ON THE BIOLOGY OF GREEN APPLE APHID (APHIS POMI) AND THE APPLE LEAF MIDGE (DASINEURA MALI) – THE MAIN PHYLLOPHAGOUS APPLE TREES ON DRIP IRRIGATION IN THE EASTERN FOREST-STEPPE OF UKRAINE
Abstract
The article presents the results of research on the biology of the main leaf pests: the green apple aphid – Aphis pomi (De Geer, 1773) and the apple leaf midge (Dasineura mali Kieffer, 1904). Stationary experiments were carried out in apple orchards on drip irrigation on the varieties Jonagold Decosta, Idared and Golden Resistant. Conventional research methods were used. The phenology of A. pomi and D. mali has been clarified. The emergence of larvae of green apple aphids from eggs took place in the phase of «green cone» and «bud burst» depending on the variety of apples (II–III decades of April), the mass appearance of larvae – in the phase of «mouse ear». The founding females appeared in the «apple blossom» phase (І decade of May), the resettlement females in the «end of flowering» phase – «complete shedding of petals» depending on the variety, egg-laying individuals – in the І and ІІІ decades of September. The highest number of aphids was on the Golden Resistant variety (0.73–1.30 points), less – on Jonagold Decosta (0.63–1.25 points) and Idared (0.48–0.85 points). Cold spring and excessive rainfall suppressed the development of Aphis pomi, and warm weather with relative humidity of more than 60.0 % contributed to the increase of individuals in the population. The species composition of aphid entomophages was determined: Harmonia axyridis, Coccinella septempunctata, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, Eupeodes corollae, Episyrphus balteatus, Sphaerophoria scripta, Sph. rueppellii. It was found that the exit of the apple leaf midge imago from wintering grounds took place in the ІІ decade of April and in the І decade of May (phases «green cone» – «bud burst» depending on the variety) and it depended on weather conditions. The mass appearance of larvae of the first generation was observed in the «flowering» phase, the largest population reached in the ІІІ decade of June – ІІ decade of July. Three (2021) and four (2018–2020) phytophagous generations per year developed. During the settlement, the midge preferred the Golden Resistant variety. For the first time in the study area, entomophagous of D. mali larvae: Orius niger and predatory thrips (Thysanoptera sp.) were detected, which underwent a full cycle of development in gallies. The parasite Platygaster demades also limited the number of phytophages. The largest number of entomophagous reached during the development of the third generation of the midge.
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