The Knowledge level for owners of pomegranate trees orchards about pomegranate fruits worm Ectomyelosi ceratoniae and some methods of its controlling in Al-Hurr district / Karbala

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the knowledge level for owners of pomegranate trees orchards on the worm fruits of pomegranate , some methods of control , determine the level of knowledge in each of the field of the insect, the area of some of the methods of control, determine the level of knowledge in each axis of insect control as well as to identify the most important problems that facing those owners in Al-Hurr district / Karbala in the field of combating insect worm pomegranate fruits..In order to achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire has been prepared that consisted of two parts, the first part included the test to measure the level of knowledge included (46) items distributed on (4) axes within two fields:1- knowledge on the insect which consisted of two axes: {a- description of the insect (12) item, b- diagnose the symptoms of infestation (12) item}.2- knowledge on insect Control that included two axes: {a- agricultural pest control (10) items, b-chemical control (12) item}, the maximum degree of the test has reached (46) and the minimum zero. While the second part of the questionnaire included the problems that facing the owners of pomegranate trees orchards in the field of controlling worm of pomegranate fruits.