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Arthropods in Two Organic Agro-Ecosystems; Biodiversity, Distribution, and Weeds Impacts

Version 1 : Received: 11 February 2022 / Approved: 16 February 2022 / Online: 16 February 2022 (02:46:57 CET)

How to cite: Zidan, I.; Hassan, M.; Abou-Elella, G.; El-Saiedy, E.; Nawar, M. Arthropods in Two Organic Agro-Ecosystems; Biodiversity, Distribution, and Weeds Impacts. Preprints 2022, 2022020190. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0190.v1 Zidan, I.; Hassan, M.; Abou-Elella, G.; El-Saiedy, E.; Nawar, M. Arthropods in Two Organic Agro-Ecosystems; Biodiversity, Distribution, and Weeds Impacts. Preprints 2022, 2022020190. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0190.v1

Abstract

Due to a lack of knowledge about arthropod biodiversity in Egyptian organic agro-ecosystems; the study aimed to introduce information on the diversity, richness, and distribution of insect and mite species in two organic agro-ecosystems, also, to investigate the impact of plant-arthropod interactions. Samples collected from two organic farms, i) Shampoliah farm, Fayoum (GCS 29°21'07.4"N 30°44'17.8"E), and ii) SEKEM farm, Sharkia (GCS 18 30°22'56.1"N 31°39'17.4"E). Results shown 39 species recorded in Shampoliah farm, and 35 species in SEKEM of mite, insect, medicinal, and weed species. When 14 species shared among two sites. Study has measured the H', D and 1/D indices within each location, and the similarity/dissimilarity between locations. The study hypothesized the possible plant-arthropod interactions that explain why diversity differs from an ecosystem to another; due to; plant size, plant morphological characters, soil fertilization, plant nutritional content, and the prey-predator interactions. The added hypothesis; is to show that the importance of natural habitat is supporting natural enemies and distribution of arthropods, which could vary dramatically with the type of pest species, IPM, and landscape type considered.

Keywords

mites; insects; trophic relation; plant-arthropod interactions; SEKEM; fayoum

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Insect Science

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