Dr. Yousry Mohamed A. El-Sebay

Name: Dr. Yousry Mohamed A. El-Sebay Address: Wood Borers and Termite Research Department. Plant Protection Res. Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture . Phone:+2-02-6340670 Mobile:+2-0123167047 E-mail: project@intouch.com

• Education:
  1. B.Sc., Agric.science,(Economic Entomology),Ain Shams University ,Faculty of Agric.,June 1970.
  2. M.Sc., Agric. Science,( Economic Entomology), Zagazig Univ.,Fac. of Agric., (Wood Borers), 1978 Title : " Studies on Phoracantha semipunctata F. in Egypt."
  3. Ph.D. Economic Entomology, (Wood Borers), Al-Azhar Univ., Fac. of Agric .,1984 Titles: " Biological, Ecological, and Control Studies on Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. and Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll.(Bostrichidae) and Macrotoma palmata F. (Cerambycidae), wood borers."
  
   
• Job Graduation:
  1. Researcher Assistant Oct/03/1970
  2. Military Service to May/22/1974
  3. Assistant Researcher : Jun/28/1981
  4. Researcher : Dec/01/1984
  5. Senior Researcher : Dec/04/1988
  6. Prof. Researcher : Dec/04/1993
  7. Deputy Director May/25/1998-2004
  
   
• Scientific Activity:
  1. 73 Scientific papers in the field of economic entomology.
  2. FAO consultant in termite and green scale insects "Sudan 1991"
  3. Responsible of insecticides experiment and recommendations of Ministry of Agric.
  4. Member of insecticides suppliers and sellers training of Ministry of Agric.
  5. Responsible of Red Palm Weevil Research in Egypt.
  6. Member of Pesticides Registration and Recommendations Committee
  7. Supervisor of 8 Ph.D thesis in the field of Red Palm Weevil
  8. Supervisor of 8 Ph.D thesis and 6 M.SC thesis in the field of Termite
  9. Member of Inspection of promotion degrees in the Institute.
  
   
• Research field Project::
  1. Principal investigator of project No 85 " Evaluation of insecticides against wood-borers and termite " funded by Ministry of Agric. Since 1990
  2. Principal investigator of project No.144, NARP. during 1990-1993.
  3. Principal investigator of project " termite control project in Aswan " since 1997 funded by French side
  4. Member of many project sharing staff collogue.
  5. Egyptian coordinator of Middle East Red Palm Weevil Program
  6. Principal investigator and Egyptian coordinator of Red Palm Weevil Regional Project 1999-2002.
  7. Principal investigator and Egyptian coordinator of Red Palm Weevil Regional Project funded by EU.2007
  
   
• Technichal Training
  1. Computer Training under CEMARP (Supported with CIDA collaboration)
  2. First position in Programme advanced information system training 3/12/1988-1/1/1989
  3. Training on Termite ecology and control in the USA under NARP Project 1990
  4. Training on Identification of tropical insects in Africa ( France , Montppellier, 1986)
  5. The Trainer of termite for project TCP/SUD/2256 under FAO in Sudan
  6. Create a trap for termite ( El-Sebay modified trap1991 ) registered under No. 211/1992 in the Academy of Scientific Res. and Technology , Egypt.
  
   
• Local Consultants:
  1. Work in saving St.Antinio ancient church in Egypt. From termite and borers
  2. Placed program control termite in Mar. Girgis church in Beni-Seuf in Egypt.
  3. Consultant of Presedental Places in Egypt of termite and borers
  4. Supervisor of termite control in Fayoum . Kasr Rashwan districts.
  
   
• List of Publications:
  1. Abdel-Krim, H. El-Sayed; M.S. Hamid.; Y. El-sebay; and N.N. Abdel-Malak (2005): Effect of Bio-agents against Dry Wood Termite in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric. Res.
      
  2. El-Bishry, M.;El-Seaby,Y. and M. El-Elimi (2000): Impact of the environment in date palm infested with Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. on five entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida ). International Jornal of Nematology,10(1):75-80.
      
