The present paper give a preliminary account of the entomofauna of Qatar. It has a complex composition, the species are a heterogenous group with diverse distribution patterns. The account does not lay to completeness. ...

Presence of the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus F., and the saw-toothed grain beetle, Orvxaephilus surinamensis L., and their propagation in cowpea and wheat, resulted in raising the moisture content of infested ...

Full grown pupae of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Weid were exposed to three doses of gamma radiation, 50 70 and 90 gray. The effects of irradiation on the fly mating activity were studied. There was no ...

Full grown pupae of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata were irradiated at three gamma dosages (50, 70 and 90 gray). The different effects on the motility and attraction to light colours and odour of the produced ...

Irradiation of the rust-red flour beetle, T. castaneum at different doses of gamma radiation considerably affected sex pheromone production by females and perception by males. The production of sex pheromone by virgin ...