First record of the Oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in Turkey

Dünyada, kestane çeĢitlerinde en zararlı türlerinden biri olarak kabul edilen Kestane gal arısı, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), Türkiye‟de ilk kez 2014 yılı nisan ayının son haftasında kaydedilmiĢtir. Zararlının Marmara Bölgesinde, Yalova ve Bursa illerindeki bazı kestane bahçeleri ile yaklaĢık 2000 ha ormanlık alanda bulunduğu belirlenmiĢtir. Avrupa karantina listesinde bulunan zararlı aynı zamanda Türkiye‟nin zirai karantina listesinde de yer almaktadır.

Kestane gal arısının, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) Türkiye de ilk kaydı

Oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) considered to be one of the most harmful pests of sweet chestnut varieties in the world has been recorded at the end of week of April 2014 for the first time in Turkey. It was observed in a few chestnut groves and in some forest areas, about 2000 ha in Yalova and Bursa province of the Marmara Region, Turkey. It is on quarantine species lists in Europe as well as in Turkey.

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