Dynamics of insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci: a case study with the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen

The dynamics of pyriproxyfen resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) have been studied intensively in cotton fields and greenhouses in Israel. High resistance to pyriproxyfen evolved one year after its introduction for use on flowers in greenhouses, after three successive applications. After ten years of pyriproxyfen use in cotton fields, with only one application per season, a high level of resistance was observed, but its rate of development differed among localities. It is hypothesized that these differences reflect temporal and spatial variations in the availability of alternative host plants for B tabaci, and that pyriproxyfen resistance evolved most readily in geographically isolated areas. It is also likely that the occurrence and development of resistance is partially biotype-related. Pyriproxyfen use has ceased in high-resistance localities, but in areas with low frequencies of resistance, cotton growers have continued to achieve acceptable control of B tabaci with pyriproxyfen. Due to the absence of applications of pyriproxyfen in some cotton fields, resistance levels tended to decline between 1998 and 2001. Laboratory experiments support the hypothesis that this decline reflects, in part, fitness costs associated with pyriproxyfen resistance.     

Lack of fitness costs associated with pyriproxyfen resistance in the B biotype of Bemisia tabaci

BACKGROUND: The insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen has provided effective control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius in many countries. Here, whether or not fitness costs were associated with pyriproxyfen resistance in a laboratory‐selected resistant strain (QC02‐R) of the B biotype was determined. RESULTS: Mortality caused by pyriproxyfen and fitness traits over time were measured in unselected and selected hybrid strains, which were created by crossing individuals of the resistant strain with individuals of a susceptible strain. Fitness costs were not associated with resistance in QC02‐R, as mortality caused by pyriproxyfen did not increase over time in unselected hybrid strains and fitness traits were similar in unselected and selected hybrid strains. Using a new method to examine the inheritance of resistance, based on data from fitness cost experiments, it was estimated that pyriproxyfen resistance is controlled by two loci in the QC02‐R strain. CONCLUSION: The lack of fitness costs associated with pyriproxyfen resistance could promote the evolution of resistance in field populations with similar traits to QC02‐R. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

The presence of Rickettsia is associated with increased susceptibility of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) to insecticides

BACKGROUND: The presence of certain symbiotic microorganisms may be associated with insecticide resistance in insects. The authors compared the susceptibility of two isofemale lines, Rickettsia-plus and Rickettsia-free, of the sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) to major insecticides from different chemical groups, including imidacloprid, acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, pyriproxyfen, spiromesifen and diafenthiuron. RESULTS: While the Rickettsia-plus and Rickettsia-free lines showed no differences in their susceptibility to imidacloprid and diafenthiuron, higher susceptibility of the Rickettsia-plus line to acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, spiromesifen and especially pyriproxyfen was observed. LC(90) values indicated that the Rickettsia-free line was 15-fold more resistant to pyriproxyfen than the Rickettsia-plus line. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that the infection status of B. tabaci populations by Rickettsia is an important consideration that should be taken into account when performing resistance monitoring studies, and may help in understanding the dynamics of B. tabaci resistance, symbiont-pest associations in agricultural systems and the biological impact of Rickettsia on whitefly biology.     

Gene expression in pyriproxyfen-resistant Bemisia tabaci Q biotype

Pyriproxyfen is a biorational insecticide that acts as a juvenile hormone (JH) analogue and disrupts insect development with an unknown molecular mode of action. Pyriproxyfen is one of the major insecticides used to control the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and comply with integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, resulting in minimal effects on the environment, humans and beneficial organisms. During the last few years, resistance to pyriproxyfen has been observed in several locations in Israel, sometimes reaching a thousandfold or more. No information exists about the molecular basis underlying this resistance that may lead to understanding the mode of action of pyriproxyfen and developing molecular markers for rapid monitoring of resistance outbreaks. In this communication, a cDNA microarray from B. tabaci was used to monitor changes in gene expression in a resistant B. tabaci population. Based on statistical analysis, 111 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were identified that were differentially upregulated in the resistant strain after pyriproxyfen treatment. Many of the upregulated ESTs observed in the present study belong to families usually associated with resistance and xenobiotic detoxification such as mitochondrial genes, P450s and oxidative stress, genes associated with protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and others related to JH-associated processes in insects such as oocyte and egg development.     

