SURVEY AND TAXONOMY OF THE MAIN PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES ATTACKING CITRUS AND OLIVE TREES IN EGYPT AND MOROCCO IN COSTAL AREAS WITH SPECIAL KEYS TO THE PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES | ||||
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
Article 4, Volume 34, Issue 10, October 2009, Page 10179-10189 PDF (498.79 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2009.217490 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
S. Abd-Rabou,1; M. Abbassi2 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
2Laboratory of General Ecology and Applied Entomology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Moulay Ismail, Meknès, Morocco. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present work deals with the survey of main pests attacking citrus and olive in Egypt and Morocco. The results indicated that fourteen and seven species are the principal key pests attacking citrus and olive trees , respectively . Citrus pests associated with 18 parasitoids and 11 predators while olive pests associated with 11 parasitoids and 5 predators. The most important families of natural enemies were Aphelinidae,Encyrtidae,Eulophidae,Pteromalidae,Trichogrammatidae (parasitoids) and Anthocoridae, Coccinellidae, Chrysopidae, Tetranychidae (Predators). Keys for the pests and their natural enemies were provided. | ||||
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