Predators and Parasitoids of Pine Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams) in Western Mediterranean Region in Turkey

Authors : İsmail ERKAYA

Pages : 7-13

Doi:10.30516/bilgesci.680487

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Publication Date : 2020-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The pine processionary moth, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams, 1924 [Lepidoptera: Notodontidae]); is the most important defoliator pest of pine forests in the Mediterranean Basin and Turkey. Natural enemies of the pine processionary moth are various species of predators and parasitoids. In this study, field studies were performed in nine study areas which were chosen from four provinces insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Isparta, Burdur, Antalya, Muğla); in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey to determine the potential predators, larva and egg parasitoids of pine processionary moth. Wintering nests and egg batches of the pine processionary caterpillars were sampled from selected study stations throughout 2018. Calosoma sycophanta insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(L.); and Forficula smyrnensis Serville were sampled as predator species and Phryxe caudata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Róndani);, Trichogramma sp., Ooencyrtus pityocampae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mercet); and Anastatus bifasciatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Geoffroy); were sampled as parasitoids. Forficula smyrnensis is recoreded for the first time as a predator of T. wilkinsoni. Results may contribute to the literature on ecology, forestry studies and biological control efforts.
Keywords : Forficula smyrnensis, Parasitoid, Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni, Western Mediterranean Region