AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightThe species is native to Asia and distributed to southern and eastern Africa being a serious pest of maize and sorghum, also considered to be a potential risk for maize production of Turkey.
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Abstract
Spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was recorded for the first time in Turkey, in Dörtyol district of Hatay province in the East Mediterranean region. Later it was also reported from Doğankent in Adana province. The species is native to Asia and distributed to southern and eastern Africa being a serious pest of maize and sorghum, also considered to be a potential risk for maize production of Turkey.
Özet
Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) Türkiye’nin Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi’nde Dörtyol/Hatay’ da ilk kez kayıt edilmiş olup daha sonra Doğankent/Adana’da da aynı tür belirlenmiştir. Bu tür Asya orjinlidir ve doğu ve güney Afrika’ya yayılmış mısır ve sorgumun önemli bir zararlısıdır. Ayrıca Türkiye’nin mısır üretiminde potansiyel bir risk olarak değerlendirilmektedir.