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AGRICULTURE, AGROCHEMICAL, FEED PRODUCTION, AGROECOLOGY

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS

Asylan Kasymov 1 , Karlygash Alpysbayeva 1

1 Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine named after Zh. Zhiembaev

doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17 Admitted 23.07.2025 Published 15.10.2025

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of an integrated pest management system based on biological methods against one of the most dangerous pests affecting cucumber crops (Cucumis sativus L.) under greenhouse conditions – the Aphis gossypii Glover. Weekly monitoring was conducted to identify the species composition of sucking pests and to track their population dynamics. Model plants within the greenhouse were used to assess pest density, and the impact of various biological agents was evaluated. The study found that three releases of the parasitoid Aphidius colemani reduced the Aphis gossypii population by 69.3%. However, due to unfavorable weather conditions at the end of June, the parasitoid’s activity decreased, and the biological product Aktarofit 1.8 (1.0 l/ha) was applied, resulting in an effectiveness of 84.2%. The findings demonstrated that the combined use of entomophages and biological products is an environmentally safe, biologically effective, and modern method of protecting crops from pests. These results can serve as a scientific basis for implementing new biological control strategies in greenhouse farming.

Aphis gossypii cucumber greenhouse integrated pest management biological insecticide entomophages biological effectiveness

01 Introduction

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[1]2025. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. Izdenister natigeler. 03-1(special) (Oct. 2025). DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
(1)INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. Izdenister natigeler 2025, No. 03-1(special). https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. (2025). Izdenister Natigeler, 03-1(special). https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 03-1(special), 2025. DOI: 10.37884/03-1-2025/17. Disponível em: https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1079. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS”. 2025. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 03-1(special) (October). https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS” (2025) Izdenister natigeler [Preprint], (03-1(special). doi:10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
[1]“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 03-1, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 03-1(special), Oct. 2025, https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/17.
“INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS”. Izdenister natigeler, no. 03-1(special) (October 15, 2025). Accessed September 15, 2026. https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1079.
1.INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. Izdenister natigeler [Internet]. 2025 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 Sep. 15];(03-1(special). Available from: https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1079
1.INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AGAINST APHIDS DAMAGING CUCUMBER CROPS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS. Izdenister natigeler. 2025;(03-1(special). doi:10.37884/03-1-2025/17