LADY BEETLE SPECIES (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) AND PREYS ON STONE FRUIT TREES IN IGDIR PROVINCE OF EASTERN TURKEY

Korkmaz Y.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.29, ss.11748-11752, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.11748-11752
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coccinellids have taken the role of important biological control agents for many years. They are widely used in controlling pests in agriculture ecosystems. A survey of the coccinellid species and their preys was conducted in stone fruit trees in Province of eastern Turkey. These specimens were gathered during the seasons of spring, summer, and autumn of 2014 and 2018. Nineteen coccinellids species belonging to 10 genera were recorded. Frequency rates of the most abundant genus were determined as; Adalia Mulsant, 1846 (25,29%), Coccinella Linnaeus, 1758 (21,03%) and Oenopia Mulsant, 1850 (14,44 %). When examined the distribution of species by months the most intense months are August (253 specimens), July (236 specimens) and June (124 specimens). Frequency ratios of these species respectively; Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758 (20,83%), Oenopia (Synharmonia) conglobata (L.) (14,44%), Adalia (Adalia) bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (13,86%) Adalia fasciatopunctata revelierei Mulsant (11,43%), Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850) (10,27%) Exochomus quadripustulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (9,59%) and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (9,01%). Fourteen species were found feeding Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762) and one specimen was found feeding both Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762) and Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834).