Zhabbarov Azam Mashrabovich

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On the Status of Studying Carbot and Tomato Agrotsenoses 
Insects in Central Asia and Uzbekistan 
Zhabbarov Azam Mashrabovich 
Candidate of Biological Sciences, 
Associate Professor of the Department 
of Geography and Fundamentals of Economic 
Knowledge, Kokand State Pedagogical 
Institute named after Mukimi. 
 
Received 2022 August 10; Revised 2022 September 22; Accepted 2022 October 05 
ANNOTATION 
This article provides information on the history of the study of pests and their neighbors, common 
in cabbage and tomato agrocenoses from the cultural landscapes of Central Asia and Uzbekistan. 
They have been studied mainly by local and partly foreign scholars from a scientific and practical 
point of view. Brief information about their scientific work is given. 
Key words: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, cabbage and tomato agrocenoses, pest insects and their 
natural neighbors, local and foreign entomologists, cabbage shrasi, cabbage moth, cabbage and 
turnip white butterflies, cotton nightshade, autumn tunlam, entomophagous, scientific works and 
research, scientific heritage and scientific historical data. 
Although a number of studies have been carried out to study the insects of cabbage and tomato 
agrocenoses prior to our study, cabbage and turnip white butterflies, cabbage moth, cotton 
bollworm, cabbage and tomato pests in the Fergana Valley are pests. the biological and ecological 
characteristics of potato beetles, developmental dynamics, biology and their damage, species 
composition and efficiency levels of entomophagous species, as well as the control of the amount of 
these pests by entomophages were almost not studied. 
Preliminary data on pests of vegetable crops in Central Asia, their distribution, biology and 
damage are given in the work of I.V. Plotnikov (1926). V.P. Nevsky (1929) was the first in 
Uzbekistan to provide detailed information on the definition, distribution and nutritional status of 

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the wingless live-born, winged live-born and sexual offspring of the cabbage plant in Uzbekistan. 
V.V. Yakhontov (1929) registered wild, free-living, pest insects in cultural cenoses. Later in his 
major works (Yakhontov 1953, 1964) these pests were discussed. 
On the pests and diseases of vegetable crops in Uzbekistan and their control K.P. Sidorov (1957), 
K.P. Sidorov, V.V. Garbanevskaya (1957), on the main pests of cabbage agrocenosis, cabbage and 
turnip white butterflies K.P. Sidorov (1962, 1967) passed away. P.A. Levishko (1961) in his manual 
instructed on measures to combat the main pests of melons in the conditions of Turkmenistan. 
N.F. Pashenko (1961, 1965, 1966) provides information on pests of melons and vegetables in the 
Almaty region, their species composition, ecological characteristics and entomophagous and 
biology of cabbage shras in south-eastern Kazakhstan. 
M.F. Fursova (1965) identified a number of new data on the continuous reproduction of cabbage 
sorghum by parthenogenesis and other features of its biology in the Murgab oasis of Turkmenistan 
even in winter. 
Yu. N. Burda (1966) collected some information about the main pests of vegetable crops in 
Samarkand region and in his dissertation (Burda, 1970) found 82 species of cabbage, 90 species of 
tomatoes in this region, a total of 7 genera and 26 families of pests, the main pests. among which 
are white butterflies of cabbage and turnips, cabbage shras and moths, cotton and autumn 
nightingales. 
R.M. Akhmedov (1967) Cabbage white butterfly in Tashkent region, H. Askaraliev (1968, 1970) 
on the damage caused to cabbage by cabbage and chemical control measures against it, G.M. 
Islamova (1975, 1986) on the dynamics of development and entomophagy of cabbage in Tashkent 
region have done scientific work on the composition. 
A.A. Nagaybekov, I.V. Serbinov, A. Muminov (1969) studied pests and diseases of melons and 
vegetables in Uzbekistan. 
E. Yuldashev (1968, 1969) introduced that in the Fergana Valley, the fungi of white butterflies of 
cabbage and turnips are infested with natural entomophagous toxins. According to him, in some 
years, up to 32% of cabbage white butterfly moths are infested with taxin flies. B.G. Nurberdiev 
(1970) studied the biological and ecological characteristics of the birds of prey, the main pest of 
cabbage in the Murgab oasis of Turkmenistan, and measures to combat them. 

