ÇINAR Muharrem’s scientific contributions

This study was carried out the whole almond orchards in Elazig, Diyarbakir and Mardin provinces between 2002-2004. It was determined 16 lepidopter species on almond trees and their 11 parasitoids. It was observed that 8 economical harmful lepidopter species; Recurvaria nanella (Denis & Schiffermüller), Gnopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval), Nychiodes amygdalaria (Herrich- Schäffer), Nordmannia acaciae (Fabricius), Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus), Catocala sp., Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus) and Hedya nubiferana (Haworth). In addition, it was determined the parasitoids, Aplomya confinis Fall., Brachymeria sp., Apanteles spp., Ascogaster quadridentata Wesmael, Colesia sp., Brachymeria intermedia (Nees), Eusandalum sp., Itoplectis maculator (F.) and Baryscapus sp.. Aplomya confinis Fall. (Tachinidae) parasitoid of are presented here as a new record for Nordmannia acaciae in World. In this study, Agriopis bajaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), Aleucis distinctata (Herrich- Schäffer), G. stevenaria, Cilix glaucata (Scopoli), A. crataegi, Grapholitha janthinana Dup., H.