Abstract
A total of 50 species of phytophagous insects were collected from Russian thistle (Salsola iberica Sennen & Pau),S. kali L.,S. tragus L., and their apparent hybrids in Turkey during June and July, 1970. These collections contained many new host-plant and locality records forSalsola insects. Among the natural enemies detected and thought to warrant further consideration as agents worth importing for the biological control of Russian thistle in California were:Piesma salsolae (Becker) (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Piesmatidae); Coleophora klimenoschiella Toll (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae); an unidentified species ofPhycitidae (Lepidoptera), and an undeterminedLixus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Coleophora parthenica Meyrick, scheduled for initial release in California for the biological control of Russian thistle in early-1973, also is reported for the first time from Turkey.
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Cinquante espèces d'insectes phytophages ont été récoltées en Turquie en juin et juillet 1970 sur le Chardon russe (Salsola iberica Sennen & Pau),S. kali L.,S. tragus L., et leurs hybrides apparents. Ces récoltes ont fourni de nombreuses plantes-hôtes et des localités nouvelles pour les insectes desSalsola. Parmi les ennemis naturels détectés et susceptibles d'être des agents valables de lutte biologique contre le chardon russe en Californie figurent:Piesma salsolae (Becker) (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Piesmatidae); Coleophora klimenoschiella Toll (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae); une espèce non identifiée dePhycitidae (Lepidoptera) et unLixus sp indéterminé (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Coleophora parthenica Meyrick, choisi pour le premier lâcher en Californie au début de 1973, est aussi signalé pour la première fois de Turquie.
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Goeden, R.D. Phytophagous insects found onSalsola in Turkey during exploration for biological weed control agents for California. Entomophaga 18, 439–448 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371021
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