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Response Influence of Sowing Dates Impact Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Infestation in Cucumber Crops (Cucumis sativus L.)

Ahmed M. Wahsh1*, Samir S. Awadalla2, Hala A. K. El-Serfi2 and Magdy A. El-Hariry1
Published 30-09-2023

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.22573/spg.ijals.023.s122000116

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki- Giza, Egypt
2Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt

ABSTRACT

The experiment conducted in a private cucumber field, Ibshway Center, Fayoum governorate, Egypt aimed to assess the influence of sowing dates on the infestation of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) in cucumber crops (Cucumis sativus L.). The study was carried out over two consecutive years, namely 2018 and 2019. During this period involved three planting dates were considered, namely March, August, and October. Weekly B. tabaci counts were recorded and compared across the different planting dates. According to the results, B. tabaci reached the highest peak of abundance in March sowing date in the second week of May 2018 and in the fourth week of April 2019 and presented by 825 and 1086 individuals/sample, respectively. While, in August sowing date, B. tabaci recorded the highest peak of abundance in the second week of October 2018 and in the third week of October 2019 and presented by 1432 and 1656 individuals/sample, respectively. August sowing date recorded the highest percentage of B. tabaci dominance during the two years 2018 and 2019 and presented by 50.6 and 48.9%, respectively. March sowing date recorded the lowest percentage of B. tabaci dominance during the two years 2018 and 2019 and presented by 23.7 and 25.3%, respectively.

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 IPM, Piercing Sucking Insect Pests, Egypt, climate change
The population density of Bemisia tabaci immature stages at different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the first year 2018 in Fayoum governorate. Fig. (1): The population density of Bemisia tabaci immature stages at different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the first year 2018 in Fayoum governorate. The population numbers of Bemisia tabaci immature stages at different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the second year 2019 in Fayoum governorate Fig. (2): The population numbers of Bemisia tabaci immature stages at different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the second year 2019 in Fayoum governorate. The seasonal occurrence percentage of B. tabaci in different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the first and second years (2018 and 2019) in Fayoum governorate. Fig. (3): The seasonal occurrence percentage of B. tabaci in different cucumber sowing dates (March, August, and October) during the first and second years (2018 and 2019) in Fayoum governorate.
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ARTICLE HISTORY

Received: 21 Jun 2023/ Revised: 18 July 2023/ Accepted: 13 Aug 2023/ Published: 30 Sep 2023

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© 2023 Wahsh, A. M.,  et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the Original work is properly cited.

COMPETING INTERESTS

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Wahsh, A. M., Awadalla, S. S., El-Serfi, H. A. K., & El-Hariry, M. A. (2023). Response Influence of Sowing Dates Impact Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Infestation in Cucumber Crops (Cucumis sativus L.). Int J Agric Life Sci, 9(3), 414-417. doi: 10.22573/spg.ijals.023.s122000116.


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