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M. S. A. Mamun and M. Ahmed

Integrated pest management in tea: prospects and future strategies in Bangladesh

...Globally 1034 species of arthropods and 82 species of nematodes are associated with tea plants. Among them 25 species of insects, 4 species of mites and 10 species of nematodes are recorded from Bangladesh. Enormous crop loss was incurred due to the attack of these pests and largely responsible for the declining productivity of tea. Extensive use of chemical pesticides began only a few decades ago with tremendous immediate economic gains but its abuses were no...

Efficacy of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus and Flubendiamide Alone and in Combination against Spodoptera litura F.

Sumaira Maqsood^1,*, Muhammad Afzal¹, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel¹,Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza¹,Waqas Wakil²andMuhammad Hussnain Babar³

...l enemies and beneficial arthropods. Present investigations were carried out to determine their impact on larval mortality, pupal and adult emergence of 2^nd and 4^th instar larvae of Spodoptera litura F. under laboratory conditions. Both NPV and flubendiamide were applied using diet incorporation method. Larvae were allowed to feed for 48 h. Mortality was recorded until larvae died or pupated. Second instar larvae showed more suscep...

Differential Composition of Edaphic Arthropods in Different Land-use Types of District Sargodha (Punjab, Pakistan) and their Relationship with Soil Physico-Chemical and Biological Characteristics

Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed¹*, Imtiaz Sarwar¹, Muhammad Afzal¹, Muhammad Rehan Khalid¹, Muhammad Yahya¹ and Khurram Shehzad²

...ty and abundance of soil arthropods, while minimum population abundance was found in winter season. The diversity indices and population abundance of arthropods exhibited maximum values for agricultural land-use types followed by orchard and natural land-use types. Moreover, the abundance of most arthropod groups was found correlated with soil organic matter, total organic carbon contents and with pH, bulk density, temperatu...

Differential Impact of Land-Use, Season and Soil Characteristics on the Abundance of Edaphic Springtails (Insecta: Collembola) and Mites (Arachnida: Acari)

Muhammad Yahya¹, Muhammad Afzal¹, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed¹*, Imtiaz Sarwar¹, Khurram Shehzad², Muhammad Luqman³ and

Sher Muhammad Shahzad²

... edaphic (soil-dwelling) arthropods. This study determined the quality status of soils under different land-use categories (i.e. agricultural crop land, orchard land and natural uncultivated land) and different land-use types (i.e. sugarcane, fodder and rice-wheat fields, intercropped and non-intercropped citrus and guava orchards, natural grassland, bare land and wetland peripheries) using population abundance and dynamics of edaphic springtails...

Seasonality and Climatic Factors Affect Diversity and Distribution of Arthropods Around Wetlands

Waqar Majeed¹, Naureen Rana¹, Elmo Borges de Azevedo Koch²* and Shahla Nargis¹

...sity and distribution of arthropods associated with seasons and environmental variables in two different wetlands sites was estimated and study was performed on monthly basis for a whole year. The arthropods were collected by sweep net, direct hand picking, forceps. For each sampling day in each month, 20 sweeps were randomly taken in each block. The insects at rest or on shrubs were manually collected. Overall, 5867 individ...

Diversity and Abundance of Mite Species in Citrus Orchards of Sargodha, Pakistan

Muhammad Afzal¹, Muhammad Irfan Ullah¹*, Muhammad Hamid Bashir², Shah Najaf Mukhtar¹, Muhammad Arshad¹, Nimra Altaf¹

...gical control of various arthropods in Sargodha citrus.

Novelty Statement | To the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive study has been conducted before on mite diversity in Sargodha. The study would help run proper management practices to control the losses caused by mites.

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Formulation and evaluation of inactivated lumpy skin disease virus vaccine using ISA 50 and ISA 206 adjuvants.

Youssef A. Elgharbawy1, Mervat M. Ali1, Ayman H. El-Deeb2, Mohamed A. Shalaby2

...rus by the blood feeding arthropods.

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Investigation of the replication capacity of lumpy skin disease virus in ticks

Ahmed A. ElWakil1, Ausama A. Yousif2 , Adel A. Fayed3, Ibrahim M. elsabagh2, Mahmoud

El Gamal2, Omnia H. Refaei3

...oxviridae. Blood-feeding arthropods like mosquitoes, flies and, African tick species play a role in

LSDV maintenance and transmission. Mechanical transmission of LSDV is well documented;

however, evidence of transovarian and transstadial transmission is a tick warrants an investigation into

the replication capacity of the virus in ticks. Transstadial occurs when virus remains with vector from

one life stage to th...

Impact of Feeding Habits on Population Ecology and Breeding Biology of Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) in District Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan

Aftab Raza Khan¹, Azhar Abbas Khan²*, Javed Iqbal³, Arif Muhammad Khan⁴, Zeshan Hassan², Hafiz Muhammad Aatif²and Umbreen Shahzad²

...asons. Leaves, seeds and arthropods were highly consumed food contents in all seasons. Descriptive data analysis indicated a statistically significant value of p ˂ 0.05 between arthropod abundance and volume of arthropods in the diet of both adults and juveniles. Chi-square test (χ2) reflected a positive relationship between adult crop contents and different calendar months and stands. The data regarding b...

Effects on Biodiversity in Climate Change Scenario

Huda Bilal¹, Hasnain Raza²*, Kaynat Ahmed², Iqra Tariq², Qurat-ul-Ain², Sana Sarfaraz¹, Sanaullah¹, Maryam Maqsood³ and Ali Raza³

..., microbes, animals, and arthropods) and aquatic biodiversity (waterbodies, phytoplankton, coral reefs, and fishes) drastically.

