ESKİŞEHİR’DE AT KESTANESİ (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) AĞAÇLARINDA BESLENEN Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)’NIN HASARINA İLİŞKİN GÖZLEMLER

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 89 - 95, 30.04.2025

Zeynep Çiçekli , Hakan Demirbağ , Saliha Voyvot

https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1543513

Abstract

Bu makale, 2023-2024 yılları arasında Eskişehir, Türkiye'de yapılan gözlemlere dayanarak Cameraria ohridella’nın bölgesel ölçekteki davranışına ilişkin bilgiler vermektedir. At kestanesi ağaçları (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) rastgele seçilmiş ve zararın boyutunu belirlemek için galerili yapraklar toplanmıştır. İncelenen yerler arasında, sadece Eskişehir Orman Fidanlığındaki ağaçlarda istila gözlenirken diğerlerinde zararlıya rastlanmamıştır. Bunun nedeni (1) C. ohridella'nın diğer bölgelere henüz ulaşmamış olması, (2) zararlının yerleşmesinin çeşitli biyolojik ve çevresel faktörler tarafından engellenmesi ve (3) C. ohridella'nın yayılmasında yaprak döküntüsünün rolü olabilir. Sonuçlar, C. ohridella popülasyonlarını yönetmek ve zararı en aza indirmek için bir kontrol önlemi olarak yaprak döküntülerinin temizlenmesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bilgilerimize göre, bu C. ohridella’nın Anadolu’daki ilk kaydıdır.

Keywords

Yaprak galeri güvesi , zararlı yayılışı , zararlı kontrolü , kent ekosistemi , Anadolu

THE OBSERVATIONS ON THE DAMAGE OF Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) FEEDING ON HORSE-CHESTNUT TREES (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) IN ESKISEHIR

Abstract

This paper gives insights into the behavior of Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) at a regional scale on the basis of observations conducted in Eskişehir, Turkiye, from 2023–2024. Horse-chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) were randomly selected and the mined leaves were collected to determine the extent of the damage. Among the inspected locations, the infestation was observed only on the trees in Eskişehir Forest Nursery, while others were pest free. This could be due to (1) C. ohridella not having had time to reach other regions, (2) the establishment of the pest being inhibited by various biological and environmental factors, and (3) the role of leaf litter in the spread of C. ohridella in these areas. The results emphasize the importance of removing fallen leaves as a control measure to minimize the damage caused by C. ohridella. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first record of C. ohridella in Anatolia.

Keywords

Leaf-miner moth , pest distribution , pest control , urban ecosystem , Anatolia

Ethical Statement

Ethical Board Review form is not required for this study

Supporting Institution

This work received no funding.

Thanks

We thank Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan SARIKAYA for his help in the identification of Cameraria ohridella.

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