Ambreena Hafiz1, Tanzeela Riaz2 and Farah Rauf Shakoori1*
... instar larvae and adult beetles of deltamethrin-resistant populations of T. granairum collected from wheat godowns of Gujranwala, Okara and D.G khan has been studied in current investigation. The toxicological data generated from deltamethrin-resistant populations was compared with deltamethrin-susceptible population that has not been exposed to any insecticide since thirteen years. From analysis of metabolic profile, it was found that soluble proteins, gluco...
Muhammad Basit1, Shafqat Saeed2, Mushtaq Ahmad Saleem3, Rana Zulfiqar4
...ong natural enemies, ladybeetles and spiders were found to be the putative predators with maximum population of 3.9 and 3.5 individuals/plant, respectively. Further, correlation study indicated that syrphids and chrysoperla had a significant positive correlation with A. gossypii and T. orichalcea, respectively. Likewise, spiders and lady beetles had significant positive relationship with B. tabaci, N. inconspicuous and Emp...
Abdullah Mart1* and Orhan Erman2
...enera of water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) collected from Bingöl province between May 2003-October 2004 have been described....
Tanzeela Riaz1, Farah Rauf Shakoori2* and Syed Shahid Ali3
... instar larvae and adult beetles of phosphine-tolerant populations (previously exposed to phosphine for 15 years) of wheat grain pest, Trogoderma granarium collected from various storage facilities of Punjab, Pakistan viz., Mandi Bahauddin-I, Mandi Bahauddin-II, Gujrat, Gujranwala and Sargodha. The activities of all esterases tested were significantly increased in all field collected phosphine-tolerant populations when compared with phosphine-sus...
Saqib Ali1, Suliman Ali1, Lina1, Wen Zhou1, Muhammad Irfan Waris1, Ashfaq Ali2 and Man Qun Wang1,*
...woody plants. The larval beetles characteristically feed in the phloem as well as later in the xylem. The females select living hosts for oviposition and thus destroy the vigour of the trees. However, at the early stage of intestation, detection of Anoplophora glabripennis and exposure will help to eliminate the pest in addition to prevent its establishment. Plantation with different tree species, the cultivation of fast-growing timber forest, the plant...
Kanwer Shahzad Ahmed1, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed1,*, Muhammad Ather Rafi2, Fatima Sellami3 and Muhammad Afzal1
...n: justify;">Coccinellid beetles (Coccinellidae; Coleoptera) are voracious predators of many insect pests of economic importance. Among 6,000 species of coccinellids described worldwide, only 75 species have been reported from Pakistan so far. Keeping in view the limited work on these important beetles, an extensive faunal survey was conducted in the district Sargodha (32°05’02’’ N and 72°40’1...
Talha Nazir1,2,*, Muhammad Dildar Gogi2, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed1, Waheed ul Hassan2, Abdul Hanan2 and Muhammad Jalal Arif2
...acewings and coccinellid beetles. Experimental design was split-plot randomized complete block with three replications for each treatment. Transgenic (Bt) cotton variety (FH-118) was sown. Insecticide formulations were applied according to their field recommended dose rates upon attainment of ETLs of most of the sucking insect pests. Data regarding insect populations were recorded 3 and 7 day post treatment. Results revealed that Confidor proved to be most eff...
Tanzeela Riaz1, Farah Rauf Shakoori2,* and Syed Shahid Ali3
... instar larvae and adult beetles of phosphine-tolerant populations were evaluated with reference to phosphine-susceptible population as a control. The activities of NADPH-CPR, ethylmorphine-N demethylase, aniline 4-hydroxylase and soluble protein contents were significantly increased in all field collected phosphine-tolerant populations with reference to phosphine-susceptible population. Among developmental stages, the 4th instar larvae possessed hi...
Riaz Hussain*, Muhammad Riaz** and Mushtaq A. Saleem***
TOXICITIES OF AZADIRACHTIN AND POLYCHLORINATED PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON AGAINST RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS OF TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) ADULTS
...ra: Tenebrionidae) adult beetles were determined through filter paper impregnated method against azadirachtin (Nimbokil 60 EC) and polychlorinated petroleum hydrocarbon (Tenekil 100 EC). The LC values of these insecticides were worked out as 12830 and 50 9331 ppm for azadirachtin and 5148 and 4047 ppm for Tenekil 100 EC against PAK and FSS-II strains, respectively. The results revealed that polychlorinated petroleum hydrocarbon was more toxic than the azadirac...
Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed1,2,*, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza2, Muhammad Afzal2,Hafiz Salah-ud-Din2, Imtiaz Sarwar2, Muhammad Yahya2 and Khurram Shehzad3
...s (Formicidae) (10-40%), beetles (Carabidae and Staphylinidae) (14-28%), spiders (Araneae) (5-18%) and earthworms (Lumbricidae) (2-20%) were the most abundant and more active, hence, were more captured in pitfall traps in summer season. Termites (isopteran) and earthworms were more captured in monoliths. By and large, macroinvertebrate fauna was lower in the soils studied as compared to other tropical and subtropical regions reported elsewhere. Therefore, keep...
Mubashar Hussain, Muhammad Faheem Malik, Sehreen Siddique, Muhammad Umar, Tamkeen Zainab, Fatima Zafar
...tribution of coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), sampleswere collected from rainfed and irrigated fields of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan during 2015-2016. Adult specimens were collected fortnightly from crops, weeds and shrubs from randomly selected locations i.e. Dolat Nagar, Lala Musa, Jalalpur Jatan, Guliyana, Fateh Pur and Kunjah. Analysis of specimens indicated a representation of 14 species, 6 genera and 3 sub families across all sites. Maximum ...
Ambrina Hafiz1, Tanzeela Riaz2 and Farah Rauf Shakoori1,*
... instar larvae and adult beetles of deltamethrin-resistant populations’ viz., Gujranwala, Okara and D.G. Khan was significantly increased as compared to susceptible population of T. granarium (population never exposed to any kind of insecticide/fumigant since 2001). Different developmental stages possessed different levels of esterase activities. Based on the level of activities the adult beetles were mor...
Sumaira Maqsood1,*, Muhammad Afzal2, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel2, Waqas Wakil3 and Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan1,*
...rla carnea, ladybird beetles, and predatory bugs) populations in all the treatments. In conclusion, the results revealed the potential of Bt, NPV and flubendiamide for the management of S. litura. Further studies are needed to confirm the potential of these products against S. litura and negative impact on natural enemies under varying climatic conditions, and on different host crops.
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Ayesha Iftikhar1,*, Muhammad Asif Aziz1, Muhammad Naeem1, Munir Ahmad1 and Tariq Mukhtar2
...; 4 °C (0.66). Adult beetles proved strong natural enemies of P. solenopsis. Our study provides detailed basic information for successful rearing of M. sexmaculatus in the laboratory and use as a bio-control agent against cotton mealy bug in the field at different temperature conditions.
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Tanzeela Riaz*†, Farah Rauf Shakoori, Syed Shahid Ali
Toxicity of phosphine against tolerant and susceptible populations of Trogoderma granarium collected from Punjab, Pakistan
... instar larvae and adult beetles of T. granariumwere exposed to different sub lethal concentrations of phosphine for 20 hours. Based on LC50 data, Gujranwala population was found to be most resistant to phosphine whereas Sargodha population was found the l...
Rahat Afza, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed and Muhammad Asam Riaz*
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Bushra Siddique1,*, Muhammad Tariq1, Muhammad Naeem1 and Muhammad Ali2
...mone for aphid predatory beetles. It was found that T6 (β-pinene + E-β-Farnesene) exhibited highest mean number entries of D. rapae (7.50%) and highest mean time spend(6.39%) as compared to other treatments applied. The results revealed that release of insect derived semiochemicals can enhance visual searching and efficiency of parasitoid D. rapae.
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Lichao Feng1,2, Shaoqing Zhang4, Dianyuan Chen2, Sina Adl3 and Donghui Wu1,4*
...acpe. The larva of click beetles (Agriotes fuscicollis Miwa) known as the wireworm is a serious underground pest in farmlands. The distribution of adults and larvae alternated between flower and corn growth stages in the field because food resources and foraging behaviors stimulated and restrained the acquisition of supplemental nutrients as a strategy for reproduction. To evaluate their food choices, wireworm were exposed to different types of plants a...
Qudsia Yousafi1*, Muhammad Aslam2 andShahzad Saleem1
...number of aphids and ladybeetles were recorded at weekly intervals from October 15 to March 1, both years. Aphid numbers were recorded on three leaves per plant and four plants per plot and averaged per leaf. Numbers of ladybeetles were recorded from the whole plant by sampling three plants per plot. Seasonal mean number of aphids per leaf was at the maximum on the variety Black Beauty and lowest on Nirala, during the 2013-1...
