Isolation of some different fungi from the larvae of the european cockchafer Melolontha melolontha L. (Col: Scarabaeidae) at Erzincan province in Turkey

Authors

  • E. Kilic Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Microbiology, 24100, Erzincan, Turkey
  • M. Burjanadze Agricultural University of Georgia, Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute, Department of Forest Protection, 240, David Agmashenebeli Alley, Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
  • N. Kharabadze Agricultural University of Georgia, Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute, Department of Forest Protection, 240, David Agmashenebeli Alley, Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia

Keywords:

European cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha, Beauveria bassiana, Lecanicillum sp., Fusarium sp. chemical insecticides

Abstract

The European cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha, l., (coleoptera: scarabaeidae) is a widely distributed pest throughout turkey and damage many plant species and cause substantial losses in meadows, pasture, horticulture, forest and other production. In our studies, we focused on the isolation of entomopathogenic fungi for M. melolontha. The larvae were collected from the ploughing fields in 3 lo- cations (merkez-ekşisu, geyikli village, buğdaylı village; üzümlü-çermik village; kemah) in erzincan province at the end of april 2015. The most abundant species was found Beauveria bassiana (53.3% of samples). Two isolates Oflecanicillum sp. (13.3 %) and fusarium sp. (13.3%) were also detected. No entomopathogenic fungi were isolated from 3 of the samples (20%).

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Published

14-10-2020

How to Cite

Kilic, E., Burjanadze, M., & Kharabadze, N. (2020). Isolation of some different fungi from the larvae of the european cockchafer Melolontha melolontha L. (Col: Scarabaeidae) at Erzincan province in Turkey. The Journal of Nature Studies - Annals of Agrarian Science, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.org.ge/index.php/aans/article/view/363

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020): Annals of Agrarian Science

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