Journal of Entomology1812-56701812-5689Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/je.2008.300.304Tingis sideritis Stusak (Heteroptera, Tingidae) on Wild Mountain Tea Sideritis scardica Griseb. (Lamiaceae) of Mount Vermion in Greece]]>DeligeorgidisN.P. IpsilandisC.G. SidiropoulosG. GreveniotisV. GiakalisL. DeligeorgidisP.N. 4200854The aim of this study was to record the population and the fluctuations
of Tingis sideritis Š tus á k, on a wild population of
Sideritis scardica Griseb. of mount Vermion, Greece. This is the
first reference for the presence of T. sideritis in Greece, a new
enemy of S. scardica. In year 2005, recordings of T. sideritis
population started at 15 of May and lasted until 4 of July. These recordings
were repeated every 10 days (6 periods in total) on 50 wild tea plants
selected in random. Two branches of each wild tea plant were studied.
In year 2006, recordings of T. sideritis population started at
12 of May and lasted until 1 of July (with the same procedure as in 2005).
In the laboratory, the insects of each branch were measured under a stereoscope
and total replications were 100 (50 plants X2 branches). Period of recordings
x year interaction found statistically significant at p<0.001. In general,
year 2006 showed lower total number of adult insects in comparison to
year 2005, may be due to the presence of natural enemies of T. sideritis,
but most important is the different population fluctuations between the
two years and it seems to be a common biological phenomenon in insects.
If we take in consideration that a Sideritis plant may possess
about 9-10 branches, then we can find about 100 adult insects/plant.]]>Deligeorgidis, P.N. and C.G. Ipsilandis,2004Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) under greenhouse cultivation.]]>128108111Deligeorgidis, P.N., C.G. Ipsilandis, G. Kaltsoudas, G. Sidiropoulos and N.P. Deligeorgidis et al.,2007Thrips tabaci, Epitrix hirtipennis and Myzus persicae in Tobacco fields in Northern Greece.]]>4463468Drake, C.J. and F.A. Ruhoff,19652431634Goliaris, A. and D. Roupakias,19971 hybrids of the greek mountain tea, Sideritis spp. L.]]>116493497Goliaris, A. and D. Roupakias,1998Sideritis ssp. L.).]]>51623Maa, T.C.,195710117133Mathur, R.N.,1955Tingis beesoni Drake (Heteroptera, Tingidae).]]>88248251Périkart, J.,198369618618Périkart, J. and V.B. Golub,19961996pp: 3-78pp: 3-78Snedecor, G.W. and W.G. Cochran,19807th Edn.,Pages: 507Pages: 507Štusák, J.M.,1968Tingis stachydis (Fieber) (Heteroptera, Tingidae).]]>65412421Štusák, J.M.,1973Tingis sideritis sp. n. from Bulgaria (Heteroptera, Tingidae).]]>70196204Štusák, J.M.,1974Tingis angustata, with a key to last instar nymphs of the genus Tingis (Heteroptera, Tingidae).]]>71105113Wetmore, C.,19961996