Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) fauna in Tokat province (Türkiye)

Abstract

This study reports the findings of fieldwork based on adult fruit fly samples collected from the province of Tokat in the spring and summer months of 2016–2018. Adult fruit fly samples were caught by using insect nets from possible host plants, taken into killing bottles, and then transferred to storage jars. As a result of the diagnostic procedures, a total of 28 fruit fly species belonging to 11 genera of the Tephritidae family were identified. The findings of this study offered significant contributions to the body of knowledge regarding the determination of the fruit fly fauna of Türkiye and the dispersion of fruit flies in our country