Cengiz Kazak

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• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Cukurova University

This study evaluated the effects of abamectin and spiromesifen alone and in combination with insecticides (spinosad, acetamiprid, and emamectin benzoate) and fungicides (mancozeb and penconazole) on the red form of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). The survival rates of T. urticae after abamectin, emamectin benzoate, spiromesifen, sp...

This study investigated the effects of tomato plant residues that remained in the field after harvest on the population growth of adult Tuta absoluta in open-field tomato growing areas of Muğla province. The research was conducted in Çamköy (Milas, Muğla) and Kızlan (Datça, Muğla) between 2015 and 2017 in a total of four fields, including one field...

This study aimed to determine the effects of daily limited prey levels on certain biological characteristics of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot at 25, 30, and 27-35 °C, with relative humidity conditions of 75±5% and 90±5%. In the study, four groups of predatory mites were established by providing varying densities of prey...

Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) is one of the most common predatory mite species naturally occurring in several crops including citrus and vegetables in certain areas of the Mediterranean basin. Despite its abundance, and importance in sustainable pest management programs, there has been a notable gap regarding the...

This study aims to determine the resistance ratios of Tetranychus urticae Koch red form (RF) and Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii) populations collected from cotton fields in Soke, Germencik, Kocarli and Nazilli districts of Aydin province to commonly used acaricides (abamectin, hexythiazox, etoxazole, spiromesifen). The potential role of...

Spider mites are important pests of cotton, a vital fiber crop cultivated in sun-drenched regions. This study investigated the prevalence and distribution of spider mite species infesting cotton fields in Aydin province, Türkiye. Spider mites were found in a significant portion (89%) of the surveyed fields. The two most abundant mite species, were...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological features and life table parameters of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot and Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) collected from the same citrus ecosystem, on Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) under laboratory conditions (25 °C and 70 ± 5% RH). Results revealed that total mean developmental times of...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the population developments and orientation to different colored sticky traps of Hemiptera order Cicadellidae family species that cause damage in field tomato cultivation in Milas (Muğla). The studies were carried out in an area where summer field tomato production was made in 2014 and 2015 growth seasons...

Background The tomato leafminer , Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is one of the most important tomato pests that causes irreversible economic losses. Due to lack of effective control methods, chemical control is still the most preferred approach for management of the pest all over the world. Therefore, researches are mainly focu...

Surveys were carried out to determine Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) species in oak plantations (Quercus spp., Fagaceae) in different regions of Turkey. As a result, Typhloseiulus anatolicus sp. nov. Döker is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens. The new species is placed in the simplex species group of Tsolakis & Ragusa...

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) tulinae sp. nov. Döker is described based on specimens collected from Carpinus betulus L. (Betulaceae) in Ordu Province on the Black Sea coast, Turkey. The new species can be easily distinguished from all known species of the subgenus by the combination of the following morphological characters: dorsal shield with three...

Background Recent population outbreaks of citrus brown mite, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) (Acari: Tetranychidae), were observed in the Çukurova region, a region that supplies approximately 80% of total citrus production in Turkey. Therefore, to obtain preliminary data, regarding biological control of this pest, functional and numerical response...

The invasive tomato spider mite, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) is one of the major pests of the solanaceous plants worldwide. The phytoseiid predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is one of the most commonly used predatory mites for augmentative biological control of several important pests in protected crops. Despite...

Neoseiulus roumelioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a predatory mite previously known only from its original description from Greece, is reported for the first time in Turkey. The species is re-described and illustrated, based on specimens collected from an unknown species of plant in the family Asteraceae in Çilingöz N...

This paper reports on four species, in three genera within two families (Ameroseiidae, Digamasellidae) of soil-inhabiting mesostigmatic mites in Turkey: Ameroseius lidiae Bregetova; Ameroseius sculptilis Berlese; Kleemannia nova Nasr and Abou-Awad and Dendrolaelaspis lobatus (Shcherbak and Chelebiev). The important diagnostic characters of each spe...

