N-(5-芳基-1,3,4-噁二唑-2-基)-取代酰胺的合成及生物活性

80年代初,以色列的EliLilly公司推出了N-(5-芳基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)-取代苯甲酰胺类几丁质合成抑制剂,其代表化合物几噻唑在2.5×10-6g/L,7d内可100%杀死亚热带粘虫幼虫[1]。而2,5-二取代-1,3,4-口恶二唑化合物作为新一类昆虫生长调节剂,不仅能抑制昆虫的几丁质合成,而且还可使昆虫的蛋白质合成能力降低。对蝇类的卵、蛹、幼虫有强烈的杀死作用[2～4]。在许多新的活性先导物中引入具有生物活性的肽键单元以后,可以创制出新的高效农药[5～6]。我们尝试在口恶二唑环与不同的连接取代基团之间嵌入类似肽键(NH-CO-)的基团合成了11个N-(5-芳…     

7种杀虫剂对4种鳞翅目害虫的室内活性及田间药效

为明确7种双酰胺类杀虫剂(IRAC 28组：氯虫苯甲酰胺、硫虫酰胺、溴氰虫酰胺、四唑虫酰胺、四氯虫酰胺，IRAC 30组：溴虫氟苯双酰胺、异噁唑虫酰胺)对鳞翅目害虫的活性和田间药效，采用浸叶法，分别测定了7种药剂对小菜蛾、甜菜夜蛾、棉铃虫和二化螟的室内活性，并进行了防治小菜蛾和甜菜夜蛾的田间小区药效试验。室内测定表明：异噁唑虫酰胺对小菜蛾、甜菜夜蛾和二化螟的活性均最高，LC₅₀值分别为0.0040、0.0521和0.0078 mg/L，其次是溴虫氟苯双酰胺，LC₅₀值分别为0.0198、0.0584和0.0339 mg/L；其他5种药剂对小菜蛾、甜菜夜蛾和二化螟的LC₅₀值范围分别为0.0212～0.1378 mg/L、0.2577～0.8080 mg/L和0.2886～1.2277 mg/L。硫虫酰胺对棉铃虫的活性最高，LC₅₀值为0.0218 mg/L，显著高于其他6种杀虫剂(LC50值为0.0694～0.2747 mg/L)。田间试验表明：药后7 d,IRAC 30组杀虫剂在有效成分30 g/...     

含酰腙结构的新型吡唑酰胺衍生物对小菜蛾的生物活性

采用浸虫法、夹毒叶片法和叶碟法分别测定了13个含酰腙结构的新型吡唑酰胺衍生物对小菜蛾3龄幼虫的触杀、胃毒和拒食活性。结果表明:该类化合物对小菜蛾3龄幼虫具有较高的胃毒和拒食活性,其中苯环上含有氯原子、且酰腙一端的取代基含有杂原子且体积较小的化合物 H7的胃毒和拒食活性最好,明显高于对照药剂毒死蜱。H7 72 h胃毒作用LC50值为0.6 mg/L(毒死蜱的LC50值为7.4 mg/L);有10个化合物的拒食活性高于毒死蜱,其中 H7 48 h的拒食中浓度(AFC50) 最低,为0.6 mg/L,明显低于毒死蜱(AFC50=6.5 mg/L)。供试化合物对小菜蛾3龄幼虫均无触杀活性。     