烯啶虫胺对烟粉虱的使用技术及抗性风险评估研究

采用室内生物活性测定法系统测定了烯啶虫胺对烟粉虱不同虫态的毒力、成虫持效性、抗性风险评估和不同施药方法田间药效试验。结果表明,烯啶虫胺对烟粉虱低龄若虫和高龄若虫均表现出较高毒力,对成虫也有一定毒力,而对卵效果较差。烯啶虫胺水剂100 mg/L处理时对烟粉虱成虫1～15 d的校正死亡率在80.18%～92.13%之间,随着时间的延长,烯啶虫胺对烟粉虱的防效降低。烯啶虫胺喷雾和灌根方法效果较好,从速效性来说,喷雾好于灌根,从持效性来说,灌根优于喷雾,两种方法均显著高于单叶施药和涂茎法。经过8代6次选育,烟粉虱对烯啶虫胺抗性发展缓慢,与选育前相比敏感性降低2.653倍,烟粉虱对烯啶虫胺的抗性现实遗传力为0.102 5,在50%～90%的筛选压力下,要获得10倍抗性,需要9～21代,表明烟粉虱对烯啶虫胺有产生抗性的风险。     

The relationship of host-mediated induced resistance to polymorphism in gene-for-gene relationships

Gene-for-gene relationships are a common feature of plant-parasite interactions. Polymorphism at host resistance and parasite avirulence loci is maintained if there is negative, direct frequency-dependent selection on alleles of either gene. More specifically, selection of this kind is generated when the disease is polycyclic with frequent auto-infection. When an incompatible interaction occurs between a resistant host and an avirulent parasite, systemic defenses are triggered, rendering the plant more resistant to a later attack by another parasite. However, induced resistance (IR) incurs a fitness cost to the plant. Here, the effect of IR on polymorphism in gene-for-gene interactions is investigated. First, in an infinite population model in which parasites have two generations per host generation, increasing the fitness cost of IR increases selection for susceptible plants at low disease severity, while increasing the effectiveness of IR against further parasite attacks enhances selection for resistant plants at high disease severity. This reduces the possibility of polymorphism being maintained in host and parasite populations. In finite population models, the number of plants varies over time as a function of the disease burden of the population. Polymorphism in gene-for-gene relationships is then more stable at high disease prevalence and severity if IR reactions are more costly when there is competition for resources between plants.     

朱砂叶螨阿维菌素抗性品系选育及适合度研究

为研究朱砂叶螨抗性适合度,在抗性选育基础上实验室组建了朱砂叶螨相对敏感品系、抗阿维菌素品系在豇豆和棉花上的生命表(26℃),比较了相对敏感品系和抗性品系在两种寄主上发育历期、繁殖力及种群参数的差异.结果表明:连续汰选42代,朱砂叶螨对阿维菌素(乳油制剂)产生约8.7倍抗性;与相对敏感品系相比,抗性品系在棉花上若螨期缩短0.55天、世代历期延长0.88天,平均产卵量无显著差异;在豇豆上卵期缩短1.71天,若螨期延长0.41天,世代历期缩短2.06天,平均产卵量减少84.29粒/雌.抗性品系在棉花和豇豆上的相对适合度分别为0.89和0.58,表明该螨产生抗药性后,存在适合度缺陷.     

