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

Abd-Rabou,, S.; Abbassi, M.

doi:10.21608/jppp.2009.217490

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

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

S. Abd-Rabou, ¹
M. Abbassi ²

¹ Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

² Laboratory of General Ecology and Applied Entomology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Moulay Ismail, Meknès, Morocco.

10.21608/jppp.2009.217490

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.