Research Article

Distribution and host plants of Drosophilidae (Diptera) species detected in fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Volume: 26 Number: 2 August 9, 2021
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Distribution and host plants of Drosophilidae (Diptera) species detected in fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Abstract

Aims: Purpose of the study was to check the existence of the Drosophilidae species in fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Turkey.

Methods and Results: Surveys were carried out in various fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Adana, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Mersin, Osmaniye) of Turkey between 2016 and 2019. In total, 11 species belonging to 4 genera of the family Drosophilidae were identified as the result of the study and some of these are immensely invasive and threaten remarkably fruit cultures. In the results, Drosophila immigrans (Sturtevant), D. melanogaster (Meig.), D. subobscura (Collin), D. suzukii (Matsumura), Zaprionus indianus (Gupta) and Z. tuberculatus (Gupta) were found to be common.

Conclusions: Most drosophilids obtained in this study are thought to be widely dispersed natural populations in Turkey biomes and two Drosophilidae species recently recorded from Turkey.

Significance and Impact of the Study: This results emphasizes the importance of regional biodiversity studies with scientific collections.

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Supporting Institution

Çukurova Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi

Project Number

FBA-2016-6528

Thanks

We would like thanks to Amir Yassin (CNRS researcher, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité / France) for the diagnosis of drosophilid species. This study was supported by Çukurova University as scientific research project numbered FBA-2016-6528. Part of this study is presented as poster in 4th International Agriculture Congress (5-8 July 2018, Nevşehir, Turkey) and published as an abstract in meeting book.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 9, 2021

Submission Date

February 3, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 24, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 26 Number: 2

APA
Özbek Çatal, B., Çalışkan Keçe, A. F., & Ulusoy, M. R. (2021). Distribution and host plants of Drosophilidae (Diptera) species detected in fruit orchards of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 26(2), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.37908/mkutbd.873838

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