Beta
346596

Effect of certain environmental factors on population dynamics of Tuta absoluta(Meyrick) in tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum)at Giza Governorate

Article

Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

ENTOMOLOGY

Abstract

The effect of plant age and environmental factors (minimum, maximum, relative humidity, and temperatures) on the population dynamics of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) was studied at Giza Governorate, during the summer plantations of the tomato plant Solanum lycopersicum in 2021 and 2022. Tomato leaves were picked and inspected weekly to determine how many generations each living instar (eggs and larvae) had completed. Mines with and without larvae were counted. The population density was higher in the first growing season (2021) than in the second growing season (2022), with mean counts of 31.07 and 27.74 insects per 10 leaves, respectively. This pest was able to attain 3–4 peaks for both eggs and larvae, with the first peak occurring in the third week of March, followed by the third week of April, and the largest peaks occurring at the end of May in both seasons. Studies on the relationships between insect pest populations and environmental variables showed that T. absoluta eggs and environmental variables (minimum and maximum temperatures, relative humidity, and plant age, a biotic factor) throughout two growing seasons in 2021 and 2022 exhibited significant negative correlations but insignificant positive correlations. The population dynamics of T. absoluta (egg and larval mines) were affected by environmental conditions and plant age throughout both seasons (2021 and 2022) by 78%–75% and 71%–63%, respectively.

DOI

10.21608/ijtar.2023.203579.1050

Keywords

Tuta absoluta, Tomato, Environmental factors

Authors

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Salama

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Al-Azhar university -faculty of science (Girls)-Zoology and Entomology department

Email

samarsalama2011@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Ammar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Plant protection research institute

Email

mona.ammar@arc.sci.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Gomaa

MiddleName

EL-Said

Affiliation

Al-Azhar university-faculty of science(Girls) -Zoology and Entomology department

Email

emangommaa1465.el@azhar.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sahar

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Department of cotton leaf worm, Plant Protection Research institute, ARC

Email

sahar_s_ali@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Afaf

Last Name

Abass

MiddleName

Ab ELwahab

Affiliation

AL Azhar university-Faculty of science (Girls)-Zoology and Entomology Department

Email

afafsharrawy.59@azhar.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

2

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

43440

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-05-09

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

209

Page End

214

Print ISSN

2812-5878

Online ISSN

2812-5886

Link

https://ijtar.journals.ekb.eg/article_346596.html

Detail API

https://ijtar.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=346596

Order

6

Type

Original Article

Type Code

2,366

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Research

Publication Link

https://ijtar.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Effect of certain environmental factors on population dynamics of Tuta absoluta(Meyrick) in tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum)at Giza Governorate

Details

Type

Article

Created At

29 Dec 2024