Pojava, štetnost i suzbijanje krompirovog moljca (Phthorimaea operculella) / Incidence, harmfulness and control of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella)
2016
Milošević, Drago (Agronomski fakultet, Čačak (Srbija)) | Bugarčić, Živko (Arum, Beograd (Srbija)) | Milenković, Slobodan (Fakultet za biofarming, Bačka Topola (Srbija)) | Broćić, Zoran (Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd-Zemun (Srbija)) | Jovović, Zoran (Biotehnički fakultet, Podgorica (Crna Gora))
Potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a damaging pest occurring in warm, tropical and subtropical regions. In the last several years, it has also been present in Serbia, causing serious damage to potatoes. Its harmfulness involves damage to potato tubers which renders them useless for marketing, leading to complete yield loss. This pest is also important in terms of the complexity of its control. In Serbia, until five years ago, this pest was known only through literature. The first official data on its presence in Serbia i.e. in the Leskovac region date back to 2011. The potato tuber moth was first recorded in 2008 (Leskovac), and its presence in other areas of Serbia was first reported in 2011. During 2015, extensive damage from this insect was recorded on the potato crop in Čačak, particularly in the lowlands, where potatoes are intensively grown for high yields, as well as in other parts of the country. This pest requires complex control practices. It is only through the use of both preventive and direct control measures by all potato growers on a large scale that success in pest control and damage reduction can be expected.
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