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Control of the white mango scale Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae) with systemic soil drenching insecticides and pruning in greater than ten years old mangos in western Ethiopia
Get PDFThe white mango scale insect (WMS), Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906 is a key pest of mango in Ethiopia, which has been spreading throughout the country since its introduction in 2010. Evaluation of the efficacy of two systemic soil drenching insecticides (thiamethoxam 25 % WG and imidacloprid 35 % SC) independently, and in combination with tree management (pruning) for the control of the WMS was conducted under field conditions in western Ethiopia in two locations in 2018 and 2019. Randomized complete block designs with three replications were used for the experiments. In the first site, all treatments resulted in scale populations that were significantly lower than the control (1086 crawlers and females per leaf). Thiamethoxam 25 % WG at 12 g/tree + pruning resulted in the lowest number of the WMS after the second treatment (43.5 per leaf) followed by thiamethoxam 25 % WG at 18 g/tree + pruning, which was statistically similar. In the second site, imidacloprid 35 % SC + thiamethoxam 25 % WG at 18 g/tree + pruning, resulted in the lowest mean number of the WMS (31.1 per leaf) followed by thiamethoxam 25 % WG at 12 g/tree + pruning (61.4 per leaf). This treatment also gave the highest percentage reduction in number of the WMS compared to the WMS counting before treatment application. This study has shown that use of systemic insecticides and pruning are promising control tactics for the WMS. Cost implications and effects of the insecticides on the natural enemy complex and residual toxicity in fruits need to be evaluated.
To cite: Belay Habtegebriel, Dawit Melisie, Hunde Kidane, Teshale Daba & Ferdu Azerefegn. 2020. Control of the white mango scale Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae) with systemic soil drenching insecticides and pruning in greater than ten years old mangos in western Ethiopia. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(1): 65–73.
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3987792http://zoobank.org/References/8FA7BF70-B678-420B-9E11-3D87C8F16C7
Stingless bee Meliponula Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) ground nest architecture and traditional knowledge on the use of honey in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia
Get PDFStingless bees constitute an important component of tropical ecosystems. The present study reports on the ground nest architecture of the Meliponula stingless bees, impact of agricultural activities on the stingless bee population and traditional use of stingless bee honey in three districts—Wegera, Libo Kemkem and Alepha—of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The ground nests were located with the help of indigenous knowledge. The parameters of the Meliponula ground nests were measured and compared with published data. The impact of agricultural activities and the use of stingless bee honey (locally known as tazima or tazma mar) in ethnomedicine were documented through interviewing local communities and briefly discussed. It has been noted that stingless bee honey is used locally as a treatment for both infectious and non-infectious conditions and as an effective pain-relief measure. However, the stingless bee populations in the Amhara Region are endangered by traditional agricultural practices and habitat destruction. It has been suggested that development of appropriate meliponiculture technology is most essential to conserve the stingless bee diversity in Ethiopia and to effectively utilize their honey for human benefit.
አብስትራክትንቦች ለሞቃታማ ሥነ ምህዳሮች ሙሉነት አስፈላጊ አካል ናቸው፡፡ የዚሀ ጥናት ዓላማ የሚያተኩርው የግብርና ሥራዎች እና በባህላዊ መንገድ የጣዝማ ማር አሰባስብ ዘዴ የሚያሳድረው ተጽዕኖ የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ሰርተው በሚኖሩ ንቦች ላይ በተለይም በኢትዮጵያ፤ በአማራ ክልል በሚገኙ ሦስት ወረዳዎች ፦ ወገራ ፣ ሊቦ ከምከም እና አለፋ ናቸው:: በመሬት ውስጥ ጎጆ ሰርተው የሚገኙ ንቦችን በአገሬው ተወላጅ እውቀት በመታገዝ መራቢያቸውን ጎጆ በቀላሉ ማግኘት ተችሏል፡፡ ከጥናቱ የተገኘውን የንቦች የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ይዘትና ባህሪያት በተለያዩ መለኪያዎች ተለክተው ከታተመው መረጃ ጋር ተነጻጽረዋል:: የግብርና እንቅስቃሴዎች እና በባህላዊ መንገድ የጣዝማ ንብ ማር አሰባስብ የሚያደርሰው ተፅእኖ ከአካባቢያዊ ማህበረሰቦች ጋር ቃለ-መጠይቅ ተደርጎ በአጭሩ ያመጣውን ችግር አስረድተዋል፡፡ የጣዝማ ንብ ማር በባህላዊ መድሐኒት አዋቂ ሰዎች ተላላፊ የሆኑና ያልሆኑ በሽታዎችን ለማከም እንዲሁም ውጤታማ የህመም ማስታገሻ ዘዴ ሆኖ እንደሚያገለግል ተገልጻል፡፡ ሆኖም በአማራ ክልል ውስጥ ባህላዊ የግብርና ሥራዎች እና የተፈጥሮ ሥነ-ምህዳር መዛባት የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ሰርተው ለሚኖሩ ንብ ዝርያዎች ለመጥፋት መንስኤ መሆኑ ተርጋግጧል፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የማይናቅ የንብ ብዝሃነትን ለማቆየት እና ማርቸውን ለሰው ልጅ ጥቅም ለማዋል ተገቢውን እንክብካቤ እና የማላመድ ባህል ልማት ቴክኖሎጂ እጅግ አስፈላጊ ነው ተብሏል::