N-((5-烷硫基-1,3,4-噁二唑)-2-基)甲基溴代吡咯腈的合成及生物活性

为了发现农药活性的新化合物,以溴代吡咯腈为原料,通过亲核取代、肼解和成环等反应,设计合成了一系列N-((5-烷硫基-1,3,4-噁二唑)-2-基)甲基溴代吡咯腈目标化合物( 5a ~ 5t ),所有化合物的结构均得到核磁共振氢谱和高分辨质谱确证。杀菌活性测定结果显示:在浓度为0.20 mmol/L时,大部分目标化合物具有一定的抑菌活性,其中化合物 5h 对水稻稻瘟病菌Magnaporthe oryzae的抑制率为60.07%,优于对照药剂咯菌腈(58.21%)。杀虫与杀螨活性测定结果显示:在浓度为0.20 mmol/L时,大部分目标化合物对斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura和朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus雌成螨具有一定的杀虫和杀螨活性,但均低于对照药剂虫螨腈(100%)。杀线虫生物测定结果显示:在浓度为0.20 mmol/L时,大部分目标化合物表现出优异的杀线虫活性,其中化合物 5k 、 5r 和 5s 对秀丽隐杆线虫Caenorhabditis elegans的LC₅₀值分别为0.0918、0.0733和0.0810 mmol/L,优于对照药剂噻唑膦(0.2798 mmol/L)。本研究所合成的目标化合物具有一定的杀菌、杀虫、杀螨和杀线虫活性,可为溴代吡咯腈衍生物的设计和合成提供参考。     

5,7,4-三羟基黄酮等生物源化合物对菜青虫幼虫生长发育的影响

为了研究生物源化合物对菜青虫幼虫Pieris rapae（L.）生长发育的影响,选用5,7,4＇-三羟基黄酮、槲皮素、芦丁、5-甲氧基水杨酸和曲酸5种化合物,以触杀和摄食毒力法进行了生物活性测定.结果表明,5,7,4＇-三羟基黄酮和槲皮素对菜青虫幼虫生长发育具有明显的影响,浸渍法处理后72 h,两种化合物对试虫致死LC50值分别为0.226和0.951g/L;叶片药膜法处理后72 h,LC50值分别为0.062和2.420 g/L.结果还表明,采用叶片药膜法,当5,7,4＇-三羟基黄酮的浓度高于0.200g/L时,所有试虫均不能正常化蛹;采用浸渍法,用5,7,4＇-三羟基黄酮、槲皮素、芦丁、5-甲氧基水杨酸和曲酸处理的菜青虫5龄幼虫体重与对照相比增长量明显降低.离体试验结果显示,5,7,4＇-三羟基黄酮和槲皮素对菜青虫酚氧化酶（phenoloxidase,EC.1.14.18.1）具有明显的抑制作用,抑制中浓度（IC50）分别为25.65和43.94mg/L.     

水蓼杀虫活性成分的提取与活性

采用回流提取、萃取等方法,以菜青虫5龄幼虫为试虫,经生物活性测定表明,水蓼95%乙醇粗提物的不同溶剂萃取物对菜青虫具有很强的拒食活性和一定的触杀作用。其中,乙醚萃取物的拒食活性和触杀作用最强。     

异香豆素噁二唑类化合物的合成及除草活性

为了寻找具有较高除草活性的异香豆素类化合物,设计合成了16个新型异香豆素噁二唑类化合物4a～4p,其结构均经核磁共振氢谱、碳谱及高分辨质谱确证。初步除草活性测定结果表明,部分目标化合物在500 mg/L下对马唐Digitaria sanguinalis L.和反枝苋Amaranthusretroflexus L.具有一定的除草活性,其中化合物4j（4-[5-（4-氯-苯基）-[1,2,4]二唑-3-基]-3-己基-6,7-二甲氧基异香豆素）的活性最好,对马唐和反枝苋的致死率分别为64%和62%。     

1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对4种蔬菜害虫的作用方式比较

采用叶片夹毒法、微量点滴法和玻片浸渍法等方法测定了1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对菜青虫、小菜蛾、豌豆蚜和截形叶螨的杀虫效果。结果表明:处理24h后,在触杀活性试验中,1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对试虫的毒力大小为菜青虫小菜蛾豌豆蚜截形叶螨;在内吸活性试验中,1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对截形叶螨和豌豆蚜的LC50分别为149.22mg/L和101.76mg/L,均小于触杀作用下的219.10mg/L和165.25mg/L,表明1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对豌豆蚜和截形叶螨内吸毒性明显优于触杀作用;在胃毒活性试验中,1.6%瑞香狼毒素水乳剂对菜青虫和小菜蛾的LC50分别为342.82mg/L和407.34mg/L,而触杀作用下的LC50为58.61mg/L和75.30mg/L,表明该药剂对菜青虫和小菜蛾有较强的触杀作用和一定的胃毒作用。     