Cold storage is the most prevalent method to obtain sufficient number of natural enemies after mass rearing. In this study efficacy of stored indigenous Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot against Tetrancyhus urticae red form on eggplant under greenhouse conditions were assessed after determining best storage conditions for the predatory mite st...

Biological characteristics and life table parameters of Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) were revealed on four different citrus species: grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf. cv. Star Ruby), lemon (C. limon (L.) Burm. f. cv. Meyer), mandarin (C. reticulata Blanco cv. Okitsu) and orange (C. sinensis L. cv. Washington Navel) under laboratory conditions....

Intraguild interactions can be crucial for the success of biological control programs involving multiple natural enemies. The two-spotted spider mite (TSSM), Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a major pest of papaya, Carica papaya, in south Florida, where a newly naturalized predator, Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae), has b...

Functional and numerical responses of the predatory mite, Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to four different biological stages (egg, larva, protonymph and adult male) of the citrus brown mite, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) (Acari: Tetranychidae) were determined under laboratory conditions. In the experiments, six different pr...

Z Bu çalışmada, Milas (Muğla)'da tarla koşullarında yetiştiriciliği yapılan Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. 5656 (VO-506), BT-236, BT-Tokat F1 çeşitleri ile geleneksel Pembe domates çeşidinin Domates yaprak galeri güvesi Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)'nın ergin öncesi dönemlerinin popülasyon yoğunluklarına etkileri araştırılmıştır. T. absoluta bulaşıklık oran...

Acaricide resistance monitoring in phytophagous mites is crucial for effective pest management. Citrus growers in Cukurova region, a region that comprised more than 75% of total citrus production in Turkey, complained that acaricides have become inefficient in controlling outbreaks of the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri McGregor (Acari: Tetranych...

In this study, the effects of the biorational insecticides, azadirachtin (neem) from Azadirachta indica A. Juss, Bacillus thrungiensis var. kurstakii Berliner and the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabtidis bactheriophora Poinar, were compared with product containing the synthetic insecticide, chlorantraniliprole (CTPR)+abamectin, against the im...

Surveys were conducted to assess Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesositgmata) diversity in various habitats and ecosystems (including natural and agricultural areas) since 2008 in Turkey. This paper aims to provide a review of the Turkish species belonging to genus Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae) based on materials collected during these surveys as...

Predatory mites belonging to family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) have long been considered as the most promising candidates for biological control of some economically important plant feeding mites and insects. Among them, Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) is one of the most abundant predators and can be considered as an important component f...

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is an important pest that causes economic losses in agricultural production systems, including greenhouses. Chemical control is the main control method against B. tabaci; biological control practices, however, have also been applied against this pest, especially in greenhouse production systems. D...

Despite their importance as potential biological control agents, only two species of family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) have so far been recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) and Phytoseius macropilis (Banks). Here, we report native populations of Amblyseius andersoni (Chant), a widely used predator in biological...

Graminaseius graminis (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is the only known species of Graminaseius Chant & McMurtry from Turkey, so far. However, recent surveys indicated that there are two new species present in the country. Graminaseius recebi sp. nov. and Graminaseius neograminis sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on the material collected...

Amblyseis swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is the most abundant predatory mite in commercial citrus orchards in Adana province (Turkey), in spite of heavy acaricide and insecticide applications. In this study, the non-target effects of commonly used acaricides in those citrus orchards that follows abamectin, etoxazole, spirdiclofen, spirotetramat, an...

Abstract: The monotypic genus Iphiseius is represented by only Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). This species, which is one of the most common predatory mites in citrus orchards in Mediterranean countries, is an important biological control agent of various pests that include thrips, whiteflies and spider mites. This species was...

Recent population outbreaks of Tetranychus urticae Koch (red form) (Acari: Tetranychidae) were observed in strawberry fields in southern Turkey. Growers frequently complained that acaricides becoming an inefficient means of controlling this polyphagous pest. Therefore, a laboratory based bioassay and biochemical tests were conducted to determine co...