To cite: Wondmeneh Jemberie, Worku Negash, Kassahun Alemu, Alemu Tarekegn, Malede Brhan & Nagappan Raja. 2020. Stingless bee Meliponula Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) ground nest architecture and traditional knowledge on the use of honey in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. Israel Journal of Entomology 50 (1): 147–162.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4588315urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0F4D41F3-79E4-4E14-AAA2-33A1F05994F
A new species of the genus Mogulones Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Israel
Get PDFA new species, Mogulones chikatunovi, is described from Israel, and compared with the close Euromediterranean M. andreae (Germar, 1823) and Western Palaearctic M. larvatus (A. Schultze, 1897).
RIASSUNTO
Una nuova specie, Mogulones chikatunovi, viene descritta di Israele e confrontata con il vicino M. andreae euromediterraneo (Germar, 1823) e con il Paleartico occidentale M. larvatus (A. Schultze, 1897).
Parole chiave: Biodiversità, coleotteri, Curculionidi, Ceutorhynchinae, Mogulones, nuova specie, Israele, Vicino Oriente, Paleartico.
To cite: Colonnelli, E. 2020. A new species of the genus Mogulones Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 47–52. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4019336http://zoobank.org/References/b1085142-e33d-4761-814e-4b022286110
The Brentidae of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)
Get PDFThe six species of Brentidae occurring in Israel are reviewed, and an identification key and distributional maps are provided. Three species—Amorphocephala excantator (Damoiseau, 1964), Amorphocephala sulcata (Calabresi, 1920) and Eremoxenus chan Semenow, 1892—are newly recorded from Israel. Amorphocephala arabica Damoiseau, 1964 is considered a junior synonym of Amorphocephala sulcata (Calabresi, 1920).
To cite: Orbach, E. 2020. The Brentidae of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 53–68.http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4084458http://zoobank.org/References/C1743D56-5D4C-4933-9794-D5FBCB6FE03
Profile of a species: Attagenus rufiventris Pic (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Get PDFA complete description of Attagenus rufiventris Pic, 1927 is provided for the first time. The habitus, antennae and ventrites are illustrated. Females are marginally, but significantly, larger than males; both sexes are slightly over 4 mm long. Variation in the colour pattern is quantified and found to be little in both males and females. Both sexes are dissected, measured, and images of the male genitalia are presented for the first time. The aedeagus is short at less than 13% of the body length. The identification of A. rufiventris compared with other South African Attagenus species is discussed. The article elaborates on the importance of detailed description and clear presentation of the male genitalia. Morphometric analysis takes intraspecific variation into account, which is often largely overlooked when describing new species. Such analysis is also vital for recognition of cryptic species.
To cite: Hermand, M.-E.C. & Holloway, G.J. 2020. Profile of a species: Attagenus rufiventris Pic (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 93–102. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4322567http://zoobank.org/References/6729B55F-F200-4FA5-A3B1-54398C00FCD
Notes on the lily leaf beetles Lilioceris Reitter in Israel (Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae)
Get PDFLilioceris faldermanni and L. lillii lillii are recorded from Israel and keyed, their distribution is corrected and summarized. The biology of L. faldermanni on Fritillaria persica and Lilium candidum is described.
To cite: & Friedman, A.-L.-L. 2020. Notes on the lily leaf beetles Lilioceris Reitter in Israel (Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae). Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 39–45. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3989114http://zoobank.org/References/630FB071-82C1-4C34-8AA3-841485487BE
An annotated checklist of the Crambidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Israel, with remarks on their distribution and phenology
Get PDFThe history of studies of the Crambidae in Israel is summarized. Prior to the present endeavour, 104 species of the Crambidae were recorded in Israel according to published surveys. Another 56 grass moth species have been found in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv, thus increasing the Israeli fauna of the Crambidae to 160 species, although the historical record of Chilo suppressalis in Israel was apparently based on misidentification. A checklist of all species with remarks on their general distribution pattern, distribution in Israel, flight periods and host plants is compiled.
