Determination of some biological characteristics of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulz.) Hemiptera: Aphididae] fed on pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) growed in different fertilizer applications

The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulz), which is a polyphage pest, is one of the pests that causes economic losses in pepper production areas. In addition to general aphid damage, it vectors virus diseases. One of the important stages of the management against pests without breaking the ecological balance is the creation of conditions that are not suitable for them. Fertilization methods used to increase soil fertility, especially in the plant growing stage, contribute significantly to the optimal physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil, this enables plants grown in that soil to be more resistant to diseases and pests. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of fertilizer on suppression of pest fed on vermicompost, vermisuspension, and animal fertilizer treated pepper plant depending on population development. lowest hereditary reproductive ability, reproductive power limit and net reproductive power were obtained from suspension and animal manure applications, of Myzus persicae (Sulz.), which feeds on pepper plant grown in four different applications, in climate rooms where 25 ± 1 0C, 60±5 % humidity and 16: 8 hours bright dark conditions are provided. Thus, it was determined that the application of vermisuspension and animal manure to the soil had a significant negative effect on the biological parameters of Myzus persicae compared to other treatments. It is envisaged that these practices can be used as an ecological control method for pests.