Cone pests of fir, pine and cedar forests in Isparta Forest Regional Directorate

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the harmful species of cones and their biology, damage and natural enemies in fir, pine and cedar forests of the Isparta Forest Regional Directorate. As result of the study, 7 harmful species from 3 orders, namely Camptomyia pinicola Mamaev (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae), Dioryctria mendacella Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), D. abietella Denis & Schiffermüller, D. peltieri Joannis, Cydia conicolana Heylaerts (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and Gravitarmata osmana Obraztsov were found. D. peltieri among these species is a new record for the fauna of forests in Turkey. Moreover, 9 parasitoid species, namely Pseudoperichaeta nigrolineata Walker (Diptera: Tachinidae), Elachertus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Schizonotus sieboldi Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Cotesia sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Homolobus sp., Ascogaster annularis (Nees von Esenbeck, 1816), Anomalon cruentatum (Geoffroy, 1785) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and two species from Campopleginae subfamily of the same family were found. As a predator species, Anomognathus sp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) was found. Anomognathus sp. is a new species for the scientific community, while studies are still ongoing to identify this species.

Keywords

• isparta
• kozalak
• böcek
• i̇breli orman
• isparta
• isparta
• cone
• insect
• conifer forest
• isparta