Hüseyin Cebeci

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

In this paper we provide a checklist of the Coleoptera Cerambycidae of Mardin province (South-eastern Turkey); describe two new species, Agapanthia mardinensis Rapuzzi n. sp. and Pygop-tosia darzerkensis Rapuzzi n. sp. and one new subspecies, Phytoecia (Neomusaria) mesopotamica barbarae Rapuzzi n. ssp. Additionally, three species and one subspecies...

The regeneration of pedunculate oak by shelterwood cutting causes profound ecological changes in the regenerated stands. In this paper, we studied how the pedunculate oak leaf miner community changes after shelterwood cutting with a short regeneration period and does the stand age influence the trend of seasonal variation in their diversity. Leaf m...

Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the most important species in agro-forestry and horticulture. Turkey is an important C. sativa gene centre and fruit production region. The present study aimed to measure the variations in fruit width, length, thickness and weight in four different natural C. sativa populations in Turkey and determin...

The Conoderine beetle, Euryommatus berytensis (Marseul), is reported for the first time on Liquidambar orientalis. There is no previous evidence of its occurring in Turkey; we now add this species to the entomofauna of Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine species of bark beetles in the coniferous forests of Bahkesir. Five pheromone and two log traps were established in six plots and set 40 meters apart for each site. At the conclusion of the study, 15 species belonging to 4 tribes Hylastini, Ipini, Pholeosinini and Tomicini of Scolytinae were identified as foll...

The study were conducted during 1994 and 2014 in Hirkan National Park. The aim of the research was to determine the degree of harmfulness of tortricids found on the Red Data Book species of trees and to define their parasitoid complex. The tortricid species was registered on the 6 rare tree species found in Hirkan NP. Salix kuznetsowii and Populus...

Acer undulatum Pojark is an endemic species of maple, known so far only from a very restricted area on Mount Babadağ (Fethiye district, Muğla province) in Southwestern Turkey, included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1998. In the year 2015 we visited the locality where Acer undulatum grows, on the steep slopes near the summit of Mount...

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la diversidad de los depredadores de los escarabajos de la corteza en los bosques de coníferas de la provincia de Balıkesir en Turquía. Se establecieron seis parcelas que contenían cinco trampas de feromonas y dos trampas de troncos. Se encontraron ocho especies de depredadores de escarabajos de corteza: A...

Insects are more affected by climatic factors than warm-blooded animals. Climatic parameters are defined as the dominant abiotic factor directly and indirectly affecting insects; they have great importance on insect population dynamics through viability, development rates, fertility, geographic distribution and modulation of insect metabolism. Quan...

The rice husk – lime mixture was used for sound and heat insulation between the rooms in a historical building with wooden flooring and ceiling. We made observations and examinations in the rooms and corridors inside this building. The adult insects were found on window edges, floorings and furnitures in the rooms. According to obtained data, these...

The aim of our study was to simultaneously determine the parasitism rates of C. ohridella pupae in Istanbul and in Belgrade. Collection of the pupae in Istanbul was carried out on three occasions, 12th of June, 3rd of July, and 1st of August, respectively , corresponding with the three generations of the leafminer per year. In Belgrade, samples wer...

A total of 3072 individuals with 99 species belonging to 6 families were identified in 43 sampling sites from the Republic of Moldova. The rates of individuals of three families (Pieridae, Hesperidae and Papilionidae) differed in the others when all habitat types: forest, meadow, moor and urban. The dominant group included Colias hyale, Issoria lat...

The jewel beetle, Anthaxia midas midas, is reported here for the first time on Acer undulatum. There is no previous evidence of its occurrence in Asia. The present study now adds this subspecies to both the entomofauna of Anatolia region of Turkey and Asia. © 2018, Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia. All rights reserved.

Ips sexdentatus (Börner, 1776) Avrupa'nın batısından başlayıp Küçük Asya, Kafkaslar, Rusya ve Uzak Doğuya kadar oldukça geniş bir alanda birçok iğne yapraklı ağaç türünde zarar yapmaktadır. Bu zararlıya karşı başvurulan mücadele ve izleme yöntemlerinden birisi de feromon tuzaklarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı feromon tuzağı tiplerinin zararlının yakalan...

Prof. Dr. Erdal Selmi was born in 1946 in Balıkesir. He has completed elementary and high school in 1963, afterwards he attended to the Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University, and graduated from this faculty in 1968 as a forest engineer. He was appointed as an assistant to the Department of Forest Entomology and Protection in 1971. After his Ph.D...

Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, 1854, an extremely damaging pest originating in Asia, is recorded the first time as a new genus and species for the Turkish longhorned woodborer beetle fauna. Key Words: Anoplophora glabripennis, pest, alert, new record, Turkey

SummaryA survey was conducted in forest sites of the Muğla Regional Forest Directorates for the presence of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Wood samples were collected from declining pine and cedar trees. A total of 207 samples were taken, and nematodes were extracted, observed and identified. The pinewood nematode was not detect...

The pit-prop beetle, Hexarthrum exiguum (Boheman), is reported for the first time from Turkey where a population was found colonizing skirting boards (baseboards) in Istanbul. The feeding of adults and larvae caused the skirting boards to disintegrate. Se informa de la presencia del gorgojo de la madera, Hexarthrum exiguum (Boheman) por la primera...

All Turkish callidiine species are evaluated and summarized with zoogeographical remarks and analysis. Some new faunistical data on some interesting and rare species are also presented.

