Monitoring important pests of poplar and willow trees in West Azarbaijan province

Document Type : Scientific Letters

Authors

1 West Azarbaijan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agriculture Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Iran

2 West Azarbaijan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agriculture Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Urmia, Iran

3 Assistant Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Prof., Hamadan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agriculture Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Hamadan, Iran

10.22092/irn.2024.131639

Abstract

Because of the increasing demand for wood and finding an alternative source for forest areas, developing planting and forestry with fast-growing tree species such as poplar and willow is critical. Pests and diseases are among the most essential damaging factors in the cultivation and development of poplar (Populusspp.) and willow (Salix spp.) trees. Due to the damage caused by these harmful factors, the quantity and quality of wood have decreased. This research was conducted to monitor, collect, and identify pests of fast-growing trees in West Azarbaijan province during 2020-2022. A total of 25 species of pests were collected from willow and poplar trees in the studied sites. Seventeen pests were collected from willow trees, and 11 pests were collected from poplar trees. Among the poplar pests, Zeugophora flavicollis, Lithocolletis populifoliella, Phloeomyzus passerinii, Melanophila picta, and among the willow pests, Aculus tetanothrix, Melanophila picta, Pontania sp1., Rhabdophaga rosaria caused moderate to severe damage to their hosts.

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Iran Nature
Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 45
July and August 2024
Pages 47-55

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