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Some Morphological Characteristics of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)’un Bazı Morfolojik Özellikleri

Talip Yiğit(MALATYA TURGUT ÖZAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4871-9132
Hasan Tunaz(KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-4942-6056
Pages
7–10
Publication Date
2025-07-09
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The study contributed to population monitoring by introducing the pest to growers and researchers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The Apricot flower midge (Contarinia pruniflorum) is a pest of stone fruit trees and lays its eggs in the flower buds before the pink bud stage of the apricot.
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Key Findings & Data:It is a pest that has a direct impact on the yield of the tree.
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Conclusion & Impact:The study contributed to population monitoring by introducing the pest to growers and researchers.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2017-2018 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Contarinia pruniflorum · Kayısı zararlısı · Morfolojik özellikler

Abstract

The Apricot flower midge (Contarinia pruniflorum) is a pest of stone fruit trees and lays its eggs in the flower buds before the pink bud stage of the apricot. It is a pest that has a direct impact on the yield of the tree. This study was conducted in 2017-2018 in Malatya province of Türkiye to determine the morphological characteristics of certain biological stages of Contarinia pruniflorum. In the morphological examinations, the morphological characteristics of the adult female, adult male, mature larva, and pupa were described and measurements were made on some body parts. The average body width of the adult female is 0.43 mm, with a length without antennae of 1.81 mm. The average antenna length is 0.91 mm and consists of 12 segments. The average body width of the adult male is 0.34 mm and the body length excluding antennae is 1.68 mm. The mature larva has an average width of 0.49 mm and a length of 2.17 mm. The pupa has an average width of 1.09 mm and a length of 2.22 mm. The study contributed to population monitoring by introducing the pest to growers and researchers.

Özet

Sert çekirdekli meyve ağaçlarının bir zararlısı olan Kayısı çiçek sineği (Contarinia pruniflorum) kayısının pembe tomurcuk döneminden önce çiçek tomurcuklarına yumurtasını bırakır. Meyve ağacının ürün miktarına direk etki eden bir zararlıdır. Çalışma, Contarinia pruniflorum’un bazı biyolojik dönemlerindeki morfolojik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi için 2017-2018 yıllarında Malatya (Türkiye)’da yürütülmüştür. Morfolojik incelemelerde, ergin dişi, ergin erkek, olgun larva ve pupanın morfolojik özellikleri tanımlanarak zararlının bazı vücut bölümlerinde ölçümler yapılmıştır. Ergin dişinin ortalama vücut genişliği 0.43 mm, anten hariç uzunluğu 1.81 mm’dir. Anten 12 segmentten oluşmuş olup uzunluğu 0.91 mm’dir. Ergin erkeğin ortalama vücut genişliği 0.34 mm, anten hariç vücut uzunluğu 1.68 mm’dir. Olgun larvanın ortalama genişliği 0.49 mm olup uzunluğu 2.17 mm’dir. Pupa genişliği 1.09 mm ve uzunluğu 2.22 mm’dir. Çalışma ile yetiştiricilere ve araştırmacılara zararlıyı tanıtarak popülasyon takibi yapılmasına katkı sağlanmıştır.

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Yiğit, T., Tunaz, H. (2025). Some Morphological Characteristics of Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Meyve Bilimi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 7–10. https://doi.org/10.51532/meyve.1595554

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