Predatory hemipteran bugs detected with thrips on ornamental plants in the Çukurova region of Turkey

Authors : Ekrem ATAKAN

Pages : 29-39

Doi:10.31019/tbmd.523000

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Publication Date : 2019-06-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Thrips insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Thysanoptera); and predatory bugs collections were carried out on ornamentals plants from parks, home gardens and greenhouses in the Çukurova region of Turkey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mainly Adana province);. Thrips were sampled from ornamental plants at irregular intervals during 2013-2014. In this study, 30 plant species belonging to 18 plant families were sampled for thrips and predatory insects. A total of 23 Thysanoptera species were recorded. The most notable species present at least % 10 of samples, were in descending order Frankliniella occidentalis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pergande); Thrips tabaci Lind. The thrips fauna was dominated by F. occidentalis , this thrips being found in 51 % of the samples and consisting 81 of the specimens. A total of 5 predatory hemipterans were recorded. Predatory Anthocoridae species, Orius niger insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Wollf); was collected in the highest number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(250 specimens);, accounting 43% of total individuals. Thrips and and beneficial insects insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mainly O. niger ); were more common on the plant species belonging to families Asteracea, Lamiaceae and Verbanaceae. On many plant species, the prey / predator rates were less than 5 thrips per predator indicating that thrips species could be affectively suppressed by the predatory bugs detected particularly in ornamental plants grown in open fields.
Keywords : Predator, hemipteran, thrips

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