Taxonomy of the most important predatory mite family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) is essentially based on morphological observations, and only a few studies use molecular approaches. In some cases, tiny morphological differences (e.g. number of teeth on cheliceral digits, presence of dorsal solenostomes) should be observed for accurate specie...

The parasitoid Eretmocerus mundus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and the predator Macrolophus melano-toma (Costa) (Hemiptera: Miridae) are two important natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) which are distributed throughout the Mediterranean region. Both natural enemies are used in thebiological control of B. taba...

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is one of the most important insect pests worldwide including Turkey. Although there are substantial data regarding species composition of Turkish B. tabaci populations, the situation is still not clear and further investigations are needed. Therefore, in this study, species and subgroups of B. ta...

Two species of the genus Kampimodromus Nesbitt, K. keae (Papadoulis and Emmanouel) and K. ragusai Swirski and Amitai are reported for the first time in Turkey. The new records are re-described and illustrated. The male of K. ragusai is described for the first time. The species status of K. keae and K. ragusai as valid species within the genus Kampi...

Three new species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) are described and illustrated based on female specimens collected from various plants in Turkey—Eharius denizliensis Döker & Kazak sp. nov., Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) karaisaliensis Döker & Kazak sp. nov. and Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) papadoulisi Döker & Kazak sp. nov.

The invasive tomato spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae) is an important pest of solanaceous plants worldwide. Despite its records from almost all over Mediterranean countries, T. evansi had not previously been recorded from Turkey. In this study, we collected T. evansi on black nightshade, Solanum nigrum...

Cunaxa capreolus (Berlese, 1889) is recorded for the first time for Turkish fauna. It was collected from Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae) infested with two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch, under a citrus tree in Adana province, Turkey. Some morphological characters, collection details, as well as world distribution of this species are pres...

Abstract The effects of the extreme (30±2, 50±2, 90±2%) and a common (70±2%) relative humidity (RH) levels on functional response and fecundity of Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) were studied at a constant temperature 25AL±1 °C and 16:8 L:D photoperiod. In the experiments,...

Abstract: In this study, the effects of pesticides commonly used in citrus production, namely azoxystrobin, etoxazole, propiconazole+difenoconazol, spinosad, spirodiclofen and trifloxystrobin, on the fecundity and the mortality of the adult female of Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were determined under laboratory conditions. T...

Abstract The genus Chelaseius Muma & Denmark represented by C. valliculosus Kolodochka, the genus Typhloseiulus Chant & McMurtry represented by T. carmone (Chant & Yoshida-Shaul) and T. peculiaris (Kolodochka), Amblyseius adjaricus Wainstein & Vartapetov, A. meridionalis Berlese, Kampimodromus ericinus Ragusa & Tsolakis, Neoseiulus alustoni (Livsh...

In this study, the success of single and combined releases of Eretmocerus mundus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and Macrolophus melanotoma (Costa) (Hemiptera: Miridae) aganist Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: (Aleyrodidae) were determined on greenhouse grown tomato plants that planted in net cages. The studies were conducted in spring grow...

Greenhouse experiments were conducted in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011 to determine the effectiveness of single and combined releases of Turkish populations of two predatory mite species, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot and Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), for control of two spotted spider mite (red form) (Tetranychus urticae Koch)...

Phytoseius ibrahimi Döker & Kazak sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, represented by P. insuetus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov), and Neoseiulus neomarginatus Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, are recorded from Turkey for the first time. Identification keys for the Turkish species of Phytoseius Ribaga and Neos...

Background Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a common predatory mite in citrus orchards in some areas of the Mediterranean basin and an important biological control agent of the thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs in greenhouse crops. In this study, we evaluated the effect...

Euseius gallicus is reported from four additional European countries: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey. It is recorded from 4 plant species belonging to 4 families (Convolvulaceae, Malvaceae, Rosaceae and Solanaceae). Measurements based on collected adult females are provided. Finally, comparisons and further observations of type specim...

