Determination of Beneficial Insect Species in Thyme Fields of Manisa and Denizli Provinces

Year 2022, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 388 - 394, 28.12.2022

Çiğdem Şahin

https://doi.org/10.33202/comuagri.1060046

Abstract

This study was conducted with the purpose of determining the beneficial insect species in thyme fields in Salihli district of Manisa province and in Central, Güney, Çal, Buldan and Bekilli districts of Denizli province between 2013 and 2014. Insect samples were collected by visual control, sweeping nets, sampling frames and culturing methods. Common species from the study in Coleoptera order were determined as Coccinella semptempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Stethorus gilvifrons (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), while Aphidius sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Temelucha sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Apanteles sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Trichogramma sp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) were determined in Hymenoptera order. The most common species C. semptempunctata was found as 47 individuals in Manisa, while it was 45 in Denizli in 2013. The same species was found to have 74 individuals in Manisa and 12 individuals in Denizli in 2014. This situation is thought to be related to the number of samplings.

Keywords

Thyme, Beneficial insect, Sampling

Supporting Institution

Bornova Plant Protection Research Institute, İzmir

Project Number

TAGEM (BS-12/A04-P06/(01-02)-15

Thanks

This study was supported by the project TAGEM (BS-12/A04-P06/(01-02)-15 with the name “Determination of Pests, Diseases and Weeds in Thyme (Origanum spp.) Fields of Denizli and Manisa. I would like to show my gratitude to Dr. Ali TAMER, retired director of Bornova Plant Protection Research Institute, Dr. Bilgin GÜVEN in biological control department and Prof. Dr. Zeynep YOLDAŞ from Agricultural Faculty of Ege University. Also, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Nedim UYGUN (Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, ADANA) for the identification of the species from Coccinellidae family of Coleoptera order and Prof. Dr. Ahmet BEYARSLAN (Bitlis Eren University, Agricultural Faculty, BİTLİS) for the identification of Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Aphiididae families from Hymenoptera order.

Determination of beneficial insect species in thyme fields of Manisa and Denizli provinces

Abstract

Bu çalışma kekik alanlarında bulunan yararlı böcek türlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla, Manisa ili Salihli ilçesi ve Denizli ili Merkez, Güney, Çal, Buldan ve Bekilli ilçelerinde 2013- 2014 yıllarında yürütülmüştür. Böcek örnekleri gözle kontrol, atrap, çerçeve ve kültüre alma yöntemleri ile toplanmıştır. Elde edilen örnekler uzmanlar tarafından teşhis edilmiştir. Çalışmalar süresince yaygın olarak tespit edilen Coleoptera takımına bağlı türler Coccinella semptempunctata, Hippodamia variegate, Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata, Stethorus gilvifrons Hymenoptera takımına bağlı Aphidius sp., Temelucha sp., Apanteles sp, Trichogramma sp. olarak belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Thyme, Beneficial insect, Sampling, Coccinella septempunctata

Project Number

TAGEM (BS-12/A04-P06/(01-02)-15

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