Prof. Dr. Salwa Mohamed Abd El-Halim

Contact Information
Phone Number: 084 6356731
Fax Number: 084 6334964
E-mail Address:sma28@fayoum.edu.eg
Office: Plant Protection department
Postal Address: Fayoum - Fayoum University - Faculty of Agriculture - Plant Protection Department - POBox: 63514

Academic Qualifications

B.Sc.: in Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (June 1977), Economic Entomology and Pesticides Department

M. Sc. Grade in Acarology from Agric. Zoology Dept., Faculty of agriculture, Cairo University. Title of Magister work is "Studies on Mites of Stored Products"(1982)

PhD. grade in Agriculture Zoology (Acarology) Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Fayoum Branch. Title of the Ph.D.: " Survey of Predaceous mites on weeds and biological studies on five species"(1993)

Academic Positions

Demonstrator in Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. Fayoum Branch, Egypt (1978-1983)

Assistant lecturer in Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Fayoum Branch, Egypt (1983-1993).

Lecturer in plant protection Dep., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Fayoum Branch (1993-2001).

Associate prof. in Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ., Fayoum Branch (2001-2008)

Professor (Plant protection Dep.) in Faculty of Agric. , Fayoum Univ (2008 to until now ).

Master and PhD under my supervision

Master Title " Factors Affecting Mass Rearing of the Predaceous mites Euseius scutalis ( Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). It discussed

Master Title "Studies on mites associated with stored products". It discussed

Master Title "Studies on predaceous mites and true spiders associated with cucurbit plants".

Ph D Title "Studies on true Spiders". It discussed

Ph.D. Title "Studies on Arachnids associated with medicinal and aromatic plants"

Teaching Courses

Under graduate:
1- Agricultural Zoology A.
2- Agricultural Zoology B.
3- Agricultural Acarology.
4- Vertebral Pests and Parasites.

Post graduate:
1- Ecology and Biology of Mites.
2- Mites Injurious of Economic Plants.
3-Soil and Stored Products Mites.

List of Publications

Salwa, M. Abd El- Halim (1998) Mites associated with onion at Fayoum governorate Annals of Agric. Sc. Moshtohor, Vol. 36(4):2671-2675.(1998)

Salwa, M. Abd El- Halim (1999) Nematodes as natural food for two mesostigmatid mites Annals of Agric. Sc. Moshtohor, Vol. 37(1):685-689.(1999)

Salwa, M. Abd El- Halim and Rahil, A.A.R. (1999) Mites inhabiting apricot trees and its associated weed, Bermuda grass, at Fayoum governorate Annals of Agric. Sc. Moshtohor, Vol. 37(3):1987-1998.

Salwa, M. Abd El-Halim and Rahil, A.A.R. (2000) Incidence of mites inhabiting leaves and soil of sugar beet at Fayoum and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 25 (11):7159-7169

Rahil, A.A.R. and Salwa, M. Abd El- Halim.(2000) Survey and population studies of dominant mites associated with three citrus species at Fayoum governorate Minufiya J. Agric. Res. Vol. 25(5):1241-1253

Salwa, M. Abd El-Halim; M. A. Hanna; M.M. Abdella and M.F. Ramadan(2000) Evaluation of food type, availability of food and competition as factors affecting mass rearing of the predaceous mite Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Egyptian journal of Biological pest control 10(1),33-38.

Salwa, M. Abd El-Halim; M. A. Hanna; M.M. Abdella and M.F. Ramadan(2000) Factors affecting biological aspects of Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Egyptian journal of Biological pest control 10(1), 57-66.

Abd El- Halim, Salwa M. (2008) Efficacy of some honey bee products against the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 33 (3): 2033 – 2038.

Salwa M. Abd El – Halim; Rahil, A.A.R.; Hanna, M.A. and Sherin H.M. Safar (2006) Studies on mites inhabiting stored products in Fayoum governorate Annals of Agric. Sc., Moshtohor, Vol . 44(2): 739-749.

Salwa M. Abd El-Halim, A.A.R. Rahil, M.A. Hanna and Sherin H.M. Safar (2006 ) The propagation of Caloglyphus redikorzevi Zach population on four food types and evaluation effects of its infestation on wheat grains. Agric. Res. J., Suez canal Univ., Vol. 6 (2), 101-108.

Rahil, A.A.R., Salwa, M. Abd El-Halim, M.A. Hanna and M.F.R. Mahmoud (2005) Survey and seasonal abundance of spiders in maize, clover and sugerbeet in El – Fayoum governorate. Alex. J. Agric. Res. 50 (1) 81-91.

Abd El- Halim, S.M.; A.A.R Rahil; M.A. Hanna and M.F. Ramadan (2005) Biological studies on the true spiders Thanatus formicinus (Clerk) Egypt. J. of Appl. Sci., 20 (10B) 605-621.

Salwa M. Abd El- Halim, M.A. Hanna and M. F. Ramadan (2004) Some factors affecting reproduction of the predaceous mite, Typhlodromus mangiferus Zaher & Borolossy ( Gamasida : Phytoseiidae).

Abd El-Halim, Salwa M. (2008) Effect of natural extraction of some plants on controlling the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch J. Agric. Sci, Mansoura Univ., Vol.33 (5): 3601-3607.

Abd El-Halim, Salwa M. (2006) Effect of temperature degrees and relative humidity levels on the biology of Typhlodromus mangiferus Zaher & Borolossy (Gamasida : Phytoseiidae) Egyptian, J. of Biological Pest Control, Vol. 16 (2): 57-62.