棉铃虫对Cry1Ac抗性的稳定性及其对适合度的影响

为明确棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera（Hübner）对苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis（Bt）Cry1Ac毒蛋白抗性的稳定性及其适合度变化,利用生物测定的方法研究了Cry1Ac抗性品系棉铃虫转到正常饲料饲养后的抗性衰退及再次筛选后抗性的恢复情况,并比较了敏感、抗性和抗性衰退后各品系间的适合度差异。在失去选择压的情况下,高抗品系棉铃虫对Cry1Ac的抗性迅速衰退,经过4代后抗性水平由最初的3626.67倍下降到1436.67倍;到第12代时抗性水平已低于10倍,随后品系保持较稳定的低抗水平;当重新进行抗性再筛选时,其抗性水平可快速恢复,抗性倍数快速回升,5代后恢复到1123.33倍。与敏感品系相比,高抗棉铃虫品系的适合度明显降低,相对适合度仅为0.33,但转到正常饲料连续饲养14代后,棉铃虫适合度明显上升,相对适合度为0.87,主要表现为卵孵化率和幼虫存活率等显著提高。     

嗜卷书虱抗气性和抗药性品系选育及抗性风险分析

嗜卷书虱Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel是一种发生在储粮环境中的重要害虫，其抗性问题十分突出。在实验室条件下，采用高CO2（35％CO2、21％O2、44％N2）、低O2＋高CO2（35％C02、1％O2、64％N2）、DDVP和PH3等4种不同的处理，对嗜卷书虱连续处理20代，每代处理2次，每次处理保持对成虫死亡率35％的选择压力，得到了4个不同的抗性品系HCO2-R、HCLO-R、DDVP-R和PH3-R，抗性指数分别为3．3、5．2、10．2和4．5。经过对抗性发展趋势的分析，嗜卷书虱对这几种环境胁迫都有一定的抗性潜力。对抗性品系的现实遗传力（h^2）进行分析，其h^2分别为0．388、0．155、0．341和0．594。抗性风险评估结果表明，分别采用高CO2低O2＋高CO2、DDVP和PH，处理，在50％的选择压力下，抗性增加10倍所需的代数分别为62．30、44．17、26．46和38．48代；而在90％的选择压力下，抗性增加lO倍所需的代数分别为28．1l、20．08、11．98和17．39代。因此对于采用气调处理，嗜卷书虱对低O2＋高CO2处理的抗性风险比用高CO2处理大，而采用药剂处理，嗜卷书虱对DDVP的抗性风险要比PH3处理大。     

二斑叶螨对螺螨酯抗性和敏感种群相对适合度的研究

［目的］ 研究二斑叶螨对螺螨酯的抗药性与适合度的关系,为该螨的抗性治理提供科学依据。［方法］ 在室内温度(25±1)℃,相对湿度(70±5)%,光照14 h条件下通过构建实验种群生命表,比较二斑叶螨对螺螨酯抗性种群(R)和敏感种群(S)的生长发育和繁殖特征参数,用净增殖率(R0)来确定抗性种群的生物适合度。［结果］ 二斑叶螨抗性种群的若螨期和全世代较敏感种群分别延长0.92 d和0.82 d;雌螨存活时间较敏感种群缩短3 d;二斑叶螨对螺螨酯抗性种群的相对适合度为敏感种群的0.76倍,存在适合度缺陷。［结论］ 在生产上应注意对螺螨酯的合理使用,以延缓其抗性进程,实现可持续治理。     

硫丹对抗性棉铃虫某些生物学特性的影响

利用硫丹杀虫剂对夏津抗性棉铃虫进行室内选育１７代,棉铃虫对氰戊菊酯的抗性没有提高,而对硫丹的抗性却明显提高了５．８７倍。将硫丹选育种群（Ｅｄｏ－Ｒ种群）和未用任何杀虫剂的对照种群（ＣＫ种群）的某些生物学特征进行比较发现：Ｅｄｏ－Ｒ种群的幼虫发育历期较ＣＫ种群平均延长了２．３０ｄ（显著性检验ｐ＜０．０１）。Ｅｄｏ－Ｒ种群和ＣＫ种群未成熟期的存活率分别为３６．６７％和５４．１７％（显著性检验ｐ＜０．０１）。其它的一些生物学指标则不存在显著差异。Ｅｄｏ－Ｒ种群相对于ＣＫ种群具有０．６４的适合度。     

Phenotype Instability in Botrytis cinerea in the Absence of Benzimidazole and Dicarboximide Fungicides