杀虫植物苦树的作用方式及对菜青虫的防治试验

用苦树根皮粉对8种农业害虫进行的室内试验结果表明,苦树对不同的昆虫具有不同的效应:对蝗虫(成虫和若虫)、芜菁叶蜂(幼虫)具有强烈的拒食作用,对菜青虫和粘虫、稻苞虫、棉小造桥虫幼虫具有可逆的麻醉作用,但在试验中未观察到对小地老虎幼虫有麻醉作用;苦树对玉米象则表现抑制繁殖的作用。在夏甘蓝和冬甘蓝上进行的防治试验说明,适时施苦树根皮粉一次即可有效地控制菜青虫危害。其原因一方面是因麻醉作用,导致菜青虫饥饿死亡,减少了菜青虫数量,尤其是4～5龄幼虫数量,另一方面则因菜青虫未死前常处于麻醉状态而失去了取食为害的机会.     

大叶桃花心木的花、叶抽提物对斜纹夜蛾的拒食作用研究

测试了大叶桃花心木花和叶的乙醇抽提物对重要杂食性害虫斜纹夜蛾不同龄期幼虫的拒食活性。结果表明,大叶桃花心木花、叶抽提物50μg/mg浓度对斜纹夜蛾3龄、5龄试虫均具有较高的拒食作用,10μg/mg浓度对斜纹夜蛾3龄、5龄幼虫拒食作用较低,25μg/mg浓度对斜纹夜蛾3龄幼虫拒食作用高于5龄幼虫,且呈显著差异。大叶桃花心木花抽提物对斜纹夜蛾的拒食活性高于叶抽提物。     

Dermestid beetles in ‘evolution Canyon’, lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, including new records for Israel

Fifteen species of dermestid beetles were recorded at ‘Evolution Canyon’ (EC), Lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel. They represent ~35% of known Israeli dermestid species. The following three species were recorded for the first time in Israel:Trogoderma svriaca Dalla Torre, 1911;Ctesias svriaca Ganglbauer, 1904; andAnthrenus (s.str.) jordaniens Pic, 1934. Adults of 13 species were collected on the more solar radiated, warmer and climatically more fluctuating south-facing slope (SFS); ten species were collected on the opposite, north-facing slope (NFS), which was cooler and climatically more stable. The abundance of adult dermestid beetles was 1.9 times higher on the SFS than on the NFS (86 and 47, respectively). Species richness and abundance distribution at EC (three collecting stations on each slope and one at the valley bottom) were significantly negatively correlated with the plant cover that consisted of trees and bushes (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.007 and 0.039, respectively) and perennials (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.039 and 0.077, respectively), indicating that non-woody plants were preferred by adult dermestid beetles.     

Diagnostics,genetic diversity and pathogenic variation of ascochyta blight of cool season food and feed legumes

