滞育对灰飞虱生理生化特性的影响

为探明灰飞虱Laodelphax striatellus滞育过程中生理生化的变化特点,利用蒽酮比色法、甘油酶法、BCA法和分光光度法,测定了不同龄期非滞育、滞育灰飞虱若虫体内的总糖、糖原、海藻糖、甘油、蛋白质和氨基酸含量。结果表明,灰飞虱各龄期滞育若虫体内总糖、糖原、海藻糖、甘油、总蛋白和总氨基酸的含量与非滞育若虫存在差异。滞育若虫体内糖原和甘油的含量与非滞育若虫无显著差异,而总糖、海藻糖和氨基酸的含量均显著高于非滞育若虫,3龄滞育若虫体内海藻糖的含量为95.5μg/mg,是非滞育若虫的1.4倍;各龄期滞育若虫体内总蛋白含量均极显著高于非滞育若虫,3龄滞育若虫体内的总蛋白含量最大,为0.68 g/L,是非滞育若虫的1.3倍。研究表明,灰飞虱滞育个体属于海藻糖积累型,并通过滞育系统调节生理生化习性以增强抗逆性,从而渡过不良环境。     

番茄青枯病病原菌拮抗菌株的筛选及其田间防控作用研究

从番茄青枯病发病严重田块的健康植株根际土壤中分离筛选得到2株高效拮抗菌株,命名为W12和W118,经16SrDNA基因鉴定均属芽胞杆菌属;用PCR扩增的方法扩增脂肽类抗生素合成基因,结果表明W12和W118含有合成bacillomycin、iturin和fengycin三种抗生素的基因;将2株拮抗菌用于田间试验,结果表明混合菌株防控效果最好,3次灌菌后防控效果达到62.3%,单独施用菌株W118较单独施用W12防控效果好,3次灌菌后防控效果达到56.7%。     

A contribution to the methods of estimating absolute tick numbers

The method of estimating tick numbers in nature by means of experimental sites and by subsequent determination and comparison of classes of occurrence frequency, originally developed for estimation of the numbers of adult Ixodes persulcatus in the Far East and Udmurtia, was successfully applied to imagoes and nymphs of Ixodes ricinus occurring in typical Central European biotopes.     

Effect of light duration on severity of black dot caused by Colletotrichum coccodes on potato

The effect of light duration on potato black dot was examined in plants grown under controlled conditions and in plantlets in tissue culture. A short-day (SD) photoperiod of 8 h light enhanced disease levels caused by Colletotrichum coccodes compared with a long-day (LD) photoperiod of 16 h light. Four cultivars (Agria, Cara, Désirée and Nicola) exhibited higher disease levels under SD conditions. Fungal colonization rates, level of sclerotia on roots, and crown rot symptoms were significantly higher under SD conditions in all cultivars. Parameters related to plant development (height and shoot weight) were reduced in plants grown under SD conditions in all cultivars tested, regardless of inoculation with the fungus. Similar results were also obtained with tissue-culture plantlets of cvs Cara, Désirée, Nicola and Alpha grown in an aseptic system under SD and LD conditions. Fungal colonization indices, level of sclerotia on roots, and crown rot symptoms on inoculated plantlets were significantly more severe in all cultivars tested when grown under SD conditions. Plant height and shoot weight of cvs Cara, Désirée and Nicola were significantly affected by both day length and inoculation with C. coccodes , with inoculated plantlets being shorter and smaller under SD conditions. These findings support the hypothesis that light duration plays an important role in C. coccodes infection, and may be one of the major factors responsible for the severe expression of black dot and yield losses observed in the Israeli autumn season, as may also occur in other potato-production areas in the Mediterranean region.     

Replication of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in Ixodes ricinus ticks

The influence of external factors on virus carriage of Ixodes ricinus ticks in laboratory and in nature was studied. In laboratory experiment, only one nymph was positive for the presence of virus on 120th day after metamorphosis. The virus titer was 10(2) mouse i.c. LD50/0.03 ml. Transmission experiments were negative. The nymphs were positive on 75th, 111th and 159th day after metamorphosis, always chilling in the field experiment. The titres of virus varied from the lowest detectable amount value to 10(3.6) mouse i.c. LD50/0.03 ml. The transmission of virus was positive in two cases.     

