Aronija (Aronia melanocarpa Michx.) je višegodišnja grmolika biljka koja spada u
porodicu ruža (Rosaceae). Aronija je izuzetno otporna i prilagodljiva biljka koja se s uspjehom
može uzgajati i na područjima oštre kontinentalne klime i tlima koja nisu pogodna za uzgoj
drugih voćnih vrsta. U radu su prikazani rezultati praćenja štetnika na aronijama uzgajanim na
dvije parcele na području općine Gornji Vakuf tijekom 2017. godine. Praćenje je obavljeno
pomoću ručno napravljenih hranidbenih lovki te vizualnim pregledima biljaka. Posebnu pažnju
obratilo se na pojavu novog štetnika koji bi mogao raditi značajne štete - Drosophila suzukii. U
istraživanju je zabilježeno šest jedinki vrste D. suzukii te manji broj kukaca iz reda Heteroptera.
Pritom nije zabilježena pojava šteta na biljkama.Veći dio zabilježenih kukaca na aronijama nisu
štetnici, a zabilježeni su i zoofagni kukci Nabis rugosus i vrste iz porodice Asilidae. Kako nisu
zabilježene štete od kukaca u pokusnim nasadima, aronija se može nesmetano uzgajati u
ekološkoj proizvodnji.Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa Michx.) is a perennial bush from family Rosaceae. Aronia is
an resistant and adaptable plant that can be successfully cultivated in areas of harsh continental
climate and soils that are not suitable for growing other fruit trees. This paper presents the results
of insect pest monitoring in two aronia orchards in area of Gornji Vakuf, during 2017. The
monitoring was conducted with hand-made traps and visual examination of the plants. Special
attention was given to the appearance of a new insect pest with potential for significant damage -
Drosophila suzukii. Six species from the family Drosophilidae were found in the research, and a
smaller number of insects from the order Heteroptera. There was no evidence of damaged plants.
Some insects founded in this research were not pests, part of the recorded insects on the aronia
were not plant pest, and there were carnivore insects Nabis rugosus and species from the
Asilidae family. Since no damage from insect pests had been recorded in the research, aronia
could be successfully grown in ecological production