ABSTRACT Stability of phenotypes of isolates of Botrytis cinerea that were sensitive or resistant to benzimidazole and dicarboximide fungicides was examined in the absence of fungicides in laboratory and growth room experiments. Twelve greenhouse isolates of B. cinerea were subcultured on potato dextrose agar (PDA) for 20 generations and on geranium seedlings for 15 generations. Three isolates of each of the following four phenotypes were used: sensitive to the fungicides thiophanate-methy1 (a benzimidazole) and vinclozolin (a dicarboximide) (S(T)S(V)), resistant to both fungicides (R(T)R(V)), resistant to thiophanate-methy1 and sensitive to vinclozolin (R(T)S(V)), and sensitive to thiophanate-methy1 and resistant to vinclozolin (S(T)R(V)). In three trials on PDA, 36 populations were subcultured; 8 populations changed phenotypes by the end of 20 generations, as determined by conidium germination on fungicide-amended medium. Five of the eight initially were S(T)R(V); the resulting phenotypes were S(T)S(V), R(T)S(V), and R(T)R(V). Populations from eight other isolates exhibited temporary changes in phenotype during intermediate generations on PDA but reverted to initial phenotypes by the twentieth generation; five of these populations changed to phenotype R(T)R(V). In two geranium seedling trials, each of the 12 greenhouse isolates was inoculated onto a set of three seedlings for each generation, and diseased tissue that developed was used to initiate the next generation. Therefore, a total of 72 populations of B. cinerea were subcultured in the two trials; 5 of these populations changed phenotype at the end of 15 generations. Three of the five initially were S(T)R(V); these changed to phenotypes S(T)S(V) or R(T)R(V). In each of the two trials on geranium seedlings, a population subcultured from one S(T)S(V) isolate changed phenotype one to phenotype R(T)R(V) and one to phenotype R(T)S(V). In all trials, no population resistant to thiophanate-methy1 changed to a thiophanate-methy1-sensitive phenotype, and no population changed to phenotype S(T)R(V). Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprints were generated with the 12 initial isolates and 49 isolates subcultured on PDA or geranium seedlings. Cluster analyses of RAPD markers showed that subcultured isolates exhibiting the same phenotype clustered together and that subcultured isolates derived from a common greenhouse isolate but with different phenotypes were in different clusters. Some populations that did not change phenotype exhibited considerable differences in RAPD marker patterns. The results of this study indicate that, in the absence of fungicides, sensitive populations of B. cinerea can develop resistance to thiophanate-methy1 and vinclozolin, and this resistance can be maintained in populations through multiple generations. Populations resistant only to vinclozolin (S(T)R(V)) exhibited a high frequency of phenotype change, and populations resistant to both fungicides (R(T)R(V)) were stable.     

Development of near-isogenic lines and identification of markers linked to auxinic herbicide resistance in wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.)

BACKGROUND: Auxinic herbicides are widely used for selective control of many broadleaf weeds, e.g. wild mustard. An auxinic‐herbicide‐resistant wild mustard biotype may offer an excellent model system to elucidate the mechanism of action of these herbicides. Classical genetic analyses demonstrate that the wild mustard auxinic herbicide resistance is determined by a single dominant gene. Availability of near‐isogenic lines (NILs) of wild mustard with auxinic herbicide resistance (R) and herbicide susceptibility (S) will help to study the fitness penalty as well as the precise characterization of this gene. RESULTS: Eight generations of backcrosses were performed, and homozygous auxinic‐herbicide‐resistant and auxinic‐herbicide‐susceptible NILs were identified from BC₈F₃ families. S plants produced significantly more biomass and seed compared with R plants, suggesting that wild mustard auxinic herbicide resistance may result in fitness reduction. It was also found that the serrated margin of the first true leaf was closely linked to auxinic herbicide resistance. Using the introgressed progeny, molecular markers linked to auxinic herbicide resistance were identified, and a genetic map was constructed. CONCLUSION: The fitness penalty associated with the auxinic herbicide resistance gene may explain the relatively slow occurrence and spread of auxinic‐herbicide‐resistant weeds. The detection of the closely linked markers should hasten the identification and characterization of this gene. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

