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Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Abstract
Apricot flower midge (Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) was first detected in Prunus species in the 1950s and did not become a significant pest for a long time. However, towards the 2000s, the pest caused damage to apricot and plum especially in Mediterranean countries and its distribution continued to increase. The population density of the pest is closely related to the climate of the agricultural area. In recent years, the fluctuation in climatic data causes the population fluctuations. The study was carried out in the Kale and the Yeşilyurt district of Malatya province (Turkey) in 2017-2018. Some biological stages of apricot flower midge were determined in Malatya province and these data were interpreted together with climatic data. It was determined that the pest overwinters as a pupa in the soil. In February, the adult emerges from the pupa with the warming of the air and soil temperatures. It was determined that the adult emerged from the pupa when the soil temperature was 13-14 °C and the air temperature was 7-15 °C. At the beginning of the pink-bud stage of apricot, the pests lay eggs into flower buds. The larval development is approximately 25-28 days. The average number of larvae in the damaged buds was 14, the maximum number of larvae in a bud was 26, and the pest gave an offspring annually and the ratio of male to female was 0.08.
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Supporting Institution
Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü
Project Number
TAGEM/BSAD/16/1/01/01
Thanks
We are grateful to the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture And Forestry General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies which provides financial support to our study.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
February 28, 2023
Submission Date
November 1, 2021
Acceptance Date
February 8, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 1
APA
Yiğit, T., & Tunaz, H. (2023). Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 26(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321
AMA
1.Yiğit T, Tunaz H. Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). KSU J. Agric Nat. 2023;26(1):47-54. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321
Chicago
Yiğit, Talip, and Hasan Tunaz. 2023. “Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia Pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi 26 (1): 47-54. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321.
EndNote
Yiğit T, Tunaz H (February 1, 2023) Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 26 1 47–54.
IEEE
[1]T. Yiğit and H. Tunaz, “Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)”, KSU J. Agric Nat., vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 47–54, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321.
ISNAD
Yiğit, Talip - Tunaz, Hasan. “Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia Pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 26/1 (February 1, 2023): 47-54. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321.
JAMA
1.Yiğit T, Tunaz H. Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). KSU J. Agric Nat. 2023;26:47–54.
MLA
Yiğit, Talip, and Hasan Tunaz. “Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia Pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, Feb. 2023, pp. 47-54, doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321.
Vancouver
1.Talip Yiğit, Hasan Tunaz. Evaluations on Bioecology of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). KSU J. Agric Nat. 2023 Feb. 1;26(1):47-54. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1017321
