New Technology Plant Protection from Pest Insects in Closed Environment of Georgia

Chkhubianishvili T, Manan K, Iatamze M, Mariam C, Rusudan S and Irine R Author-Workplace- Institute of Environmental Spatial Analysis, University of North Georgia, Usa

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2016, vol. 3, issue 1, 19-22

Abstract: The pest organisms have increased in greenhouses of Georgia. At the same time new invasive insects, the South American tomato moth, Tuta absoluta and the serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza sp. have introduced and damaged with other pests: the greenhouse whitefly (GHW) - Trialeurodes vaporariorum, the melon aphid - Aphis gossypi, the green peach aphid - Myzodes persicae, the red spider mite - Tetranychus urticae and thripses. At present T. absoluta is economic pest of tomato in greenhouses of Georgia. This insect causes great damage (80-90%). The GWF is the hazardous pest of vegetables; it develops 12 generation per year. Both insects have jointly been harmful on tomato plants. The GHW is a major pest also for ornamental plants in greenhouses. There are harmful scale insects (Coccidae) - polyphagous insect group, cause great damage to ornamental plants - the fern scale, Pinnaspis aspidistrae, damages - the sword fern - Nephrolepis exaltuta, the dragon-tree - Draeacena draco, the smilaxes - Smilax exelsa.

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Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2016.03.555603

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