Peculiarities of behaviour of taiga (Ixodes persulcatus) and sheep (Ixodes ricinus) ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) determined by different methods

A comparison of the behavioural peculiarities of Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, 1930 (north-western population, Russia) and Ixodes ricinus (L., 1758) from western Russia and Denmark was determined by using two methods. Method 1 involved a sojourn of ticks on vertical plastic sticks and showed that the questing behaviour of I. ricinus nymphs was dependent on temperature and relative humidity (RH). A significantly greater number of nymphs quested at 22 degrees C and 100% RH than at 18 degrees C. When the humidity was reduced to 30% all of the nymphs departed. In the second method, the activity of ticks on an inclined "ticksdrome" was estimated. The activity of I. ricinus adults from the Danish population was 1.2 times greater than that of ticks from Russia. Females of the species studied and specimens from all study areas were more active than all other stages of development. The locomotor activity of both adult and immature I. ricinus that were infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was suppressed when compared with uninfected specimens. The locomotor activity of I. persulcatus females infected by borreliae with exoskeleton anomalies was 1.3 times greater (P<0.05) than that of infected ticks without anomalies. Our data showed that infected females with exoskeleton anomalies could crawl faster on a human and reach uncovered parts of the body that are vulnerable for attachment and feeding. A study of locomotor activity and questing behaviour may be useful for comparing the risk for different tick species and populations to transmit tick-borne pathogens.     

草地螟滞育和非滞育幼虫抗寒能力的研究

对草地螟幼虫过冷却点和冰点测定的结果表明,光照、温度、幼虫滞育的深度以及虫体含水量均可以影响草地螟幼虫的抗寒能力。长光照(16 h)条件下发育成的非滞育幼虫过冷却点、冰点均显著低于短光照(10 h)发育而成的滞育幼虫;无论是非滞育幼虫还是滞育幼虫,经低温处理后抗寒能力都会上升。经4℃处理1 d的非滞育幼虫冰点为-2.28℃,而处理25 d的则降低到-4.76℃,过冷却点可从-13.97℃降低到-21.47℃;经4℃处理25、35 d的滞育幼虫,其过冷却点分别为-25.82、-26.79℃,冰点分别为-5.59-、9.13℃。滞育幼虫的过冷却点、冰点与其体重不相关,但与其体内的含水量显著相关。     

樟巢螟滞育诱导特性的研究

为探求诱导樟巢螟(Orthaga achatina Butler)滞育的临界光周期及敏感虫态(期),在室内25℃和28℃下观察不同光周期对樟巢螟滞育的影响,并利用不同长光照和短光照组合对樟巢螟幼虫的不同龄期进行处理,掌握樟巢螟的敏感虫态(期)。结果表明光周期为L∥D=12.0h∥12.0h,L∥D=12.5h∥11.5h,L∥D=13.0h∥11.0h时,在25℃下,樟巢螟的滞育率分别为100%,94.80%和97.60%;在28℃下,滞育率分别为98.55%,99.05%和83.50%。当光周期为L∥D=13.5h∥10.5h,在25℃和28℃下,樟巢螟的滞育率分别为42.38%和34.05%。樟巢螟属长日照发育型昆虫,在25℃时诱导滞育的临界光周期是13.565h,在28℃时是13.364h。25℃时樟巢螟对光照反应最敏感的时期是4～5龄期,1～3龄次之,卵期最不敏感。     

褐飞虱不同虫态的耐热性比较

温度是昆虫生长发育的重要影响因子之一。本研究以室内25℃、L∥D=16h∥8h、80%RH条件下终年饲养的褐飞虱1日龄初孵若虫、10日龄高龄(4~5龄)若虫、羽化1日龄短翅型和长翅型雌雄成虫为研究对象,采用持续升温和恒温相结合的方法,研究比较了褐飞虱各虫态耐热性。研究结果表明:长翅雄成虫对温度变化的适应能力较弱,耐热性差;短翅型雌成虫耐热性强;成虫的耐热性强于若虫。开展对昆虫的耐热性研究可为害虫的预测预报和防治提供重要的理论依据。     

Two ways of experimental infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with spirochetes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex

A previously reported procedure for the introduction of Borrelia spirochetes into tick larvae by immersion in a suspension of spirochetes was tested on Ixodes ricinus (L.) ticks and three of the most medically important European Borrelia genomic species, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii and B. afzelii. The procedure was compared with "classical" infection of nymphs by feeding on infected mice. Both methods yielded comparable results (infection rate 44-65%) with the exception of B. afzelii, which produced better results using the immersion method (44%) compared with feeding on infected mice (16%). Nymphs infected by the immersion method at the larval stage were able to transmit the infection to na?ve mice as shown by serology and PCR detection of spirochetal DNA in organs. The immersion method is faster than feeding on infected mice and provides more reproducible conditions for infection. It can be exploited for studies on both pathogen transmission and Borrelia-vector interactions.     