Mubashar Hussain1*, Misbah Younas1,Muhammad Faheem Malik1, Muhammad Umar1, Maimoona Kanwal1, Moazama Batool2
... Caslon Pro";">Dung beetles play significant role in the ecosystems by nutrient recycling and waste removal. The study was conducted to explore the distributional patterns of dung beetle assemblages on local scales. The sampling was accomplished by surveying grassy fields, croplands, old dung piles and fresh dung pats from selected localesofSialkot during 2016. Specimens were collected by hand picking and cattle dung baited pitfall traps. Sixteen species ...
Hui Wang1,2, Yuchen Zhao1 and Xinpu Wang1,*
...ivity-density of carabid beetles and environmental factors was conducted under three different grassland management regimes (typical enclosure, enclosed mowing, and farmer grazing practice) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwestern China, from May to September 2017. Eighteen species from nine genera were collected in all regimes. The largest size of species and individuals occurred in mid-August, and species diversity and abundance were significantly ...
Muhammad Usman Hanif, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed*, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Irfan Ullah
...nd other foliage-feeding beetles.
Novelty Statement | This study demonstrates the synergistic action of the binary combinations of biorational synthetic insecticide (spinosad) and botanical extract (Azadirachta indica) which can be effectively used against the infestations of hadda beetle Epilachna vigintioctopunctata and other foliage beetles.
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Imran Bodlah1*, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed1, Muhammad Farooq Nasir1, Tariq Mahmood2 and Muhammad Asif3
...o species of Coccinellid beetles, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius, 1781) and Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) (Chrysopidae: Neuroptera) were found to be the bio-control agents of P. simlae....
Weidong Huang1,2,3, Xinyue Liang1,2,3, Xiufeng Xie4, Xingmin Wang2, 3 and Xiaosheng Chen1,2,3*
...s are common in ladybird beetles. However, phylogenetic relationships and genetic diversity of discrete color patterns in coccinellids is still poorly known. Here, we present a comprehensive genetic diversity analyses and phylogenetic relationships within seventeen different phenotypes of elytral color patterns in Menochilus sexmaculatus based on two mitochondrial genes, cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and II (COII), and two nuclear genes, carbamoyl phospha...
Nosheen Jehajo*, Nasreen Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah and Naheed Shah
...eased mortality of adult beetles also increased with increased exposure time. In addition, among the dissimilar concentrations of oils, it was found that 0.50% of both oils were lethal concentrations (LC50) which killed almost (50%) population of beetles after 48 hrs of exposure. Furthermore, both oils were effective by reducing (100%) oviposition, population emergence and seeds infestation rate as compared to control in whi...
Agha Mushtaque Ahmed1*, Fahad Nazir Khoso1, Ali Zachi Abdulqader Alhilfi2, Sohail Ahmed Otho1, Qurban Ali3, Din Muhammad Soomro1 and Zubair Ahmed Soomro1
...t-align: justify;">Pulse beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus L.) often damage the stored grains to such an extent that a huge quantity of total production is significantly affected. For last few years, a substantial consideration has been given globally to different botanical oils due to their pesticidal properties and environmental safety. In this context, we evaluated the insecticidal effect of four botanical oils against C. maculatus including neem seeds (Aza...
Nosheen Jehajo* and Naheed Shah
...th and multiplication of beetles because the maximum damage (97.8, 93.2, 59.0 and 27.7%) and weight loss (58.0, 57.8, 37.8 and 34.46%) was found on cowpea, green gram, chickpea and mash gram, respectively. While the lowest temperature (20°C) and humidity (55%) were found unfavorable for C. maculates as no significant damage and weight loss of pulses induced by C. maculates was observed at these conditions. High temperature (40ºC) and low humidity (50%...
Muhammad Faizan1, Muhammad Nasir1, Muhammad Waqar Hassan1*, Ghulam Sarwar2 and Moazzam Jamil3
...y conditions. Biology of beetles was assessed in the form of growth index (GI) which showed maximum GI values in cowpea and mung bean varieties and least in chick pea genotypes and because of this cowpea and mung bean genotypes were classified in susceptible category and chickpea varieties were classified in resistant category. Percent weight loss by C. maculatus was maximum in cow pea and mung bean genotypes and least percent weight loss was recorded in chick...
Waheed Ali Panhwar1*, Mehtab Ali Mahar2 and Abdul Manan Shaikh3
...gn: justify;">Scarabaeid beetles are major defoliator of cultivated plants and plants of barren areas. Survey was conducted to collect beetle fauna from different localities of Sindh Province. 46 specimens were captured and sorted out into Genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 of subfamily Melolonthinae with two species i-e: Melolontha indica Hope, 1831 and Melolontha furcicauda Ancey, 1881. In addition to this, M. indica constructed as a new regional record for Pa...
