First record and parasitism of egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on eggs of Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Turkey

Year 2020, Volume: 44 Issue: 1, 49 - 56, 01.03.2020

Tange Denis Achırı Victor Fursov , Ekrem Atakan , Serkan Pehlivan

https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.590559

Cited By: 4

Abstract

Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), which is currently found in many parts of the world, is a very damaging maize stem borer in Indian subcontinent and South and Eastern Africa. In 2014, it was recorded for the first time in Turkey. This pest is normally controlled by insecticides. Concerns of the negative effects of incessant use of insecticides have necessitated exploration of more benign and natural control methods. This study investigated the occurrence and parasitism rates of some native egg parasitoids of C. partellus. In 2018, first and second maize crops were planted in the research field of the Department of Plant Protection, Çukurova University (39º01’50.5”N, 35º21’06.7”E), in Adana, Turkey. Field was scouted once a week for parasitized egg masses. An egg parasitoid was recorded and morphologically identified as Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). The egg parasitoid was recorded in August-September 2018 for the first time on C. partellus in maize (second crop) with rate of parasitism reaching 100% on 16 August. It is suggested that T. evanescens can be used for future development of biological control programs against C. partellus.

Keywords

Biological control, egg parasitoid, maize, Chilo partellus, Trichogramma evanescens

Supporting Institution

University of Çukurova, Unit of Scientific Research and Projects

Project Number

FDK-2018-10661

Thanks

The authors are grateful to University of Çukurova, Unit of Scientific Research and Projects for funding this work (Project No: FDK-2018-10661).

Türkiye’de Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)’un yumurta parazitoiti olarak Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)’in ilk kaydı ve parazitleme oranı

Abstract

Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), şu an dünyanın birçok bölgesine yayılmış, orijini Hindistan Yarımadası ve Güney ve Doğu Afrika olan oldukça zararlı bir mısır sap kurdudur. Türkiye’de ilk kez 2014 yılında saptanmıştır. Bu zararlının kontrolünde genellikle insektisit kullanılmaktır. Sürekli insektisit kullanımının olumsuz etkileriyle ilgili endişeler daha çevre dostu ve doğal kontrol yöntemlerinin araştırılmasını gerektirmiştir. Bu çalışma ile C. partellus’un mevcut yerli parazitoitlerinin varlığı ve parazitleme oranları araştırılmıştır. 2018 yılında Çukurova Üniversitesi, Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Araştırma ve Uygulama Alanı (39º01’50.5"N, 35º21’06.7"E)’nda birinci ve ikinci ürün olarak yetiştirilen mısır tarlalarında haftada bir defa örneklemeler yapılmış ve parazitlenmiş yumurtalar kaydedilmiştir. Morfolojik karakterler incelenerek Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) olarak tanımlanan yumurta parazitoitinin, 2018 Ağustos- Eylül aylarında ilk kez mısırda C. partellus’un parazitoiti olarak kaydedildiği ve 16 Ağustos’ta parazitlenme oranının %100 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Trichogramma evanescens’in gelecekte C. partellus’un biyolojik mücadele programlarında kullanılabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Biyolojik mücadele, Chilo partellus, yumurta parazitoiti, mısır, Trichogramma evanescens

Project Number

FDK-2018-10661

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