Investigation of Olive Moth Prays oleae (Bernard) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) Populations on Olive Trees in Different Ecologies

Abstract

This study was carried out olive orchards with 160 trees and 450 trees in different ecology in Çanakkale province. In the study, pheromone traps containing Tetradecenal were used to monitor the adult population of the olive moth, Prays oleae in 2020-2021 years. Adult population of olive moth and larval damage level were determined. As a result of the study, it was determined that the olive moth, which produces three generations a year, was caught in the traps at the beginning of budding, the vegetation of flower buds, the beginning of flowering, full blooming, fruit set, greening, pinking and blackening periods in 2021 year. No pests were encountered during fruit set and greening periods in 2020 year. Larvae of the pest were observed at the vegetation of flower buds, the beginning of flowering, full blooming, greening, pinking and blackening periods of olive trees in both years.