In this study, species complex of Turkish Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations was determined by PCR-based DNA analysis. According to phylogenetic analyses, the B. tabaci samples have been identified within three generic groups. A major part of the samples belonged to two invasive species, either Middle East–Asia Minor 1...

Four species of phytoseiid mites namely Neoseiulus knappi Zannou, Moraes, Ueckermann & Oliveira, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) octogenipilus Kreiter, Tixier & Duso, Typhlodromus (T.) phialatus Athias-Henriot, and Typhloseiella isotricha (Athias-Henriot) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Two new species Neoseiulus sekeroglui Döker & Stathak...

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is one of the most important pest species on cotton in the Çukurova Plain as well as in all cotton growing areas of Turkey. Although numerous studies on population dynamics, population development and parasitism were conducted on B. tabaci in the Çukurova Plain, there has been a...

Amblyseius bryophilus Karg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is recorded for the first time for the Turkish fauna. The specimens were collected on bean plants infested with Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Ayder plateau, Rize Province, Turkey. In this paper, the redescription of A. bryophilus based on the collected adult females and a key to...

In this study, the pomegranate false spidermite Tenuipalpus punicae Pirtchard and Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) collected from pomegranate growing areas of Adana province is determined for the first record for Turkish mite fauna. Some information related to world distribution, damage, biology and control of this pest are presented in the paper. Ke...

In this study resistance levels of eggs and adult females of citrus red mite Panonychus citri McGregor (Acari: Tetranychidae) were determined for spirodiclofen, dicofol, tetradifon and fenbutatin oxide which are commonly used acaricides in the Çukurova Region of Turkey. Bioassay tests were conducted with five different populations of P. citri. Four...

The survey study was conducted to determine the natural parasitism of Bemisia tabaci in tomato greenhouses in the Adanalıoğlu, Kazanlı and Kocahasanlı counties of Mersin in the period 2008-2010. Samples were collected from commercial tomato greenhouses in the spring and autumn seasons. Most of the surveyed greenhouses (≥ 95%) were infested with B....

The aim of this study was to determine biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius 1889) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) collected from different host plants in 2008 and 2009 growing seasons from Adana (Balcali) by using molecular identification methods. Samples were collected from cucumber, eggplants, cotton and soybean grown in Balcali at different dates. RFLP...

The aim of this study was to determine biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius 1889) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) collected from different host plants in 2008 and 2009 growing seasons from Adana (Balcalı) by using molecular identification methods. Samples were collected from cucumber, eggplants, cotton and soybean grown in Balcalı at different dates. RFLP...

The aim of this study was to determine biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius 1889) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) collected from different host plants in 2008 and 2009 growing seasons from Adana (Balcalı) by using molecular identification methods. Samples were collected from cucumber, eggplants, cotton and soybean grown in Balcalı at different dates. RFLP...

Survey study was carried out in tomato greenhouses of Mersin province during Autumn 2009 (September-January) and Spring 2010 (February-June) in order to determine the pest status and prevalence of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) a new pest for Turkey. A total of 262 greenhouses from 3 locations (Adanalıoğlu, Kazanlı and Kocahasanlı) were...

In this study, we have used an innovative method instead of the classical methods to understand whether species could be utilized as indicators for habitat description. The targeted insect groups, which have been found to have more likelihood to contain indicator species, were chosen among the species spending most of their life cycles in the soil...

Biyolojik mücadele, do ğanın kendi baskı mekanizmalarından yararlanılarak geliştirilmiş ve olumsuz etkileri yok denecek kadar az olan bir mücadele yöntemidir. Bu makalede, biyolojik mücadele etmeni olarak parazitoitler, predatör böcek, predatör akarlar ve entomopatojenlerin genel özellikleri ile bunların biyolojik mü- cadelede kullanılma olanakları...

