405162

Population activity of the endemic insect pests and its effect on the susceptibility of some sugar beet cultivars

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Last updated: 20 Jan 2025

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Breeding and production of sugar crops

Abstract

Population activity of the main insect pests inhabiting sugar beet plants in Assiut Governorate was studied during two successive seasons of 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 at the Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture at Assiut University. The results show that the sugar beet plants were harbored by three main insect species, i.e., Pegomya mixta Vill., Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) and Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus). Results revealed that the highest infestation levels of these insect pests occurred during December and January in both seasons. The results also showed that the activity of the sugar beet fly, Pegomya mixta increased in the Salama and Oscarpoly cultivars during the two seasons. By studying the major weather factors, temperature and relative humidity on the population activity of the major pests on sugar beet plants. Results showed that the population densities of sugar beet fly, Pegomya mixta were relatively higher during the first season than the second one, and it has a higher density than Spodoptera littoralis and Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa in Salama and Oscarpoly cultivars in both seasons. From the current study, we can conclude that Salama and Oscarpoly sugar beet cultivars were sensitive to the infestation with the sugar beet fly, Pegomya mixta, but the sensitivity varies from one cultivar to another. 

DOI

10.21608/esugj.2025.342215.1073

Keywords

Beta vulgaris, Assiut Governorate, Population activity, Crop sensitivity

Authors

First Name

Alyaa

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Science and Technology of the Sugar Industry Department, Faculty of Sugar and Integrated Industries Technology, Assiut University

Email

al.eltawel@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ahamed

MiddleName

A.I.

Affiliation

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University

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Orcid

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

Abou-Elwafa

MiddleName

Fatouh

Affiliation

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University

Email

elwafa75@aun.edu.eg

City

ASSIUT

Orcid

0000-0002-9018-598X

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Abo-Elmaged

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University

Email

tarek.adam@agr.aun.edu.eg

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Volume

23

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0

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52008

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-12-06

Publish Date

2025-01-20

Page Start

45

Page End

56

Print ISSN

2636-2694

Online ISSN

2636-283X

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/article_405162.html

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405,162

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Original Research Articles.

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2,178

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Publication Title

Egyptian Sugar Journal

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Population activity of the endemic insect pests and its effect on the susceptibility of some sugar beet cultivars

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20 Jan 2025