COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO BIOCONTROL AGENTS ATTACKING THE THRIPS, GYNAIKOTHIPS FICORUM (MARCHAL) (THYSANOPTERA: PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE), INFESTING THE CUBAN LAUREL, FICUS NITIDA THUNB., IN EGYPT

Abstract The insect fauna is present in the curled Cuban laurel leaf (Ficus nitida Thunb.) infested with the Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), in Giza, Egypt, which included pests, predators, and parasitoids.The present study dealt with the presence of two natural enemies of G.ficorum, i.e., the ant

Weld solidification crack prevention in the laser penetration welding process is essential for the strength of the welded component.The formation of solidification cracks can ultimately be attributed to welding residual stresses, CHROMINI and preventive measures should be taken during welding.In this study, the effects of residual stresses on the l

In C/C++, during the test development process we often have to modify the public interface of a class to replace existing dependencies; supplementary setter or constructor functions or extra template parameters are added for dependency injection.These solutions may have serious detrimental BLANKET effects on the code structure and sometimes on the