New aphid vectors of potato virus YN

During three successive years, 1983, 1984 and 1985, winged aphids were caught alive in a potato field with a conical net and with transportable suction traps.One hundred and one aphid species or species groups were checked for their ability and efficiency in transmitting potato virus Y^N (PVY^N) from potato to potato. Seventy-eight species or species groups were found unable to transmit PVY^N, whereas twenty-three species did transmit, among them beingAphis nasturtii, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Cryptomyzus galeopsidis, Cryptomyzus ribis, Hyadaphis foeniculi, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Sitobion avenae andSitobion fragariae. All species, with the exception ofA. nasturtii, are recorded the first time as vectors for PVY^N.In transmission experiments alatae caught with a conical net yielded better results than did those caught with a suction trap.Samenvatting Gedurende drie opeenvolgende jaren (1983, 1984, 1985) werden gevleugelde exemplaren van 101 bladluissoorten levend gevangen met een fuik en met verplaatsbare zuigvallen, en in een kas getoetst op hun vermogen om aardappelvirus Y^N (PVY^N) van aardappel naar aardappel over te brengen.Achtenzeventig soorten brachten het PVY^N niet over. Naast de reeds algemeen bekende vectorsoorten werden nog enkele soorten gevangen die in staat bleken PVY^N over te brengen in het laboratorium, te weten:Aphis nasturtii, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Cryptomyzus galeopsidis, Cryptomyzus ribis, Hyadaphis foeniculi, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Sitobion avenae enSitobion fragariae.Met bladluizen gevangen in de fuik werden betere overdrachtsresultaten behaald dan met de bladluizen gevangen in de zuigvallen.     

Prospects for improving potato crop protection against aphid vectors

Conventional ways to control aphid vectors on potato crops rely essentially on cultural and chemical methods. The extensive use of insecticides, too often applied regardless of real needs and consequences, has resulted in more and more failures in both controlling aphids and virus spread. This paper stresses the need to introduce more rationale in the operation of existing methods by improving the efficiency of some of them like forecasting systems, to assess the potential of others like fertilization and semiochemicals and to put most efforts on resistant cultivars so that integrated pest management can be operated in the near future.     

Prospects for improving potato crop protection against aphid vectors

Conventional ways to control aphid vectors on potato crops rely essentially on cultural and chemical methods. The extensive use of insecticides, too often applied regardless of real needs and consequences, has resulted in more and more failures in both controlling aphids and virus spread. This paper stresses the need to introduce more rationale in the operation of existing methods by improving the efficiency of some of them like forecasting systems, to assess the potential of others like fertilization and semiochemicals and to put most efforts on resistant cultivars so that integrated pest management can be operated in the near future.     

Serological detection of plant viruses in their aphid vectors and host plants in Tunisia

DAS-ELISA was used to study the presence of viruses in four aphid species ( Aphis gossypii , Aphis craccivora , Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) and in their host plants potato, capsicum and tomato. Samples were collected in different regions in Tunisia: north, Cap Bon, Sahel, centre and south. A. gossypii and M. persicae carried all the viruses detected: Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus , Tomato aspermy cucumovirus , Tobacco etch potyvirus , Potato Y potyvirus , Alfalfa mosaic alfamovirus and Potato leafroll polerovirus . These two aphids were also those that occurred most frequently on the crops concerned.     

The impact of global warming on plant diseases and insect vectors in Sweden

Cold winters and geographic isolation have hitherto protected the Nordic countries from many plant pathogens and insect pests, leading to a comparatively low input of pesticides. The changing climate is projected to lead to a greater rise in temperature in this region, compared to the global mean. In Scandinavia, a milder and more humid climate implies extended growing seasons and possibilities to introduce new crops, but also opportunities for crop pests and pathogens to thrive in the absence of long cold periods. Increased temperatures, changed precipitation patterns and new cultivation practices may lead to a dramatic change in crop health. Examples of diseases and insect pest problems predicted to increase in incidence and severity due to global warming are discussed.     

