Hemiptera species determined in almond orchards in Mugla and Manisa provinces of Turkey and population fluctuation of Monosteira unicostata (Hemiptera:Tingidae)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2019
Yazarlar: Mehmet Fatih TOLGA, Zeynep YOLDAŞ
Akademik Ziraat Dergisi, Uluslararası, 2019, cilt 8, ss 209-216
DOI: 10.29278/azd.533449
Özet
This study was carried out in the localities of Datça, Fethiye, Seydikemer (Mugla) and Akhisar, Kula (Manisa) where almond plantations are common in Aegean region from 2014 to 2016. During this study, 63 insect species belonging to 18 families from Hemiptera order were found. Among these insects 15 species feed in almond trees. For the first time, Typhlocyba rosae and Zygina discolor were identified to feed in almond trees in Turkey in this study. T. rosae and Z. discolour feed on and under the leaves this situation lead to leaves turn into whitish. It was concluded that Monosteira unicostata, which has the highest population density among species.