A5021794189- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
King Saud University
2016-2025
Ghazi University
2024
Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University
2023
National Museums Liverpool
2021
California Academy of Sciences
2021
Florida Atlantic University
2021
Cairo University
2021
Natural History Museum
2021
The King's College
2018
Institute of Plant Protection
2010
Lepisiota omanensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the worker caste collected in Jebel Qahwan Oman, Ain Al Waal, United Arab Emirates. The new species belongs to L. gracilicornis group separated easily from all Arabian species, other group, by exceptionally long, acute strongly curved propodeal spines. elegantissima Collingwood & van Harten recorded for first time Oman. simplex (Forel) stat rev. recognised at rank. Ecological biological observations are provided. A revised...
The ant genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 is revised for the Arabian Peninsula based on worker caste. Nine species are recognized and descriptions of two new species, T. almosayari sp. nov. shakeri from Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, given. For nomenclatural stability, lectotypes abyssinicus (Forel, 1894a), lameerei 1902) mayri designated. A key to diagnostic characters treated presented. New country records presented (Saudi Arabia), destructor (Jerdon, 1851) Arabia United Arab Emirates)...
Leptogenys polaszeki sp. n. is described from the Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia, based on worker caste. The new species a member of L. sulcinoda-group and appears closest to bellii Emery, 1901, originally Ethiopia. likely male caste single specimen collected by pitfall trap in type locality.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5D3BF3AF-5308–48E8–8416–902278909AD5
The Red Palm Weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) is one of the most damaging invasive insect species in world. This weevil highly specialized to thrive adverse desert climates, and it causes major economic losses due its effects on palm trees around RPWs locate by means plant volatile cues use an aggregation pheromone coordinate a mass-attack. Here we report high throughput sequencing RPW antennal transcriptome present description expressed chemosensory gene families. Deep...
Abstract Temnothorax elmenshawyi sp. n., a new ant species from the Asir Mountains of southwestern region Kingdom Saudi Arabia, is described based on worker caste. The member T. exilis group and distinguished other included in this by impressed metanotal groove, short, acute broadly-based propodeal spines, finely punctate posterior half cephalic surface, absence median clypeal carina. Despite extensive collecting authors at type locality, only two specimens are available for description,...
Tapinoma Foerster belongs to the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae and vast majority of its species are arboreal or generalised foragers. The genus is composed 70 described species, 22 known subspecies six valid fossil worldwide, while from Arabian Peninsula, three have been recorded so far. Ants Peninsula reviewed, keyed illustrated, based on worker caste. Three diagnosed, T. melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793), simrothi Krausse, 1911 wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012. We present first...
The first list of insects (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) Al-Baha Province, Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) was published in 2013 and contained a total 582 species. In the present study, 142 species belonging to 51 families representing seven orders are added fauna bringing number now recorded from province 724. reported assigned recognized regional zoogeographical regions. Seventeen for time KSA, namely: Platypleura arabica Myers [Cicadidae, Hemiptera]; Cletomorpha sp.; Gonocerus juniperi...
The Arabian Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 fauna is revised for the first time. Three species are recognized from region: arabicus Sharaf & Akbar sp. nov., T. liviae (Agosti Collingwood, 2011) comb. nov. and megalops (Hamann Klemm, 1967). Leptothorax saudiae Collingwood Agosti, 1996 was placed in by Bolton (2003), but actually belongs to Tetramorium 1855 herewithin recombined (Collingwood 1996) Automontage images comparative diagnoses of workers as well notes on habitats distribution treated...
A preliminary study was carried out on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, south-western part Saudi Arabia. total number 582 species and subspecies (few identified only to genus level) belonging 129 families representing 17 orders were recorded. Two these are described as new, namely: Monomorium sarawatensis Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. [Formicidae, Hymenoptera] Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry [Bombyliidae, Diptera]. Another eight recorded for first time in Arabia, Xiphoceriana arabica (Uvarov,...
