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Abstract
Broad Bean, vicia faba L. is on of the most important legume Crops for human and livestock in the Arab Republic of Egypt. It ranks the first as a major source of plant protein. It can be used as green vegetable or dried or canned. Faba bean fields suffere from a lot of harmful insect pests. The most important insect pests attacking field beans are, leaf hoppers Empeasca spp; The cowpea aphid, A. craccivora Koch and the green sting bug. N. viridula (L.) and the faba bean leaf miner Liroimyza spp. The control strategy of these insect pests must be developed by using effective and environmentally safe measures in the integrated pest management programs. This work was conducted at the experimental farm of Sakha Agricultural Research station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate during two successive seasons of faba bean 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 to survey the main insect pests in faba bean fields, their natural enemies. Population fluctuation as influenced by varieties and the prevailing weather factors as well. The parasitism on larvae and pupae of Liroimyza spp. as affected by some compounds on these insects pests. Data revealed the presence of 36 arthropod species belonging to 28 families and 14 orders. The surveyed arthropods were categorized according to their economic importance to 16 species of harmful arthropods, they are, Aphis cracivora, Myzus persicae Sulz., Aphis gossypii Glover, Aphis fabae Scopoli, Empoasca spp., Bemisia tabaci Gen., Nezara viridula L., Liriomza congesta (Becker), Liriomyza trifolii (Burgus) and some other harmful insects. There were 11 species of beneficial arthropods, in addition to six species of pollinators and visiting insects. Empoasca spp. constituted the highest numbers in the two growing seasons representing 77.38% of the total numbers of harmful arthropods species.