E-Learning & Certification on combating pests and palm tree diseases, has been created to fully familiarize people with palm tree pests and diseases. This job gives trainees the opportunity to increase their knowledge about palm tree pests, and because the southern, eastern, central and western provinces have many palm farmers and the palm groves are very large. Therefore, it has helped them to fully understand the pests for a better fight and easier elimination of the pests, ultimately it will increase the yield and increase the income and Farmers by participating in these courses and knowing the pests that attack the groves and cause damage, in addition to Having healthy groves, from an economic point of view, they can enjoy a high income with a quality product without damage.

Types of date palm pests and diseases:

+Date leaf beetle: It is one of the important date palm tree pests that causes damages A lot of trees. The ladybug is light yellow, greenish, winged and about 5 mm long. Female insects and their nymphs feed on the sap and green matter of the plant by dipping their proboscis into the palm leaves and secrete sweet and sticky excrement called honeydew on and under the palm leaves. + Date fruit worm: is another pest of date tree. The adult insect is a gray-white butterfly with silver scales and small brown spots on the body surface. The tentacles are thread-like and the width of the body with open wings is 10-12 mm and its length is 6-8 mm. The larva of the pest is yellowish white in color, slightly smooth and shiny, 10-12 mm long. The oval shaped pupa is yellow and 15 mm long. +Date pollinator: The larvae of this pest feed on date palm pollen and cause the clusters to change shape by attacking fungi. And bacteria due to humidity, the infected clusters turn black and the date seeds change color from light green to dark yellow. The amount of damage caused by this pest in groves varies from 5 to 10 percent. The adult insect is a dark colored butterfly that is about 4-3.5 cm long. The larva is brownish to black, 4 cm long, the pest pupa is elongated and white in color.

Course Titles virtual learning

Examining the characteristics of the biology of the pest or disease

Examining the distribution areas and damage of the pest

Examining the symptoms of the disease or complication

Examining the reasons for the spread of the disease or the cause of the complication

carrying out methods of fighting or controlling the disease or complication

Prerequisites for the course on combating pests and palm tree diseases:

[list_negative] This course does not require special prerequisites and the course is taught from the basics. [/list_negative]