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Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye
Abstract
Maize is one of the most significant cereal crops in the world, and insect pests cause the highest economic loss. The objective of this study was to assess the level of insect pests and their natural enemies during 2020 and 2022 in the maize fields of Düzce and Sakarya, Türkiye. We performed weekly surveys from the vegetative growth stage of maize to harvest from April through November. A hundred plants were selected with regular and irregular samplings from each field. In addition, light traps and pheromone traps were placed in regularly sampled fields. To detect overwintering larvae, the stalks left in the field after the harvest were cut just above the soil. In the maize fields, a total of 13 pest species from six families in four orders, along with 19 natural enemies from eight families in five orders, were identified. Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was found as the primary pest, followed by Helicoverpa armigera Hbn. and Mythimna unipuncta Haw. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Meteorus pendulus Müller (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was a new record for the East Marmara and Western Black Sea regions and a new host record in Türkiye. Larval parasitoids of M. unipuncta, Nemoraea pellucida Meigen, and Pales pavida Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae) represent new host records for Türkiye. Among the predators, Orius minutus L. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and coccinellids showed an especially notable common in the maize fields of both provinces.
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Supporting Institution
This work funded by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Project Number: 120O008) and BAİBÜ Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Number: 2022.10.06.1554)).
Project Number
(TUBITAK, Project Number: 120O008) and (BAİBÜ BAP Project Number: 2022.10.06.1554)
Thanks
The authors wish to thank Prof. Dr. Kees van ACHTERBERG (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg, Netherlands) for the identification of braconid and ichneumonid species, Prof. Dr. Ahmet DURSUN (Amasya University, Department of Biology, Amasya, Türkiye) for identification of mirid and anthocorid species, Assoc. Dr. Turgut ATAY (Tokat Gaziosmapasa University, Department of Plant Protection, Tokat, Türkiye) for identification of tachinids, Assoc. Dr. Mustafa ÖZDEMİR (Poplar and Fast Growing Exotic Forest Trees Research Institute, Kocaeli, Türkiye) for identification of lepidopterans, and Assoc. Dr. Işıl ÖZDEMİR (Kocaeli University, Department of Plant Protection, Kocaeli, Türkiye) for identification of aphids.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Entomology in Agriculture
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
September 15, 2024
Publication Date
December 25, 2024
Submission Date
November 24, 2023
Acceptance Date
July 19, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 27 Number: Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1)
APA
Koca, A. S., & Kaçar, G. (2024). Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 27(Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402
AMA
1.Koca AS, Kaçar G. Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2024;27(Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1):59-73. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402
Chicago
Koca, Abdurrahman Sami, and Gülay Kaçar. 2024. “Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi 27 (Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1): 59-73. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402.
EndNote
Koca AS, Kaçar G (December 1, 2024) Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 27 Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1) 59–73.
IEEE
[1]A. S. Koca and G. Kaçar, “Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye”, KSU J. Agric Nat., vol. 27, no. Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1), pp. 59–73, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402.
ISNAD
Koca, Abdurrahman Sami - Kaçar, Gülay. “Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 27/Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1) (December 1, 2024): 59-73. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402.
JAMA
1.Koca AS, Kaçar G. Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2024;27:59–73.
MLA
Koca, Abdurrahman Sami, and Gülay Kaçar. “Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, vol. 27, no. Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1), Dec. 2024, pp. 59-73, doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402.
Vancouver
1.Abdurrahman Sami Koca, Gülay Kaçar. Maize Pests and Their Natural Enemies in the North-West of Türkiye. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2024 Dec. 1;27(Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1):59-73. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1395402
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