中黑盲蝽滞育与非滞育卵的形态学观察

中黑盲蝽是重要的农业害虫,其越冬卵在室内26℃不能正常孵化,证明这些卵是滞育的。中黑盲蝽非滞育卵有呼吸角,而滞育卵没有呼吸角。在室内(26℃,L∥D=16h∥8h,RH=80%)孵化6d非滞育卵有红色复眼出现,而同样条件下滞育卵无红色复眼出现。这两个特征可用于区分滞育卵与非滞育卵。     

胡瓜新小绥螨对B型烟粉虱的控制能力

为明确胡瓜新小绥螨Neoseiulus cucumeris Oudermans对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci Gennadius的控害潜能，在（26±1）℃、相对湿度65%±5%、光周期16L：8D条件下，研究了各螨态胡瓜新小绥螨对不同发育阶段烟粉虱的捕食作用。结果表明，胡瓜新小绥螨幼螨期较短，不取食烟粉虱，其他不同螨态的胡瓜新小绥螨可捕食除4龄若虫和成虫以外的其他各虫态的烟粉虱，捕食功能反应符合HollingⅡ型；胡瓜新小绥螨雌成螨对烟粉虱卵的日捕食量最大（8.5粒/雌），对烟粉虱3龄若虫的日捕食量最小（2.1头/雌）；雌成螨对烟粉虱卵具有较高的瞬间攻击率（0.038）和寻找效应（0.025）。研究表明，胡瓜新小绥螨对烟粉虱卵及低龄若虫的捕食能力较强，是烟粉虱发生初期的有效天敌。     

丽蚜小蜂寄生对Q型烟粉虱生长发育的影响

为明确丽蚜小蜂寄生对Q型烟粉虱的影响,通过室内饲养观察不同龄期Q型烟粉虱被丽蚜小蜂寄生后的生长发育,并比较了被寄生后烟粉虱若虫的个体大小及死亡率。结果表明,2龄、3龄和4龄烟粉虱若虫被寄生后均能继续发育,2龄若虫蜕皮进入3龄和3龄若虫蜕皮进入4龄的时间与对照间无显著差异,而被寄生若虫的4龄期显著延长。对于同一龄期的烟粉虱若虫,丽蚜小蜂偏向于选择较大的个体寄生,2龄和3龄被寄生若虫发育后期个体比未被寄生个体大,但4龄时被寄生的个体在发育后期略小于未被寄生个体,显示丽蚜小蜂对不同龄期若虫的生长发育影响不同。2龄若虫死亡率为61.64%,显著高于3龄和4龄若虫;4龄若虫褐蛹率最高,为48.84%。表明无论寄生哪一发育阶段的烟粉虱若虫,丽蚜小蜂的寄生均为容性寄生,田间应用丽蚜小蜂防治Q型烟粉虱时在其若虫3~4龄时释放更适宜。     

低温饲养对蠋蝽生长发育的影响

为探究蠋蝽低温饲养效果，延长蠋蝽货架期。本研究对低温T1（15℃）和T2（10℃）条件下，小群体饲养的初始处理龄期为3龄、4龄、5龄蠋蝽若虫及成虫的部分生长发育参数和蜕皮激素含量进行测定分析。研究结果表明：随着饲养温度降低，蠋蝽食物与水的更换（补给）频次降低，蠋蝽在T1和T2温度条件下均能发育、但若虫发育历期随温度降低显著延长，蠋蝽羽化成虫后的虫体质量随温度和初始饲养龄期的降低而降低；T2-3（“-”后的数字代表蠋蝽龄期）组蠋蝽若虫不能发育至成虫，T1-3和T2-4组蠋蝽若虫可以发育至成虫、但较多成虫翅畸形，T1-3和T2-3组5龄若虫蜕皮后第5 d的蜕皮激素含量（27.37 ng/L和24.21 ng/L）显著低于CK-3（30.16 ng/L）；T1-4、T1-5和T2-5组蠋蝽若虫能发育至成虫，且T1-4和T1-5组蠋蝽羽化的成虫可以在该温度下交配产卵（7.04粒、10.25粒）；T2组中仅有T2-5、T2-雌成虫两组蠋蝽在恢复饲养观测期内有产卵（9.24粒、17.05粒），但产卵量显著低于CK组（27.26粒），T1温度各组均在恢复饲养观测期内有产卵，且高龄期组卵量显著高于低龄期组。     

Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in nymphal Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Czech Republic

A total of 350 nymphs of the common tick Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) were collected in an endemic focus of Lyme borreliosis (South Moravia, Czech Republic) and examined for the presence of the protozoan Babesia microti (Fran?a, 1909) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), using primers specific for the B. microti gene encoding small subunit rRNA. The assay revealed five positive pools (out of 70 pools examined); the corresponding prevalence rate was about 1.5%. Sequence analysis of the PCR products confirmed their 100% homology with that of B. microti. The study represents the first evidence of B. microti in ixodid ticks in the Czech Republic.     

