瑞香狼毒素对菜粉蝶幼虫的拒食活性及其作用机制

瑞香狼毒素1,5-二苯基-3-羟基-1-戊酮,是本室从杀虫植物瑞香狼毒中分离得到的一个高活性化合物。本文研究了该活性成分对菜粉蝶幼虫的拒食作用和对乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)活性的影响。采用浸渍叶碟饲喂法测得:在48h时瑞香狼毒素对3龄幼虫的非选择性和选择性拒食作用的拒食中浓度(AFC50)分别为15.1mg/L和16.9mg/L。采用点滴法测得瑞香狼毒素对5龄幼虫的拒食作用的拒食中量(AFD50)为0.565μg/头。瑞香狼毒素对AChE活性的抵制率高达78.5%,表明该活性成分可显著抑制AChE活性。     

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。     

白前提取物对斜纹夜蛾拒食活性的研究

本文研究了华北白前提取物对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的拒食活性。结果表明,提取物对斜纹夜蛾3龄和5龄幼虫均有较好的拒食活性。华北白前提取物对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的拒食活性随浓度的增加而增强,较高浓度情况下表现为基本不取食。经24h的拒食活性测定,3龄和5龄的非选择性AFC50分别为0.0246 mg.ml-1和0.0439 mg.ml-1,选择性AFC50分别为0.0097 mg.ml-1和0.0309 mg.ml-1。研究结论为开发利用此类植物性杀虫剂提供了理论依据。     

印楝素A和印楝素B生物活性比较

对印楝素A和印楝素B的生物活性进行了研究。在3μg/mL的剂量下处理后24 h,印楝素A和印楝素B对小菜蛾3龄幼虫的拒食率分别为85.3%和80.4%;在5μg/mL的剂量下处理后24 h,对棉铃虫3龄幼虫的拒食率分别为94.9%和80.2%。处理后72 h,印楝素A和印楝素B对斜纹夜蛾3龄幼虫的LC₅₀分别为1.0μg/mL和3.3μg/mL。印楝素A和印楝素B在3μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,小菜蛾3龄幼虫的死亡率分别为90.42%和84.11%;在5μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,棉铃虫3龄幼虫的死亡率分别为99.1%和100.0%;在0.5μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,斜纹夜蛾4龄幼虫体重降低率分别为57.5%和72.73%;在0.8μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,棉铃虫3龄幼虫体重降低率分别为84.1%和80.9%。     

嗜线虫致病杆菌对小菜蛾的致死和亚致死效应室内评价

嗜线虫致病杆菌是与昆虫病原线虫共生的细菌,对小菜蛾等多种害虫具有广谱的杀虫活性。为了深入了解该菌的杀虫活性,在室内测定了嗜线虫致病杆菌HB310 ( 简称 Xn HB310)菌株对小菜蛾幼虫的致死和亚致死效应以及持效期。结果表明, Xn HB310菌液对小菜蛾2龄和3龄幼虫72 h的LC50值分别是3.32×104 和8.56×104 CFU/mL,其活性组分主要存在于菌株细胞和经50 kDa超滤膜超滤后的上清液中。此外, Xn HB310菌液对小菜蛾幼虫还表现出明显的拒食活性,其2龄和3龄幼虫的拒食中浓度(AFC50)分别为4.03×105和8.48×105 CFU/mL。将2.24×106 CFU/mL菌液喷施到甘蓝苗上,其在室内的持效期为3~4 d。用亚致死剂量(LC30和LC50)的菌液饲喂小菜蛾2龄幼虫,存活幼虫的生长发育指标、蛹重、雌虫寿命以及成虫产卵量均明显下降,推测这可能导致小菜蛾下一代种群数量减少。研究结果表明,嗜线虫致病杆菌HB310菌株具有开发成为杀虫剂的潜力。     

20种植物提取物对几种昆虫的拒食作用

对20种植物的杀虫活性进行了初步筛选,并对有效植物中的活性成分进行了初步分离。结果表明:水仙Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis和乌桕Sapium sebiferum两种植物的提取液对菜粉蝶Pieris rapae 5龄幼虫有较强的生物活性。对供饲叶碟24 h后的拒食率分别为95.22%和87.12%;48 h后的拒食率分别为89.64%和79.85%;7 d后的校正死亡率分别为72.56%和54.62%。水仙鳞茎甲醇提取液(简称NTME)对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella、大豆毒蛾Dasychira locuples和枇杷黄毛虫Melanographia flexilineata Hempson也有非常强的拒食活性。水仙鳞茎中的活性成分主要存在于乙酸乙酯相中,浓度为3.0 mg/mL时,对小菜蛾3龄幼虫24 h和48 h后的拒食率分别为94.89%和89.78%。     

