Population Development and Determination of Infestation Rate of Greenhose Tomato Pests in Karatay and Meram (Konya) Districts

The study was carried out during the 2018-2019 growing season under greenhouse conditions to determine population development and infestation rates of Thrips, Leafhopper species, Tuta absoluta damaging tomatoes in Karatay Meram (Konya) districts. For this purpose, 10 greenhouses tomato were selected from two Delta-type sexual pheromone trap, blue yellow sticky traps hung each greenhouse. placed alongside seedlings. pests caught these counted weekly recorded. rate 25 plants randomly their pest examined. As a result study, Thrips species districts found early stage plant recorded be 29 and7 per week respectively. Leaf hooppers emerged last stages phenology; 2018-2019, maximum 5-4 determined, absoluta, on other hand, had high at end season; 636-571 adult oon traps, In whereas 0%, T. 18.66% 18.76%,