To cite: Kravchenko, V.D., Poltavsky, A., Segerer, A., Speidel, W. & Müller, G.C. 2020. An annotated checklist of the Crambidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Israel, with remarks on their distribution and phenology. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(1): 85–129.
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4247249http://zoobank.org/References/365E262E-1F28-47FC-8938-356FF642D02
A new species of the jewel beetle genus Endelus Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini) from Laos
Get PDFA new species of jewel beetles, Endelus (Endelus) chikatunovi n. sp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), from North Laos (Luang Namtha Province) is described, illustrated and compared with closely related species.
ԱՄՓՈՓՈՒՄԼաոսի Լուանգ Նամթա նահանգից նկարագրվում և համեմետվում է մոտ տեսակների հետ Endelus (Endelus) chikatunovi n. sp. ոսկենզեզների (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) նոր տեսակ:
ՀԻՄՆԱԲԱՌԵՐ. Կենսաբազմազանություն, Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Aphanisticini, ոսկեբզեզներ, նոր տեսակ, Հնդկաչին, Հնդ-Մալայան տարածաշրջան, Հարավարևելյան Ասիա, Լաոս, տաքսոնոմոնիա:
To cite: Kalashian, M.Yu. 2020. A new species of the jewel beetle genus Endelus Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini) from Laos. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 87–92.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4279591http://zoobank.org/References/1ee279e6-ac37-4401-9f4d-ecfe0949670
A new psammophilic species of the genus Catomus Allard, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from the Negev Desert, Israel, with a key to all known species from the Near East
Get PDFA new species of darkling beetles of the tribe Helopini is described from Southern Israel: Catomus chikatunovi n. sp. A new species differs from all Near Eastern Catomus Allard, 1876 in the presence of long sparse erected hairs on lateral margins of pronotum and elytra, the latter being otherwise bare dorsally. The new species exhibits arenicolous morphological adaptations. An identification key to all known species of Catomus from the Near East is given.
РЕЗЮМЕ
Описан новый вид жуков-чернотелок трибы Helopini из Южного Израиля: Catomus chikatunovi n. sp. Новый вид отличается от всех ближневосточных Catomus Allard, 1876 наличием длинных редких торчащих волосков на боковых краях переднеспинки и надкрылий, но при этом голыми надкрыльями на дорсальной стороне. Этот вид обладает морфологическими адаптациями к обитанию в песке. Дана определительная таблица для всех известных видов Catomus Ближнего Востока.
КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: Tenebrionidae, Catomus, чернотелки, новый вид, определительная таблица, дюны, палеарктическая область, пустыня Негев.
To cite: Nabozhenko, M.V. 2020. A new psammophilic species of the genus Catomus Allard, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from the Negev Desert, Israel, with a key to all known species from the Near East. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 31–37. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3974456http://zoobank.org/References/FE6DD4D2-6502-461E-B79A-C994E3E16B9
The Persian Date palm trunk borer (Oryctes elegans), a pest of date palm new to Israel (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)
Get PDFA new pest of the date palm, the Persian Date palm trunk borer Oryctes (Rykanoryctes) elegans, is recorded from Israel for the first time. An identification key to and biological and distributional data of the species of Oryctes in Israel are given.
תקציר
קרנפית התמר הפרסית, מזיק חדש של דקל התמר, מדווחת מישראל לראשונה. הזחלים של קרנפית התמר הפרסית מתפתחים בכותרת של גזע התמר, זאת בשונה מזחלים של קרנפית התמר הסינאית, שמתפתחים בתחתית הגזע. עיקר הפגיעה בידות אשכול הפרי. קרנפית התמר הפרסית הייתה ידועה מארצות הסובבות את המפרץ הפרסי, שם ידועה משכבר הימים כמזיק קשה של דקלי תמר. לאחרונה היא פלשה לישראל ונמצאה בבקעת הירדן; קיים חשש להתפשטותה לאורך הבקעה. המאמר מכיל מידע על תפוצתה, איורים ומפתח להגדרת שלושת מיני הקרנפיות בישראל.
מילות מפתח: חיפושיות, זבליתיים, קרנפית, מין פולש, מזיק, דקל, תמר, מזרח תיכון, פליארקטי, מפתח הגדרה.
To cite: Friedman, A.-L.-L. & Dobrinin, S. 2020. The Persian Date palm trunk borer (Oryctes elegans), a pest of date palm new to Israel (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Israel Journal of Entomology 50(1): 9–14.
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3662887http://zoobank.org/References/E1D95CB5-6C8F-4329-869E-431413B99500