二斑叶螨混合抗性种群相对适合度的研究

研究了二斑叶螨抗甲氰菊酯、阿维菌素、螺螨酯混合品系(R)和敏感品系(S)的生长发育与生殖情况,比较种群的生物适合度。结果表明:与敏感品系(S)相比,抗性品系各螨态发育历期和产卵量均存在不同程度的下降,抗性品系的净生殖率(R0=12.765 9)远低于敏感品系(R0=42.420 3),相对适合度为敏感品系的0.300 9倍,存在适合度缺陷;其他生命表参数无种群差异。     

小菜蛾对氯虫苯甲酰胺抗性发展趋势及其种群生物适合度代价初步研究

在室内用浸叶法累代筛选,建立了抗氯虫苯甲酰胺的小菜蛾 Plutella xylostella (L.)种群,通过系统观察法研究了敏感及抗性种群的生物学特性。结果表明:小菜蛾以每代30%~ 50%的淘汰率筛选10 代后,其对氯虫苯甲酰胺的抗性达9.09 倍;与敏感种群相比,抗性种群的单雌产卵量下降、雄成虫寿命缩短、幼虫历期延长、幼虫存活率下降、化蛹率降低、蛹重下降、羽化率降低,从而 导致抗性种群的净增殖率下降、种群倍增时间延长、内禀增长率下降、相对适合度变小。表明小菜蛾对氯虫苯甲酰胺的抗性在用药初期发展较为缓慢,抗性种群的生物适合度降低,抗性风险相对较低。     

Fitness cost, cross resistance and realized heritability of resistance to imidacloprid in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Imidacloprid has been used as a key insecticide for controlling sucking insect pests of cotton, whereas Spodoptera litura also has been indirectly exposed to this insecticide in Pakistan. To evaluate the risk of resistance evolution and to develop a better resistance management strategy, a field collected population was selected with imidacloprid in the laboratory. Thereafter, fitness cost, realized heritability and cross resistance of imidacloprid resistance in S. litura were investigated. After 14 generations of selection with imidacloprid, S. litura developed a 137.48-fold resistance to the insecticide. Bioassay revealed that this strain showed cross-resistance to acetamiprid (RR 8.52) and a little to lamdacyhalothrin (1.92) but negative cross-resistance was found to methomyl (−0.19). The resistant strain had a relative fitness of 0.38, with substantially lower rates of larval survival, larval duration, male pupal duration, development time, emergence rate of healthy adults, fecundity, hatchability, and prolonged larval and pupal duration. Mean relative growth rate of the larvae, intrinsic rate of population increase, and biotic potential was lower for the selected populations. The estimated realized heritability (h²) of imidacloprid resistance was 0.15 in the resistant strain of S. litura. Development of the resistance may cost significant fitness for the resistant population. This study provided valuable information for further understanding the impact of imidacloprid resistance on physiological parameters of S. litura and for facilitating the development of resistance management strategies.     

Adaptation to pyrrolnitrin in Botrytis cinerea and cost of resistance

The objective of this work was to estimate the risk of a decrease in the efficacy of biocontrol as a result of selection pressure exerted by biocontrol agents on Botrytis cinerea, focusing on pyrrolnitrin, an antibiotic identified in diverse biocontrol agents having an effect on B. cinerea. To evaluate a possible decrease in sensitivity to pyrrolnitrin, 10 successive generations of five isolates of B. cinerea were produced in vitro in the presence of a sublethal dose (10 μg L^?1) of the antibiotic. For one isolate, a significant reduction in the sensitivity to pyrrolnitrin at the fifth generation was observed with a resistance factor of c. 11. The production of 10 additional generations for four of these isolates, with increasing doses of pyrrolnitrin (100–4000 μg L^?1), resulted in the development of variants of B. cinerea with high levels of resistance to the antibiotic (RF > 1000) and a reduced sensitivity in vitro to a pyrrolnitrin‐producing bacterium. Reverse adaptation of resistant variants after 10 additional generations in the absence of selection pressure was not observed, suggesting stability of the resistance. Comparison of the pyrrolnitrin‐resistant generations and their sensitive parental isolates for mycelial growth, sporulation and aggressiveness on plant tissues revealed that the high level of resistance to pyrrolnitrin resulted in a high fitness cost. Mycelial growth was reduced between 1·7 to 3·6 times and sporulation reduced 3·8 to 6·6 times that of sensitive parental isolates. Similarly, aggressiveness was 7 to 10 and 3 to 10 times lower for resistant isolates on tomato and apple, respectively. This study provides evidence that a fungal plant pathogen is able to gradually build up resistance to an antibiotic produced by a biocontrol agent.     

