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Implement of Some Biocontrol Tactics as an Innovative Management Against Cucurbit Fly, <i>Dacus ciliatus</i> and Western Flower Thrips, <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i> on Squas

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Plant Protection

Abstract

Squash is an important vegetable crop and infested by numerous pests. Both cucurbit fly, Dacus ciliatus (Loew) and western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), were mainly pests in squash. Field experiment was implemented biocontrol tactics for controlling these pests on squash. The present results showed a significant effective between all sequentially spraying of six treatments with the untreated field of squash plant against D. ciliatus and                    F. occidentalis infestations during the two investigated fall seasons, 2021 and 2022. The highest D. ciliatus and F. occidentalis infestations on squash was obtained with the 4th program contained sequentially spraying of Bacillus megaterium, spinetoram and emamectin benzoate plus yeast and 2% honeybee, azadrachtin + 2% black honey and mineral oil and the untreated filed during two tested fall seasons. Contrariwise, the application of 5th and 6th programs that contained sequentially spraying of B. megaterium, spinosad bait hydrolyzed protein + kerosene soil drench, orange oil and azadrachtin + 2% black honey gave the best results in reducing D. ciliatus and F. occidentalis infestations on squash during two fall seasons. Squash production increased in all treatments compared with untreated field, but its highest value was 4475.62 kg/feddan during two seasons. Therefore, we could be concluded that the sequentially spraying of 5th and 6th programs gave the higher reduction of two pests on squash. Consequently, this study can used to have sound decisions for these pest managements on cucurbits specially squash in Egypt during fall cultivations.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2023.189060.1225

Keywords

Bio-control tactics, Dacus ciliates, Frankliniella occidentalis, Pest management, squash

Authors

First Name

Gamal M.

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Vegetable, Medicinal, aromatic and ornamental pests research department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 12618, Dokii, Giza, Egypt.

Email

dr.jimy.hassan@gmail.com

City

Dokki - Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-3108-6559

First Name

Masoud R.

Last Name

El-Aassar

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Vegetable, Medicinal, aromatic and ornamental pests research department, Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), 12618, Dokii, Giza, Egypt.

Email

masoudelaasser@gmail.com

City

monofiya

Orcid

0000-0003-1665-3113

First Name

Alaa M.A.

Last Name

Khorchid

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Field Crop Pests Research Department, Agricultural Research Center, 12618 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Email

ala3liapc@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

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Volume

54

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

40105

Issue Date

2023-04-01

Receive Date

2023-01-23

Publish Date

2023-05-20

Page Start

201

Page End

219

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_299706.html

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Research papers

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298

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Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Implement of Some Biocontrol Tactics as an Innovative Management Against Cucurbit Fly, <i>Dacus ciliatus</i> and Western Flower Thrips, <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i> on Squas

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23 Dec 2024