Spasov, Dusan and Atanasova, Biljana and Spasova, Dragica and Ilievski, Mite (2019) The use of predators for the control of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) at pepper in protected area. In: 2nd international meeting agriscience & practice (ASP 2019), 12th April 2019 Stip, Republic of North Macedonia. , 12th April 2019, Stip, Republic of North Macedonia.
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Abstract
Although chemical pesticides play a vital role in controlling the number of harmful insects, they also contribute to accelerated pollution of soil, air and water. Due to the frequent use, insects become resistant to active ingredients very quickly, they destroy the natural enemies of the pests, and have a harmful effect on humans. It is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. Accordingly, the application of biological protection, that is, the use of living organisms (predators and parasites) in plant protection programmes in protected areas, takes on a larger scale worldwide rather than the use of chemical pesticides. The aim of our research was determining the effectiveness of predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) and predatory bug Orius laevigatus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on reducing the population of Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). Experiment was set in greenhouses in Strumica region, in three localities (Prosenikovo, Banica, Dabile), during 2018, in a commercial pepper production. The results obtained correspond to our expectation in controlling the population of the trips. Predators proved to be effective in reducing the number of thrips population.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Other) |
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| Subjects: | Agricultural Sciences > Other agricultural sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Atanasova |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2019 13:38 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2019 13:38 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/21927 |
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