STUDY FOR INSECTS IN NEW PLANTATION OF LAVANDULA L.

Zheko Radev

Abstract


After the study and inspection of new planted arеа of one year old lavender plants, the data show the presence of 13 entomological representatives from 9 families belong to 4 orders. All representatives were found before, during and after flowering, the most numerous are the honey bees Apis mellifera L. The other species use the nectar for food is the other member of family Apidae- Bombus terrestris L. and the four members of the order Lepidoptera- Melitaea phoebe Denis & Schiffermüller, Pieris brassicae L., Macroglossum stellatarum L. and Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre. With the most representatives is family Chrysomelidae- Chrysomela mentastri Suf., Gastrophysa polygoni L. and Labidostomis propinqua Fald. The members of family Coccinellidae - Hipodamia variegata Goeze and Coccinella septempunctata L. have predatory functions. They were found also two representatives of order Hemiptera- Caprocoris mediterraneus Tamanini and Cletus sp.


Keywords


Lavandula L., study, insects, pests

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