Abstract:

This study was carried out to determine harmful insect and mite species and on strawberry areas in 9 locations of Elazığ province. In the years of 2005 and 2006 in order to determine the harmful species sweep net, visually inspect, pitfall traps, and breeding in culture methods were used. As a result of this study, 58 harmful insects species, belonging to 20 families in 6 orders, and 1 harmful mite species belonging to 1 family in 1 order were determined. Of the harmful species, Polydrusus spp, Philaneus spumarius L., Tetranychus urticae Koch., Thrips tabaci Lind., Frankliniella intonsa Tryb., Aphis gosspypii Glover, and Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerel were observed as important pests according to their widespread and intensity.

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