Tick salivary gland extract-activated transmission of Borrelia afzelii spirochaetes

Saliva-activated transmission of Borrelia afzelii Canica, Nato, du Merle, Mazie, Baranton et Postic, 1993 was demonstrated using salivary gland extract (SGE) from Ixodes ricinus (L., 1758) ticks and C3H mice. Injection of Borrelia spirochaetes together with SGE increased the level of bacteraemia and accelerated the appearance of bacteria in the urinary bladder, compared with the injection of spirochaetes alone. More I. ricinus nymphs became infected when feeding on mice inoculated with B. afzelii plus SGE. Analysis of cytokines produced by cells of draining lymph nodes from SGE-treated mice showed a suppression of proinflammatory cytokines IFN-gamma, IL-6 and GM-CSF following a transient upregulation in comparison with the control mice infected without SGE.     

Prey consumption by the mealybug predator <Emphasis Type="Italic">Spalgis epius</Emphasis> on pink hibiscus mealybug (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Maconellicoccus hirsutus</Emphasis>)

The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a major pest of economically important crops. The apefly Spalgis epius (Westwood) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) is a potential predator of various species of mealybugs. Studies of its preying potential and preference for prey stages on M. hirsutus are incomplete. An investigation was undertaken to determine the daily prey consumption and preference for prey stages by different larval instars of S. epius reared on M. hirsutus in the laboratory. During the 8-day larval development period with four larval instars of S. epius, the daily prey consumption increased from the first to the seventh day and decreased on the eighth day prior to the prepupal stage. Generally, there was a significant difference in the prey consumption on different days. The 1st to 4th instar larvae of S. epius consumed, respectively, a mean of 181.3, 679.1, 1770.4 and 4333.0 eggs or 19.1, 67.7, 153.0 and 639.0 nymphs or 2.72, 6.26, 13.8 and 32.1 adults of M. hirsutus. When an S. epius larva was fed on M. hirsutus eggs, nymphs and adults separately, it consumed a mean of 6952.6 eggs, 878.8 nymphs or 53.9 adults during its entire development. A single larva of S. epius consumed 2358.3 eggs, 151.2 nymphs and 34.3 adults of M. hirsutus during its entire development when the prey stages were offered all together. The study revealed that S. epius is a voracious predator of M. hirsutus and thus could be utilized as a potential biological control agent.     

Development of Spinitectus inermis (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), a parasite of eel,Anguilla anguilla,in Europe

The development of the nematode Spinitectus inermis (Zeder, 1800), a parasite of the stomach of eels, Anguilla anguilla (L.) in Europe, was experimentally studied. Mayfly nymphs Caenis macrura, Ecdyonurus dispar, Heptagenia sulphurea, Potamanthus luteus and Seratella ignita from Portugal and the Czech Republic were found to serve as experimental intermediate hosts. After ingestion of the nematode eggs by the mayfly nymphs, the toothed first-stage larvae were released and penetrated into the body cavity of the intermediate host. There they moulted twice (on day 4 and 6 post infection [p.i.] at water temperatures of 20-25 degrees C), attaining the third infective stage. The definitive host, A. anguilla, undoubtedly acquires infection by feeding on mayfly nymphs harbouring infective-stage larvae. In an experimentally infected eel, the fourth-stage larva undergoing the third moult was observed 28 days p.i. at water temperature of 20 degrees C. The larval stages, including moulting forms, are described and illustrated. The prepatent period of S. inermis is estimated to be about two months.     

意大利蝗取食特性及损失估计研究

野外条件下,对意大利蝗（Calliptamus italicus）的取食特性、食量进行了研究;同时用笼罩和模拟方法测定了意大利蝗对田间产草量造成的损失。研究结果表明：意大利蝗若虫喜食冷蒿（Artemisia frigida Willd.）、针叶苔草（Carex onoei Franch. et Sav.）;而成虫则喜食冷蒿、新疆鼠尾草（Salvia deserta Schang）、黄花苜蓿（Medicago falcata Linn.）。意大利蝗3、4、5、6龄若虫以及成虫日平均食量分别为14.27、18.77、20.80、27.65、29.26 mg/头;在4、8、12、16头/m2密度下,笼罩产草量损失分别为5.66、16.45、26.78、26.41 g/m2;模拟产草量损失分别为6.23、19.40、26.65、30.85 g/m2。相关性分析结果表明,两者显著相关。上述结果对于指导意大利蝗的防治和更有效地控制意大利蝗的危害具有非常重要的意义。     

东方钝绥螨生物学及食量研究

东方钝绥螨在昌黎地区每年大约发生23代左右。平均卵期1.8天,幼虫期0.7天、第一若虫期1.0天、第二若虫期1.5天、产卵前期4.6天、产卵期15.2天、雌成螨期20.5天、雄成螨期15.6天、生命周期为25.5天。平均日产卵量1.5粒,总卵量16粒。雌成螨日捕食山楂叶螨卵3粒及若螨0.46头,总捕食量为卵91粒,若螨43头及成山楂叶螨14头,对苹果全爪螨捕食量3.4头(雌成螨)。