KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF FARMERS AND ITS RESOURCES DUE TO MOST IMPORTANT INSECTS AFFECTING DATES PALMTREES IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Faculty of meteroyy, environment and arid areas cultivation king abdul- azlz university jedda, ksa

Abstract

This study aims to determine farmer's knowledge in research area
about insects affecting dates palmtrees, its symptoms, knowledge resources
and now to deal with.
A questionnaire was prepared and collected from 163 farmers of
most important production are in Saudi Arabia. Average and mean was used
to present results.
The main results are;
Family and neighbors were first resources for knowledge in data
palmtrees insects. The main task of agricultural system is to inform farmers
about those insects. Farmers knowledge about insects symptoms was law.