Molecular diagnostic techniques have been developed to differentiate the Ascochyta pathogens that infect cool season food and feed legumes, as well as to improve the sensitivity of detecting latent infection in plant tissues. A seed sampling technique was developed to detect a 1% level of infection by Ascochyta rabiei in commercial chickpea seed. The Ascochyta pathogens were shown to be genetically diverse in countries where the pathogen and host have coexisted for a long time. However, where the pathogen was recently introduced, such as A. rabiei to Australia, the level of diversity remained relatively low, even as the pathogen spread to all chickpea-growing areas. Pathogenic variability of A. rabiei and Ascochyta pinodes pathogens in chickpea and field pea respectively, appears to be quantitative, where measures of disease severity were based on aggressiveness (quantitative level of infection) rather than on true qualitative virulence. In contrast, qualitative differences in pathogenicity in lentil and faba bean genotypes indicated the existence of pathotypes of Ascochyta lentis and Ascochyta fabae. Therefore, reports of pathotype discrimination based on quantitative differences in pathogenicity in a set of specific genotypes is questionable for several of the ascochyta-legume pathosystems such as A. rabiei and A. pinodes. This is not surprising since host resistance to these pathogens has been reported to be mainly quantitative, making it difficult for the pathogen to overcome specific resistance genes and form pathotypes. For robust pathogenicity assessment, there needs to be consistency in selection of differential host genotypes, screening conditions and disease evaluation techniques for each of the Ascochyta sp. in legume-growing countries throughout the world. Nevertheless, knowledge of pathotype diversity and aggressiveness within populations is important in the selection of resistant genotypes.     

Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and their Associated Mycotoxins for Some Mediterranean Crops

Recent data on the epidemiology of the common mycotoxigenic species of Fusarium, Alternaria, Aspergillus and Penicillium in infected or colonized plants, and in stored or processed plant products from the Mediterranean area are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the toxigenicity of the causal fungal species and the natural occurrence of well known mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, patulin, Alternaria-toxins and moniliformin), as well as some more recently described compounds (fusaproliferin, beauvericin) whose toxigenic potential is not yet well understood. Several Fusarium species reported from throughout the Mediterranean area are responsible of the formation of mycotoxins in infected plants and in plant products, including: Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. cerealis, F. avenaceum, F. sporotrichioides and F. poae, which produce deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, fusarenone, zearalenone, moniliformin, and T-2 toxin derivatives in wheat and other small grains affected by head blight or scab, and in maize affected by red ear rot. Moreover, strains of F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, and F. subglutinans, that form fumonisins, beauvericin, fusaproliferin, and moniliformin, are commonly associated with maize affected by ear rot. Fumonisins, were also associated with Fusarium crown and root rot of asparagus and Fusarium endosepsis of figs, caused primarily by F. proliferatum. Toxigenic A. alternata strains and associated tenuazonic acid and alternariols were commonly found in black mould of tomato, black rot of olive and citrus, black point of small cereals, and black mould of several vegetables. Toxigenic strains of A. carbonarius and ochratoxin A were often found associated with black rot of grapes, whereas toxigenic strains of A. flavus and/or P. verrucosum, forming aflatoxins and ochratoxin A, respectively, were found in moulded plant products from small cereals, peanuts, figs, pea, oilseed rape, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds. Finally, toxigenic strains of P. expansum and patulin were frequently found in apple, pear and other fresh fruits affected by blue mould rot, as well as in derived juices and jams.     

Hymenopteran Parasitoids on Fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Latin America and the Southern United States: Diversity, Distribution, Taxonomic Status and their use in Fruit Fly Biological Control

We first discuss the diversity of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of the Neotropics. Even though the emphasis is on Anastrepha parasitoids, we also review all the information available on parasitoids attacking flies in the genera Ceratitis, Rhagoletis, Rhagoletotrypeta, Toxotrypana and Zonosemata. We center our analysis in parasitoid guilds, parasitoid assemblage size and fly host profiles. We also discuss distribution patterns and the taxonomic status of all known Anastrepha parasitoids. We follow by providing a historical overview of biological control of pestiferous tephritids in Latin American and Florida (U.S.A.) and by analyzing the success or failure of classical and augmentative biological control programs implemented to date in these regions. We also discuss the lack of success of introductions of exotic fruit fly parasitoids in various Latin American countries. We finish by discussing the most pressing needs related to fruit fly biological control (classical, augmentative, and conservation modalities) in areas of the Neotropics where fruit fly populations severely restrict the development of commercial fruit growing. We also address the need for much more intensive research on the bioecology of native fruit fly parasitoids.     

