Population development of the Anthonomus amygdali Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in almond orchards in Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman provinces

Abstract

This study was carried out between 2016 and 2017 to determine the population development of Anthonomus amygdali Hustache, which is a pest in almond orchards in Gaziantep (Şahinbey), Kahramanmaraş (Pazarcık) and Adıyaman (Besni) provinces. In the study, the hit method was used in almond orchards, where the population was followed. It was determined that Anthonomus amygdali started its flights between April and May in the region where the study was conducted and continued until the end of June. While the pest reached its highest level on 20.05.2016 with 52 units/100 hits in the Besni district, the population of the pest reached its maximum level with 44 units/100 hits on 01.06.2017 in the next year, again in the Besni district. Thus, the district with the highest pest population was the Besni district of Adıyaman province. It has also been determined that the pest is an early-period pest in almond orchards and feeds on buds and flowers in almonds.