NEW RECORDS OF SCARABAID WHITE GRUB SPECIES AND DIPTREAN GENUS IN SUGAR CANE SOIL IN UPPER EGYPT (COLEOPTERA: SCARABIDAE)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The present work deals with the survey of the soil fauna on sugar cane in Upper Egypt. Samples from soil under sugarcane (planted and ratoons ) in different governorates in Upper Egypt (Aswan, Qena and Sohag) during the period of June, 2004- June, 2005 were collected. Six species of scarabaid white grubs were collected from sugarcane grubs from different governorates in Upper Egypt. Five of the collected spp. were recorded hem for the first time attacking sugar cane . As well as The present work also recorded genus Sciara for the first time in the Egyptian soil funa of sugar cane.