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First record of <i> Megaselia scalaris</i> (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) as a facultative parasite to <i>Agrotis ipsilon</i> (Hufnagel) at Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Entomology and pesticides.

Abstract

During laboratory rearing of black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon in the Experimental Station of Agricultural Research, At Sers Ellyan city, Menoufia governorate, at October 2020 under 25± 2°C and 60-65% RH conditions, for biological and toxicological studies , it was observed that the most of pupae of the black cutworm, A. ipsilon were destroyed and numerous of small larvae were found alive inside the pupa fluid as a parasite. The small larvae of the parasite were placed in individual glass jars and kept in the same conditions as previously mentioned for observation until pupation process was completed. Emerged adult flies of the parasite from pupae at different stages were collected and placed in glass vials to send to the laboratory of The Insect Taxonomy Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt for identification. The taxonomic identification of adult flies was done and classified as order: Phoridae (Diptera), Megaselia scalaris (Loew) and found to be facultative parasite of A. ipsilon for the first time in Elmeoufia, Egypt.

DOI

10.21608/ejcp.2022.140840.1008

Keywords

parasite, scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris, Black cutworm

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Sweelam

MiddleName

Elameen

Affiliation

Economic Entomology and Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, EGYPT

Email

mesweelam20002000@yahoo.com

City

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Orcid

0000-0001-6628-6978

First Name

Mahasen

Last Name

Elshershaby

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Plant Protection Research Institute Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

nehal.swelam@yahoo.com

City

Shebin Elkom

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Kolaib

MiddleName

Omar

Affiliation

Economic Entomology and Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, EGYPT

Email

dromarkolaib@hotmail.com

City

Shebin Elkom

Orcid

-

First Name

Saadiya

Last Name

Said

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Economic Entomology and Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, EGYPT

Email

saadiya-said@hotmail.com

City

Shebin Elkom

Orcid

-

First Name

Amro

Last Name

Dawod

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Plant Protection Research Institute Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

amr_dawod3@yahoo.com

City

Shebin Elkom

Orcid

-

Volume

17

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

37725

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-05-30

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

1

Page End

5

Print ISSN

2805-2501

Online ISSN

2805-251X

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https://ejcp.journals.ekb.eg/article_262118.html

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https://ejcp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=262118

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262,118

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Research articles

Type Code

2,162

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Crop Protection

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https://ejcp.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

First record of <i> Megaselia scalaris</i> (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) as a facultative parasite to <i>Agrotis ipsilon</i> (Hufnagel) at Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

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Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023