Nazia Suleman* and Asia Riaz
...n: justify;">Coccinellid beetles are effective predators of soft bodied insect pests. They can be mass reared in laboratories for applied biological control against sucking insect pests. Laboratory rearing of ladybirds often need live host, preferably aphids. Artificial diets prepared from different sources do not prove very successful due to complexity of preparation for coccinellid beetles. Short seasonal availability of a...
Ashfaq Hussain1, Javed Khan2, Ammara Blouch3, Ahmad-Ur-Rahman Saljoqi1, Ashraf Khan4,5* and Zaheer Sikandar6
...tion as compared to male beetles (1921). Furthermore, the apparent mortality was highest at egg stage, making it the most vulnerable stage in the beetle’s life cycle, followed by 1st instar larval stage, which also showed higher mortality. The maximum survival fraction was observed for pre-pual and fourth instar larvae, while the minimum was found for the egg stage. Mortality survival ratio (MSR) was found to be maximum at the egg stage and minimum at th...
Mubashar Hussain*, Habiba Razaq, Muhammad Faheem Malik, Kiran Aftab, Jaweria Riaz and Somia Liaqat
...-align: justify;">Ground beetles are recognized as important biological control agents and environmental indicators that inhabit a wide range of habitats. The diversity of carabid beetles in Pakistan has not yet been studied extensively, despite their diversified ecological roles. In the present study, the ground beetle communities from three subdivisions of district Mandi Bahauddin (Phalia, Malakwal and Mandi Bahauddin) wer...
Qurat ul Ain1, Asifa Khan1*, Asia Riaz2 and Nazia Suleman2
...lign: justify;">Ladybird beetles are well acknowledged predators of soft bodied insect pests. Mass production of these beetles for biological control is widely practiced in the world against different insect pests. Many insects can modulate their life processes with respect to low temperatures and this attribute can wisely be used to increase their shelf life for mass rearing. The possibility of short-term storage for adults...
Bilal Saeed Khan1*, Muhammad Aneeb Shahzad1, Muhammad Irfan Ashraf2, Zahid Mahmood Sarwar3, Muhammad Farooq4 and Awias Rasool5
...d spider mites, ladybird beetles and predatory mites and caused 80.82, 81.49, 39.77 and 51.55% mortalities, respectively, after 96 hours. M. azedarach extract showed the second highest mortalities i.e., 73.85% in aphids, 70.54% in two-spotted spider mites, 31.05% in ladybird beetles and 46.49% of predatory mites. Mortality trend observed in other aqueous extracts was eucalyptus > moringa > peppermint. The repellent eff...
Mubashar Hussain*, Takhmina Nazir and Muhammad Faheem Malik
...n: justify;">Coccinellid beetles (ladybird beetles) are valuable biological pest control agents in all terrestrial landscapes including agroecosystems. Agricultural intensification contributes to the decline of these pest predators mainly due to pesticides, habitat reduction, and decreased food availability. Here, we explored the diversity of ladybird beetles in croplands alongside the riv...
Sedef Selviler Sizer1, Semih Kurt1*, Burcu Onuk1, Gokmen Zafer Pekmezci2 and Murat Kabak1
...ign: justify;">Dermestid beetles being low-cost, efficient, and environmentally friendly are commonly used to prepare osteological materials in museums. This study was carried out to produce osteological material from the heads of roe deer, cows, and cats using a Dermestes maculatus (De Geer, 1774) colony and reveal the colony’s meat consumption performance in terms of time. In addition, using hydrogen peroxide solution to kill remaining
Naveed Akhtar, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir*, Azizullah, Aamir Ali
...aid in employing the ladybeetles as bio-control agents for effective Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of maize growing zones in Pakistan and across the globe.
Novelty Statement | In this study, the biodiversity, seasonal abundance, and population dynamics of coccinellids in maize crops are discussed for the better understanding of these predators, which would be helpful in the development ...
Muhammad Irfan Ullah1*, Khadija Akram1, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza1, Muhammad Arshad1, Samina Khalid2, Hamza Latif1, Aqsa Amjad1, Nahdia Perveen1, Emaan Sajid1
...time intervals for adult beetles. Clove oil also displayed significant insecticidal activity, resulting in mortality rates between 68.0% to 86.6% for the highest concentration (6.0%). However, lemon and orange oils exhibited the lowest insecticidal activity against adult T. castaneum. Additionally, cinnamon oil demonstrated 100% mortality in the immature stage within 72 hours of the application of higher concentrations (6.0%), while a higher concentration of c...