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T. Tursunkhodjaev (1971, 1974) shows that 70 species of insects are pests in melons and 
vegetables of the Fergana Valley, of which 32 species are found in cabbage and 25 species in 
tomatoes. According to him, the first generation of the cabbage white butterfly turns into a fungus 
in the cabbage, the fungi are found between walls, reeds, tree bark, and the worms are also found in 
the leaves of the horseradish (Armoraela rustisana (Lam) Gaertn) plant. fed. According to this 
author, the white butterfly apanteles (Apanteles glomeratus) infects the first generation of cabbage 
white butterfly worms by 1 %, the third generation by 34 %, and the fourth generation by 53%. 
V.I. Degtyareva (1972, 1973) collected and introduced new data on the biology of poachers and 
chalcids, which are found in birds of prey in Tajikistan. 
I.S. Malyavin, N. Miralibekov, M. Kadamshoev (1973) in the book "Pests of agricultural crops in 
the Western Pamirs and measures to combat them" describe the biological basis of pests of melons 
and vegetables in Tajikistan and their interaction with predators and predators in the wild. 
illuminated. 
A.H. Saidov (1975, 1979) The sharp change in the number of entomophagous cabbage in Bukhara 
region by years and seasons, the role of surrounding plants, the species composition of mosquitoes 
and other predators, the seasonal dynamics of the number, the importance of the farm and other 
features. 
According to B.P. Adashkevich (1975), 75 % of entomophages detected in vegetable crops are 
polyphagous, 20 % oligophagous, 5 % monophagous. excess, 60-80 % of cabbage white butterfly, 
50-60 % of cabbage nightshade, 30-60 % of pea, cabbage, peach and other species. He also writes 
in his work on the conservation of natural populations of entomophages, their involvement in 
agrocenoses, and seasonal colonization. 
B.P. Adashkevich (1956). In his book, Afidofagi, he discusses the role, species composition, 
quantity, and importance of aphidophagous alfalfa, gallitsa larvae, and aphids in the management of 
the amount of larvae in vegetable crops. 
M. Kadamshoev (1975, 1978, 1983) studied the pests of cultivated plants in the Western Pamirs, 
including cabbage shras. He studied entomophagous and the effect of insecticides on them. 
V.F. Bakhvalov, V.K. Dereza (1976) provide information on the role and quantity of spiders in 
reducing the amount of cabbage in the agrocenosis of cabbage in Kyrgyzstan. 

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A. Muminov, U. Nosirova (1977) proposed recommendations for the control of pests that eat 
cabbage leaves. 
Adashkevich has played an important role in the study of pests of vegetable crops in Uzbekistan 
and the improvement of methods of combating them. In a number of works (Adashkevich, 1980, 
1981, 1983, 1986; Adashkevich, Shukuraliev, 1985) he writes about the main pests of vegetable 
crops, the species composition of their entomophagous, the introduction of biological and integrated 
control measures. T.T . Kartasheva, V.K. Dereza (1981) collected data on the role of the larva of the 
fly in the wild, its species composition, developmental dynamics in reducing the amount of cabbage 
shrimp in the agrocenosis of cabbage in Kyrgyzstan. 
V.K. Dereza (1982, 1983) shed light on the ecological basis of the protection of cabbage shrines in 
vegetable farms of Kyrgyzstan, studied the biological and ecological properties of cabbage shr. He 
found that in the Shuu Valley, cabbage shras produce 16 generations a year. In addition, V.K. 
Dereza (1988) found that cabbage sap causes economic damage in cabbage and demonstrated the 
potential use of aphidophagous. 
An integrated control method against the main pests of cabbage was developed by V.G. Linsky 
(1983) and other experts for the south-eastern part of Kazakhstan. D.N. Nudov (1986) studied the 
activity of wild gallitsa in cotton and vegetable crops in Uzbekistan. 
B.P. Adashkevich and B.T. Shukuraliev's (1989) article "Entomophagous cabbage pests in 
Uzbekistan" lists 144 free-range and predatory species of cabbage moth, cabbage and turnip white 
butterflies, cabbage nightshade and shras in Uzbekistan. It is said to belong to 6 genera, 18 families 
and 79 genera. It is noteworthy that in this study the main entomophages of each species of pest and 
their evolving dynamics, methods of use are shown. D.B. Daminova (1989) worked on the role of 
mosquito larvae in the wild, its species composition, developmental dynamics in reducing the 
amount of cabbage stalks in the cabbage agrocenosis. He identified 15 species of flies in the 
agrocenosis of vegetable crops. 
T. Tilovov (1987) in his book "Pests of melons and vegetables" writes about the biological 
characteristics of the main pests of vegetables and melons in Uzbekistan, the observation and 
accounting of their development, methods of combating them. According to V. Vasilevsky (1984), 
10-11 % of white butterflies of cabbage and turnips in Uzbekistan are infected with 
entomophagous, and 5-6 % of worms die from various diseases. Cabbage moth was first studied in 
Uzbekistan (Tashkent region) by B. Shukuraliev (1982), who observed that up to 10 % of worms 

