Response of some beneficial insect species to colored sticky traps in citrus

Abstract

Colored sticky traps have been commonly used for the sampling of detrimental insect species worldwide. However, there is no information about the catches of non-target insects such as predaceous and pollinating insects by colored traps. In this study, trials with colored sticky traps (white, yellow, blue and green) in mandarin cv Okitsu (Satsuma) trees were carried out during 2011 and 2012 in Adana Province, Turkey. Colored plates were hung, at about 1.7 m above ground level, from the exterior canopy of the selected trees and were positioned to the four cardinal directions. A total of 15 beneficial insect species were captured on various colored plates. Yellow and green traps were more attractive to the coccinellid, Oenopia conglobata (L., 1758), than the other colored traps. Significantly more of the predaceous hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776) and the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., 1758 were obtained on white traps. Green and blue traps were the least attractive to A. mellifera. The yellow, blue and green traps hung on the west side of the trees captured significantly more beneficial insects, but white traps hung on the south sides of outer branches trapped considerable numbers of E. balteatus and O. conglobata. White and yellow sticky traps may provide more ecological data for beneficial insects.

Keywords

• Apis mellifera,citrus,Episyrphus balteatus,Oenopia conglobata,sticky traps

Turunçgilde faydalı böceklerin yapışkan renkli tuzaklara tepkileri

Öz

Renkli yapışkan tuzaklar dünyada zararlı böcekleri örneklemek için yaygın bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Bununla birlikte renkli tuzakların avcı ve polinatör böcek gibi hedef dışı böcekleri yakalamasıyla ilgili bilgiler bulunmamaktadır. Renkli yapışkan tuzak (beyaz, sarı, mavi ve yeşil) denemeleri 2011-2012 yıllarında Adana ilinde Okitsu (Satsuma) mandalinada yürütülmüştür. Renkli plakalar seçilen ağaçların dış dallarına yerden 1.7 m yüksekliğe ve dört ana yöne doğru asılmıştır. Tuzaklarda toplam 15 faydalı böcek türü yakalanmıştır. Sarı ve yeşil tuzaklar coccinellid Oenopia conglobata (L., 1758)’ya diğer tuzaklardan daha çekici olmuşlardır. Beyaz tuzaklar avcı çiçek sineği Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776) ve balarısı Apis mellifera L., 1758’ nı önemli ölçüde yakalamıştır. Mavi ve yeşil tuzaklar A. mellifera için en az derecede çekici olmuştur. Sarı, mavi ve yeşil tuzaklar ağaçların batı tarafına asıldığında daha fazla sayıda faydalı böcek yakalamıştır, fakat beyaz tuzaklar güneydeki dış dallara asıldığında dikkate değer sayıda E. balteatus ve O. conglobata yakalamışlardır. Beyaz ve sarı yapışkan tuzaklar faydalı böcekler için daha fazla ekolojik veri sağlayabilirler.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Apis mellifera,turunçgil,Episyrphus balteatus,Oenopia conglobata,yapışkan tuzaklar

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