Th e eulophid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of Cameraria ohridella Deschka and Dimic (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on horse chestnuts (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) in İstanbul were determined for the fi rst time. Horse chestnut leaves infested with leafminers were collected in 2008 and adult parasitoids were obtained in emergence cages in the...

Acer undulatum Pojark (Sapindales, Sapindaceae) Türkiye'nin güneybatısındaki Fethiye-Babadağ mevkiinde endemik olarak yetişen bir ağaç türü olup, 1400-1800 m yükseltiler arasında yayılış gösterir. Genellikle 3 veya 5'erli gruplar halinde; bazen tek, bazen de sedir ağaçları ile beraber tek veya küçük gruplar halinde bulunur. Bu endemik bitki türü, U...

Scolytus rugulosus (Müller), Shothole borer, was detected as a new pest of Acer undulatum Pojark with this study. A. undulatum is a species of maple, endemic to Babadağ near Fethiye in Muğla province, southwest Turkey, where it grows at altitudes of between 1400 and 1800 meters. The related pest is feeding and tunnelling between bark and cambium of...

Two lepturine longicorn beetles, Oxymirus cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) and Leptura aurulenta Fabricius, 1792 with zoogeographical remarks are recorded for the first time in Turkey. Dos lepturine longicorn escarabajos, de Oxymirus cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) y Leptura aurulenta Fabricius, 1792 con comentarios de zoogeographical son registrados por primera ve...

Abies nordmanniana ssp. Equitrojani, with a limited distribution in Northwestern Anatolia (Kazdaglari Mountain ranges), is one of the four Abies taxa naturally grown in Turkey. Regeneration problems are caused when establishing seed orchards for this important conifer. Seed and cone pests are the main problems encountered in orchards. This study wa...

In this study, Heterocera species collected by light trap method in Sile region, Istanbul province, Turkey during the years of 2007 -2008 was evaluated. A total of 194 specimens were collected from 48 different locations in Sile. According to identification results, 70 species belonging to 15 families were recorded. The family Noctuidae was represe...

All taxa of the tribe Pogonocherini in Turkey are evaluated and summarized with zoogeographical remarks and analysis. Ten species are established, belonging to two genera: 1 to Parmenopsis and 9 to Pogonocherus. A new record, Pogonocherus eugeniae is presented for Turkey. Some new faunistical data of some species are also given.

Taumetopoea pityocampa (Den. and Schiff) is one of the most common defoliator insects found in Turkey. Although several methods have been used in attempting to control this major forest pest up to now but the problem still remains largely unsolved in Turkey. There is an urgent need to control and minimize the damages caused by these defoliating cat...

Ambrosia beetles were investigated in Istanbul province. Trap logs were used to collect the insects. In total, 4 insect species, Xyleborus dispar, Xyleborinus saxeseni, Trypodendron lineatum and Trypodendron signatum were identified in 2008. Up to date, 12 ambrosia beetles were recorded in Turkey. The faunal composition, host plants and geographica...

A great number of forest fires with the assistance of weather conditions and mankind activities causes destruction to the forests in Turkey. The duration and reasons of forest fires differ from each other, so it needs to apply different organizations in order to put out these fires. Whatever it is, whether a major or minor forest fire, the importan...

All taxa of the genus Rhamnusium Latreille, 1829 in the world and Turkey are evaluated. These taxa are also discussed in detail here with some taxonomical, faunistical, zoogeogrephical and biological remarks. A longicorn beetle, Rhamnusium bicolor (Schrank, 1781), presented for the first time for Anatolian fauna from a new host plant, Liquidambar o...

The occurrence of some Lepidopterous species was determined between 2004 and 2005 on the horse chestnuts of Istanbul-Belgrad Forest in Turkey. The following eleven pests of the horse chestnut were recorded: Cameraria ohridella (Deschka & Dimic, 1986) (Gracillariidae), Archips crataegana (Hübner, 1799), A. podana (Scopoli, 1763), A. xylosteana (Linn...

The occurrence of some Lepidopterous species was determined between 2004 and 2005 on the horse chestnuts of Istanbul-Belgrad Forest in Turkey. The following eleven pests of the horse chestnut were recorded: Cameraria ohridella (Deschka & Dimic, 1986) (Gracillariidae), Archips crataegana (Hübner, 1799), A. podana (Scopoli, 1763), A. xylosteana (Linn...

A great number o f specific data [Bodenheim er (1953), Düzgünes (1982), Kaydan et. al. (2001 ve 2004)] vvere given about Pseudococcidae species. There are many Pseudococcidae species distributed in Turkey and many of them cause damage on herbaceous plants. The scientific names, synonyms, distributions and host plants of 50 Pseudococcidae species wh...

Apart from ULG ENTURK et. al. (2003), nearly there w as no such a detailed data about Turkish Eriococcidae family. The scientific names, distributions and host plants of 16 Eriococcidae species vvhich are recorded from Turkey up to date are gathered specifically for the first time vvitfa this study.

Apart from Bodenheimer(1953), nearly there vvas no specific data vvere given about Coccidae species, on the other hand many studies including also them vvere published. The scientific names, synonyms, distributions and host plants of 45 Coccidae species vvhich are ı ecorded in Turkey up to date are brought together the first time by this study.

Taumetopoea pityocampa (Den. and Schiff.) is the most important coniferous pest in Turkey. Although several methods have been used in attempting to control this major forest pest up to now, the problem still remains largely unsolved in Turkey. In order to control this pest, we planned and applied field treatments for experiment. Foray 76B and VBC 6...