Mohamed A El-Danasory’s scientific contributions

Some wild bird species cause losses and damage to many agricultural crops, especially vegetable crops such as tomato. Which makes this loss an obstacle to sustainable development in Egypt, as it causes the loss of the farmers and the state apart of the food that people depend on greatly. The hooded crow (Corvus cornix sardonius Kleinschmidt, 1903) and house sparrow (Passer domesticus niloticus Nicoll and Bonhote, 1909) are major pests for many crops in Egypt. In this study during the growing season 2020, Bird damage assessment in tomatoes carried out in three agricultural districts (Abou-Hommos and Elqahir districts) in El-Beheira Governorate and (Elhamam district) in Matrouh Governorate was studied nearby buildings, trees and field crops habitats. Birds attacked tomato during the different Stages of maturity (The flowering stage-Immature green stage-Typical mature green stage-Breaker stage-Turning stage-Pink stage-Light red stage-Red stage-Over-ripe stage) during the twelve weeks from starting the flowering stage until the end of harvest with mean values (1.04 1.33 0.67 % in Abou-Hommos district and 1.83 2.50 1.00 % in Elqahir district at El-Beheira Governorate), and (1.50 1.92 0.79 % in Elhamam district at Matrouh Governorate) nearby buildings, trees and field crops habitats in all respectively. The highest damage caused by wild birds in tomatoes was recorded in the Light red stage during the 9th week, from starting the flowering stage are recorded (9.50%) nearby trees habitat in Elqahir district.

About 470 bird species known from Egypt. The majority are non-breeding migrants, passing through the country, exploiting the wide range of habitat types unique for their life, including agricultural habitats. A survey of wild bird carried out in three agricultural districts, El-Badrasheen, El-Aayyat and El-Hawamdiah districts, in Giza Governorate, from March 2018 to February 2020, using the point transect method. Twenty-eight species belonging to nine orders and twenty-five families recorded. House sparrow (passer domesticus niloticus) and Hooded Crow (xuvroc suvurc suvroC) were the only recorded noxious species, damaging wheat and corn crops. House sparrow damage to wheat start after the first week of the panicles emergence causing 21.4 % and 19 % losses, with the highest loss rate of 5.7 and 6.1% during 1 st of April at El-Badrasheen and El-Aayyat districts, respectively. The damage percent were 16.3 and 14.5% to corn by hooded crow in both districts from the 1 st week of August up to the 2 nd week of September and the highest loss rate were 5.4 and 4.2% during the 4 th week of August in the two districts, respectively. It is advisable to apply damage control programs against house sparrow populations at the beginning of February in wheat fields, and against hooded crow populations at the beginning of June in corn fields in these areas.

The jumping spider Mexcala monstrata Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 is recorded for the first time from Egypt and Africa. The record is based only on male specimens. It is the second species of the genus Mexcala in Egypt after Mexcala nigrocyanea (Simon, 1886) known from the Siwa Oasis.

The birds both that beneficial and noxious were surveyed in the newly reclaimed and old lands at Sohag Governorate during two successive years (2014/2015 and 2015/2016). 13 beneficial bird species in the studied area. 13 beneficial bird species were found to be: Barn owi, Black winged kite, cattle egret, common bulbul, fantailed warbler, hoopoe, kestrl, little owi, spur winged plover, swallow, and Yellow wagtail, chiffchaff and white wagtail. And 8 noxious bird species in the studied area. The noxious bird species were: crested lark, hooded crow, house sparrow, little green bee, moorhen, palm dove, pied kingfisher and rock dove. The all bird species in the present study were 21 species of to 20 genera, 16 families and 9 orders. INRODUCTION Birds dominated the air and managed to invade a lot of different environments, whether land or water environment, due to the anatomy and morphological structure. As well as birds are from the rest of animals that make the existence of factions in the movement of a permanent and continuous environment to another, but from country to country and to the far left found that breeding and nesting places, and moving to another continent in the so-called migratory birds. For example, white wagtail, Motacilla alba alba bird, who came to Egypt in the winter and spring seasons, (EL-Danasory 2002 and Omar 2005). House sparrow, Passer domesticus niloticus (L.) hooded crow, Corvus corone cornix (L.) and palm dove, Streptopelia senegalensis egyptica (L.) were the resident birds in Egypt during all seasons of the year (Omar, 2010). Agricultural ornithology aims at obtaining scientific information on birds in relation to agriculture and using this information for their management. Most of bird species play a useful role in agriculture by having a potent check on insect and rodent pests. However, some gramnivorous bird species, having adapted to the agricultural habitats and increased in numbers, are conflicting with our

The birds both that beneficial and noxious were surveyed in the newly reclaimed and old lands at Sohag Governorate during two successive years (2014/2015 and 2015/2016). 13 beneficial bird species in the studied area. 13 beneficial bird species were found to be: Barn owi, Black winged kite, cattle egret, common bulbul, fantailed warbler, hoopoe, kestrl, little owi, spur winged plover, swallow, and Yellow wagtail, chiffchaff and white wagtail. And 8 noxious bird species in the studied area. The noxious bird species were: crested lark, hooded crow, house sparrow, little green bee, moorhen, palm dove, pied kingfisher and rock dove. The all bird species in the present study were 21 species of to 20 genera, 16 families and 9 orders. INRODUCTION Birds dominated the air and managed to invade a lot of different environments, whether land or water environment, due to the anatomy and morphological structure. As well as birds are from the rest of animals that make the existence of factions in the movement of a permanent and continuous environment to another, but from country to country and to the far left found that breeding and nesting places, and moving to another continent in the so-called migratory birds. For example, white wagtail, Motacilla alba alba bird, who came to Egypt in the winter and spring seasons, (EL-Danasory 2002 and Omar 2005). House sparrow, Passer domesticus niloticus (L.) hooded crow, Corvus corone cornix (L.) and palm dove, Streptopelia senegalensis egyptica (L.) were the resident birds in Egypt during all seasons of the year (Omar, 2010). Agricultural ornithology aims at obtaining scientific information on birds in relation to agriculture and using this information for their management. Most of bird species play a useful role in agriculture by having a potent check on insect and rodent pests. However, some gramnivorous bird species, having adapted to the agricultural habitats and increased in numbers, are conflicting with our