Overwintering insect (Arthropoda: Insecta) biodiversity in pistachio orchards of the Middle Euphrates Valley, Turkey

This study was conducted to determine the overwintering insect biodiversity in pistachio orchards of Middle Euphrates Valley, Turkey during 2017 and 2018 by artificial shelters. Artificial shelters were established five ?ehirba??, Karaba?, Meyanca, Baraj Ekenek locations. Ten trees selected within each orchard these covered with a burlap sack rest corrugated cardboard through September January. Twenty species belonging to15 families 4 orders recorded from studied orchards. These were; Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777) Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus,1758) Scymnus rubromaculatus 1777), Loraphodius suarius (Falderman, 1835) Aphodiidae), Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) Elateridae), Hermaeophaga (=Orthocrepis) ruficollis (Lucas, 1849) Chrysomelidae), Bangasternus orientalis (Capiomont, 1873) Curculionidae), Aulacobaris coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763) Capnodis carbonaria (Klug, 1829) Buprestidae), Tentyria euphratica (Girard 1966) Tenebrionidae), Malachius rubidus (Erichson, 1840) Malachiidae), Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Liorhyssus hyalinus Rhopalidae), Dolycoris baccarum (Heteroptera,: Eurygaster integriceps (Puton, 1881) Scutelleridae), Centrocoris volxemi 1878), Coreidae), Geocoris luridus (Fieber, 1844) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Schistocerca gregaria (Forskol, 1775) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). The results revealed that winter can be used monitor harmful beneficial fauna fruit provide empirical information on existence Thus, integrated pest management strategies should developed for area based results.