Development times, reproductive rates, and population growth parameters of Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisd. on 8 strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne) varieties were evaluated under laboratory conditions. Total development times of immature males and females were not significantly influenced by the strawberry varieties. T. cinnabarinus laid sign...

Developmental time, predation, and reproduction of Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot from Hatay on a diet of Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval larvae and protonymphs at temperatures of 20, 25, and 30 °C (75% ± 10% RH and a 14:10- h L:D (light:dark) cycle) were studied. P. persimilis females feeding on T. cinnabarinus larvae completed developm...

  The efficiency of yellow sticky traps for estimating adult population dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hom., Aleyrodidae) and its parasitoids Eretmocerus mundus Mercet, Encarsia lutea (Masi) (Hym., Aphelinidae) was examined in cotton in choice and no-choice studies in Çukurova, Turkey in 2004 and 2005. In the no-choice study, traps were suspen...

KARUT K., CHU C. C. , HENNEBERRY T.J., KAZAK C. : Determination of seasonal activity of the sweetpotato whitefly (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) and leafhoppers (Homoptera : Cicadellidae) by plastic cup traps on the Çukurova Plain, Turkey. Plant Protect. Sci., 41: 8-13. The flight activities of adult sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, and leafhoppers...

The influence of variable photoperiods on the feeding activity and fecundity of Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbitt) was studied on a diet of Tetranychus urticae Koch eggs. Starved G. occidentalis females were fed T. urticae eggs under ten 24-h light:dark regimes. Half of the tests started during photophase and the other half during scotophase. T. ur...

A 4-year study of parasitoids attackingChrysoperla carnea (Stephens) in the cotton fields of Çukurova, Turkey, revealed the activities of three principal taxa:Telenomus sp. nr.suvae attacks the eggs ofC. carnea: Catolaccus sp. andBaryscapus sp. are larval and pupal parasitoids, respectively. In general, percent egg parasitism increased starting fro...

The development time, survival and fecundity of the generalist predatory mite, Neoseiulus umbraticus Chant , were determined at 20, 25, and 30 °C and 65 ± 10 % RH. N. umbraticus females completed development in 9.7, 8.0 and 5.9 days, respectively, using a diet of all life stages of Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval. Total developmental times of ma...

The Hatay population of the predatory mitePhytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot was released into a commercial field of cv. ‘Chandler’ strawberries for the control ofTetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Tetranychidae) in 2000 and 2001 in Silifke county of Icel on the East Mediterranean coast of Turkey. In 2000, populations ofT....

Population dynamics of naturally occurring phytoseiid Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot was studied in relation to Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval, in five unsprayed bean grown plots of 250 m2 (10 by 25 m) during 1994 and 1995 in Samandag province of Hatay, Turkey. T. cinnabarinus remained active throughout winter reproducing on a range of...

Biological control of Thrips tabaci was studied on greenhouse grown cucumbers by using predatory mite, Amblyseius cucumeris. Trials were conducted on cv. Kahya of cucumber in 1995, and on cv. Kahya and cv. Ozde in 1996. In both years plot size consisted of 3 rows of 40 plants for each predator release and non-release control plots. Predators were r...

The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, first reported in Turkey in 1993, was observed in east Mediterranean strawberry growing areas in 1994. The phenology of F. occidentalis was studied by utilizing yellow sticky plates and water pans, and also counting the number of individuals in flowers. Results showed that F. occidentalis immig...

Population growth and compatibility of Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot and Amblyseius bibens Blommers preying on Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisd, were studied using leaf arenas in series of Petri dishes, at 20±1°C and 90±5 % R.H. with 0.55 Klux lightning. Mean number of eggs, immature stages and females of T. cinnabarinus regarding to A. bibe...

The predatory mitePhytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot is widely used for biological control of spider mites in greenhouse. Despite its records from various Mediterranean countries,P. persimilis was not recorded from Turkey. Here we report the natural colonies ofP. persimilis observed along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.