SPREAD OF CETONIA AURATA L. IN OIL-BEARING ROSE (ROSA DAMASCENA MILL.) PLANTATIONS

Abstract

Observations and reports show that the Cetonia aurata L. prefers to gnaw the pistil and stamens than the corolla leaves of the red oil-bearing rose (Rosa damascena Mill.). No adult insects were observed, reported and registered by the flowers of the white oil-bearing rose (Rosa alba L.). According to current reports, Cetonia aurata L. is increasingly observed in oil-bearing rose plantations. This noticeable trend of multiplication over the years can define it as one of the main pests of the red oil-bearing rose. The flowers of the rose begin to be attack by the morning, unlike the fruit trees, where the pest fly during higher temperatures. By gnawing the stamens and the pistil, the yield of essential oil is reduced, and the losses from production will be significant. In the near future, the greater multiplication of Cetionia aurata L. can be observed and it will be attributed to the economically important pests of the red oil-bearing rose (Rosa damascena Mill.).