Brief Guide for Authors

正Journal of Arid Land(JAL)is an international journal(ISSN 1674-6767;CN 65-1278/K)for the natural sciences,sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Science Press.It is published by Science Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg bimonthly.JAL publishes original,innovative,and integrative research from arid and semiarid regions,ad     

The use of Solacol® (validamycin) as a growth retardant in the isolation of soil fungi

Solacol^®, a formulation of the antibiotic validamycin, at 0.33% in 2% malt extract agar, reduced the spread of fungi on dilution plates drastically and allowed twice as much incubation time before subculturing; this resulted in an elevated number of species isolated. Using pure cultures of 62 common soil fungi, it was shown that all fast-growing species (exceptPythium ultimum) were efficiently inhibited but not completely suppressed. Inhibition was comparable to that by 0.5% oxgall, though, while this substance completely suppressed several species, Solacol very strongly inhibited onlyGaeumannomyces graminis, Gerlachia nivalis, Harzia acremonioides, Verticillium biguttatum andRhizoctonia solani. In a further experiment each separate constituent of Solacol was tested against 22 fungi at equivalent concentrations. Validamycin strongly inhibitedChaetomium globosum and two Basidiomycetes, though hardly more than the non-ionic detergent which mainly inhibited the other fungi. A few species were, however, more inhibited by Solacol than by the detergent alone. Solacol at 0.33% is a suitable aid in dilution plating of soil fungi, by increasing the number of colonies and species observed.Samenvatting Solacol^®, een formulering van het antibioticum validamycine, remde de groei van schimmels in verdunningsplaten met een concentratie van 0.33% in 2% moutagar en maakte het mogelijk de periode tot afenten met een factor 2 te verlengen; daardoor was het aantal geïsoleerde soorten duidelijk toegenomen. Met reincultures van 62 algemene grondschimmelsoorten werd aangetoond, dat alle snelgroeiende soorten (met uitzondering vanPythium ultimum) voldoende geremd, maar niet volkomen onderdrukt werden. Het remmingspercentage was vergelijkbaar met dat van 0.5% ossegal, hoewel dit laatste sommige soorten volkomen onderdrukte; Solacol remde alleenGaeumannomyces graminis, Gerlachia nivalis, Harzia acremonioides, Verticillium biguttatum enRhizoctonia solani zeer sterk. In een volgend experiment werden de componenten van Solacol t.o.v. 22 fungi apart getoetst in concentraties equivalent aan 0.33% Solacol. Validamycine remde alleenChaetomium globosum en twee basidiomyceten behoorlijk, maar nauwelijks meer dan de niet-ionische uitvloeier, die in hoofdzaak de overige remeffecten veroorzaakte. Enkele soorten werden echter door het complete Solacol veel sterker geremd dan door de uitvloeier alleen. Solacol in een verdunning van 0,33% wordt aanbevolen bij verdunningsplaten voor het isoleren van grondschimmels ten einde het aantal kolonies en soorten te verhogen.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.     

Characterization of potato potyvirus Y (PVY) isolates from seed potato batches. Situation of the NTN, Wilga and Z isolates

A collection of 38 PVY isolates from seed potato batches, originating from several Western European countries, was characterized by using current biological, serological and molecular tools differentiating PVY strains and groups. The correlation between the three kinds of tests was good but not absolute. No single serological or PCR method was able to discriminate among the five isolate groups found. Twenty-nine isolates belonged to the PVY^N strain and six to the PVY^O strain. No PVY^C was found. Two other isolates reacted serologically like PVY^O, but were unable to elicit a hypersensitive response from the Ny_tbr gene and probably represent the PVY^Z group. At the molecular level, these two isolates showed a combination of both PVY^O and PVY^N and could be recombinants of these strains. Another isolate reacted serologically like PVY^O, but induced vein necrosis in tobacco, like PVY^N-Wilga. Some PVY^N isolates caused tuber ring necrosis in glasshouse conditions. These might belong to the PVY^NTN group. The PVY^NTN, PVY^N-Wilga and PVY^Z groups probably represent pathotypes within strains PVY^N and PVY^O, respectively. The present study also confirms previous reports showing a high genetic variation at the 5 end within the PVYN strain.     

