Determination of beneficial insect species in thyme fields of Manisa and Denizli provinces

Abstract

This study was conducted with the purpose of determining the beneficial insect species in thyme fields in Salihli district of Manisa province and in Central, Güney, Çal, Buldan and Bekilli districts of Denizli province between 2013 and 2014. Insect samples were collected by visual control, sweeping nets, sampling frames and culturing methods. Common species from the study in Coleoptera order were determined as Coccinella semptempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Stethorus gilvifrons (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), while Aphidius sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Temelucha sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Apanteles sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Trichogramma sp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) were determined in Hymenoptera order. The most common species C. semptempunctata was found as 47 individuals in Manisa, while it was 45 in Denizli in 2013. The same species was found to have 74 individuals in Manisa and 12 individuals in Denizli in 2014. This situation is thought to be related to the number of samplings.