Mohamed Kamel

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at Ain Shams University

Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) is a disease vector for the West Nile virus (WNV). Climate change impacts the disease transmission carried by mosquitoes, and it is partly to blame for the resurgence of mosquitoes as important disease vector insects. This study assessed the geographic range of Culex pipiens in the United States under both present...

Ecologically, the presence of avifauna is a crucial indicator of ecosystem equilibrium. The diversity of bird species and their community structure serves as an essential tool for assessing ecological impacts. This study aimed to evaluate the species composition, evenness, and diversity of wild bird species across different habitats in Egypt from M...

The common myna bird (Acridotheres tristis Linnaeus, 1766) is widely recognized as one of the most formidable invasive avian species globally. The bird poses significant challenges due to its ability to outcompete a variety of native cavity-nesting birds. Additionally, the common myna is a notable agricultural pest and a substantial threat to indig...

The gall-midge Psectrosema tamaricum (Kieffer 1912) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) forms small ovoid or fusiform swelling galls on the leaf branches and flowering shoots of Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) (Family: Tamaricaceae). The present work studies the interaction of P. tamaricum with T. nilotica. It is an attempt to predict the potential current distrib...

Tamarix aphylla is a medicinal plant that grows well in arid areas and is widely regarded as one of the most significant plants for insect invasion. Tamarix aphylla trees cover a huge portion of the sand dunes in the Wadi Asel region in southern Sinai. Parapodia sinaica attacks Tamarix aphyllla and forms galls that hinder the growth and development...

This research aimed to identify the relationship between environmental management systems and the solid waste recycling system. Sustainable procedures related to solid waste management, participation in solid waste management, awareness and attitudes of employees towards solid waste management and recycling. The research relied on the descript...

the red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most important invasive pests for many plants. It can cause damage to date palm which is one of the most economic importance and agricultural uses in the world. Climate change is one of the most important factors associated with the invasiv...

Article History

In some regions of Egypt, Parapodia sinaica Frauenfeld, 1859 (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera) induce a spindle gall on the stem of Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) (Family: Tamaricaceae). The present work studies the interaction of P. sinaica with T. nilotica. Furthermore, the current work predicted the potential habitat distribution of P. sinaica in Egypt by...

The study aimed to identify the impact of the effectiveness of the cognitive environmental program for the development of environmental ethics associated with natural resources in a sample of children in the basic education stage. The study sample consisted of (100) children (50) who were divided into an experimental group, and (50) as a control gr...

Schistosomiasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases in tropical and subtropical areas. Its prevalence is associated with the distribution of freshwater snails, which are their intermediate hosts. Thus, control of freshwater snails is the solution to reduce the transmission of this disease. This will be achieved by understanding the rela...

Background In some localities of the Mediterranean coast and the Nile land region, the gall midge Schizomyia buboniae Frauenfeld, 1859 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) induce small barrel-shaped galls on the stem of Deverra tortuosa (Desf.) DC. (Family: Apiaceae). Host plants interact with several insects in a different manner. The current work studies the...

Wadi Telah in the St. Katherine region of the Sinai, Egypt, is a high mountainous habitat with an outstanding biodiversity. At the same time, it is a preferred tourist destination and hiking area. It order to find out whether hiking has a negative effect on the insect populations in the area, a survey was carried out for the spatial variation of th...

Background A hiking trail is one of the major recreational activities that have critical impacts on wildlife. Wadi Telah in Saint Katherine Protectorate (South Sinai, Egypt) (N 28.568539 and E 33.932816) is an important spot for biodiversity. It was surveyed for spatial variation in the diversity of flower-visiting insects at different distances fr...

Galls and their inducing insects represent one of the most challenges that facing entomologists because of their unique life history and the highly characteristic gall structure. Gall-inducing insects and their distributions in Egypt of little studies which depend on few researchers from countries of Europe during their scientific journeys. Asphond...

In some regions of the Deltaic Mediterranean coastal land of Egypt, Baldratia salicorniae Kieffer, 1897 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is a gall-forming insect that induces fleshy galls on the stem of Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L. (Family: Amaranthaceae). the current study tried to investigate the interaction of B. salicorniae with its host plant S. fruti...

This work is an updated version of the work previously introduced at "The International BioDiversity Informatics Hackathon held in Assiut University". The updates in this poster were carried out and presented at "The 2019 North African Summer School on Machine Learning (NASSMA), Morocco" by Asmaa A. Abdelwahab.

Saint Katherine Protectorate (SKP) is one of the most important regions for biodiversity in Egypt. Tourism and its associated activities has become the main economic driver in SKP which might have negative impacts on biodiversity. Ants are effective biological indicators, since ant species diversity correlates with the assembly of other invertebrat...

Saint Katherine protectorate is recognized by the IUCN as one of the most important regions for floral diversity in the Middle East. Many different medicinal plants that are subjected to gall inducing insects are in St. Katherine protectorate (SKP). There is still a gap in knowing the most important plant galls in SKP. Every medicinal host plant...

Plant galls of Sinai, Egypt. Plant galls induction in St. Katherine protectorate.

The currant study was done at one of the most important regions of Egypt (Saint Katherine protectorate, South Sinai) during the period from September 2008 to September 2009. the currant study aimed to estimate and assess the biological diversity of gall insects in SKP (assimilated by the twenty one chosen localities, Farsh Elias, Farsh El Hemar, Fa...

Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) is a one of the few species of large mammal species in the Egyptian fauna. The range inhabited by the species in the mountains of Sinai represents an important bridge between its distribution in Asia and Africa. The impact of various environmental factors shaping its distribution were investigated using distribution mode...

Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) is a one of the few species of large mammal species in the Egyptian fauna. The range inhabited by the species in the mountains of Sinai represents an important bridge between its distribution in Asia and Africa. The impact of various environmental factors shaping its distribution were investigated using distribution mode...

Results of the monitoring of the Sinai Baton Blue butterfly in its stronghold of Farsh Shoeib on Gebel Safsafa in the St Katherine Protectorate between 2004-9 is analysed to compare them with the detailed study of Mike James in 2002-3. The butterfly appears to have a three-year population cycle, with its population crashing regularly to very low le...