Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LVIII
Written by Cumali ÖZASLAN, Halil BOLU
This study was conducted to determine the natural enemies associated with Bird's-eye cress (Myagrum perfoliatum L.),an important weed in wheat and lentil fields in the Diyarbakır Province (Turkey) in 2012. Infected bird's-eye cresssamples were collected from wheat and lentil growing areas and were taken to the laboratory to culture. Melanobarisdalmatina adults were obtained from the cultured bird's-eye cress samples. This is the first record of M. dalmatina forDiyarbakır province and the second record for Turkey. Though few weeds have been reported as a host of M.dalmatina, this is the first record of M. perfoliatum as a host of the M. dalmatina in the world.
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