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and fungi of this pest were lost in early and late cabbage. In addition, B. Shukuraliev (1988) 
identified 13 species of caterpillars in cabbage and turnip white butterflies, belonging to 2 genera, 4 
families and 11 groups. It has been shown that apanteles glomeratus, pteromalus puparum, anilasta 
ebeninus predominate among these ungulates, and ungulates lose an average of 20-46 % of white 
butterfly worms during the entire vegetation of cabbage. 
E.U. Toreniyazov (1991) conducted research on the protection of melons and vegetables in 
Karakalpakstan from major pests on the basis of an integrated system. 
The integrated protection system by T.A. Bayda et al (1991) shows the ways in which 
biopreparations, predators, and predators can be used. According to their instructions, chemical 
control measures should not be applied if the prey-prey ratio of cabbage juice is 1:10. 
Information about the damage, development and role of entomophagous cotton bollworms in 
tomatoes began to appear in Uzbekistan in the 1960s. O. Mansurov studied the caterpillar and its 
entomophagous in different agrocenoses (including tomatoes) in the Fergana Valley. in particular, 
he (Mansurov, 1961, 1962) collected a number of data on the biology of gabrobrakon. 
G.M. Jamolov (1962) noted that a trichogram can be used against tomato blight in tomatoes. 
Yu. N. Burda (1966, 1970) shows the caterpillar among the pests found in tomatoes in the 
Samarkand region, lists its predators and predators, and dwells on some of their features . 
According to him, the infestation of caterpillars by rodents ranges from 4.7 % to 32 % over the 
years and seasons. 
The works of AM Muminov (1966, 1981) provide information on the harm of rodent pests in 
tomatoes and ways to combat them. 
V.N. Chernitskaya (1979) explained the biological basis of the use of gabrobrakon and mass 
reproduction processes in the fight against tapeworms. According to him, if 300-1000 weeds per 
hectare are applied to tomatoes, up to 72.6 % of medium and adult cocoons can be damaged. 
T.B. Mesherson (1979) shows that the use of ovarian trichogram 3-4 times against cotton bundles 
in cotton and tomatoes in Tajikistan gives a positive result. 
O. Mansurov, V. Vasilevskiy (1981, 1986) worked on biological methods of protection of 
tomatoes from rodents in Uzbekistan. According to them, in some years, the caterpillar can damage 

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the tomato fruit by 50-70 % and reduce its quality. The ovarian trichogramma infects 70–85 % of 
the eggs of cotton bollworm. Higher efficacy can be achieved if treated with dendrobacillin. 
B.P. Adashkevich et al (1982) made their recommendations based on their experiments on the use 
of pheromones in the use of trichogramma against tomato eggs in tomatoes. B.P. Adashkevich, M.I. 
Rashidovs (1986, 1989) found that 23 species of tuna live in tomatoes in addition to cottonseed. 
According to their data, 74 species of cotton entomophagous (61 species of insects, 13 species of 
spiders) were identified, the most effective of which were apanteles (51.5 %), gabrobrakon (32.2 
%), trichogramma (13 %), ichnevmonides (1.2 %), and others (2.1 %). These authors made 
recommendations for the use of trichogramma and gabrobracon in tomato. 
M.I. Rashidov's (1985) dissertation provides instructions on the pest of cotton nightshade in 
tomatoes and biological control measures against it. 
X.P. Mirzalieva, B.T. Mirzaliev (1988) gave advice on the use of trichogram against cotton 
nightshade in the morning and evening in Tashkent region. Z.A. Imamkulova (1988) studied 
entomophagous caterpillars in Tajikistan and showed that the use of gabrobrakon in the field by 
seasonal colonization is an effective method against cossack worms, noting that the effectiveness is 
improved when gabrobrakon, trichogramma and bacterial drugs are used together. 
T.M. Atamirzaeva, X.X. Atamirzaevs (1991) considered the optimal norm to produce 280 
thousand trichograms per hectare against the eggs of cotton nightshade in tomatoes, and divided 
them into sections every 3-4 days 45 + 95 + 95 + 45 concluded that the application of one thousand 
units per hectare would give good results. 
B.J. Jumanov (1979, 1995) conducted research on the biological and ecological characteristics of 
the main pests and entomophagous vegetable and technical crops in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. P. 
Ruzmetov (1994) biologically and toxicologically substantiated the methods of combating 
nightshades in tomatoes. A.K. Mordvilko (1929) and G.X. Shaposhnikov (1964) collected the first 
data on the large potato crop. 
A.G. Znkin (1970) in his pamphlet "Viral carcasses in potatoes" dwells on the potato big shra and 
writes about its definition and the spread of viral diseases. M.P. Bojko (1976) in his monograph 
"Forage crops" discusses the existence and description of this species in plants such as potatoes and 
tomatoes. M.X. Ahmedov (1987) found and described a large potato crop in Uzbekistan in the 
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A.M. Jobborov conducted research on the development and ecological features of the potato crop 
in the conditions of the Fergana Valley. As a result of his (Jobborov, 1994-1996) research, new 
information about this species was collected. 
Fergana Valley are cabbage and turnip white butterflies, cabbage moth, cabbage moth, cabbage 
and potato beetles, as well as biological and ecological properties of cotton nightshade, the amount 
of which can be controlled by natural entomophagous plants. The author conducted research on 
Issues aimed at solving these problems are covered in a number of his works (Jobborov, 1994, 
1995, 1996, Jobborov, Muhammadiev, 1994, 1995, 1996; Mustafaqulov, Muhammadiev, Jobborov, 
1995; Jobborov and others, 1996; Jobborov, Mustafakulov, 1996). 
From the above data, it is clear that until the author's research, no special research has been 
conducted on pests in cabbage and tomato agrocenoses of the Fergana Valley, their entomophagous, 
damage and pest control by natural entomophagous. In order to shed light on these issues, the 
author tried to find a solution to the above problems with his research.