DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2707-1146/60/24-27
Elnura Safarova
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-1750
seferovaelnure@mail.ru
Konul Mahmudova
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7042-9257
mahmudova.konul@adpu.edu.az
Absheron Region Garden and Forest Plant Pests and Their Integrated Entomophage Complexes
Abstract
Various pest species cause extensive damage to garden plants, trees, and shrubs in the Absheron region, resulting in annual yield reductions of 30–50%, which can escalate to 80–90% during periods of intensive plant growth. Scientific foundations have been developed in Azerbaijan aiming at the biological control of major pest species through the use of effective entomophages. These foundations focus on the species composition and bioecological characteristics of six insect species that damage garden and forest vegetation, as well as their natural enemies, including parasites and predators that regulate their populations. The investigation of pest and entomophage species diversity, their bioecological traits, and distribution patterns across green spaces in the Absheron natural zone was carried out using classical entomological techniques, specialized methodological tools, and authoritative identification references. These include works by N. F. Meyer (1933–1936), N. A. Telenga (1936), and I. A. Rubchov (1948).
Keywords: Absheron region, garden, entomophages, insect, plant, forest, integrated