A new invasive species in Turkey: Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862 (Diptera: Tephritidae)

ÇALIŞKAN KEÇE A. F., ÖZBEK ÇATAL B., ULUSOY M. R.

TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, vol.43, no.1, pp.25-30, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.16970/entoted.474420
  • Journal Name: TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.25-30
  • Keywords: Cucurbitaceae, Lesser pumpkin fly, Tephritidae, Turkey, FRUIT-FLIES DIPTERA, FLY DIPTERA, RECORD
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In 2018, a problem that emerged in cucumber cultivation areas of southeastern Anatolia Region (Diyarbakir, Mardin, Siirt and Sirnak) was investigated. Dacus ciliatus Loew, 1862 (Diptera: Tephritidae) was found in the region causing damage to melons and watermelons. Dacus ciliatus is a polyphagous species, included on in the European quarantine list by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, that causes economic losses in plants, especially in the Cucurbitaceae. This report of D. ciliatus is the first for agriculture and the fauna Tephritidae in Turkey.