A new harmful thrips species in orange in Antalya Province: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Atakan, EKREM; Pehlivan, SERKAN

A new harmful thrips species in orange in Antalya Province: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences (Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi), cilt.34, sa.3, ss.273-277, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Dergi Adı: Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences (Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi)
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-277
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study discusses the damage of an invasive insect species chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on orange trees cv. Washington in the Finike district of Antalya Province, Turkey in 2021. This harmful thrips species was recorded for the first time in a citrus grove in Turkey. Thrips cause inward curling of fresh leaves on the young shoots and also necrosis, mostly silvery-white. The biology, ecology, and control of this species are briefly given.