Kamran Ahmed Pathan1 , Waheed Ali Panhwar1,*, Abdul Manan Shaikh1, Safdar Ali
Ujan1, Javed Ahmed Ujan1, Khadim Hussain Memon1, Irfan Ahmed Pathan1 and
Shabana Mangi1
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Zeinab A. El-Moaty1,2*, Hoda Ahmed1,3, Wafaa Sorour4,5 and Tarfa H. Alsheddi6
...lum decumben) and ground beetles (Anthia duodecimguttata) at two sampling sites. The selected sites located in the Eastern region, Saudi Arabia. The first site was around to the cement factory, in Al-Ahsa (cement site). While the second one was at 15 Km away (reference site). The obtained results showed that there were no differences in the heavy metals (MHs) concentration in soil collected from the two sites (p>0.05), except Fe that its concentration was s...
Naveed Ahmed
...thin few days. Four bark beetles species viz. Pityogenes scitus B., Ips longifolia Stebb., Scolytus major Stebb. and Polygraphus major Stebb. were present in blue pine tree infected with die-back disease. However, it was observed that the bark beetle, Pityogenes scitus B was most frequently found in infected trees while Ips longifolia Stebb., Scolytus major Stebb. and Polygraphus major Stebb. were less i...
Naveed Ahmed
...ere infested by two bark beetles, Ips longifolia and Scolytus major belonging to the family Scolytidae, order Coleoptera. Feeding on the cambium of the tender branches, the pest infested blue pine in a range of 5-8% in Municiple Forest Division, 2-5% in Lower Topa and 3-7% in Sehrbagla Sub Divisions. Long droughts and warm winter followed by early spring helped these beetles to build up their population, particularly ...
Hanif Gul and Mirza Hakim Khan
...fested by the bark borer beetles i.e. Ips longifolia and Scolytus major belonging to the family Scolytidae, order Coleoptera. The main reason for the spread of these insect pests is due to stress caused by extremely dry conditions during winters of year 2000 and preceding springs.
The beetle population developed on the weak trees under moisture stress growing on warmer aspects and ridges with stony soil The stressed trees had ve...
Hanif Gul and G. A. Bajwa
...nths against powder post beetles attacking the fuel wood. In single spray Sherpa afforded 88, 92, 95% billets in the same concentrations for the same period. Cyperkill, Sunmerin and Bulldock in 0.5% concentration gave 82, 95 and 91% protection of billets, respectively as compared to control in which 41% billets remained safe from beetles infestation. Sherpa and Ripcord in 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5% gave net benefit over control of Rs....
Hanif Gul and Abida Hamid
...inst all stages of Hadde beetles. The fungus B. bassiana proved to be effective against all the stages except eggs. For grubs among the three doses 60% mortality occurred after 120 hours in the dose of 0.8 x 104 spores / ml while 53% and 33% mortality was recorded by other two doses in the same time period respectively. For pupae highest does gave 57% kill in 168 hours while the other two doses gave 43 and 26% mortality in the same time period respectiv...
Hanif Gul and M. Ismail Chaudhry
...infestation
of Japanese beetles in U.S.A. in 1942. The bacterium B.
thuringiensis on a wide range of Lepidopterous
caterpillars formed basis for development of commercial
insecticides. The potential use of nematodes as natural
regulators of insect populations has been discussed by
Glasser and Wilcox as early as 1918. Zwalurvenburg
(1928) and La Rivers (1949) presented early lists of
nematodes insect associations. Theodorides (1950) cited
over 1...
Hanif Gul and M. Ismail Chaudhry
...of attack of powder post beetles were first sprayed with
pyrethroids perigen (permethrin) 10% EC, cypermethrin
10 EC in doses of 0.01, 0.02, 0.04 and cislin
(deltamethrin) 2.5% in doses of 0.01, 0.02 and
0.04% Dieldrin 20% EC in 0.5% dose was used as standard
for comparison along with check (no treatment). Half of
the stacks were sprayed for the second time, three
months after first spray with the same insecticides in
same doses. Observations recorded ...
M.Iqbal Ahmad, I. A. Hafiz and M. Ismail Chaudhry
...to 2 months as premature beetles lying kin pupal chambers....
Shabana Mangi1, Waheed Ali Pahnwar1* and Abdul Manan Shaikh1
... are well known as Click beetles. The specimens
belong to this genus were collected from agricultural lands during March to December (2018-
2020). The collected specimens were brought in the Entomological and Systematics Lab at
Department of Zoology Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Sindh Pakistan. The specimens
were identified into two species i-e: Agriotes pakistanicus sp. nov and Agriotes bulgaricus
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