Attack Assessment Produced by the Major Pests of from Green Areas of Cluj-Napoca

Ion OLTEAN *

, Cristina SOPORAN, Teodora FLORIAN

Department [email protected] and Plant Protection. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Agriculture; * corresponding author:

Bulletin USAMV series Agriculture 72(1)/2015 Print ISSN 1843-5246; Electronic ISSN 1843-5386 DOI 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr: 11157

ABSTRACT Macrosiphum rosae rosae Arge ochropus Arge pagan Blennocampa pusylla The most important pests of roses in Cluj area, are L. , Gmel., cloth. and Klug. Populations of these species differ in number density from one locationKeywords: to another. Arge This spp., is Blennocampadetermined primarily pusylla Klug., by the Macrosiphum work of care rosae that apply.L., monitoring.

INTRODUCTION RESULTS The aesthetic value of an arrangement is given Macrosiphum rosae The most common species that attack roses both by its composition in terms of species used were the aphid, L. and and by them health. Pest complex may attack different species of wasps (Fam. different species of trees, shrubs and herbaceous Macrosiphumand Fam. ). rosae In the monitored location plants; besides giving an unpleasant aspect of the annual average rate of shoots attacked by plant attacked, can cause plants drying off. Roses, L. increased from 13% in particularly popular species in landscaping, are 2011 to 17% in 2013. The attack frequency on host plants for a rich complex of pests. Of these monitoring sites during three years, ranged the most common species are aphids and wasps Macrosiphumfrom 8% (U.A.S.V.M. rosae park in 2013) and 31% (Jaukiewicz,AIMS 2003; Shaheen and Zaz, 2007). (Mărăşti alignment in 2013). On the floral buds L. caused a frequency of attacks between 6% (U.A.S.V.M. park in 2012) and Identification of the main pests of roses, in 21% (Mărăşti alignment in 2011) (tab. 1). Cluj green spaces and assessing the frequency ArgeFrom rosae the wasp larvaeArge reported ochropus in monitored and intensity of attack produced by them in 2012- Argelocations, pagan the most numerous species belonging 2013.MATERIALS AND METHODS , followed by Gmel. and Panz. Frequency of attack produced by the larvae of phytophagous From the rose plants biological material species ranged from 5% (U.A.S.V.M. park in 2012) was collected for taxonomic identification. and 21% (Mărăşti alignment in 2012). Regarding Biological material was collected manually by the intensity of the attack, it was between 8% shaking the plants on tarpaulins and evaluation (U.A.S.V.M. park in 2011) and 15% (Mărăşti of the frequency of the attack was made by visual alignment, in 2012 andBlennocampa 2013) (tab.2). pusylla inspection of the plant. Species identification was On locations monitored, the frequency of performed in the laboratory of Entomology. leaves attacked by Klug. 302 OLTEAN et al

Tab. 1. Macrosiphum rosae

Frequency of young shoots and flower buds attacked by L. (Cluj-Napoca, 2011-2013)

Location Year shoots 2011 buds shoots 2012 buds shoots 2013 buds Young% Flower% Young% Flower% Young% Flower% 13 11 17 15 18 16 12 12 11 8 Mãrãşti roundabout 18 21 26 31 16 Green Zone „Cetăţuia“ 9 10 14 16 15 12 17 Mãrãşti market alignment 19 11 7 6 8 7 Mãnãştur roundabout 10 Average U.A.S.V.M. park. 9 13,0 13,4 15,8 12,4 17,0 11,4 Tab. 2.

Frequency (F) and intensity (I) of attack in wasp larvae (Cluj-Napoca, 2011-2013) Location Year F % I % F % I % F % I % 2011 2012 2013 15 18 15 13 15 11 13 15 Sensul giratoriu Mãrãşti 10 17 15 21 18 14 Zona verde „Cetăţuia“ 10 9 10 8 15 12 13 Aliniamentul Piaţa Mãrãşti 9 12 5 8 6 Sensul giratoriu Mãnãştur 10 9 Average Parcul U.S.A.M.V. 9 9 12,4 11,0 13,6 11,4 12,2 12,2 Tab. 3. Blennocampa pusilla

Frequency of leaves attacked by Klug. (Cluj-Napoca, 2011-2013) Location Year 8 6 6 2011 2012 2013 6 4 7 Sensul giratoriu Mãrãşti Zona verde „Cetăţuia“ 6 8 7 Aliniamentul Piaţa Mãrãşti 10 9 9 2 2 1 Sensul giratoriu Mãnãştur Average Parcul U.S.A.M.V. REFERENCES6,4 5,8 6,0 was between 1% (U.A.S.V.M. park, 2013) and 10% Macrosiphum rosae 1. Jaukiewicz B (2003). Dynamika populacji mszyc (MărăştiCONCLUSION alignment in 2011) (tab. 3). (L.) zasiedlajπcychkrzewy Rosa sp. Na terenach zieleni miejskiej Lublina. Ann. Univ. Mariae Curie MacrosiphumSkodowska, Sect. rosae EEE Hort. XIII:271-278. Roses complex populations of harmful 2. Shaheen G, Zaz GM (2007). Biology of rose aphid density differ from one location to another. This L. (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Kashmir. is determined primarily by the works of care that Applied Biological Research 9:50-53. applies in each location.

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