The effect of different pruning methods on Lasioptera sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Abstract
In
this study, effect of cutting axial shoot in different ways and lengths on the
egg-laying preferences of the females of Lasioptera
sp. on tomatoes was determined. The study was conducted on naturally infected
tomato plants in Antalya province in 2017. The experiment consisted of 5
characters (pruning at 5 and 8 cm long by scissors or manually and untreated
control) with 100 replications. As a result, more pupae were counted in the
scissors pruning groups than in the manual pruning axial shoots and the
difference between two treatment was statistically significant (P<0.05). In the
axial shoot pruning with scissors at 5 cm length 418 pupae and at 8 cm length
215 pupae were counted. No pupae were found to untreated control axial shoots
that did not have any treatment, pruning or manual pruning, during the study.
As a result, as reported in previous studies, overall the results showed that manual
pruning the axial shoots at 5-8 cm lengths could reduce the damage of this
insect by approximately 87%, and suggest that this method can be effective in
controlling this harmful species by reducing its egg-laying activity.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
6 Ocak 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
14 Mayıs 2018
Kabul Tarihi
5 Ocak 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2