and 20 eggs/ ten leaves ) at 13th May , 10 th and 30 th  June , while H. armigera recorded one peak on both varieties  during 10 th June 2014 recorded 107 and 32 eggs/ ten leaves , respectively on CR and SSB. Also, the results indicated that  B. tabaci  and H. armigera larvae population  during 2014 summer season  recorded three peaks on CR and SSB  , during 20th May, 10th June and 6th July 2014 . At 2015 summer season the results revealed that population fluctuation of B. tabaci and H. armigera eggs recorded one peak on both varieties , expect  B. tabaci egg on CR which recorded two peaks ( 15, 3 egg / 10 leaves ) at 13th May and 3rd June.  Regarding to  larvae population of B. tabaci on SSB  , there were three peaks , but  larvae population of  B. tabaci on CR , H. armigera on SSB and CR recorded two peaks.  

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10.21608/mjapam.2017.126185

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Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum, Bemisia tabaci, Helicoverpa armigera, population fluctuation, Climatic change

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M. H. A.

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Soliman

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Plant protection Research Institute, ARC, Doki, Giza, Egypt

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Abla F. A.

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Saad

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Plant protection Research Institute, ARC, Doki, Giza, Egypt

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Samia M.

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Abozeid

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Plant protection Research Institute, ARC, Doki, Giza, Egypt

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2017-08-01

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2020-11-29

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2017-08-01

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2357-0776

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2735-3494

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Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection

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IMPACT OF SOME ABIOTIC FACTORS ON POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI ( GENN.) AND POD BORER, HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HÜBNER) INFESTING TWO TOMATO VARIETIES

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23 Jan 2023