Hamit Ayberk

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

This research was conducted within the border of Bartın province between the years of 2015-2018 for making detailed research on the biology of the important walnut pest Garella musculana identified for the first time in Turkey. The pupas collected from the study area were brought to the laboratory and monitored. It was observed that some pupas were...

in the center and south of Tunisia. We recorded the direct damage caused by beetles on pistachio branches and buds. The highest density of C. vestitus attack was detected in Elguettar 2 site (Gafsa gover-norate). The insect overwinters both in adults and larval stage on pistachio trees. The adults emerge to attack new suitable trees at mid-May. Rep...

The twig borer, Chaetoptelius vestitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is one of the most important pests of pistachio trees, Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiacae). Laboratory studies were undertaken to identify host plant semiochemicals that can be exploited and utilized to insect control. Pistachio tree is the natural host of this bark beetle suggesting th...

The study were conducted during 1994 and 2014 in Hirkan National Park. The aim of the research was to determine the degree of harmfulness of tortricids found on the Red Data Book species of trees and to define their parasitoid complex. The tortricid species was registered on the 6 rare tree species found in Hirkan NP. Salix kuznetsowii and Populus...

Acer undulatum Pojark is an endemic species of maple, known so far only from a very restricted area on Mount Babadağ (Fethiye district, Muğla province) in Southwestern Turkey, included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1998. In the year 2015 we visited the locality where Acer undulatum grows, on the steep slopes near the summit of Mount...

Insects are more affected by climatic factors than warm-blooded animals. Climatic parameters are defined as the dominant abiotic factor directly and indirectly affecting insects; they have great importance on insect population dynamics through viability, development rates, fertility, geographic distribution and modulation of insect metabolism. Quan...

An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location but come from outside the region in different ways, and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health. Invasive species adversely economically, environmentally, or ecologically af...

The rice husk – lime mixture was used for sound and heat insulation between the rooms in a historical building with wooden flooring and ceiling. We made observations and examinations in the rooms and corridors inside this building. The adult insects were found on window edges, floorings and furnitures in the rooms. According to obtained data, these...

The aim of our study was to simultaneously determine the parasitism rates of C. ohridella pupae in Istanbul and in Belgrade. Collection of the pupae in Istanbul was carried out on three occasions, 12th of June, 3rd of July, and 1st of August, respectively , corresponding with the three generations of the leafminer per year. In Belgrade, samples wer...

Ips sexdentatus (Börner, 1776) Avrupa'nın batısından başlayıp Küçük Asya, Kafkaslar, Rusya ve Uzak Doğuya kadar oldukça geniş bir alanda birçok iğne yapraklı ağaç türünde zarar yapmaktadır. Bu zararlıya karşı başvurulan mücadele ve izleme yöntemlerinden birisi de feromon tuzaklarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı feromon tuzağı tiplerinin zararlının yakalan...

A b s t r a c t : 17 species of tortricid moths had been defined for the eastern parts of Azerbaijan during the years of 1994-2015. Five of these, Ptycholoma lecheana(LINNAEUS, 1758), Cacoecimorpha pronubana HÜBNER, 1799, Eudemis profundana([DENIS &SCHIFFERMÜLLER], 1775), Hedya salicella (LINNAEUS, 1758), and Epinotia demarniana (FISCHER VON RÖSLER...

Natural mortality of the almond bark beetle, Scolytus amygdaliGuerin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) was studied during its spring generation under the bark of infested almond tree branches in Tunisia. Dead larvae and adults of the beetle were collected from the field and analyzed under the laboratory conditions. Two main fungal i...

In the present work, fauna of longhorned beetles of Belgrad forest in İstanbul province was researched. As a result of the study, 46 species of 5 subfamilies were identified and determined. While 20 of them are known from Belgrad forest, 26 of them are newly recorded to the fauna of Belgrad forest. In addition 1 taxon for Europe, 4 taxa for Marmara...

The Almond bark beetle Scolytus amygdali Guerin-Meneville, 1847 is a serious beetle that can affect important economic crops in Tunisia. The species is morphologically similar to other bark beetles attacking fruit trees such as Scolytus mediterraneus. The gallery systems of both species are also generally hard to differentiate. A detailed study abo...

This study named as “Lepidoptera Fauna of the Forest Enterprise Directorate of Kastamonu” was made for determining distribution and presence of Lepidoptera fauna in Kastamonu Forest Enterprise region between 20102013 years. Light traps and sweep nets were used to collect the samples from the study area. A total of 70 species belonging to 15 familie...

