Contribution to the Knowledge of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) Species Feed on Wild Plants in the North East Anatolia Region
Author:
GÖZÜAÇIK Celalettin1ORCID, GÜVEN Murat1ORCID, GÜLTEKİN Levent2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, IĞDIR ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİTKİ KORUMA BÖLÜMÜ 2. ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİTKİ KORUMA BÖLÜMÜ
Abstract
This study was carried out in Ağrı, Ardahan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kars and Van provinces in Eastern Anatolia Region to determine the species of weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural areas in 2016, as well as in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Surveys have been made 2-weeks apart intervals between march and november to determine the weevils. During the studies, the whole plants (root, stem, leaf and generative organs) have been examined. As a result of the research, 23 species belonging to 8 genera of the family Curculionidae feeding on weeds have been identified. Information about the locality of the species, their host plants, their distribution in The World and Turkey was given. Among these species, Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807 and Larinus latus (Herbst, 1783) had been to be more encounter than other species. Also, Chlorophanus vittatus Schoenherr, 1832 was determined to be a new record for Turkey.
Publisher
Journal of Agriculture
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