Flight activity of aphids in different colour traps on citrus orchard

Karacaoğlu M., Özdemir I., Özdemir M., Satar S.

PLANT PROTECTION BULLETIN, cilt.63, sa.1, ss.19-29, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.16955/bitkorb.1253486
  • Dergi Adı: PLANT PROTECTION BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-29
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aphids feed on plant sap from the phloem and xylem and cause the
formation of honeydew. This damage is mostly done by wingless aphids,
but winged aphids pose more economically important problems such as
virus transmission. Cultural, biological, biotechnical and chemical control
methods are used in the control of winged and wingless aphids. The flight
activity of aphids is difficult to control because a minute or half an hour
of feeding is sufficient for a single individual to transmit the disease. In
order to benefit from or use integrated pest management strategies (IPM),
monitoring the aphid population is the first and most critical step in deciding
on the necessary control method. This study was carried out at Çukurova
University Plant Protection Experiment Station between October 2009 and
October 2011 in order to understand the propagation time of aphids and the
targeted sampling method from poultry individuals. A total of 400 trees were
planted in the orchard in September 2002 at 5 x 3 m intervals. Different color
painted (white, red, blue, yellow and green) water traps (18 x 32 cm) filled
with tap water and a small amount of liquid soap were placed between the
rows, and each trap was placed on a platform, 120 cm above the ground.
Different color painted water traps were used to determine and compare the
capture of winged aphids. All captured individuals were diagnosed under the
microscope after the preparation was made. After diagnosis, cluster analyzes
were evaluated according to color selection and similarity index. In this study,
the effect of different colored attractive traps on aphids was investigated.
Yellow colored trap showed the strongest attraction for aphids and also for
many other pests and beneficial insects groups. Other colored (green, white,
red and blue color) traps used in the trial can be recommended in terms
of attractiveness and environmentally friendly control for the biotechnical
control of aphids.