Coccoid species and their natural enemies associated with eleven fruit trees species in western northern coast of Egypt [electronic resource].

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Twenty one of coccoid species, i.e. armoured scales, soft scales and mealybugs associated with eleven fruit trees species (evergreen and deciduous plants) in some localities at Western Northern Coast of Egypt, represented irrigation and dry systems were found and recorded during the period of this study, which extended from December 2007 till February 2010. In the present investigation, a total of eighteen species following nine genera belonging to five families under super family Chalcidoidae belonging to order Hymenoptera were collected. Also nine species belonging to seven genera of family Coccinellidae, Order, Coleoptera, one species of orders, Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Neuroptera were collected.

Summary in Arabic.

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