Bio-Ecology of Acacia Bagworm (Auchmophila Kordofensis Rebele)

ISBN-13: 9783659310997 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 60 str.

Elfadil Mahmoud Mohammedelnazeir;Hassan Mohamed Ahmed

Opis

Bagworms are reported from Asia, Africa and the western Hemisphere. They are highly polyphagous and attack several plant species Bagworms belong to the family Psychidae, Order Lepidoptera, Class Insecta. Over 1500 species in 180 genera are known in the world One of the species recorded from the Sudan is the acacia bagworm Auchmophila kordofensis, locally known as Ummcigara. The insect was first collected by a swedish scientific expedition visited Sudan in 1901 and was described and named by H. Rebel in 1906ز. In the Sudan, Auchmophila kordofensis is widespread in the poor savannah belt, particularly in north Kordofan, with Acacia nubica and A. tortilis being its main hosts . It is also reported from the Arabian Peninsula, where it is sustained on Acacia tortilis.

O autorze

Mohammedelnazeir Elfadil Mahmoud Ibrahim29th /12/1971, Umrowaba, Sudan. Ph.D 2011 Faculty of Science,University of Khartoum Sudan.M.Sc 2005 University of Khartoum SudanB.Sc 1999 Sudan University of Science and TechnologyAddress: Agricultural Research Corporation Kassala and Gash Research Station