Arthropod complexes on plants in agrocenoses of the southeast of the Central Chernozem Region

Abstract

The species composition, structure, and dynamics of arthropod complexes of all the main field crops of Central Chernozem Region of Russia were studied in the course of a long-term biocenological investigation in an agro-ecological station in Kamennaya Steppe. The arthropod complexes of triticale and soybeans, recently introduced in the region, were studied for the first time. The most abundant species which determine the perennial and seasonal dynamics of arthropod abundance on plants were revealed for each crop. A complete characteristic of the arthropod complex on vegetation of the agricultural landscape typical of the Central Chernozem Region is given.