Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt
I., I., Sawaby, R. (2013). Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 6(3), 11-19. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2013.13224
Imam A. I.; Rabab F. Sawaby. "Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 3, 2013, 11-19. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2013.13224
I., I., Sawaby, R. (2013). 'Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 6(3), pp. 11-19. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2013.13224
I., I., Sawaby, R. Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2013; 6(3): 11-19. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2013.13224

Arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of fig tree borer under rain-fed conditions of Maged valley, Matrouh, Egypt

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 2, Volume 6, Issue 3, December 2013, Page 11-19  XML PDF (190.2 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2013.13224
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Authors
Imam A. I.1; Rabab F. Sawaby2
1Plant Protection Department, Desert Research Center, Mataria, Cairo, Egypt
2Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Fig orchards (beside olive ones) constitute the main agriculture component along the Egyptian north western coast. Fig tree borer; Trichoferus gracious (Fabricius, 1792) (Order: Coleoptera, Family: Cerambicidae) considers as one of the highest dangerous pests attacking fig tree. Through regarding arthropod diversity associated with infestation spots of T. gracious, obtained data showed that, recovered species were belonged to 9 orders. Among them, order Coleoptera was the highest represented, which repeated 18 times throughout the whole investigation period. Total numbers of detected species were 20 ones, from which coleopteran and hymenopteran species occupied the maximum share by 7 species for each order. Recovered individuals were represented by 154 ones. Among them coleopteran individuals with 46 total detected ones came on the top of the list. Among such arthropods, beneficial species was of higher dominance and abundance than herbivorous ones. Although data revealed that, T. griseus was of low dominance and abundance percentages, it was the only primary herbivorous species that responsible for opening the way for the other herbivores ones to perform their damages.
Keywords
Fig tree orchards; Fig tree borer; Trichoferus gracious (Order: Coleoptera; Family: Cerambicidae); Arthropod diversity; Rain-fed irrigation; North western coast; Matrouh Governorate and Egypt
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