First Record of Blister beetle Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), as insect pest on some field crops in Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

El-Sheikh, Wael E.A.

doi:10.21608/sjas.2020.30914.1027

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“…These results correspond to (Dietmar et al, 2009) when explaining the distribution patterns of herbivorous insects and the extent of the impact of space and time on them, where it proved that the direction of the prevailing northwest wind played an important role by 72% in the distribution of insect density. Adults of blister beetle, M. rugosus was recorded as insect pest feeding on leaves and flowers of Wheat, faba bean, peas, alfalfa, Egyptian clover, onion, and the wild weed Meliolotus indica, (El-Sheikh, 2020).…”

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Effect of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Field Depth on The Population Dynamic of The Blister Beetle, Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Adults in Wheat, (Triticum aestivum L.) fields in El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

El-Sheikh

El-Kenway

2020

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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The blister beetle Meloe rugosus Marsham, was detected for the first time in El-Farafra oasis, New-Valley governorate-Egypt in 2018. Blister beetle causes significant damage to Wheat in El-Bahariya oasis. A survey was carried out during Wheat growing seasons 2018 and 2019 in Ain EL-Heiz locality (EL-Bahariya Oasis), to determine the spatial distribution of blister beetle adults in Wheat fields. Results based on the number of beetles showed that 3741 adults of M. rugosus were collected in 2018/2019. Day 35 (the 1 st week of February) counted for the highest number of recorded beetles with (25.833 beetles) during 2018 however during the season but in 2019 the Day 28 (the 1 st week of February) counted (24.33 beetles) in beetles count. North field site was the most preferred by beetles which contributed with more than 48% similarly, In season 2019 that North contributed with more than 50% of total beetles count. Thus, these results provide important insights into the preference of the blister beetles direction is the northeastern cardinal site of Wheatfield at the angle of 55º50´22" and 60º20´39" in the growing seasons 2018 and 2019, respectively. Beetles also exhibited different distribution patterns regarding their distribution at different levels of field depth. About 45 and 55 % of the total beetles' population distributed at one meter far from the field border, while only 4 m and 5 m distance showed no significant differences in beetles count. These spatial-temporal differences in distribution patterns are discussed in terms of adult behavior and prevailing agro-climate

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Effect of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Field Depth on The Population Dynamic of The Blister Beetle, Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Adults in Wheat, (Triticum aestivum L.) fields in El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

El-Sheikh

El-Kenway

2020

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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“…There are more than 2,500 species of blister beetles in the family Meloidae (Coleoptera), which are divided into 120 genera and three subfamilies (Akbar et al, 2017). El-Sheikh and Tokhy (2020) reported the first detection of the adult blister beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) as a phytophagous insect feeding on legumes in the New Valley governorate (El-Farafra oasis) in 2016. Since that time, its population showed considerable outbreaks, especially, in the newly reclaimed areas.…”

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“…Although, Alfieri (1976) recorded this insect as a collecting species of desert fauna in the vicinity of Cairo, where no information is available about its biology, ecology, and host relationships. Different species of blister beetles have been recorded in different parts of the world as serious pests of alfalfa, faba bean, wheat, and peanut (El-Sheikh and El Kenway, 2020;El-Sheikh, 2020). Pitfall traps, which were first defined by Barber (1931), are very regularly utilized for testing in terrestrial ecology.…”

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Effectiveness of Pitfall Trap Colors in Monitoring Adults of Blister Beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in Faba Bean Fields at El-Farafra Oasis Egypt

El-Sheikh

Kenway

2023

Plant Prot.

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The blister beetles Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae), is a dangerous pest that threatens the agriculture of faba bean fields in El-Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate. In this study, an evaluation of the efficiency of different pit-fall trap colors for capturing adults of the blister beetles has been performed in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) fields. The experiment revealed that the green and red traps showed the highest number of captured beetles during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which was highly significant to other traps’ colors. On the other hand, black, blue, gray, white, and yellow traps showed insignificant differences in the number of captured beetles. Concerning the sex of trapped beetles; it could be highlighted that the green trap attracted more female beetles than males with significant differences. Inversely, the red color trap attracted more males than females with significant differences. Approximately 40% of the captured beetle population was recorded in March, while only 11% were trapped in April. A Green pit-fall trap could be deemed a new estimating assay to suppress M. proscarabaeus adults in faba bean fields since the color trap variation affected the number of captured beetles. Therefore, color traps can be relied upon as an effective method in controlling beetles without the number of beetles reaching the limit of economic damage and in a manner that is safe for the environment

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First Record of Blister beetle Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), as insect pest on some field crops in Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

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Effect of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Field Depth on The Population Dynamic of The Blister Beetle, Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Adults in Wheat, (Triticum aestivum L.) fields in El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Effect of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Field Depth on The Population Dynamic of The Blister Beetle, Meloe rugosus M. (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Adults in Wheat, (Triticum aestivum L.) fields in El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Effectiveness of Pitfall Trap Colors in Monitoring Adults of Blister Beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in Faba Bean Fields at El-Farafra Oasis Egypt

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