Behavioural responses of Aphis fabae to isothiocyanates in the laboratory and field

Isothiocyanates have been shown to stimulate olfactory receptors on the antennae of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scop. Single-cell recording techniques show that this aphid has receptors at the proximal primary rhinarium which are sensitive to n-butyl isothiocyanate. In laboratory assays, 4-pentenyl and n-butyl isothiocyanates were repellent at similar threshold concentrations. A. fabae was attracted to host-plant odour, but addition of either isothiocyanate to the airstream masked this attraction. Field trials on spring beans did not produce any consistent reduction in numbers of alate or apterous aphids on the crop, and yields were not improved by either compound.     

Characteristics of Beet Yellows Closterovirus Transmission to Sugar Beets by Aphis fabae

ABSTRACT Laboratory studies were conducted on the characteristics of beet yellows closterovirus (BYV) transmission to sugar beets by the bean aphid, Aphis fabae. The relative transmission efficiency and the retention, acquisition, and inoculation thresholds were evaluated using clonal aphid colonies. Transmission efficiency was studied between different apterous aphid species (A. fabae and Myzus persicae ), between alate and apterous morphs of A. fabae and M. persicae, and among five clonal aphid colonies of A. fabae. Results indicated, on average, that apterous M. persicae transmitted twice as efficiently as apterous A. fabae (60 and 34%, respectively), apterous forms of A. fabae were equally efficient in transmitting BYV as compared with alate A. fabae (28 and 29%, respectively), and the five clonal colonies of A. fabae ranged from 28 to 40% transmission efficiency with an average of 34%. The maximum retention time recorded for BYV by A. fabae was between 24 and 48 h. After a 1-h acquisition access, a transmission efficiency of 10% was obtained, with maximum transmission efficiency (the highest average percent transmission that is statistically different from all other previous averages) of 39% reached after 6 h of acquisition access. Inoculation thresholds occurred within 1 h, with maximum transmission efficiency (42%) reached after a 6-h inoculation access. Using an electronic monitoring system, a range of 9 to 38 min (20.5 mean) was recorded for the stylets of A. fabae to reach the phloem sieve elements. This was consistent with our threshold of a 20-min acquisition access recorded through direct observation.     

蚕豆蚜日龄、翅型和寄生对其共生菌胞变化的影响

初生内共生菌与宿主蚜虫的营养代谢密切相关.本文观察了蚕豆蚜Aphis fabae不同翅型的共生菌胞随宿主蚜虫生长发育的变化规律,以及饥饿和混合柄瘤蚜茧蜂Lysiphlebus confusus寄生对共生菌胞的影响.菌胞数量和体积随发育进程和翅型的变化而呈现有规律的变化:随若蚜发育而逐渐增大,然后随胎生蚜产生而逐渐减少;无翅蚜的菌胞数量和体积均显著大于有翅蚜.随饥饿时间的延长,菌胞数量和体积迅速直线下降,而重新取食后又可迅速恢复.蚕豆蚜被混合柄瘤蚜茧蜂寄生后的第3d,菌胞数量显著多于未寄生蚜虫,此后则明显少于未寄生蚜虫,从第4d的119个·头-1降至第6d的46个·头-1.研究结果说明,蚜虫共生菌胞的变化与宿主蚜虫翅型、发育、外源营养以及蚜茧蜂寄生等密切关联.     

Chemical composition and biological activity of Salvia officinalis L. essential oil against Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - This study investigated chemical composition, repellent and biocidal activities of Salvia officinalis essential oil against Aphis fabae. In total, 19...     

De Lariksbladwespen in Nederland

Ohne Zusammenfassung (tevens verschenen in het Nederlandsch Boschbouw Tijdschrift)     

Jaar Phytopathologie in Nederland

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Cucumis virus 2 in Nederland

Summary Some properties ofCucumis virus 2, occurring in The Netherlands were studied. From electron micrographs can be concluded that the virus particles are rod-shaped, with a length of about 325 m (fig. 1, 2 and 3).The thermal inactivation point, the dilution-endpoint and the length of the rods of this virus agree with those ofCucumis virus 2 as described in literature. There is a close resemblance of this virus with tobacco mosaic virus.     

