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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in Egypt and the world. Maize is still a major traditional food and feed crop in many regions. Furthermore, the grain is a key industrial raw material for very diverse purposes. Also, maize enters in the process of manufacturing some important products such as corn oil, fructose and starch. A great attention has been paid to increase its total production. The amount of the Egyptian imports of maize reached to about 4821.2 thousand tons in the average period (2000-2013) at a value reached to about 1032.75 million dollar (Abd el Fatah et al. 2015) . In 2020, maize production of Egypt increased from 2,342 thousand tons in 1971 to 6,400 thousand tons in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 2.22%.
A wide range of insect species cause the most significant losses in maize from seedling emergence up to harvesting. Some of thes