Author： Abdel-Galil F. A. Amro M. A. M. Abdel-Moniem A. S. H.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 0323-5408
Source： Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Vol.40, Iss.3, 2007-06, pp. : 207-214
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Abstract
To evaluate the impact of drought stress on the incidence of certain arthropod pests and their associated predators which inhabit cowpea plantations, field tests were conducted in two different levels of irrigation (10- and 20-day intervals) by using five newly produced cowpea cultivars. Results indicated that the main piercing and sucking pests Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) and Tetranychus urticae Koch. were represented in high numbers in stressed plantations when compared to non-stressed ones. On the other hand, the common predators associated with these pests had not been affected by these irrigation differences. Regarding to the damage percentage caused by the pod borer pest Etiella zinckenella Treitschke, an obvious increase was recorded on stressed plantations than on the normal irrigated ones in most of the tested cultivars. At harvest, the obtained results indicated an obvious decrease in the net yield income of all the tested cultivars in the stressed irrigated area than in normal irrigated one. Therefore, it must be recommended to irrigate cowpea plantations by at least 10-day intervals to avoid the high infestation by both of the sucking pests and pod borers, and also, to obtain high and good yield income.
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