苏云金杆菌对抗性及敏感小菜蛾的拒食活性

调查了苏云金杆菌对抗性和敏感小菜蛾的拒食活性。选择性和完全拒食试验表明,Bt对抗性和敏感小菜蛾种群都有一定的拒食作用,且拒食活性随Bt浓度的增加而显著增强。相对于抗性种群,小菜蛾敏感种群对Bt杀虫剂表现了更强的拒食趋势,其拒食中浓度AFC50(0.089 3 μg/mL)显著低于抗性种群(0.148 1 μg/mL)。试验结果表明,抗性种群对有毒叶片的行为避害能力弱于敏感种群,小菜蛾对Bt杀虫剂的抗性产生应与其行为机制无关。     

三叶蔓荆提取物对几种害虫的生物活性研究

在实验室条件下研究了三叶蔓荆Vitex trifolia L.叶片提取物对甘蓝蚜Brevicoryne brassicae L.的拒食、对菜粉蝶Pieris rapae L.幼虫的生长发育抑制以及对家蝇Musca domestica的毒杀活性。试验结果表明:10 mg/mL的乙酸乙酯提取物在24 h和48 h对蚜虫的拒食率分别为88.89%和86.36%,拒食效果明显。几种溶剂提取物对5龄菜粉蝶幼虫的生长发育均有不同程度的影响,其中乙酸乙酯提取物的体重增长抑制率第1天达75.35%。各溶剂提取物在高浓度下对家蝇2龄幼虫均有一定的毒杀作用,低浓度下效果较差。乙酸乙酯提取物48 h的LC50为22.78 mg/mL,远高于拒食和生长发育抑制试验设定的浓度。结果表明乙酸乙酯提取物拒食活性和生长发育抑制活性显著。     

牵牛子萃取物的杀虫活性研究

以小菜蛾为试虫,对牵牛子甲醇提取物的4种萃取物的杀虫活性进行了研究。结果表明,正丁醇萃取物的杀虫活性最为显著,对小菜蛾3龄幼虫有很强的拒食和触杀作用,48 h内试虫完全不取食新鲜带毒甘蓝叶片,测得拒食中浓度AFC50为1.747 3 g/L,触杀致死中量LD50为0.017 40 mg/头。试验表明,正丁醇萃取物还同时对小菜蛾3龄幼虫具有一定的生长发育抑制作用,1 d和2 d后的生长发育抑制率分别为39.51%和55.38%,化蛹率为14%,与对照均有显著差异;牵牛子其他萃取物也表现出一定的杀虫活性。     

嗜线虫致病杆菌北京变种CB6菌株杀虫蛋白对棉铃虫幼虫的生物活性

嗜线虫致病杆菌北京变种Xenorhabdus var.pekingensis CB6菌株是本研究室自主分离的新菌株,其代谢物对棉铃虫具有很强的拒食和抑制生长活性.为了进一步明确代谢物中杀虫蛋白的生物活性,作者用饲料染毒法和叶碟法测定了杀虫蛋白对棉铃虫不同龄期幼虫取食和生长发育的影响.结果表明,杀虫蛋白对棉铃虫幼虫有很强的抑制生长作用,用64μg/g含杀虫蛋白饲料饲喂初孵、1、2和3龄幼虫5天的生长抑制率分别达95.37%、92.73%、87.15%和88.64%,并明显延长幼虫发育历期,影响幼虫的化蛹及蛹的羽化.杀虫蛋白对5龄棉铃虫幼虫拒食效果明显,幼虫饲喂经1.6mg/mL杀虫蛋白处理的叶片24h,选择性拒食率和非选择性拒食率分别为76.22%和85.42%.当蛋白浓度为0.32mg/mL时,24h选择性拒食和非选择性拒食率分别为68.39%和74.75%.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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 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.     

Plant–herbivore asynchrony necessitates augmentative releases of the exotic beetle,Zygogramma bicolorata,to enhance the biological control of P arthenium hysterophorus

Systematic information on the quantitative impact of Z ygogramma bicolorata on the biology of P arthenium hysterophorus is crucial as the seeds of this weed continue to germinate from the accumulated soil seed bank throughout the year in the form of different germinating flushes, while the activity of the beetle ceases during winter as it enters diapause. Therefore, plant–herbivore interactions need to be explored to develop predictions of the overall impact of the introduced beetle on the weed. The findings revealed that defoliation by Z . bicolorata had a significant impact on the plant height, density and flower production in flushes F ₃, F ₄ and F ₅, but not in F ₁ and F ₂ that exhibited longer periodicity, profuse branching, a longer flowering period and maximum flower production and contributed mostly to the existing seed soil bank. Therefore, total depletion of the existing soil seed bank was not possible. Consequently, the effect of augmentative field releases of laboratory‐reared beetles was explored on F ₁ and F ₂ in February for three consecutive years (2011–2013). Before initiating the trial, random soil samples were taken from the plots that were assigned to the paired treatments (i.e. with the beetle and without the beetle [insecticide‐treated]) and it was found that the seed bank in those samples did not differ. The single release of Z . bicolorata adults at five per plant at the six‐leaf stage significantly reduced the soil seed bank, compared to without the biocontrol agent, irrespective of the flushes at the end of the season.     

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.