- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 23 Issue: 50
- Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elaterıdae) Collected by Light Traps From Integrated Cherry Orchards in I...
Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elaterıdae) Collected by Light Traps From Integrated Cherry Orchards in Izmir Province Of Turkey
Authors : Serdar Tezcan, Nilay Gülperçin
Pages : 41-45
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Publication Date : 2009-12-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :In this study, click beetles collected by light trap method in Kemalpaşa district, Izmir province, Western Turkey during the years of 2005-2007 were evaluated. Studies were conducted in four orchards in size of about 0,5 hectare for each. The common varieties in those orchards were Sapıkısa, Early Burlat, Kemalpaşa Napolyon and Salihli (0900 Ziraat). One light trap on the ground was used for each area from the mid June to the mid September. A 20 watt energy saver white day light bulb was used at each trap and traps were cleared at two weeks’ intervals. A total of 7 species [Adelocera pygmaea (Baudi, 1871), Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790), Mulsanteus guillebeaui (Mulsant et Godart, 1853), Pittonotus theseus (Germar, 1817), Melanotus fusciceps (Gyllenhal, 1817), Athous haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1801) and Nothodes parvulus (Panzer, 1799)] belonging to 4 subfamilies were recorded. Among those two species, namely Adelocera pygmaea (Baudi, 1871) and Mulsanteus guillebeaui (Mulsant et Godart, 1853) were reported for the first time from Izmir province and Aegean Region of Turkey.Keywords : Elateridae, kiraz bahçeleri, fauna, ışık tuzak, Türkiye