几种植物源活性物质对昆虫细胞的毒力测定

本文测定几种植物源活性物质对甜菜夜蛾离体培养细胞系IOZCAS-Spex-II和草地贪夜蛾离体培养细胞系Sf 9细胞增殖活性的抑制作用.试验结果表明,喜树碱、羟基喜树碱和鱼藤酮对两种昆虫细胞具有较好的抑制作用.在测定的时间(2、6、12、24、48、72 h)和剂量(1.0×10-3、1.0×10-2、1.0×10-1、1.0×100,1.0×101、1.0×102μmol/L)范围内,喜树碱、羟基喜树碱和鱼藤酮对甜菜夜蛾IOZCAS-Spex-II和草地贪夜蛾Sf 9的细胞毒性具有较好的时间和剂量依赖性,而印楝素、乌头碱、次乌头碱、伪石榴皮碱、马钱子碱和吴茱萸碱对其细胞毒性具有一定的时间效应,无明显的剂量关系.     

植物病毒经介体昆虫唾液腺水平传播至寄主韧皮部机制的研究进展及展望

很多植物病毒经介体昆虫以持久循回型的方式水平传播至寄主韧皮部致病，而唾液腺是介体昆虫持久传毒的重要器官，也是植物病毒在介体昆虫内循回需要克服的最后一道防线。持久性植物病毒要完成水平传播，必须突破昆虫唾液腺屏障的阻碍，因此病毒和介体昆虫间形成了“攻”与“守”的较量与对决。揭示持久性植物病毒克服昆虫唾液腺屏障，实现水平传播的机制，对病害控制具有重要意义。该文着眼于介体昆虫唾液腺在持久传毒过程中的重要功能，回顾了虫传植物病毒突破介体昆虫唾液腺侵入屏障和释放屏障的分子机制，探讨了昆虫唾液蛋白通过调节植物或昆虫的适应性和行为促进或抑制病毒水平传播的功能，为制定阻断介体昆虫传播植物病毒途径的防控策略提供理论依据。     

New aphid vectors and efficiency of transmission of Potato virus A and strains of Potato virus Y in the UK

The aphid‐transmitted viruses Potato virus Y (PVY) and Potato virus A (PVA) commonly affect seed potatoes in the UK. The transmission efficiency for aphid species is used to calculate a potential transmission risk and is expressed as a relative efficiency factor (REF). These REFs have not previously been calculated for UK strains of viruses or aphid clones. Using a previously published method, REFs have been calculated for the aphid species and viruses commonly occurring in UK potatoes. The efficiency of transmission of Myzus persicae is nominally set to a REF of 1 and REFs for other species are calculated relative to this. These data represent the first set of REFs calculated for PVA transmission. Macrosiphum euphorbiae (REF 0.91) was almost as efficient as M. persicae at PVA transmission. The data were further analysed to compare transmission rates of PVY and PVA using a binomial (logit) generalized mixed model to take into account the potential influence of variation in virus titre between leaves. This approach found that there is little variation between the efficiency of transmission between clones of each aphid species or between strains within a virus species. This is a first report that Aphis fabae, Metopolophium dirhodum, Sitobion avenae, Acyrthosiphon pisum and Cavariella aegopodii have the ability to vector PVA. This study also represents a first report that C. aegopodii has the ability to vector PVY and confirms the potential of S. avenae, A. fabae, M. euphorbiae and Rhopalosiphum padi as important PVY vectors.     

