_____________ Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2013___________ 486 THE CAPTURE EFFECTS OF YELLOW STICK TRAPS IN THE DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS TO THE ADULTS OF AGONESCENA PISTACIAE BURC. & LAUT. (HEMIPTERA: PSYLLIDAE) FROM TURKEY İnanç Özgen*, Tarkan Ayaz**, Çetin Mutlu** and Halil Bolu*** * Fırat University, Baskil Vocational School, Baskil, Elazığ, TURKEY. E-mail: iozgen@firat.edu.tr ** Plant Protection Research Station, Diyarbakır, TURKEY. *** Dicle University,Plant Protection Department, Diyarbakır, TURKEY. [Özgen, İ., Ayaz, T., Mutlu, Ç. & Bolu, H. 2013. The capture effects of yellow stick traps in the different wavelengths to the adults of Agonescena pistaciae Burc. & Laut. (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) from Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 8 (1): 486-492] ABSTRACT: This study was carried out between 2008 to 2009 years in pistachio orchards in Siirt province of Turkey. For this study, various shades of yellow plates on the market on the metal plate cut 15-20 cm in length scales in different RAL (1021, 1003, 1018, 1046, 0.279, 1012, 1023, 1028) in the form of a small yellow plates glued to the edge of the trees were hung on pegs . As a control, a colorless stretch film on the metal plate suspended from the trap by passing averages were calculated for 5 applying any color tone. For this purpose, damaging pest populations are monitored on a weekly basis after the launch EZE per sheet of 20/30 nymphs / leaf, or a compound which is half of 10/15 nymphs / leaf density of the composite hanging traps and counts 1, 4 and 7 were the days. The capture effects of A. pistaciae was determined in the 1,4 and 7 days. The results of the study, statistical evaluation of the trap code 1016 is higher than the gravitational forces and other code groups into different tests except the control group in the trap in three groups of different tests were entered. Second experiment, the trap 1016 coded in different shades (1016A, 1016B, 1016C, 1016D, 1016, 1016F, 1016G, 1016H) activities are investigated and statistically evaluated results of studies into different groups according to 1016 B-coded into the trap, and most other groups of adult individuals were captured. KEY WORDS: Agonescena pistaciae, yellow stick traps, wavelengths, capture effect. Turkey is one of the origin of the pistachio. Pistachio was cultured for the first time in Southeastern Anatolia in Eti’s period. Turkey is in the third place in pistachio production following Iran and USA 90% of the pistachio production is Southeastern Anatolia (Anonymous, 2002). There are a lot of pests effect pistachio production Bolu (2002) has determined 8 important hazardous species in the investigation made on the insect and mite fauna in the pistachio fields within Southeastern Anatolian Region. These species are: Anapulvinaria pistaciae Bod., Eulecanium rugulosum Arch., Kermania pistaciella Amsel., Chatoptelis (Hylesinus) vestitus Mulsant et Rey, Suturaspis pistaciae Lindinger., Megastigmus pistaciae Walker, Idiocerinus stali Fieb. and Agonoscena pistaciae Burck. and Laut.. Agonoscena pistaciae is very important pistachio pest in Turkey pistachio crops. It have aproximately six or seven generation every year. Pest appear following of middle of May in study area, and pesticides are sprayed 2 or 3 times per pear. Every year is used some insecticides on this pest in pistachio orchards in Turkey. In this reason, there are some need to alternative struggle methods except the chemical methods. Hirota & Kato (2001) indicated that the color of yellow causes reflection on the yellow objects which attract the insects at a level higher than the normal values in order words the all the phytophage insects are attracted by the color of yellow. Hadian & Seyedoleslami (2001) used yellow glued traps in order to determine the adult population density and sexual ratio of