Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LVIII
Written by Cumali ÖZASLAN, Halil BOLU, Marcela SKUHRAVÁ
This study was conducted in 2012 to determine the gall midges associated with field eryngo (Eryngium campestre L.),an important weed in cereal and leguminous fields in the Şanlıurfa province (Turkey). Infected common eryngo sampleswere collected from cereal and legume growing areas and were taken to the laboratory to culture. Lasioptera eryngiiadults were obtained from the cultured common eryngo samples. This is the first record of L. eryngii for Şanlıurfaprovince and the second record for Turkey. As a result of our study it was determined that L. eryngii suppressed thedevelopment and distribution of E. campestre, an important weed of the crops. It inhibits the growth and development ofgenerative parts of this host plant and prevents its spread to the surroundings areas. This fact is of great importanceregarding the biological control of the weed. Pseudotorymus sapphyrinus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) was reared fromgalls of L. eryngii on E. campestre. It is a new host of this parasitoid and the second record of occurrence of P.sapphyrinus from Turkey.
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Eryngium campestre