  3. El-Elimi, M. H; M.A. Monzer and Y. El-sebay (2002): Field and chemical evaluation of some aggregation pheromone lures of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae in Egypt. In: The First Conf. Of the Central Agric. Pesticide Lab.
      
  4. El-Seaby,Y. (1985): Effect of temperature and relative humidity on some biological activity of the powder post beetle Ennaedesmus obtusedentatus Lsene. in Egypt. (Col.; Bostrychidae). Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt.,65:197-203.
      
  5. El-Seaby,Y. (1991): A modified El-Sebay trap for subterranean termites. Proc. 4th Arab Cong Plant Protection. :245-247.
      
  6. El-Seaby,Y. (1991): Date palm pests control in the north state of sudan. Technical report, FAO.
      
  7. El-Seaby,Y. (1992): Termite control. Central Admin. Agric. Ext., ARC, TTC, NARP, Technical publication, issue No. 157. (in Arabic).
      
  8. El-Seaby,Y. (1993): Evaluation of soil treatment with certain insecticides for subterranean termite control. Bull. ent. Soc.,Egypt. Econ. ser.20 (47) : 47-58.
      
  9. El-Seaby,Y. (1993): Ecological studies on the colonies of the harvester termite Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burm). in Egypt. Bull. Ent. Soc. Egypt, (47) : 48-54.
      
  10. El-Seaby,Y. (1995): Studies on wood preservation against certain wood borers attack. Egypt. J.Agric.Res.73 (1) : 83-94.
       
  11. El-Seaby,Y. (1995): An attempt to delineate Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burm) foraging territories in Ismailia Governorate . Egypt. J. Agric. Res.73 (1): 57-69.
       
  12. El-Seaby,Y.M. (2001): Termite. Technical publication, termite control project in Aswan.
       
  13. El-Seaby,Y. (2001): Consultancy mission on red palm weevil in Lybia. Technical report, FAO.
       
  14. El-Seaby,Y.M (2002): The red palm weevil. Technical publication. (in English).
       
  15. El-Seaby,Y.M (2003): Red palm weevil . workshop on date palm pests management in north african countries, Tozuer, Tunsis.
       
  16. El-Seaby,Y.M (2003): Ecological studies on the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res. 81 (2):523-529.
       
  17. El-Seaby,Y.. (2004): Control of Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res.
       
  18. El-Seaby,Y.. (2004): Evaluation of pheromone traps as control of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res.
       
  19. El-Seaby,Y.. (2004): Effect of different densities of pheromone traps on the control of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res.
       
  20. El-Seaby,Y.. (2005): Termite . Central Admin. Agric. Ext., ARC, MOA, Technical publication.no.998 (in Arabic).
       
  21. El-Seaby,Y.. (2006): Termite control. Central Admin. Agric. Ext., ARC, MOA, Technical publication. (in Arabic).
       
  22. El-Seaby,Y.. (2006): Red palm weevil. Central Admin. Agric. Ext., ARC, MOA, Technical publcation (in Arabic).
       
  23. El-Seaby,Y.. (2006): Bibliography of Plant Protection Res. Institute, ver.0.1 485pp.special edition.
       
  24. El-Seaby,Y.. (2006): Data base of Plant Protection Research Institute,past,present and future. Special edition.
       
  25. El-Seaby,Y. (2006): The red palm weevil with emphasis on its recent spread to Italy, Syria, Turkey and Spain. Date Palm Integrated Crop Mangement. Fred J. Hansen Inst. For World Peace and Peres Center for Peace. Israel. Agritech 2006.
       
  26. El-Seaby,Y.M.; El-Sayed H. Abdel-Krim; M.S.Hamed; and N.N. Abdel-Malak ( 2005): Unconventional Control of Dry Wood Termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walk.). Egyptian J. Agric. Res.
       
  27. El-Seaby,Y.. and H.M. Ahmed (2006): Survey and Damage assessment of Subterranean Termite at Fayoum and North Sinai Governorates, in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res.
       
  28. El-Seaby,Y. H. Helal, and G. Girgis (1991): A study on the post-powder beetle Ennaedesmus obtusedentatus Lsene. in Egypt. (Col.; Bostrychidae). Egypt.J.App.Sci., 6 (8):97-101.
       