The autumn leafroller: Phenology,damage and parasitoids in a Dutch apple orchard

The phenology of the autumn leafroller,Syndemis musculana, a local pest of apple, was studied in order to forecast larval emergence. From 1983–1986, peak flight as determined with sexpheromone traps was always between 13–18 May. The duration of embryonic development was determined at various constant temperatures and used to estimate the periods of egg hatch in these four years. Each year, most eggs should have hatched in the second decade of June.Differences in attack rates between apple cultivars seem to be explained largely by the variation in picking time. Larvae are only half grown at the beginning of harvest (cv. James Grieve), and have gone into hibernation when the latest variety (cv. Golden Delicious) is picked. Moreover, the varieties Cox's Orange Pippin and Belle de Boskoop, picked about half time, are liable to receive additional damage by caterpillars brought with the picked fruits into storage.Various hymenopterous parasites were reared from caterpillars. As the only leafroller in the orchard which hibernates as mature larva,S. musculana may promote winter survival of some parasitoids, like the eulophidColpyclypeus florus.Samenvatting De fenologie van de herfstbladroller (Syndemis musculana Hübner), een incidentele plaag op appel, werd nader bepaald met het doel het uitkomen van de eieren te kunnen voorspellen. In 1983–1986 viel de piekvlucht, bepaald met behulp van feromoonvallen, steeds tussen 13 en 18 mei.De ontwikkelingsduur van de eieren bij verschillende constante temperaturen werd gebruikt om de periode van uitkomen te schatten. De meeste eieren zullen ieder jaar in de eerste helft van juni uitkomen.Geconstateerde verschillen in schade tussen appelrassen blijken goeddeels terug te voeren op verschillen in pluktijdstip. De rupsen van de herfstbladroller zijn pas half-was als de eerste appels eind augustus geplukt worden, terwijl tegen het einde van de oogst begin oktober de meeste al in winterslaap zijn. Met name tussentijdse rassen, als Cox's Orange Pippin and Schone van Boskoop, lopen extra schade op doordat grotere rupsen met de geplukte vruchten in de kist terecht komen.Uit de rupsen werden negen, al van andere boomgaardbladrollers bekende, sluipwespen gekweekt, Omdat deze bladrollersoort, als enige in de boomgaard, als volgroeide rups overwintert, lijkt zij bij uitstek geschikt als winterwaard.This study was carried out at the Experimental Orchard De Schuilenburg, Schuilenburg 3, 4041 BK Kesteren, the Netherlands, to which address correspondence should be addressed.     

The parasitoid complex ofLiriomyza cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is an important pest on chickpea in Turkey. The objective of this study was to determine the parasitoids and rates of parasitism ofL. cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons in ?anl?urfa province, Turkey. Leaves with mines were sampled weekly and kept in the laboratory to observe and count emerging leafminer and parasitoid adults. Eight parasitoid species were collected: the braconidsOpius monilicornis Fischer andOpius tersus Foerster and the eulophidsDiaulinopsis arenaria (Erdös) andNeochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), which occurred in both the winter and summer seasons;Diglyphus crassinervis Erdös,Neochrysocharis ambitiosa Hansson,Neochrysocharis sericea (Erdös) andPediobius metallicus (Nees), which occurred only in the summer growing areas.Diaulinopsis arenaria was the predominant parasitoid with 4–7.7% parasitism rate whileN. ambitiosa andO. monilicornis were the second and third most predominant species. The results of these trials show that sinceDia. arenaria occurred throughout every season, it could potentially be used for control of the leafminerL. cicerina.