tailieunhanh - The effects of different irrigation systems on the inundative release of Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Ostrinia nubilalis hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the second crop Maize

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different irrigation systems on the inundative release of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the second crop maize in the Çukurova region of Turkey in 1999 and 2000. | Turk J Agric For 31 (2007) 23-30 © TÜB‹TAK The Effects of Different Irrigation Systems on the Inundative Release of Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the Second Crop Maize Sevcan ÖZTEM‹Z1,*, Serpil KORNOfiOR2 1 Plant Protection Research Institute, 01321 Adana - TURKEY 2 University of Çukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 01330 Adana - TURKEY Received: Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the effects of different irrigation systems on the inundative release of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the second crop maize in the Çukurova region of Turkey in 1999 and 2000. O. nubilalis, Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and T. evanescens were reared in a climatic room under constant temperature of 25 ± 1 ºC, relative humidity of 65 ± 10%, and an appropriate light regime (16:8 LD). Trichogramma evanescens was applied twice at a rate of 75,000 parasitoid ha-1 at 10-day intervals at the beginning of the oviposition period of the third generation of O. nubilalis in the second crop maize. Irrigation was an important factor for the effectiveness of T. evanescens and significant differences between the 2 irrigation systems tested were observed. The efficiency of T. evanescens was higher under flood irrigation than sprinkler irrigation conditions. Egg parasitism was and with flood irrigation, and and with sprinkler irrigation in 1999 and 2000, respectively. The reduction rate of infested plants with O. nubilalis was and with flood irrigation, and and with sprinkler irrigation in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Yield increased approximately 1500-2000 kg ha-1 under flood irrigation as compared to sprinkler irrigation. Key Words: Maize, Ostrinia nubilalis, .