Deltamethrin resistance in the cotton mealybug, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phenacoccus solenopsis</Emphasis> Tinsley: Cross-resistance to other insecticides,fitness cost analysis and realized heritability

The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a devastating pest that cause rigorous damage to the number of crops through feeding, managed by using various insecticides. To assess the risk of resistance and design a strategy for resistance management, a field collected population of P. solenopsis was selected with deltamethrin in the laboratory for six generations to investigate the cost to its fitness and to examine cross resistance to different insecticides. Bioassay results at G₈ showed that the deltamethrin selected population (Delta-SEL) developed a resistance ratio of 100-fold compared to that of the unselected population (UNSEL). The deltamethrin resistance population exhibited strong cross-resistance to acetamiprid and lambda-cyhalothrin, but no cross-resistance to profenofos when compared to that of the UNSEL. The relative fitness of the Delta-SEL population was 0.37, with considerably lower survival rates from crawler to second instar, fecundity, hatchability, number of next generation nymphs, net reproductive rate and biotic potential compared with that of the UNSEL. The cost of fitness associated with deltamethrin resistance was evident in the Delta-SEL population. The present study provided useful information for management strategies to overcome development of resistance.     

Temporal synergism can enhance carbamate and neonicotinoid insecticidal activity against resistant crop pests

BACKGROUND: Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) effectively synergises synthetic pyrethroids, rendering even very resistant insect pests susceptible, provided a temporal element is included between exposure to synergist and insecticide. This concept is now applied to carbamates and neonicotinoids. RESULTS: A microencapsulated formulation of PBO and pirimicarb reduced the resistance factor in a clone of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) from >19 000- to 100-fold and in Aphis gossypii (Glover) from >48 000- to 30-fold. Similar results were obtained for a strain of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius resistant to imidacloprid and acetamiprid, although a second resistant strain did not exhibit such a dramatic reduction, presumably owing to the presence of target-site insensitivity and the absence of metabolic resistance. Synergism was also observed in laboratory susceptible insects, suggesting that, even when detoxification is not enhanced, there is degradation of insecticides by the background enzymes. Use of an analogue of PBO, which inhibits esterases but has reduced potency against microsomal oxidases, suggests that acetamiprid resistance in whiteflies is largely oxidase based. CONCLUSION: Temporal synergism can effectively enhance the activity of carbamates and neonicotinoids against resistant insect pests. Although the extent of this enhancement is dependent upon the resistance mechanisms present, inhibition of background enzymes can confer increased sensitivity against target-site resistance as well as increased metabolism. .     

棉蚜对吡虫啉等杀虫剂抗药性品系的室内选育及抗药性风险评价

通过室内杀虫剂处理水培棉苗选育抗性棉蚜,研究棉蚜在药剂诱导下抗性的变化,比较吡虫啉、吡虫啉 增效磷、氧乐果和氰戊菊酯对棉蚜抗性诱导的差异,评价棉蚜对吡虫啉抗药性的风险.结果表明,用吡虫啉等药剂分别选育棉蚜至18代都能够诱导抗性上升,棉蚜对吡虫啉抗性达到10.08倍,对吡虫啉 增效磷的抗性达9.70倍;而用氧乐果和氰戊菊酯分别选育棉蚜至12代时,其抗性分别达28.48倍和35158倍.各抗性品系停止选育12代,抗性下降.