A new pest: Rush veneer, Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and its larval parasitoids in Iğdır province of Turkey

Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK; Erol ATAY

doi:https://doi.org/10.16969/teb.38469

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A new pest: Rush veneer, Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and its larval parasitoids in Iğdır province of Turkey

Authors:

Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK | Erol ATAY

Publisher:

Türkiye Entomoloji Derneği

Journal:

Turkish Bulletin of Entomology 2016 Vol.6 Issue 4, pp.321-326

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000800044

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2536-4928

pISSN:

2146-975X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16969/teb.38469

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Abstract:

 

Rush Veneer, Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a pest fed with grass-pasture forage plants in many countries. The aim of this study was to determine damage state, and larvae parasitoids of N. noctuella found at alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) fields of Iğdır province in the years 2014-2015. For this aim, a survey was performed every 3-7 days in April-June and September-December months. In the survey, each field was monitored and the larvae were collected from alfalfa fields and kept in boxes covered with nets in the laboratory at 25±1ºC and 65±5% RH. and following pupation, adult moths and larvae parasitoids were obtained. During the survey conducted  at alfalfa fields, the larvae of the pest preferred alfalfa fields planted in April month and damaged the plantation at changing rates by cutting-eating them from 3-5 cm upper part of root of alfalfa plants at the height of 7-10 cm. Of larvae cultivated in the laboratory, Chelonus oculator (Fabricius, 1775) C. inanitus (Linnaeus, 1767) parasitoids belonging to Braconidae (Hymenoptera) family were also obtained in the study. As a result, the present study revealed that Rush Veneer, N. noctuella for alfalfa plants was a new pest recorded for the first time in Turkey. N. noctuella is the new host of C. oculator and C. inanitus in the world.

 

Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) birçok ülkede çayır-mera yem bitkileriyle beslendiği bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma, Iğdır ili yonca (Medicago sativa L.) alanlarında zarar yaptığı belirlenen N. noctuella 'nın zararını ve doğal düşmanlarını belirlemek amacıyla 2014-2015 yıllarında yürütülmüştür. Çalışmalar, Nisan-Haziran ve Eylül-Ekim aylarında 3-7 gün aralıklarla yeni ekilmiş yonca alanlarına gidilerek gözlemler yapılmış ve her tarladan larvalar toplanarak 25±1ºC ve 65±5% RH ortamında kültüre alınmıştır. Çalışmalarda, zararlının Nisan ve Eylül aylarında yeni ekilmiş yonca bitkilerini tercih ettiği, 7-10 cm boya ulaşmış bitkinin kökten 3-5 cm yukarısından keserek beslendiği tespit edilmiştir. Zararlının parazitoiti olarak Chelonus oculator (Fabricius, 1775) ve C. inanitus (Linnaeus,1767) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) türleri elde edilmiştir. N. noctuella'nın Türkiye'de yonca bitkisinde yeni bir zararlı olduğu ve elde edilen parazitoitler içinde yeni bir konukçusu olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Article Details

A new pest: Rush veneer, Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and its larval parasitoids in Iğdır province of Turkey

Authors:

Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK | Erol ATAY

Publisher:

Türkiye Entomoloji Derneği

Journal:

Turkish Bulletin of Entomology 2016 Vol.6 Issue 4, pp.321-326

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000800044

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2536-4928

pISSN:

2146-975X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16969/teb.38469

Nomophila noctuella

yeni zararlı

larva parasitoitleri

yonca

Iğdır

Issues

Article Details

A new pest: Rush veneer, Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and its larval parasitoids in Iğdır province of Turkey

Authors: Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK | Erol ATAY

Publisher: Türkiye Entomoloji Derneği

Journal: Turkish Bulletin of Entomology 2016 Vol.6 Issue 4, pp.321-326

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000800044

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 2536-4928

pISSN: 2146-975X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16969/teb.38469

Nomophila noctuella

yeni zararlı

larva parasitoitleri

yonca

Iğdır

Issues

Authors:

Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK | Erol ATAY

Publisher:

Türkiye Entomoloji Derneği

Journal:

Turkish Bulletin of Entomology 2016 Vol.6 Issue 4, pp.321-326

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000800044

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2536-4928

pISSN:

2146-975X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16969/teb.38469