Harmful Insect and Mite Species and Natural Enemies in Strawberry Fields of Halkapınar (Konya) District

Authors : Atalay Kılınç, Meryem Uysal, Ahmet Şahbaz

Pages : 309-325

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Publication Date : 2024-08-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to observe harmful mites and insect species and their natural enemies being in strawberry areas in Halkapınar District of Konya Province of Türkiye in 2011. Different methods were used to detect pests and useful insect species; picking up insects by using aerial net, examine of leaves, flowers, fruits and offshoots by inspection and lupe, in counting leaf determining of amount of insects and mites for per leaflet and pitfall trap methods. As a result, one mite species, 19 pest species from 5 orders belonging to 16 families and 8 beneficial insect species from 4 orders belonging to 6 families were determined. According to intensity and extensity, the important, harmful insects were Tetranychus urticae Koch, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, Brachycaudus helichrysi Kaltenbach and Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell; and beneficial insects were Coccinella septempunctata L Scymnus pallipediformis Günther, Scymnus rubromaculatus Goeze and Scolothrips longicornis Prisner.
Keywords : Halkapınar, Harmful mites, Harmful Insects, Natural Enemies, Strawberry