Intercropping and its Effect on the Infestation Level by Parlatoria Blanchardii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Infesting Date Palm Trees under the field Conditions at Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Bakry Mms

doi:10.19080/artoaj.2017.03.555608

Abstract

Intercropping and its Effect on the Infestation Level by Parlatoria Blanchardii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Infesting Date Palm Trees under the field Conditions at Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Highlights

Intercropping can be defined as mixed cropping or polyculture is the agricultural practice of the cultivation of two plant species simultaneously in the same field
The presence of a more diversified flora has a negative effect on the ability of the insect pests to find and use their host plant Dent [8], minimizing the need of using expensive and dangerous chemical insecticides Asmanm et al [9], Sullivan [10] argued that intercropping would be beneficial in pest management, because an increase in the diversity of the plant community tended to increase predator populations
This experiment was carried out at Esna district, Luxor Governorate to study the simultaneous effect of intercropped crops under date palm trees on the infestation level of P. blanchardii infesting seedy Balady date palm leaflets under the field conditions at Esna district, Luxor Governorate during the two years of (2010/2011 and 2011/2012)

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Introduction

Intercropping can be defined as mixed cropping or polyculture is the agricultural practice of the cultivation of two (or more) plant species simultaneously in the same field. The presence of a more diversified flora has a negative effect on the ability of the insect pests to find and use their host plant Dent [8], minimizing the need of using expensive and dangerous chemical insecticides Asmanm et al [9], Sullivan [10] argued that intercropping would be beneficial in pest management, because an increase in the diversity of the plant community tended to increase predator populations. Crops differ in their potential to harbour natural enemies. Differences are brought about, at least in part, by differences in the semiochemicals that are released by the different crops

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