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Screening, Characterization and Purification of Cellulase from Mango Mealybug Drosicha stebbingi Green (Homoptera: Margarodidae)

Mubasshir Sohail*, Qadeer Ahmed Soomro, Raza Muhammad, Muhammad Usman Asif and Imran Rauf

Dietary Habits of Altai Weasel (Mustela altaica) in Bunjosa Game Reserve Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Nausheen Irshad¹, Maria Akhter¹, Tariq Mahmood²*, Faraz Akrim³, Muhammad Rafique Khan¹ and Muhammad Sajid Nadeem⁴

...most frequently consumed arthropods (26%), followed by mammals (21%), birds (9 %) and least reptiles (2 %), along with consuming vegetation (23 %). The prey species in the overall diet of the species were five different orders of arthropods, two species of mammals (rodents) and birds (domestic hen and pigeon), while among plant food it consumed seeds and twigs of wild mulberry, Japanese fruit, wild fig and cucumber. The stud...

Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) Nestling Morphometry and Feeding Habits in Bajaur Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Rahmat Ullah Khan¹*, Asif Sadam², Karim Gabol¹, Waheed Ali Panhwar³, Sajid Mahmood⁴, Mustafa Kamal⁵, Hamid Ullah⁶, Syed Abidullah⁷, Muhammad Tufail⁸, Bashir Ahmad⁴, Gul Bacha Khan⁴ and Habib Ul Hassan¹

...d totally with larvae of arthropods, most1y Lepidoptera and Coleoptera (40%), Hymenoptera (12%) and Diptera (8%). However, adults and grains were not fed. Nestlings (4th day age) were fed by adults (32%), larvae (69%), and grains (2%). While the chicks were fed mostly by adults (72%), with larvae (23%) and grains of seed (5%). Significant differences were present in the growth of all traits, morphometry, diet, and food collection sites. However, no difference ...

Diversity and Epidemiological Study of Hard Ticks Infesting Goats and Sheep of Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Hidayat Ullah¹, Sadia Tabassum¹, Sultan Ayaz², Shumaila Noreen¹, Atta Ur Rehman¹, Naveed Akhtar³, Muhsin Ali³, Zaib Ullah³* and Sajid Mahmood^1,4

...s are the haematophagous arthropods; their prevalence in various areas of Pakistan is associated with huge economic and health losses. In this perspective 6469 tick specimens were collected from goats and sheep breeds of the Hazara Division and identified into seven species on morphometrics basis, in which four species were recorded new to this area. Out of identified seven species, four tick species Rhipicephalus microplus, Hyalomma rufipes, Rhipicephalus hae...

Lumpy Skin Disease: A Fast Growing Transboundary Disease in Many Countries of Different Continents Including Pakistan

Kinza Javed¹, Muhammad Ali¹, Waqas Farooq², Majeeda Rasheed¹*, Farkhanda Yasmin³, Samiya Rehman³, Sadaf ul Hira¹ and Jawad Ali³

...m outsource by biting of arthropods including mosquitoes and flies from infected animal to healthy one. To control the dispersal of LSDV, infected animals should be quarantined, restricted its movement and place them in a place of no entry of vectors, arthropods. The recent review investigated new knowledge on several facets of the disorder, including its distribution, transmission, origin, pathophysiology, host vulnerabilit...

Seasonal variations of invertebrates diversity & environmental health in intertidal area at Tak Bay, (Kalatoo) Hingol National Park Balochistan Pakistan

ATEEQUE RAHMAN KHOOHARO* & PIRZADA JAMALUDDIN A. SIDDIQUI

...opods 30, bivalves 4), 9 arthropods (cirripediae 2, malacostraca 7) & 3 echinoderms (stelleroids 3). The Highest diversity was found during the mid & high tidal zones. Diversity & distribution configurations were found to be linked with topography & prevailing environmental conditions.

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IMPACT OF WEEDS ON DIVERSITY OF SOIL ARTHROPODS IN Bt COTTON FIELD IN FAISALABAD PAKISTAN

Iqra Munir1, Abdul Ghaffar2, Asad Aslam2, Muhammad Khuram Shahzad1 and

Muhammad Jafir3

...sity of soil

arthropods in Bt cotton field by using Randomize Complete Block Design with four

treatments and three replications at the Research Area of Department of Entomology,

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Treatments consisted of different

combinations of weeds and control group. Total 228 samples were collected and from these

samples 14 different taxons of soil

The Potential Food Supply of Relict Gulls and the Preliminary Prediction of its Population Size after the Lake Restoration in Ordos Relict Gull National Reserve, Inner Mongolia, China

Chao Du¹, Li Liu¹, Li Gao¹, Yongqi Ren², Shiqiang Wang³ and Wei Liu⁴*

... we investigated aquatic arthropods in the TAN and Hotong Qagan Nur (HQN) to compare the food supply and predict the capacity of the reserve after the lake water was restored. The results showed that the arthropod communities are low abundant in two lakes with a total of 16 taxa, but their biomass in TAN was significantly lower than HQN. According to the breeding records of relict gulls in HQN, we roughly estimate that up to 400 relict gulls pairs may be able ...

Effects of Biorational Approaches and Synthetic Pesticides on Fall Armyworm Management and Arthropod Diversity in Maize

Ahmad Ibrahim Jalali¹, Mudssar Ali¹*, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad^2,4 and Fawad Zafar Ahmad Khan^1,3

...sequences for non-target arthropods in Pakistan have been underreported. Keeping in view this gap, current experiments, using the randomized complete block design, compared the effectiveness of synthetic pesticides and biorational options (including dried plant powders and sand mixtures, and eucalyptus based biopesticides) on fall armyworm control, as well as their effects on non-target fauna. The results showed that fall armyworm damage was lowest in syntheti...