Tien jaren Derris-gebruik in Nederland

Ohne ZusammenfassungAfdeeling Handelsmuseum van het Koloniaal Instituut.     

Arabis-mozaiekvirus bij komkommer in Nederland

The source of infection withArabis mosaic virus (AMV) of glasshouse-grown cucumber plants was studied. In old glasshouses infection originated from the potting soil. In some newly built glasshouses the soil, originally grassland, proved to be the virus source. Here 22 weeds were found to be hosts of AMV.     

Drain of nutrients imposed when Aphis sambuci and a. fabae feed on the inflorescence of Yucca flaccida,and the amounts retained by the aphids

For the production of 1 g dry weight of aphids about 10 g dry weight (55 ml) of sieve tube sap ofYucca flaccida is required, provided all N taken up by the aphids is retained by them. The production capacity of an averageYucca leaf was calculated at 4 mg dry weight of aphids per day or 30 g per cm² leaf area per day. Compared with N only about 30% of the P, K, Na, Mg, and Ca ingested by the aphids is retained by them, apparently in the same mutual ratios as these elements occur in the sieve tube fluid.Samenvatting Bij een aangenomen 100% benutting van de door luizen uit zeefvaten opgenomen N, is voor de ontwikkeling van 1 g drooggewicht vanA. fabae enA. sambuci ca. 10 g droog zeefvatensap nodig (55 ml). De produktiecapaciteit van eenYucca blad van gemiddelde grootte werd berekend op 4 mg droge luis per dag, overeenkomend met ca. 30 g per cm² bladoppervlak.Vergeleken met die van de N is de benutting van de door de luizen opgenomen hoeveelheden P, K, Na, Mg, en Ca slechts ongeveer 30%; dit gebeurt in ongeveer dezelfde onderlinge verhoudingen als waarin deze elementen in het zeefvatensap aanwezig zijn (Tabel 1).     

Control of Aphis fabae on broad beans (Vicia faba) by the systemic action of gamma-bhc,thionazin and aldicarb

The in-row application of aldicarb granules at 2 lb active ingredient (a.i.)/acre (2·24 kg/ha) at sowing gave complete control of Aphis fabae Scop. on broad beans (Vicia faba L. cv. Seville) up to 7 days before harvest and resulted in a three-fold increase in yield compared with a similar thionazin treatment. Bean plants grown from seeds which were soaked in a gamma-BHC solution at 20 ppm for 24 h prior to planting were protected from this aphid for most of the growing season almost as effectively as with the thionazin treatment. A thin-layer chromatography method was developed for the determination in plants and soil of aldicarb and its two major toxic metabolites, the sulphoxide and sulphone. Gas-liquid chromatography was used to monitor the declining levels of gamma-BHC and thionazin, and simultaneous bioassays were made with Aphis fabae on excised leaf discs from the crop. Analysis of the bean seeds and pods at harvest 90 days after sowing indicated no detectable gamma-BHC, less than 0·01 ppm of thionazin and approximately 0·09 ppm total residue of aldicarb sulphone and sulphoxide. Approximately 22% and 13% of the applied aldicarb, in the form of sulphone and sulphoxide but not the parent compound, remained in the top 6 in (152 mm) of soil at the end of 2 and 4 months respectively. Toxicity studies with Aphis fabae, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris, and Megoura viciae Buck showed an increasing sensitivity in that order to gamma-BHC at 1 ppm in bean plants. Acute toxicity investigations with feeding Aphis fabae indicated an increasing sensitivity in the order of gamma-BHC < aldicarb sulphone < aldicarb sulphoxide < thionazin < aldicarb. Despite the high acute toxicity of thionazin to Aphis fabae it gave low protection against aphids, possibly owing to its relatively short persistence in both plants and soil when compared with aldicarb.