Insect pests associated with date palm cultivars at district Kech, Balochistan

Insect pests associated with date palm cultivars at district Kech, Balochistan

To monitor the insect pest populations on date palm, different commercial cultivars such as, Begum Jangi, Muzwati, Shakri and Aseel were selected in district Kech of Balochistan during 2014. The pheromone traps were placed on date palm trees and weekly trap catches were counted for different insect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pure and applied biology 2018-12, Vol.7 (3), p.1177
1. Verfasser: Khan, Dawood
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Batrachedra amydraula
Beetles
Butterflies & moths
Coleoptera
Cultivars
Experiments
Fruits
Insects
Oryctes
Parlatoria blanchardi
Pests
Pheromone traps
Pheromones
Phoenicococcus marlatti
Phoenix dactylifera
Population
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Trees
Vinegar
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:To monitor the insect pest populations on date palm, different commercial cultivars such as, Begum Jangi, Muzwati, Shakri and Aseel were selected in district Kech of Balochistan during 2014. The pheromone traps were placed on date palm trees and weekly trap catches were counted for different insect pest species. The insect pests were identified as Lesser date moth (Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick), Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier), Rhinoceros beetles (Oryctes spp.) and Scale insects (Parlatoria blanchardi) and (Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell). This study was started from 07thApril 2014 to 06thAugust, 2014 in order to monitor pest species on certain commercial cultivars. The results showed a significant (P
ISSN:2304-2478
2304-2478
DOI:10.19045/bspab.2018.700137