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Biological control of three main-insect pests of date palm fruits using Trichogramma evanescens (West.) parasitoid in date palm farms in the Dakhla region, New-Valley Governorate

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Last updated: 08 Feb 2025

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Palm pests and diseases.(control)

Abstract

Date palm crop in New-Valley Governorate, Egypt, is given great importance as a basic economic crop, which is affected by many pests that reduce the quantity and quality of the crop. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the effect of biological control of three important insect pests that affect date palm fruits in three date palm cultivars at El-Dakhla, New-Valley Egypt, using the parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens West. .The effect of releasing T. evanescens on the infestation percentages of the three insects under study, as well as the reduction rate in the infestation% over two consecutive 2023 and 2024 years. The results showed that the percent of infestation with the three tested insects (Aphomia sabella, Batrachedra amydraula, and Deudorix livia) was significantly decreased with increasing number of checks from the 1st to the 5th and number of parasitoid releases from the 1st to the 3rd, where it reached the lowest value in the 5th check and after the 3rd release in the three tested palm cultivars (Tamr El Wadi, Siwi, and Sakkoti). On the contrary, the reduction percentages in the infestation by tested insects increased with the increase of checks and parasitoid releases, reaching the highest value in the 5th check and after the 3rd release in the tested cultivars. Attention must be paid to biological control elements of date fruit insects to prevent the use of pesticides that harm humans and environment to obtain date fruits free from infestations and residues acceptable for the local market and export.

DOI

10.21608/esjp.2024.346698.1004

Keywords

Aphomia sabella, Batrachedra amydraula, Deudorix livia, Trichogramma evanescens

Authors

First Name

Wael

Last Name

El Shafei

MiddleName

Kamal Mohamed

Affiliation

Date palm pests &diseases Department-central laboratory for date palm Agricultural Research center (ARC),

Email

waelkamal27@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-9746-7832

First Name

Yousef

Last Name

Diab

MiddleName

Mostafa Sayed

Affiliation

Department of Date Palm Horticulture, Central Laboratory for Date Palm, Agricultural Research Center, ARC, Giza, Egypt.

Email

diab.yosef@gmail.com

City

New Valley

Orcid

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Volume

5

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53547

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-12-22

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

1

Page End

15

Online ISSN

2735-5152

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https://esjp.journals.ekb.eg/article_409380.html

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409,380

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Scientific articles

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2,256

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian International Journal of Palms

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https://esjp.journals.ekb.eg/

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Biological control of three main-insect pests of date palm fruits using Trichogramma evanescens (West.) parasitoid in date palm farms in the Dakhla region, New-Valley Governorate

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08 Feb 2025