@article{article_972308, title={Population Density of Bangasternus planifrons in Eskişehir Safflower Cultivation Areas}, journal={Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={7}, pages={447–452}, year={2021}, DOI={10.24180/ijaws.972308}, author={Yücel, Cenk and Barış, Aydemir}, keywords={Bangasternus, Curculionidae, safflower, distribution, Eskişehir}, abstract={This study was carried out in Eskişehir in 2015 and 2016 to determine the prevalence and density of Bangasternus planifrons (Brulle, 1832) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)] in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cultivation areas. The data obtained from the surveys and samplings carried out in Çifteler, Mahmudiye, Sivrihisar, and Tepebaşı districts, where safflower cultivation was intense, were evaluated. B. planifrons was detected in all of Çifteler, Mahmudiye, Sivrihisar, and Tepebaşı districts in 2015, and the infestation rates were determined as 30.40%, 40.40%, 44.36%, and 43.40%, respectively. Similar to the previous year, infestation rates of 15.72%, 35.00%, 28.92%, and 30.13% were determined, respectively. In the districts of Çifteler, Mahmudiye, Sivrihisar, and Tepebaşı, the density of the pest in 2015 was 4.67, 4.16, 5.68, and 3.23 adult individuals/plants while it was 5.16, 3.70, 7.44 and 5.66 adult individuals/plants in 2016. It has been determined by our study that larvae cause damage by feeding on newly formed seeds and economic loss in the safflower.}, number={3}, publisher={Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University}, organization={Zirai Mücadele Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü}