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Damage to black locust leaves (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by the black locust gall midge (Obolodiplosis robiniae) (Haldeman, 1847) in the Włoszczowa-Jędrzejów Protected Landscape Area - research on strengthening and developing knowledge and awareness in environmental education Cover

Damage to black locust leaves (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by the black locust gall midge (Obolodiplosis robiniae) (Haldeman, 1847) in the Włoszczowa-Jędrzejów Protected Landscape Area - research on strengthening and developing knowledge and awareness in environmental education

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|Dec 2021

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Figure 1

Study area: 1 – Czarnca site, 2 – Kurzelów site, 3 – ‘Strunobet’ concrete factory, 4 – forest areas, 5 – roads, 6 – railway line, 7 – the area of the Włoszczowa-Jędrzejów Protected Landscape Area (Own elaboration)
Study area: 1 – Czarnca site, 2 – Kurzelów site, 3 – ‘Strunobet’ concrete factory, 4 – forest areas, 5 – roads, 6 – railway line, 7 – the area of the Włoszczowa-Jędrzejów Protected Landscape Area (Own elaboration)

Figure 2

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) leaf (photo. B. Matyśkiewicz).
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) leaf (photo. B. Matyśkiewicz).

Figure 3

Analysis of acacia robinia leaves and leaflets with outgrowths, on the Czarncy and Kurzelów sites, in successive years of the studySource: own elaboration
Analysis of acacia robinia leaves and leaflets with outgrowths, on the Czarncy and Kurzelów sites, in successive years of the studySource: own elaboration

Figure 4

Black locust leaf with an impairment (photo B. Matyśkiewicz)
Black locust leaf with an impairment (photo B. Matyśkiewicz)

Analysis of collected material at study sites in 2014–2015

SiteNumber of leavesNumber of leaves with outgrowthNumber of pinnules on leavesNumber of leaflets with outgrowthsNumber of outgrowths on leafletsAverage number of outgrowths per leafAverage number of outgrowths per leaflet
Czarnca2,5001,98536,3526,8568,7834.41.3
(79.4%) (18.9%)
Kurzelów2,5001,25439,1391,7892,8382.31.6
(50.2%) (4.8%)
Total5,0003,23975,4918,64511,6213.61.3
(64.8%) (11%)

Indicators of black locust leaves colonisation by the black locust gall midge at test sites in 2014 and 2015_

SiteYearAbsolute colonisation indexRelative index colonisation index
Czarnca20140.291.33
20150.211.24
2014–20150.241.28
Kurzelów20140.081.66
20150.071.54
2014–20150.071.59

Frequency index of the occurrence of outgrowths (F) on black locust leaves at sites in Czarnca and Kurzelów in 2014–2015

SiteYearF
Czarnca20140.22
20150.18
2014–20150.2
Kurzelów20140.04
20150.04
2014–20150.03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2021-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 7
Published on: Dec 31, 2021
Published by: National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2021 Jolanta Bąk-Badowska, Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska, Barbara Wodecka, Mariusz Gietka, Jarosław Chmielewski, published by National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
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