A new pine pest for Diyarbakır: Observations on Buprestis (Ancylocheira) dalmatina Mannerheim, 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Authors : Halil BOLU, Hakan ÇELİK, Hasan MARAL

Pages : 163-170

Doi:10.31195/ejejfs.763872

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Publication Date : 2020-10-02

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted in 2019 on pine trees in Dicle University Campus. Bark samples were taken from the dried pine trees and brought to the laboratory. Samples were cultured in plastic containers in 26 ± 1OC, 65 ± 5% humidity and climatic chambers set to 16: 8 period. As a result of this study, Buprestis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ancylocheira); dalmatina Mannerheim, 1837 species belonging to Buprestidae family of Coleoptera was determined. This is the first record for pine trees in Diyarbakir. In addition, this species is the first record for the insect fauna of Diyarbakır. This harmful species, which is one of the rare insect species in the world, is thought to have entered the province of Diyarbakır, possibly through production materials brought to the region without supervision.
Keywords : Pine, Buprestis Ancylocheira, dalmatina, Diyarbakır, new record, internal quarantine

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