Research Article

Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area

Volume: 65 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area

Abstract

Sunn pest (Eurygaster spp.) is one of the most important pests adversely affecting the yield and quality of wheat, which is one of the main nutritional products for humans. In controlling the sunn pest, determining the migration pattern of the pest from its overwintering sites to wheat fields is of critical importance. The ability to predict the onset and end of this migration event forms the basis of forecasting and warning systems for controlling the sunn pest. In this study, conducted over four life cycles from 2014 to 2018 in two wintering sites, the predictability of the onset and end of the sunn pest's migration from wintering sites to wheat fields using temperature data was investigated. The obtained data were evaluated using pure temperature values, the day-degree model using effective temperature sums, and machine learning (decision tree) methods using cumulative temperature values. The study revealed that the migration pattern of the sunn pest cannot be explained solely by temperature data.

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Supporting Institution

General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies

Project Number

TAGEM-BS-12/12-01/01-03

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Entomology in Agriculture

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 25, 2025

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 9, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 20, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 65 Number: 3

APA
Babaroğlu, N. E., Özkan, M., Çulcu, M., & Akci, E. (2025). Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area. Plant Protection Bulletin, 65(3), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1672155
AMA
1.Babaroğlu NE, Özkan M, Çulcu M, Akci E. Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2025;65(3):38-49. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1672155
Chicago
Babaroğlu, Numan Ertuğrul, Mümtaz Özkan, Mehmet Çulcu, and Emre Akci. 2025. “Effect of Temperature on the Migration of the Sunn Pest Eurygaster Maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from Overwintering Area”. Plant Protection Bulletin 65 (3): 38-49. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1672155.
EndNote
Babaroğlu NE, Özkan M, Çulcu M, Akci E (September 1, 2025) Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area. Plant Protection Bulletin 65 3 38–49.
IEEE
[1]N. E. Babaroğlu, M. Özkan, M. Çulcu, and E. Akci, “Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area”, Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 38–49, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.16955/bitkorb.1672155.
ISNAD
Babaroğlu, Numan Ertuğrul - Özkan, Mümtaz - Çulcu, Mehmet - Akci, Emre. “Effect of Temperature on the Migration of the Sunn Pest Eurygaster Maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from Overwintering Area”. Plant Protection Bulletin 65/3 (September 1, 2025): 38-49. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1672155.
JAMA
1.Babaroğlu NE, Özkan M, Çulcu M, Akci E. Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2025;65:38–49.
MLA
Babaroğlu, Numan Ertuğrul, et al. “Effect of Temperature on the Migration of the Sunn Pest Eurygaster Maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from Overwintering Area”. Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 65, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 38-49, doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1672155.
Vancouver
1.Numan Ertuğrul Babaroğlu, Mümtaz Özkan, Mehmet Çulcu, Emre Akci. Effect of temperature on the migration of the Sunn pest Eurygaster maura L. 1758 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from overwintering area. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2025 Sep. 1;65(3):38-49. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1672155

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