المنشورات و المؤلفات

      Abstract.- In Ar-Riyadh Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the Governorates of Al-Zulfi, Al-Ghat and Al-Majmah (north zone), of Al-Hariq, Al-Aflaj and Hawtat Bani Tamim (south zone), of Hijrat Sa`ad (east zone), of Shaqra, Durma, Al-...
Abstract Malaria constitutes persistent threat to the human health and remains a distinct cause of morbidity and mortality, 40% of the world population is at risk of exposure to this menace in 100 countries (WHO, 2001). Present data represents the...
Black ant (Samsum), Pachycodyla sennarrensis, stings and injects venom and inflicts allergy (a rare clinical problem) due to its local and systemic reaction, which is considered as a health hazard amongst Saudi society. Thus, black ant is a source...
Ant species use branching networks of pheromone trails for orientation between nest and resources. The current study demonstrated that workers of the venomous samsum ant, Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), employ recruitment...
Abstract.- Insect haemocytes belong to different categories that carry out various immune functions in larvae and adults. Survey of their studies in different orders of insects would help and suggest that discrepancy in their nomenclature is based...
Abstract: Pyxinia firma has not previously been recorded in the mid gut of the larvae of scavenger beetle Dermestes vulpinus. Infected larvae of the scavenger beetles were investigated in order to determine the effects of their infection by the...
Abstract Invasive species are capable of causing considerable damage to natural ecosystems, agriculture and economies throughout the World. Samsum ant, Brachyponera (Pachycondyla) sennaarensis has been a reason for medical implication and social...
Abstract Cellular defences are accomplished by haemocyte-mediated responses such as phagocytosis and encapsulation. This review describes the current knowledge regarding cellular immune responses of insects of different orders at developmental...
Abstract Replacement of 15% protein from soybean meal in Diet II was feasible for the stinging cat fish, Heteropneustes fossilis and no significant differences in growth parameters were found in fish fed soybean meal-based diets compared to those...
Application of biopesticides is a globally rising phenomena on yearly basis, and the use of traditional insecticides is on the decline. North America uses the largest percentage of the biopesticide market share at 44 %, followed by the Europe with...