MOHAMED, M., MAHMOUD, M., ABDEL- MONEIM, E., EL- KHOULY, M. (2007). DEGREE - DAYS OF THE TORTOISE BEETLE CASSIDA VITTATA VILL. AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR INSECT PREDICTION IN RELATION TO THERMAL HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATION. test, 85(2), 401-409. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.214379
MOHAMED A. MOHAMED; MOHAMED A. MAHMOUD; EGLAL M. ABDEL- MONEIM; MOHAMED I. EL- KHOULY. "DEGREE - DAYS OF THE TORTOISE BEETLE CASSIDA VITTATA VILL. AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR INSECT PREDICTION IN RELATION TO THERMAL HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATION". test, 85, 2, 2007, 401-409. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.214379
MOHAMED, M., MAHMOUD, M., ABDEL- MONEIM, E., EL- KHOULY, M. (2007). 'DEGREE - DAYS OF THE TORTOISE BEETLE CASSIDA VITTATA VILL. AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR INSECT PREDICTION IN RELATION TO THERMAL HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATION', test, 85(2), pp. 401-409. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.214379
MOHAMED, M., MAHMOUD, M., ABDEL- MONEIM, E., EL- KHOULY, M. DEGREE - DAYS OF THE TORTOISE BEETLE CASSIDA VITTATA VILL. AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR INSECT PREDICTION IN RELATION TO THERMAL HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATION. test, 2007; 85(2): 401-409. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.214379

DEGREE - DAYS OF THE TORTOISE BEETLE CASSIDA VITTATA VILL. AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR INSECT PREDICTION IN RELATION TO THERMAL HEAT UNITS ACCUMULATION

Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research
Article 2, Volume 85, Issue 2, July 2007, Pages 401-409    PDF (2.03 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2007.214379
Authors
MOHAMED A. MOHAMED1; MOHAMED A. MAHMOUD1; EGLAL M. ABDEL- MONEIM2; MOHAMED I. EL- KHOULY2
1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture. Al - Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Threshold of development (t) and accumulated heat units (k) for total preimaginal development of Cassida vittata Vill. (Coleoptera : Chrysornelidae) were calculated to be 12 °C and 288.6 degree — days (dd's) . Development of egg stage required 79 dd's above 10.5 °C, while larval stage demanded 103 dd's above 13.8 °C and this value increased to 105 dd's above 11 °C for adult stage . Accumulation of 528 dd's were sufficient for the completion of one generation. Field observations and population dynamics of C vittata showed two annual generations in 1995 & 1997 and only one generation in 1996 . Variations in insect phenology from year to year was explained and discussed. The accumulated thermal heat units (T. U.) or effective degree - days estimated through insect activity time in 1995, 1996 and 1997 were sufficient to develop two generation in 1995, 1997 and only one generation in 1996. Assessment of thermal heat units for each development stages was successfully used for insect forecasting in sugar beet fields.
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