The ant fauna of the State Qatar is reviewed based on collected material and literature. In total, 23 species, belonging to 12 genera four subfamilies, were reported from country. Given that Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938 endemic in Egypt, it was recorded by mistake Qatar, we excluded country faunal list. Six are for first time country, Cardiocondyla Emery, 1896, Crematogaster Lund, 1831, Lepisiota 1926, Monomorium Mayr, 1855, Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863, Pheidole Westwood,...
Smart agriculture is an evolving trend in the industry, where sensors are embedded into plants to collect vital data and help decision-making ensure a higher quality of crops prevent pests, disease, other possible threats. One most critical pests palms red palm weevil, which insect that causes much damage trees can devastate vast areas trees. The challenging problem effect weevil not visible by humans until reaches advanced infestation state. For this reason, there pressing need use...
Abstract Predicting energy consumption in buildings plays an important part the process of digital transformation built environment, and for understanding potential savings. This also contributes to reducing impact climate change, where need increase their adaptability resilience while maintain user comfort. The use Internet Things devices monitoring control can take into account preferences, event building optimization. Detecting peak demand from historical data enable users manage more...
This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of Metarhizium robertsii, diatomaceous earth (Protect-It), and lambda-cyhalothrin, for long-term protection stored wheat against three destructive grain insect pests, Rhyzopertha dominica, Tribolium castaneum, Trogoderma granarium. Different treatments were applied, both alone in paired combinations laboratory persistence trials. Single exhibited significantly lower mortality rates comparison all tested species. Among single treatments,...
The Old-World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a significant threat to crops worldwide and has become resistant traditional synthetic insecticides. present study investigated the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) Metarhizium robertsii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) strain WG-04 or Beauveria bassiana Cordycipitaceae) WG-10, an nematode (EPN) species Heterorhabditis bacteriophora against second fourth instar larvae H. armigera. Both fungal were evaluated,...
The red palm weevil (RPW, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), one of the most widespread all invasive insect pest species, is a major cause severe damage to economically important trees. RPW exhibits behaviors very similar those its sympatric Asian (R. vulneratus), which restricted geographically southern part Southeast Asia. Although efficient and sustainable control these pests remains challenging, olfactory-system disruption has been proposed as promising approach for controlling weevils. Here,...
Five species of pseudoscorpions are recorded from the southwestern mountains Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Pseudochthonius arabicus Mahnert n. sp. is described as new to science; this genus was previously known only sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America represents first record family Chthoniidae Arabian Peninsula. Paratemnoides ellingseni (Beier, 1932), a widespread in Africa, Withius piger (Simon, 1878) added faunal list Minniza monticola Mahnert, 1991 Rhacochelifer sonyae apparently endemic
The rate of the sounds (i.e., substrate vibrations) produced by movement and feeding activity red palm weevil (RPW) pest infestations in a date tree was monitored over time after trees were separately treated with injection entomopathogenic fungal isolates, Beauveria bassiana Metarhizium anisopliae, or water treatment as control. sensing device included an accelerometer, amplifier, digital recorder, signal transmitter that fed data to computer excluded background noise compared rates bursts...
The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), is a destructive and voracious pest of species worldwide. Due to environmental regulatory concerns, ecologically safe alternatives synthetic chemical insecticides are needed manage this cryptic insect species. Entomopathogenic fungi have the potential pest. scope management effectiveness can be improved by direct control or horizontal transmission entomopathogenic fungal isolates. We tested in...
The red palm weevil (RPW) is a significant threat to date palms. Conventional pest control has been ineffective. This study aims evaluate entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) indigenous Saudi Arabia and commercial against RPW. We used 33 soil samples collected from four areas of Arabia. EPNs were isolated cultured using an insect baiting method obtain infective juveniles. Pathogenicity bioassays conducted different stages RPW, including eggs, larvae, adults. bioassay was performed all the...
<title>Abstract</title> The current study was performed to assess the effectiveness of five conventional and three hermetic storage systems for extended wheat grains under ambient conditions during two seasons (2023 2024). findings indicated that facilities outperformed ones throughout six-month period. For instance, GrainPro PHB exhibited minimal increase in grain moisture contents (0.50 0.33%), resulting least damage (2.38 2.44%) weight loss (0.93 0.39%) both years, respectively....