施用蝗虫微孢子对草原地上部分天敌群落多样性的影响

为明确蝗虫微孢子对蝗虫的持续控制,2015年在青海省开展了蝗虫微孢子防治草原蝗虫的试验和连续跟踪调查。结果表明,施用蝗虫微孢子前后温性和高寒草原蝗区天敌种类无明显变化,但部分天敌类群所占比例发生了变化,施用蝗虫微孢子2、3、4周后,温性草原中寄生蝇所占比例分别显著增加了330.6%、752.8%、752.8%,高寒草原中寄生蝇所占比例分别显著增加了108.1%、309.9%、310.8%,温性草原中芫菁所占比例分别显著下降了43.5%、45.5%、75.5%,高寒草原中芫菁所占比例分别显著下降了54.2%、77.2%、76.3%。施用蝗虫微孢子2、3和4周后,温性草原的Shannon指数比防治前分别显著增加了5.7%、7.0%、3.8%,Pielou指数比防治前分别显著增加了6.2%、6.2%、3.7%,Simpson指数比防治前分别显著增加了5.4%、6.8%、4.1%;施用蝗虫微孢子2周后,高寒草原的Shannon指数、Pielou指数和Simpson指数比防治前分别显著升高了4.8%、5.4%、3.8%,施用3周后,3个天敌群落多样性指数比防治前分别增加了1.8%、1.3%、2.2%,但Shannon指数和Simpson指数与防治前无显著差异,而Pielou指数比防治前显著增加,施用4周后,3个指数均与防治前无显著差异。施用蝗虫微孢子2、3和4周后,天敌群落布雷柯蒂斯距离与防治前差异显著,而重复样区间的布雷柯蒂斯距离在整个调查期无显著变化。表明蝗虫微孢子施用后对不同生态类型草原天敌群落多样性有一定的保护作用。     

草地贪夜蛾的昆虫病原微生物资源及其应用现状

昆虫病原微生物是广泛存在于自然界并能调控昆虫种群数量动态的一类重要自然资源。我国独特的地理位置、丰富的植物资源、适宜的气候条件等因素促使草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith)在我国将呈现周年常态化发生态势,因此草地贪夜蛾的防控工作将是一项长期的重大任务。本文整理了草地贪夜蛾的昆虫病原微生物资源,概述了昆虫病原微生物在草地贪夜蛾防控工作中的应用现状,就其现状指出了存在的问题并为未来的发展提出了相应的建议,旨在为更好地利用昆虫病原微生物防控草地贪夜蛾提供参考。     

果树害虫病原微生物的研究与应用概况

介绍了虫生真菌、细菌、病毒及线虫等果树害虫病原微生物的研究与应用概况，提出了目前研究中存在的问题。     

Infection of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ceratitis capitata</Emphasis> by two species of the<Emphasis Type="Italic">Entomophthora muscae</Emphasis> species complex (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in the field

Adult Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata), collected in the field, were infected with entomophthoralean fungi. The fungi sporulated poorly on the cadavers, and resting spores, rhizoids and cystidia were not observed. Measurements of conidia and nuclei and counts of nuclei per conidium from different specimens suggest that the causative agents wereEntomophthora muscae sensu stricto andEntomophthora schizophorae, species recently separated from theEntomophthora muscae species complex. This is the first report ofC. capitata as a host for entomopathogenic fungi. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Jan. 29, 2003.     

Laboratory assay of the effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria farinosa (Holmsk.) Fries (Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales) against the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), even under the use of fungicides

The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is one of the main pests in vineyards. At present biological control of the pest is based on the release of hymenopterous parasitoids and coccinellid predators. The effectiveness of an entomopathogenic fungus, Isaria farinosa, as an alternative biological control agent on vine mealybug P. ficus was investigated by using different inoculum densities and different relative humidity levels. The fungus caused more than 80% mortality at 95% relative humidity and at 1 × 10⁸ conidia ml^?1 inoculum density. The mortality effects of the fungus decreased in lower humidity levels and lower spore densities. The inhibitory effects of common fungicides, used in vineyards, on I. farinosa were also investigated. Sulphur, copper oxychloride, fosetyl-Al and chlorothalonil did not decrease the effectiveness of I. farinosa as a pathogen of vine mealybug. With the application of tebuconazole, penconazole and mancozeb, the most inhibitory fungicides on the entomopathogen, the mortality rates of mealybugs, inoculated with I. farinosa, decreased from 86% to 42%, 34% and 45%, respectively, in the adult females; from 94% to 51%, 45% and 45%, respectively, in the first nymphal stages; and from 86% to 56%, 49% and 63%, respectively, in ovisacs.     

Tying pest insects in knots: the deployment of spider‐venom‐derived knottins as bioinsecticides

Spider venoms are complex chemical arsenals that contain a rich variety of insecticidal toxins. However, the major toxin class in many spider venoms is disulfide‐rich peptides known as knottins. The knotted three‐dimensional fold of these mini‐proteins provides them with exceptional chemical and thermal stability as well as resistance to proteases. In contrast with other bioinsecticides, which are often slow‐acting, spider knottins are fast‐acting neurotoxins. In addition to being potently insecticidal, some knottins have exceptional taxonomic selectivity, being lethal to key agricultural pests but innocuous to vertebrates and beneficial insects such as bees. The intrinsic oral activity of these peptides, combined with the ability of aerosolized knottins to penetrate insect spiracles, has enabled them to be developed commercially as eco‐friendly bioinsecticides. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that spider‐knottin transgenes can be used to engineer faster‐acting entomopathogens and insect‐resistant crops. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effect of Infection by Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae on the Feeding of Uvarovistia zebra

To identify the susceptibility of long-horned grasshoppers to entomopathogenic fungi, the effect of infection with the fungi Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) Sorokin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) on food consumption by Uvarovistia zebra (Uvarov) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) was investigated. Preliminary results showed that both fungi had a negative effect on food consumption of the insects. For both fungi a significant reduction of food consumption and faeces production by insects were observed between the highest spore concentration (5 × 10⁶ spores/ml) and other treatments. Compared with control insects, the insects treated with 5 × 10⁶ spores/ml of B. bassiana and M. anisopliae showed 60 and 63% reduction in mean food consumption/insect, respectively. The corrected cumulative percent mortality of the insects treated with the highest concentration of B. bassiana and M. anisopliae were 57.7 and 55.5%, respectively. This was the first account of these entomopathogenic fungi being used against a species from this family, therefore based on the results obtained from this research, it could be said that the fungi have pathogenicity effect on U. zebra as a long-horned grasshopper.     

飞虱虫疫霉的培养贮存和生测试验

飞虱虫疫霉是水稻褐飞虱及其它飞虱、叶蝉的寄生性天敌。在我国南方稻田分布很广,每年9月下旬至11月上旬可造成害虫流行疫病,有的地区寄生率高达70—80％.本文报道该菌的人工培养、菌种保存和杀虫试验。