Özet:

This study was carried out to determine the natural enemies and distribution of Tingidae family species in Malkara, Saray, Süleymanpaşa, and Şarköy districts in Tekirdağ. Surveys were conducted on woody plants in 2011-2012. Field surveys were carried out at 10-day intervals between the beginning of April and the end of October. Visual inspection and shaking methods were used for sample collection. As a result of the surveys, as a natural enemy of Tingidae family species belonging Coleoptera order from the Coccinellidae family; Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758), Exochomus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus, 1758), Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850), Hemiptera order from Anthocoridae family; Anthocoris nemoralis (Fabricius, 1794), Orius niger (Wolff, 1811), Orius vicinus (Ribaut, 1923), from Miridae family; Deraeocoris lutescens (Schilling, 1837), Stethoconus pyri (Mella, 1869) and Neuroptera order from Chrysopidae family; Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836), a total of 10 predatory species were identified. Erythmelus panis (Enock, 1909) from Mymaridae family of Hymenoptera order was determined as egg parasitoid. Stethoconus pyri was the most common species in Tekirdağ province, followed by C. septempuctata while A. nemoralis and S. gilvifrons were the least common species, respectively. The distribution of natural enemies was almost similar to the rate of their presence. It has been determined that all natural enemies in the province feed on Stephanitis pyri (Fabricius, 1775) (Pear lace bug). O. conglobata with Monosteira unicostata (Mulsant & Rey, 1852), except the Pear lace bug; A. nemoralis, O. niger and O. vicinus were also recorded to feed on Corythuca ciliata (Say, 1832). Many of the detected natural enemies are the first record for Tekirdağ fauna. Among these species, according to the observations and the data obtained, S. pyri feeding on Pear lace bug and Orius species feeding on C. ciliata are thought to be more important than other natural enemies. Therefore, in future studies, it would be more appropriate to investigate the biology and activities of these species in laboratory and/or field conditions.