SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SOME BEAN VARIETIES; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS (L.)TO APHIS CRACCIVORA AND TETRANYCUS URTICAE PESTS INFESTATION , WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR NATURAL ENIMIES IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Research articles.

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Plant Protection Research Institute, A.R.C., Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at El-Kasmia
village, Etsa district, El-Fayoum Governorate during two growing
season 2009 and 2010 to study susceptibility of four bean varieties,
Branco, Narina, Giza 4 and Nbrasca to
Aphis craccivora Koch and
Tetranycus urticae Koch infestation with reference to their natural
enemies ;
Coccinella undecimpunctata and Chrysoperla carnea .
The obtained results indicated that Branco and Narina
varieties more susceptible to
A. craccivora which recorded (11.5 &
4.7) and 10.4& 4.0) idividuals/20 leaves during the two growing
seasons 2009 and 2010, respectively. On the other hand the less
variety was Nbrasca which recorded numbers of
A. craccivora 6.8
and 2.3 idividuals/20 leaves at 2009 and 2010 seasons respectively.
The results show that Giza 4 and Nbrasca varieties were more
susceptible to mite infestation
T. urticae which recorded mean
numbers (171.6 and 140.4) ; (128.5 and 119.2) idividuals/20 leaves
respectively; than Branco varieties which recorded (125.3 and 112.2)
during the two seasons. On the other hand Narina variety was the last
degree by mean 108.5 and 106.2 idividuals/20 leaves at the same
trend.
Two peaks of
C. undecimpunctata during two seasons in
April and May which recorded 7.25 and 9.0 individuals/20 leaves
during 2009 and 9.5 and 10.25 individuals/20 leaves during 2010. On
contract
C. carnea was low during two seasons which recorded, 4.75
and 5.0 individuals/20 leaves at May of two seasons.


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