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Impact of Gausho and Tiliton pesticides on some soil mites population in cotton fields

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The present study was conducted to evaluate the environmental hazards of insecticides used as seed dressing by Gausho and leaf spraying by Tiliton on abundance and diversity of mites inhabiting soil in which they are useful in nutrient cycling in soil. Soil samples were collected monthly from cotton field during the vegetation period (April-September). Gausho caused a complete mortal effect on soil mite individuals over one month after the insecticide application. The mortal effect is suggested due to the fast leaching of insecticide into the soil by dipping technique method. Soil mites' population was maximum in June. Foliar spraying of Tiliton reduced the population density of soil mites compared with the control till the end of vegetative period. A reduction of 57.65% of soil mites was caused due to insecticides usage. Mortality may relate to the incidence dropping off some pesticides droplets into the soil during spraying method. Gausho reduced the species diversity (H'≤ 3) of oribatid mites 60 days after seed soaking, while exhibited  a very  low diversity (H'≤ 1) for prostigmatid, mesostigmatid, and astigmatid mites. Thus, the insecticide application in conventional fields had a significant effect on non-target beneficial arthropods and therefore reduced biological aspects in soil ecosystem that considered an indicator of soil quality and ensures its sustainability.

DOI

10.21608/ajesa.2022.291542

Keywords

ecotoxicology, Oribatids, Dominance, Diversity Index, soil micro-arthropods, Soil fertility

Authors

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Farid

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Fruit Trees Mites, Plant Protection Research Institute,ARC,Dokki,Giza,Egypt

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bobaafify@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

Ibrahim

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Cotton and Field Crops Mites, Plant Protection Research Institute,ARC,Dokki,Giza,Egypt

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drahmedamer26@gmail.com

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Orcid

0009-0001-1605-7955

First Name

EL-Sayed

Last Name

Hamada

MiddleName

Gaber

Affiliation

Cotton Pesticides Bioassay,Plant Protection Research Institute,ARC,Dokki,Giza,Egypt

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dr_sayed97@yahoo.com

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16

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1

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40356

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2022-12-01

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2023-03-20

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2022-12-01

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9

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15

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1687-4633

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2090-3790

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Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology

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https://ajesa.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of Gausho and Tiliton pesticides on some soil mites population in cotton fields

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23 Dec 2024