SEASONAL ABUNDANCE Aphis gossypii GLOVER ON THE OKRA PLANTS AND ITS HYMENOPTEROUS PARASITOIDS IN EL- ARISH, NORTH SINAI, EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Egypt.

Abstract

The present study was conductedto evaluate the Seasonal abundance of Aphis gossypii Glover and assessment the percentage of infestation on okra plant at EI-Arish, , North Sinai Govemorate . A survey of the natural enemies of aphis was conducted and the percentages of parasitism were evaluated for two successive seasons 2005 & 2006. In season 2005 data indicated that the percentage of infestation caused by Aphis gossypii ranged from 10.11 to 59. 21% with an average of 31.34% and the percentages of parasitism ranged from 1 to 2% with an average of 0.25%. In season 2006 data indicated that the percentage of infestation ranged from 11.59 to 76.25% with an average of 34.18% and the percentages of parasitism varied from 1 to16% with an average2.25% .