Aims: This study was conducted to determine the bark beetle species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and their population density and population dynamics with different traps in apricot orchards between 2020 and 2021 in Darende district of Malatya province, Turkey.
Methods and Results: The samplings were performed in the apricot orchards of Darende district between April and November. Population development and density were carried out in two different orchards with different elevations, irrigated and non-irrigated cultivation. Red winged sticky (Rebell rosso) visual traps and red light traps were used and monitored weekly intervals. Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham, 1802), Scolytus amygdali (Guerin-Méneville, 1847), Scolytus schevyrewi (Semenov, 1902), Scolytus scolytus (J.C. Fabricius, 1775), and Scolytus kirschii (Skalitzky, 1876) were recorded from the study area. The bark beetles showed positive phototaxis towards the light and the light traps caught more (average 11.6 individuals/week) bark beetle than red-wing sticky traps (9.3 individuals/week). The first adults of Scolytid species emergence in April and they can be seen until the first week of November and can give three generations in a year. Mature larvae spend their winter between wood and bark tissue. The species cause damage by opening galleries under the bark tissue in fresh shoots, main branches, and trunks regardless trees age, and completely dry the damaged trees within few years.
Conclusions: It was concluded that detailed studies should be carried out on the bark beetle species in the apricot orchards of Malatya province. Besides, bark beetles show more signs of damage on weakened trees in high altitude and unirrigated apricot orchards. The sticky traps containing red artificial light are more effective in population monitoring and determining the density of Scolytid species.
Significance and Impact of the Study: These results highlight the importance of the diversity of bark beetle species, determination of population change with the use of different trap types, and determining that the red-winged sticky trap supported by an artificial light source is more effective in apricot trees.
Scolytus spp. bark beetle light trap color trap apricot monitoring Malatya
Yazıcıböcekler ışık tuzağı yapışkan tuzak kayısı popülasyon gelişimi Malatya
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Ziraat Mühendisliği |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 8 Nisan 2022 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 16 Aralık 2021 |
Kabul Tarihi | 8 Mart 2022 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2022 |