Impact of Initial Population Density of the Dubas Bug, (Hemiptera: Tropiduchidae), on Oviposition Behaviour, Chlorophyll, Biomass and Nutritional Response of Date Palm ().

The Dubas bug () is an economically significant pest of date palms. In this study, the effect of the population density of on chlorophyll, measured by the soil plant analysis development (SPAD) chlorophyll meter, palm biomass, and the nutritional composition of date palms, were investigated. A further objective was to determine significant relationships between the population density of , the number of honeydew droplets, and oviposited eggs.