A qualitative survey of insects associated with Mesquite in Khartoum State.

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First of all, I render my gratitude and praise to the Almighty Allah (S B T). I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr: Saif El-Din Mohamed Khair Haj Ahmed for his helpful guidance, encouragement and supervision of this research I'm greatly indebted to Japanese Research Institute of Humanity and Nature (RIHN) and Professor Babiker, A. G. T. Coordinator of Mesquite Project in College of Agricultural Studies (CAS) – Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), for providing necessary research facilities. Thanks are also due to the Dr. Ibrahim Saeed Mohamed, Head, Plant Protection Department (PPD) - CAS - SUST and to my teachers, Dr. Awad Khalafalla Taha and Dr. Abdalgadir Ahmed Osman for their encouragements and valuable suggestions. I wish to express my appreciation to members of Insect Taxonomy Section – Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) for identification of eleven insect species which were found associated with Mesquite trees. I acknowledge with respect, the help rendered to me by colleagues and staff members of the PPD - CAS, SUST. Sincere thanks are also extended to Mr.Mohamed Ali Sidahmed and those who helped me in various ways and encouraged me to achieve and finish my research work, especially Miss. Rania Ahmed Elbashir, Mr. Mohammed Alziber, Ehab Yousif, Mohmoud Babiker, and Nahid Babiker who gave me help during the study. Last but not least, thanks are extended to my family, specially my brother Ibrahim Adam Hassan for helping me in many ways to finish my study.