  29. El-Seaby,Y. H. Helal, and G. Girgis (1991): Ecological studies on Ennaedesmus obtusedentatusLsene. in Egypt. (Col.; Bostrychidae). Egypt. J. App. Sci., 6 (8):86-96.
       
  30. El-Seaby,Y. and H. Helal (1995): Wood-Borers and wooden trees relationship . Egypt. J. Agric. Res.73 (1) :135-153.
       
  31. El-Seaby,Y. and H. Helal (1995): Ecological studies on the powder-post beetle Lyctus africanus Lesne. Egypt. J.Agric.Res.73 (1):71-81.
       
  32. El-Seaby,Y. and M.H.El-Bishry (1994): Laboratory evaluation of two biocontrol agents against the termite Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burrn). Egyptian J. Biological Pest Control. 4 (2).
       
  33. El-Seaby,Y.; M.K. Abdel-Lattef and T.M. Makhlouf (2004): Evaluation of some insecticides against red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric.Res
       
  34. El-Seaby,Y.; M.K. Abdel-Lattef and T.M. Makhlouf (2004): Evaluation of sound detector in early detection of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in Egypt. J.Adv. Agric. Res., 9(3):655-660.
       
  35. El-Seaby,Y.M.; M.K. Abdel-Lattef and T.M. Makhlouf (2003): Laboratory rearing of red plam weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olv. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) on artificial diet. Egyptian J. Agric.Res. 81 (2),551-554.
       
  36. El-Zohairy, M.M. E.M. Metwally; E.A. Nasr; Y. El-sebay; S.M.E. Radwan and W.M.H. desuky (1995): Ecological studies on the immature stages of the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd) in Sharkia Governorate. Egypt. J.Agric.Res.72 (4) :1033-1050.
       
  37. El-Zohairy, M.M.; E.M. Metwally; E.A. Nasr; Y. El-sebay; S. M. E. Radwan and W.M.H. desuky (1995): Evaluation of pheromone traps for the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Bo). Egypt. J.Agric.Res.72 (4):957-964.
       
  38. Ghoniemy H.A., F.F. Moustafa, Y. El-sebay, and H.M.A.Ali (1999): Ecological Studies of Subterranean Termite Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burm) at Fayoum Governorate. Minufiya J. of Agric. Res., 24(2):727-740.
       
  39. Girgis,G.; Y. El-sebay and H. Helal (1991): Studies on the seasonal abundance and flight activity of Hypoborus ficus (Erichron) in Egypt. (Col.; Scolytidae). Communications in Science & Dev. Res. 36(544): 137-146.
       
  40. Girgis,G.; Y. El-sebay and H. Helal (1991): Ecological studies on grapevine borers in Egypt. Proc. 4th Arab Cong. Plant Protection :475-842.
       
  41. Girgis,G.; Y. El-Sebay, and H. Helal (1991) : Ecological studies on mulberry wood borers in Egypt. Proc. 4th Arab Cong. Plant Protection :466-474.
       
  42. Hamid, M.S.; Y. El-sebay; El-Sayed Abdel-Krim and N.N. Abdel-Malak (2005): Wood Preferences of the Dry Wood Termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Walk.). Egyptian J. Agric. Res. (under press)
       
  43. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1985): Effect of phostoxin on bostrychid beetles Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. and Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1): 173-83.
       
  44. Helal, H.; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1985): Effectiveness of some insecticides on two wood-borers Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. And Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1):159-172.
       
  45. Helal, H.; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1 985): Effect of temperature and relative humidity on smoe biological aspects of the wood borer Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. (Col.;Bostrychidae) in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1) : 173-145.
       
  46. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1985): Effectiveness of wood moisture content as a limiting factor on infestation by two bostrychids; Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. and Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1) :147-152.
       
  47. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1985): The rate of infestation of cotton stalks by Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. in Egyptian Governorates. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1) :121-129.
       
  48. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): The threshold of some developmental stages of the wood borer Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. (Col.;Bostrychidae) in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1) : 121-29.
       
  49. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): Effect of temperature and relative humidity on biological activity of Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. (Col.;Bostrychidae) in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1) : 63-70.
       
