新型烟碱杀虫剂对石榴蚜虫的防效试验初报

采用室内毒力试验和田间防效试验的方法,测试了3种不同配方的烟碱生物农药杀虫剂对石榴蚜虫的毒力强度和田间的防治效果,从而筛选出对石榴蚜虫防治效果最好的药剂配方.毒力强度测定结果表明,1号、2号、3号药剂对石榴蚜虫的半致死浓度LC50分别为10 270、12 810、13 040 mg/L.田间防效试验结果表明,1号、2号、3号药剂防效分别为60.52％、34.60％、46.99％.综上,第1种药剂(配方为:93％烟叶超微粒粉,硅油3％,茶枯2％,乳化剂2％,抗坏血酸2％)对石榴蚜虫的防治效果最好,可进一步研究推广.     

RNA interference technology in crop protection against arthropod pests,pathogens and nematodes

Scientists have made significant progress in understanding and unraveling several aspects of double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA)‐mediated gene silencing during the last two decades. Now that the RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism is well understood, it is time to consider how to apply the acquired knowledge to agriculture and crop protection. Some RNAi‐based products are already available for farmers and more are expected to reach the market soon. Tailor‐made dsRNA as an active ingredient for biopesticide formulations is considered a raw material that can be used for diverse purposes, from pest control and bee protection against viruses to pesticide resistance management. The RNAi mechanism works at the messenger RNA (mRNA) level, exploiting a sequence‐dependent mode of action, which makes it unique in potency and selectivity compared with conventional agrochemicals. Furthermore, the use of RNAi in crop protection can be achieved by employing plant‐incorporated protectants through plant transformation, but also by non‐transformative strategies such as the use of formulations of sprayable RNAs as direct control agents, resistance factor repressors or developmental disruptors. In this review, RNAi is presented in an agricultural context (discussing products that have been launched on the market or will soon be available), and we go beyond the classical presentation of successful examples of RNAi in pest‐insect control and comprehensively explore its potential for the control of plant pathogens, nematodes and mites, and to fight against diseases and parasites in beneficial insects. Moreover, we also discuss its use as a repressor for the management of pesticide‐resistant weeds and insects. Finally, this review reports on the advances in non‐transformative dsRNA delivery and the production costs of dsRNA, and discusses environmental considerations. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry     

IMPACTS OF TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE ADOPTION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND BIOPESTICIDES AMONG FARMERS: EVIDENCE FROM HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE,CHINA

Excessive application of mineral fertilizers and synthetic pesticides poses a substantial threat to the soil and water environment and food security.Organic fertilizer and biopesticides have gradually become essential technology for reducing mineral fertilizer and pesticide inputs. In the process,the technical environment is critical for promoting farmer behavior related to the adoption of organic fertilizer and biopesticides. This paper analyzes the influence of the technical environment on far...     

Diversity of Secondary Metabolites from Marine Bacillus Species: Chemistry and Biological Activity

Marine Bacillus species produce versatile secondary metabolites including lipopeptides, polypeptides, macrolactones, fatty acids, polyketides, and isocoumarins. These structurally diverse compounds exhibit a wide range of biological activities, such as antimicrobial, anticancer, and antialgal activities. Some marine Bacillus strains can detoxify heavy metals through reduction processes and have the ability to produce carotenoids. The present article reviews the chemistry and biological activities of secondary metabolites from marine isolates. Side by side, the potential for application of these novel natural products from marine Bacillus strains as drugs, pesticides, carotenoids, and tools for the bioremediation of heavy metal toxicity are also discussed.     

Do we have the tools to manage resistance in the future?

Pesticide resistance is a major factor affecting world food and fibre production, but that has been contained so far by the availability of diverse modes of action. Overcoming resistance by switching to a new mode of action is a concept easily grasped by growers but threatened by losses through resistance and new registration requirements. Opportunities for innovation and development of a diversity of novel modes of action exist through harnessing recent advances, fundamental to all eukaryotes and largely funded for medical rather than agricultural objectives, in understanding cell biology and development. The cystoskeleton, cell wall synthesis, signal transduction and RNAi are discussed as examples where new targets are now exposed. However, new modes of action will be delivered not only by sprayer or seed treatment but also through transgenic crops, although these still need to be transferred from experiment to practice. Improvements in modelling protein structures and target-site changes, supplemented by rapid diagnostics to detect resistance early, will improve resistance risk management and integrate chemical, biopesticide, transgenic and conventional breeding around the concept of diversity in modes of action. However, before agronomy can translate this into practical antiresistance strategies, there is a need to direct more resources to the biochemistry and cell biology of pests, diseases and weeds to translate these new discoveries into key tools needed to manage resistance in the future.     

