Tuba KAHRAMAN, Musa KIRIŞIK, Mehmet Uğur KAHRAMAN

Determination of Pests and Beneficial Species inAvocado Orchards in Antalya Province

This study was conducted to determine the pests and beneficial species foundin Avocado orchards in Antalya province, Turkey. Survey studies were carriedout between the years of 2018-2020 in Alanya, Aksu, Finike, Gazipaşa,Kemer, Manavgat, Muratpaşa, Serik and Kumluca districts of Antalya thathave avocado production. In the surveys, visual examination, counting of thebranch, knock down, and trapping methods were used. As a result of the study,18 pest species belonging to 13 families and 6 orders and 15 beneficialspecies belonging to 4 orders and 5 families were determined.

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