Influence of climatic conditions on microsporidiosis that originated from Rugispora istanbulensis in elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola muller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

• Published in: Kastamonu Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 230 - 235
• Main Authors: Bekircan,Çağrı, Tosun,Onur, Baki,Hilal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kastamonu Üniversitesi Yayınları 01-09-2018
• Subjects: Coğrafya; Mühendislik; Kastamonu; Türkiye; Climatic Factors; İklim Faktörleri; Karaağaç Yaprak Böceği; Microsporidiosis; Rugispora istanbulensis; Elm Leaf Beetle; Mikrosporidiosis
• ISSN: 1303-2399; 1309-4181
• DOI: 10.17475/kastorman.344845

Aim of study: This study was conducted to determine climatic conditions conducive for the spread and persistence of microsporidian infection of Rugispora istanbulensis in elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola.
Area of study: The samples were collected from May to September between 2013 and 2015 in İstanbul.
Material and Methods: Each month a hundred of X. luteola individuals were dissected and a total of 1500 beetle examined with the light microscope for three years. In this study, all statistical analyzes carried with the SPSS 21 (SPSS Inc. 1989-2012) software program.
Main results: The results indicated that the year 2014 was the most intensive year of microsporidiosis with a frequency rate of 21.48%. There was a strong correlation between the frequency of microsporidiosis and humidity (r = 0.455, P<0.01).
Research highlights: The temperature was the main determinative factor for the prevalence of microsporidiosis that originated from R. istanbulensis in elm leaf beetles (t=13.671).