Journal of Pest Science (2005) 78, 243-245

Ali Erdogan, M. Süleyman Kaçar, Levent S. Turan, Ilhami Kiziroglu and Mehmet Öz (2005)
Forest pest control by common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus L.) near Antalya, Turkey
Journal of Pest Science 78 (4), 243-245
Abstract: This research was conducted in two Mediterranean forest study plots (Bük-Lütfi Büyükyildirim BL and Elmali Cedarforest EZ) near Antalya, Turkey, between 2000 and 2002. Adult redstarts fed their nestlings exclusively with insects (79.5%). Three hundred and thirty seven prey items were identified of which 34.4% were Coleoptera, 17.2% Lepidoptera, 11.6% Diplopoda, 9.8% Diptera, 8.0 % Hymenoptera, 5% Heteroptera, 4.7% Arachnida, 2.7% Orthoptera, 1.8% Myriapoda, 1.2% zu Sedantaria, 0.6% each scorpions, Homoptera, and Dermaptera, and 0.3% each Chilopoda, Neuroptera, and earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Fourteen different forest pest species were identified of which seven species were Lepidoptera, four Coleoptera, two Hymenoptera and one Orthoptera.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Phoenicurus phoenicurus (predator)			Turkey