A New Anise (Pimpinella Anisum L.) Pest: Carterus Dama (Rossi, 1792) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Authors : Erhan KOÇAK, Memiş KESDEK, Erol YILDIRIM

Pages : 1-3

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Publication Date : 2007-08-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Carterus dama insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Rossi, 1792); was determined as a new Anise insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pimpinella anisum L., Apiaceae); pest in Burdur province from Turkey. In this study, some notes on biology, morphology and damage of this species were presented. The pest visited to anise field with the plants reaching to 5-10 cm height in early May and later the population increased at the flowering and seed ripening stages between mid June and mid July when the adults cut the umbrella-like clusters and transported them out of the anise fields. The reproduction rhythm of C. dama and larvae development coincided with the maximum presence of anise seeds in summer.
Keywords : Anason, Carterus dama, Carabidae, Pimpinella anisum, Yeni zararlı, Türkiye