Survey of the Ficus Whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and Its Natural Enemies in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey

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Florida Entomologist, cilt.106, sa.1, ss.22-28, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 106 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1653/024.106.0104
  • Dergi Adı: Florida Entomologist
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-28
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: natural parasitism, biological control, predator, parasitoid
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the distribution of the Ficus whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and its natural enemies in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey were investigated. For this purpose, the sampling was made from trees of Ficus spp. during Aug, Sep, and Oct when the pest population was at its peak in the various districts within the Antalya province in 2018 and 2019. In addition, the rate of natural parasitism in the sampling periods also was determined. To determine the dispersal and parasitoids of S. simplex, at least 100 branches were collected from Ficus trees in each district, the Ficus trees were checked visually for the determination of the predators. The results showed that Ficus whitefly is dispersed in all the districts within the Antalya province. Encarsia protransvena Viggiani (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) has been identified as the parasitoid of the Ficus whitefly in Antalya and its districts, wereas the highest natural parasitism rate was found to be 32.88% and 21.66% in Oct 2018 and 2019, respectively, across the sampling mo. Chrysoperla mutata (McLachlan) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Semidalis aleyrodiformis (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae), Conwentzia psociformis (Curtis) (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae), Conwentzia sp. (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae), Oenopia conglobata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and Serangium parcesetosum Sicard (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) species were determined as the predators. The results obtained in the study may contribute to the control of S. simplex by using its natural enemies.