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Status of insect biodiversity in the peach orchard under IPM
Article number
1449_66
Pages
493 – 500
Language
English
Abstract
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a sustainable crop protection approach based on cost/benefit analysis that considers the economic, societal, and environmental impacts.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union define IPM as an approach in plant protection to limit populations of harmful organisms to economically and ecologically justified levels through natural pest control mechanisms to reduce risks to human health and the environment.
The present study aimed to investigate the species composition of insects in a peach orchard under three years using integrated pest management methods and approaches.
During the 3-year monitoring period, 27 species of insects from 15 families were found in the peach orchard.
The most significant number of individuals was in the order Hemiptera NDASH 59.16%, followed by the order Lepidoptera NDASH 15.63%. Of the beneficial insect, nine species from 5 families (Coccinellidae, Chrysopidae, Braconidae, Syrphidae, and Forficulidae) have been found.
The average percentage of beneficial species compared to harmful species was 14.1%, ranging from 13.3% to 15.3% in different years.
Using methods and approaches of integrated plant protection increases the population density of beneficial insect species.
An increase in the population of wood pests was seen among the economically important pests.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union define IPM as an approach in plant protection to limit populations of harmful organisms to economically and ecologically justified levels through natural pest control mechanisms to reduce risks to human health and the environment.
The present study aimed to investigate the species composition of insects in a peach orchard under three years using integrated pest management methods and approaches.
During the 3-year monitoring period, 27 species of insects from 15 families were found in the peach orchard.
The most significant number of individuals was in the order Hemiptera NDASH 59.16%, followed by the order Lepidoptera NDASH 15.63%. Of the beneficial insect, nine species from 5 families (Coccinellidae, Chrysopidae, Braconidae, Syrphidae, and Forficulidae) have been found.
The average percentage of beneficial species compared to harmful species was 14.1%, ranging from 13.3% to 15.3% in different years.
Using methods and approaches of integrated plant protection increases the population density of beneficial insect species.
An increase in the population of wood pests was seen among the economically important pests.
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Authors
P. Ivanov
Keywords
beneficial, density, fruit, monitoring, pests
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