Toxic, Repellent, and Oviposition-Inhibiting Effects of Almina Diatomaceous Earth on Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 26 - 35, 28.01.2024

Hilal Susurluk , Merve İlktan

https://doi.org/10.30910/turkjans.1372048

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Tetranychidae) is one of the most important pests of agricultural fields worldwide. This study was carried out using the leaf disc method to determine whether local diatomaceous earth (Almina) has a toxic, repellent, and oviposition-inhibiting effect on T. urticae. Adult females of T. urticae were placed on leaf discs immersed in 10%, 5%, 2.5%, and 1.25% concentrations (w/v) of diatomaceous earth. Considering the mortality rates after 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours, respectively, the highest mortality rate was determined as 33.56% at 10% concentration. At the same concentrations, the highest repellent effects were found to be 64.54%, 42.10%, 20.35%, and 19.46% after 1 hour, respectively. Although the number of eggs laid by females increased over time at all concentrations, it was statistically less than the control at 10% and 5% concentrations. In light of the data obtained from this study, further studies are planned to increase the effectiveness of Almina diatomaceous earth by mixing it with botanical extracts or entomopathogens in the control of T. urticae.

Keywords

Diatomaceous earth, oviposition-inhibiting, repellent, Tetranychus urticae, toxicity

Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Tetranychidae) üzerinde Almina diatom toprağının toksik, uzaklaştırıcı ve yumurtlama engelleyici etkileri

Abstract

Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Tetranychidae) dünya çapında tarım alanlarının en önemli zararlılarından biridir. Bu çalışma, T. urticae üzerinde lokal bir diatom toprağının (Almina) toksik, uzaklaştırıcı, ve yumurta engelleyici etkisinin olup olmadığını anlamak için yaprak disk metodu kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Diatom toprağının %10, %5, %2,5 ve %1,25 konsantrasyonlarına (w/v) daldırılan yaprak diskler üzerine T. urticae ergin dişileri yerleştirilmiştir. Sırasıyla 24, 48, 72 ve 96 saat sonraki ölüm oranlarına bakıldığında en yüksek ölüm oranı %10 konsantrasyonda %33,56 olarak belirlenmiştir. Aynı konsantrasyonlarda en yüksek uzaklaştırıcı etkiler sırasıyla 1 saat sonra % 64.54, % 42.10, % 20.35 ve % 19.46 olarak bulunmuştur. Tüm konsantrasyonlarda dişilerin bıraktıkları yumurta sayıları zamanla artış gösterse de, % 10 ve %5 konsantrasyonlarında kontrole göre istatistiksel olarak daha az bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen veriler ışığında, T. urticae ile mücadelede Almina diatom toprağının bitkisel ekstraktlar veya entomopatojenlerle karıştırılarak etkinliğinin arttırılmasına yönelik daha ileri çalışmaların yapılması planlanmıştır.

Keywords

Diatom toprağı, yumurtlamayı engelleme, uzaklaştırıcı, Tetranychus urticae, toksisite

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