Modulating the persistence and bioactivity of allelochemicals in the rhizosphere: salicylic acid,a case of study

The activity of allelochemicals in agroecosystems is highly dependent on their soil persistence. The aim of this work was to establish a link between the soil persistence of salicylic acid (SA) and its bioactivity, to better understand the mechanisms of allelochemical-mediated soil-plant interactions. Incubation and bioassay experiments were conducted for this purpose. The addition of HgCl₂ and decreasing temperature to 4 °C increased the persistence of SA in soil. Since these treatments greatly decreased the soil respiration, they probably slowed the SA dissipation by reducing the soil microbial activity. To a lesser extent, soil humidity and soil pH also influenced the SA dissipation rate. Exogenous olive-mill organic waste (ALP) increased the soil respiration, but interestingly, delayed the degradation of SA, presumably because ALP acted as an alternative source of C for soil microorganisms. The phytotoxicity of SA towards Eruca vesicaria in soil increased by the addition of ALP. Applied to soil at 0.5%, ALP reduced the SA dose for 50% Eruca vesicaria aerial biomass inhibition to 40%. Our results show how certain agronomic practices, such as the application of agri-industrial biosolids, could be used to modulate the persistence of allelochemicals in the rhizosphere and control their biological functions in soils.     

Insecticidal activity of 23 essential oils and their major compounds against adult Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis) (Aphididae: Homoptera)

Essential oils from 23 species of plants comprising 14 genera and 4 plant families were obtained by Clevenger-type water distillation. The major compounds in these essential oils were identified with GC-MS and their insecticidal activity against adult turnip aphids, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis), tested with dosage-mortality bioassays. We examined mortality only for viviparous adults because sizeable aphid populations on crucifer (Brassicaceae) hosts are largely produced by these wingless, parthenogenic females. Twenty-two of the oils were directly applied to aphid females in randomized blocks at concentrations of 0.0, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 mg ml(-1). Essential oils mixed with a non-toxic emulsifying agent, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), more easily penetrated the waxy insect cuticle. Probit analysis and LC(50) at three different exposures showed aphids were quickly incapacitated and killed by aliphatic aldehydes, phenols and monocyclic terpenes contained in Bifora and Satureja oils and at applied concentrations as low as 0.3 to 1.0 mg ml(-1). Only enough Pimpinella isaurica oil and its three phenylpropanoid fractions were available for testing at a single concentration of 10 mg ml(-1). We could not spare any additional P. isaurica oil for testing at other concentrations. Phenylpropanoids isolated from P. isaurica oil when recombined or left naturally blended in the oil were highly bioactive against L. pseudobrassicae at 10 mg ml(-1).     

几种药剂对绿豆象的田间防效

针对专性为害杜仲的食叶害虫杜仲梦尼夜蛾(Orthosia songi Chen et Zhang)幼虫进行室内毒力测定, 比较了3种生物源杀虫剂对其3龄和5龄幼虫的杀虫活性, 并进行了林间药效测定和防治示范试验。结果显示：甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐(甲维盐)对3龄和5龄幼虫的LC50值分别为0.152 5和0.204 7 μg/L, 苦参碱的LC50值分别为65.306 0和124.735 8 μg/L, 印楝素的LC50值分别为165.871 7和257.749 0 μg/L。林间药效测定结果显示5.7%甲维盐微乳剂300万倍液防治效果最好, 7 d后校正死亡率达91.34%。防治示范试验表明, 5.7%甲维盐微乳剂75 000倍液防治效果达95.69%, 显著高于0.3%苦参碱水剂750倍液的防治效果(80.28%), 且药剂成本7.5元/hm2, 仅为后者的1.9%。