Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2025

BIOLOGY

• Laboratory Study of Some Biological Parameters and Life Table of Opuntia Cochineal Scale Insect, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) in Syria

  Asaad1*, Z. Chikh-Khamis2 and M. Bufaur3
  (1) General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Agricultural Research Center, Hama, Syria; (2) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria; (3) General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Agricultural Research Center, Swedaa, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 1-9

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001287

• Effect of Some Nutritional Supplements on Biological and Productive Characteristics of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

  Oukasha1, A. Arab1* and H. Al-Roz2
  (1) Latakia Research Center, General Authority of Agricultural Scientific Research, Latakia, Syria; (2) Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Damascus, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 10-16

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001297

ECOLOGY

• Using Cumulative Degree-Days Model for Prediction of Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae Generations as an Important Element in the IPM Program in Tartus, Syria

  Nameh1*, M. Al-Samara2 and S. Faskha1
  (1) Agriculture Scientific Research Center in Tartous, General Authority of Agriculture Scientific Research, Damascus, Syria; (2) Environmental Protection Department, Institute of Environmental Higher Studies, University of Tishreen, Latakia, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 17-24

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001292

• Thermal Requirements and Seasonal Abundance of Spiny Bollworm Based on Variable Field Temperature Derived from Satellite Images in Qaluobiya, Egypt

  M.M. El Hoseny1, H.F. Dahi2*, A.M. El Shafei1 and M.S. Yones3
  Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, University of Ain Shams, Egypt; (2) Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; (3) National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 25-32

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001295

• The Effect of Temperature on Development and Fecundity of Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella

  Mihoub, A. Basheer* and H. Alsayeda
  Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 33-37

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001293

• Mitogenomic Variation of Five Apis mellifera Subspecies Populations Using Mitochondrial Protein-Coding Genes

  P.S.A. Bebane
  Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Science, Charmo University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

  Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 38-45

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001294

ETIOLOGY

• The Effect of Some Isolates of Fungi That Cause Melon Root Rot Disease on the Germination of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds and Seedlings

  E.A. Slebi* and H.H. Al-Juboory
  Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 46-53

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001301

• Identification of Physiological Races for Fusarium‎ ‎ oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici ‎Causing Tomato Fusarium Wilt in Greenhouses Along the Syrian Coast

  Sbieh1, W. Choumane2, M. Matar3 and Q. Al-Rhayeh1
  (1) Agricultural Scientific Research Center, Latakia, Syria; (2) Biotechnology Center, University of Tishreen, Latakia, Syria; (3) Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Tishreen, Latakia, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 54-61

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001283

• Molecular Identification and First Report of Fusarium annulatum Inciting Wheat Root Rot on Bread Wheat in Iraq by Multi-Locus Phylogenetic Analysis

  F.R.H. Alshuwaili1*, H.A. Tamur2, Z.M. Abbas2, M.Q. Joodi2, R.A.A. Al Anbagi3
  (1) Applied Biotechnology Department, College of Biotechnology, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon, Iraq; (2) Al-Mahawil Research Station, Agricultural Research Directory, Ministry of Agriculture, Babylon, Iraq; (3) Medical Biotechnology Department, College of Biotechnology, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 62-68

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001296

CONTROL

• Effectiveness of Some Insecticides Against Thrips (Thrips tabaci) on Three Onion (Allium cepa L.) Varieties

  Q.H. Majeed* and M.S. Mansour
  Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture and Forestry, Tikrit University, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 69-74

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001288

• Evaluating Field Management Protocol of the Invasive Pest Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus at Basra, Iraq

  M.M. Alderawii1, A.A. Alyousuf2*, S.A. Hasan3, R.A. Abood1, S.S. Abbas1 and R.T. Abdullah1
  (1) Basra Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Basra, Iraq; (2) Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basra, Iraq; (3) Plant Protection Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 75-79

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001300

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treating Wheat Flour with ECO2-Fume Fumigant, Gamma Irradiation and Microwave Heating in Controlling Adults and Larvae of the Saw-Toothed Grain Beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis and the Effect of These Treatments on Some Flour Components

  E.L. Ayad* and H.T. Abd Elhalim
  Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Centre, 12611, Dokii, Giza, Egypt.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 80-86

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001285

• Fumigant Toxicity of four Essential Oils Against Two Major Stored Date Fruit Insects and Microbial Load

  W.K.M. El-Shafei* and L.M. Lewaa
  Department of Date Palm Pests and Diseases, Central Laboratory for Date Palm, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 87-95

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001289

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

• The Role of Some Fungi Associated with the Nile Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes as a Biological Control Agents and Assessment of Disease Development Rate

  H.H. Al-Juboory1* and A.J.M. Al-Shammary2
  (1) Plant Protection Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Iraq; (2) Integrated Pest Control Center, Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 96-101

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001298

• Evaluating Host Preference and the Population Dynamics of Insect Pests and Spider Mite and Their Associated Predators on Solanaceous Crops

  F.A.M. Abou-Attia1, H.S. Hamouda1, S.A. Kassem2 and O.M. Rakha1
  (1) Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafr El-Sheikh, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt; (2) Vegetables Pests Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Kafr El-Sheikh Egypt.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 102-112

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001290

HOST RESISTANCE

• Susceptibility of Some Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Varieties to Soft Rot Disease Caused by Enterobacter cloacae and its Relationship to the Biochemical Contents of its Tubers

  H.R.D. Al-Aboudi* and F.A. Al-Rikabi
  Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Kufa, Iraq.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 113-125

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001299

PLANT EXTRACTS

• Biological Efficiency of Calotropis procera Extracts Against the Growth of Selected Fungal Plant Pathogens

  Asfere, A. Kebede and M. Muthuswamy*
  School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 126-131

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001291

RESIDUES

• Emamectin Benzoate Residues in Fruits and Fronds of Date Palm Trees Following Trunk Injection

  Nasraoui, B* , Y. Al-Fehaid, Z. Musallam, A. Al-Shawaf, E. Al-Matar, H. Al-Touirgui, M. Al-Blikhi, W. Bessadok, A. Al-Shareedi, M. Asiri, M. Al-Nasr and M. Al-Khriji and A. Al-Ghamdi

  Red Palm Weevil Prevention and Control Program, Plant Health Department, National Center for the Prevention and Control of Plant Pests and Animal Diseases (Weqaa Center), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 132-136

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001302

MONITORING

• Effect of Traps Directions on the Density of the Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata in Gezira State, Sudan

  R.E.H. Fadul1, F.E.E. Salah1*, H. Abdelgader2, A.A. E. Omer1 and A.B. Dafaallah1
  (1) Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan; (2) Crop Protection Center, Agricultural Research Corporation, Wad Medani, Sudan.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 137-142

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001284

NEW PESTS

• The First Record of the Caper Bug, Stenozygum coloratum on Figs, Ficus carica in Syria

  A.F. El-Habeeb
  Faculty of Agriculture, Bath University, Homs, Syria.

  *Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

  Pages 143-145

  https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001286