  50. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): Some biological and toxicological studies on Macrotoma palmate Fab. (Col.; Cerambycidae) Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1) :58-66.
       
  51. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): Seasonal abundance and population fluctuations of B. reichei in Giza area, Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1) : 71-80.
       
  52. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): Effect of host and host preference on the two wood borers Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. and Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 63 (1):83-90.
       
  53. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986): Some biological aspects of the wood borer Dinoderus bifoveolatus Woll. (Col.;Bostrychidae) in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1): 91-100.
       
  54. Helal, H. ; A. Abdel-Salam and Y. El-sebay (1986) : Biological studies on Bostrychopsis reichei Mars. (Col.;Bostrychidae) in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 64 (1) : 52-62.
       
  55. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): The Eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata F. , behaviour, nature of damage and it's predators and parasites in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 21-28.
       
  56. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): Certain biological aspects of the eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata F. , in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 113-120.
       
  57. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): Temperature and relative humidity affect on eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata F. , in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 277-284.
       
  58. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): The seasonal abundance of eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata F. in Cairo area . Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 123-129.
       
  59. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): The effect of host and host preference of the eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata F. in Egypt . Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 31-36.
       
  60. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): The effect of moisture content of eucalyptus wood on different stages of Phoracantha semipunctata F. in Egypt . Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 39-45.
       
  61. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): Efficiency of some insecticides on the powder post beetles Lyctus africanus Lesne. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 58 (1): 1-11.
       
  62. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1980): Effect of some insecticides on the powder post beetles Lyctus africanus Lesne. in Egypt. Agric. Res. Rev., 59 (1): 147-156.
       
  63. Helal H. and Y. El-sebay (1985): Biological studies on the post powder beetles Ennaedesmus obtusedentatus Lsene. in Egypt. (Col.; Bostrychidae). Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt.,65:183-189.
       
  64. Helal H. and Y. El-sebay (1985) : Host and host preference of the post powder beetles Ennaedesmus obtusedentatus Lsene. in Egypt. (Col.; Bostrychidae). Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt.,65:191-196.
       
  65. Helal H. and Y. El-sebay (1985): Control studies on eucalyptus borer Ph. semipunctata in Egypt. Bull. Soc. ent., 14:295-303.
       
  66. Helal H. and Y. El-sebay (1985): Evaluation of certain insecticides against powder-post beetle Lyctus africanus Lsene. in Egypt. Bull. Soc. ent., 14: 305-310.
       
  67. Helal H. ; Y. El-sebay and E.A. Moftah (1986): The nutritional value of Agric-By products (cotton stalks) infested with post powder beetle Lyctus africanus Lsene. as a cattle feed ingredient . Minia J. Agric.,Res. & Dev. (8):2.
       
  68. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1986): Food requirements of certain wood-borers. Zagazig, J.Agric.Res.
       
  69. Helal, H. and Y. El-sebay (1994): Contribution on the wood borers attacking date palm trees and its control in Egypt. Egypt. J. Hort.21(1):25-46.
       
  70. Helal, H.; Y. El-sebay and G. Girgis (1991) : Control studies on subterranean termites Psammotermes hypostoma Desn. Attacking date palm trees in Egypt. Arab Soc. for Plant Protection 4th Arab Cong. ,:164-167.
       
  71. Kamal, M.; M.I. Abdel-Megeed; G.B. El-Saadany and Y. El-sebay (2005): Efficiency of insecticides against red palm weevil. Res. Bull., Ain-Shams Univ.,Vol.1:1-11.
       
  72. Metwally, E.M.; M.M. EI-Zohairy; E.A. Nasr; S.M.E. Radwan ; Y. El-sebay and W. M. H. desuky (1995): Comparison between light and pheromone traps attractiveness of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd) moths in in Sharkia Governorate . Egypt. J. Agric. Res.72 (3) :745-751.
       
  73. Shehata,W.A.;A.M.Okil and Y. El-sebay (2001): Effect of some biological factors on population level of Macrotoma palmate L. Egypt. J.Agric.Res. 79(1):105-115.