The almond bark beetle Scolytus amygdali Geurin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) is a main pest of almond orchards in Tunisia. Among many chalcidoids species collected in rearing cages of this pest, three specimens were identified by morphological and molecular tools as belonging to the genus Necremnus Thomson. We have preformed a comprehensive s...

The aim of this study is to examine Istanbul Regional Forest Directorate precautions and control measures against the forest fires. With the study it is obvious to see the Regional Directorate of Forestry’s success by means of controlling the fires. Keywords: Istanbul Regional Directorate Forest, forest fires, forest fire statistics, measures, stru...

The almond bark beetle, Scolytus amygdali is an economically important insect pest of many cultivated species of stone fruit trees grown in the Mediterranean region. During the winter in the center region of Tunisia, the activity of this beetle pest decreases and it overwinters in larval forms. The mean number of entrance holes during the winter wa...

Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, 1854, an extremely damaging pest originating in Asia, is recorded the first time as a new genus and species for the Turkish longhorned woodborer beetle fauna. Key Words: Anoplophora glabripennis, pest, alert, new record, Turkey

The Almond bark beetle, Scolytus amygdali Geurin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is a xylophagous pest attacks forest and fruit trees. Aspergillus sp., the fungus previously isolated from dead beetles, was applied to healthy larvae and adults of S. amygdale. It was found to be pathogenic at the concentrations of 4.99× 107, 6.01× 1...

Istanbul-Belgrad Forest mainly is in the form of a deciduous forest, composed of various tree species and tall shrubs. The study was conducted between the years of 2010 and 2011 in related area. The objectives of this study were to investigate the Arctiinae fauna of the area. As a result of the study; a total of 13 species belonging to 3 tribes of...

Th e eulophid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of Cameraria ohridella Deschka and Dimic (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on horse chestnuts (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) in İstanbul were determined for the fi rst time. Horse chestnut leaves infested with leafminers were collected in 2008 and adult parasitoids were obtained in emergence cages in the...

Belgrad Forest mainly is in the form of a deciduous forest, composed of various tree species and tall shrubs. The study was conducted between the years of 2007 and 2008 in related area. The objectives of this study were to investigate the Geometridae fauna of the area and to give the additional data on previously recorded Geometrid species in the r...

Scolytus rugulosus (Müller), Shothole borer, was detected as a new pest of Acer undulatum Pojark with this study. A. undulatum is a species of maple, endemic to Babadağ near Fethiye in Muğla province, southwest Turkey, where it grows at altitudes of between 1400 and 1800 meters. The related pest is feeding and tunnelling between bark and cambium of...

Abies nordmanniana ssp. Equitrojani, with a limited distribution in Northwestern Anatolia (Kazdaglari Mountain ranges), is one of the four Abies taxa naturally grown in Turkey. Regeneration problems are caused when establishing seed orchards for this important conifer. Seed and cone pests are the main problems encountered in orchards. This study wa...

In this study, Heterocera species collected by light trap method in Sile region, Istanbul province, Turkey during the years of 2007 -2008 was evaluated. A total of 194 specimens were collected from 48 different locations in Sile. According to identification results, 70 species belonging to 15 families were recorded. The family Noctuidae was represe...

Ambrosia beetles were investigated in Istanbul province. Trap logs were used to collect the insects. In total, 4 insect species, Xyleborus dispar, Xyleborinus saxeseni, Trypodendron lineatum and Trypodendron signatum were identified in 2008. Up to date, 12 ambrosia beetles were recorded in Turkey. The faunal composition, host plants and geographica...

A great number of forest fires with the assistance of weather conditions and mankind activities causes destruction to the forests in Turkey. The duration and reasons of forest fires differ from each other, so it needs to apply different organizations in order to put out these fires. Whatever it is, whether a major or minor forest fire, the importan...

The family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) has 63 species in the western Palaearctic Region of the world. Thirty-four out of 63 species present in Turkey either permanently or temporarily. The subfamilies Smerinthinae, Sphinginae and Macroglossinae are consisted of 7, 4, and 23 species respectively Ten out of 34 species were captured in the field. Availab...

The local distribution of the superfamily Papilionoidea was investigated in Northern Cyprus. As a result of this study, a total of 45 species belonging to families Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Satyridae and Nymphalidae was identified; out of which 19 species are new records for the study area. The Nymphalidae had the greatest number of speci...

Forests are subject to stress from natural causes and human activities. The human activities include physical disturbance and air pollution. Physical /chemical or biological methods are used to assess the impact of an air pollutant(s) on individual organisms /species or whole ecosystems. To assess the air pollution stress and damage, forest health...