Field survey and evaluation of the predators  Coccinella undecimpunctata orchard  (Coccinellidae : Coleoptera) in some vegetables and fields in Al – Mussiab /  Babylon Governorate

	Field survey and evaluation of the predators Coccinella undecimpunctata orchard (Coccinellidae : Coleoptera) in some vegetables and fields in Al – Mussiab / Babylon Governorate
Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-202
Abstract
Field survey of Coccinella undecimpunctata was carried out in three locations ( Vegetables fields planted with corn then eggplants and pepper ,citrus orchard and the 3rd field planted with legume in Al – Mussiab / Babylon Governorate , 60 km. south of Baghdad . Results generally showed that the insect predator dominating C. undecimpunctata (11 spots ladybird ) . Also the results indicated that the activity of the predator was the best through ( March , April and May ) . In the 1st field adult predators had three peaks and two peaks for its larvae through the growth sequences of corn , egg plant and pepper .While in the citrus orchad the density of this predator was different through the mounths of the year and the highst density of the predator was at the end of the 3rd week of April with an average of 2 predators / tree . Ladybird while the 3rd field showed the 1st observation of this at the middle of November with an average of 0.6 predator / plant and increased up to 1.2 predator / plant at the beginning of December and then the predator was activated at the beginning of February followed by decreasing at the end of March which was 4.1 adults / plant . The field evaluation for the releasing of the predator was 3 predators /660 insect of aphids ( Aphis fabe ) in 1 m2 was the best in reducing the number of aphids insects to 57 insects after one day from releasing predators .

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