植物病毒与媒介昆虫互作促进其传播的研究进展

近年来植物病毒病频发,严重制约着农作物的产量与品质。绝大多数植物病毒依赖媒介昆虫进行传播,而传播的关键是病毒如何突破昆虫的肠屏障、唾液腺屏障和卵屏障等多个生物屏障。植物病毒一方面利用其外壳蛋白或非结构蛋白突破媒介昆虫的中肠屏障和唾液腺屏障;另一方面则与昆虫体内卵黄原蛋白、共生菌以及精子表面蛋白发生特异性互作,促进病毒跨越卵障碍,最终实现病毒在昆虫体内复制。此外,植物病毒还能通过侵染寄主植物影响其防御性状,间接改变媒介昆虫生理及其行为反应,促进病毒在植物间的传播。该研究对植物病毒突破昆虫生物屏障的分子机制,以及植物病毒-植物-媒介昆虫互作对于病毒传播的影响进行了综述,并对阻断病毒传播的方法进行展望。     

Plum pox in north america: identification of aphid vectors and a potential role for fruit in virus spread

ABSTRACT Thirteen aphid species were tested for their ability to transmit Pennsylvania isolates of Plum pox virus (PPV) collected in Columbia (PENN-3), Franklin (PENN-4), and York (PENN-7) Counties, PA. Four species, Aphis fabae, A. spiraecola, Brachycaudus persicae, and Myzus persicae, consistently transmitted PPV in preliminary transmission tests. Two species, Metopolophium dirhodum and Rhopalosiphum padi, were occasional inefficient vectors. Toxoptera citricida, from Florida, also was an effective vector but it does not occur in major stone-fruit-growing states. Species not transmitting PPV in parallel tests included Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis glycines, Aulacorthum solani, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, and Sitobion avenae. When given a 3-day probing access period simultaneously on PPV-infected peach seedlings and healthy peach seedlings, Myzus persicae, Aphis spiraecola, A. fabae, and B. persicae transmitted PPV to 63, 31, 38, and 32% of the healthy peach seedlings, respectively. When given a similar probing period on PPV-infected peach fruit and healthy peach seedlings, the same aphid species transmitted PPV to 50, 35, 0, and 0% of seedlings, respectively. Results support the hypothesis of secondary PPV spread by indigenous aphids in Pennsylvania, and suggest that PPV-infected fruit has the potential to function as a virus source for long-distance dispersal.     

新型植物源复合长效杀虫剂质量评价及其防虫效果

黄帚橐吾和铁棒锤是优质的生物农药资源植物,为了开拓其开发应用前景,本研究通过质量稳定性、室内杀虫活性和小区防效试验,研究了黄帚橐吾提取物和铁棒锤生物碱复合长效杀虫剂的特性和防效。室内杀虫活性和稳定性试验结果表明,此新型植物源复合长效杀虫剂贮存稳定性强,极端环境对其外观和防效的影响小;杀虫效果好,浓度大于0.1%时,1龄棉铃虫幼虫的校正虫口减退率均在85%以上;起效快,用药3 d后校正虫口减退率可达到80%以上;持效期长,用药30 d后,校正虫口减退率仍可达60%左右。小区防效试验结果表明,其对蚜虫、棉铃虫低龄幼虫和马铃薯地下害虫的防治效果分别大于78.05%、75.50%、84.27%,均比其单成分制剂的防治效果高15%以上,且差异显著(P0.05),与相应常用化学农药的防治效果相当。但其持效期长,用药25 d后,对靶标害虫的防治效果仍在80%左右,与对照化学农药和其单成分制剂之间存在显著性差异(P0.05)。本研究结果为资源植物黄帚橐吾和铁棒锤开发提供了依据,为黄帚橐吾提取物和铁棒锤生物碱复合长效杀虫剂的产业化开发应用奠定了理论和技术基础。     

Laboratory studies with antifeedants against larvae of Boarmia (Ascotis) selenaria on alfalfa

The antifeedant effect of five organotin compounds (fentin acetate, fentin hydroxide, fentin chloride, cyhexatin and fenbutatin oxide) and of three other compounds known to possess antifeeding activity (guazatine triacetate, 4′-chloroacetophenone isobutyrylhydrazone and thiram) was investigated by feeding treated alfalfa to larvae of Boarmia selenaria. The three fentins and cyhexatin were highly active at 0.1 g litre^?1, the order of activity at this concentration being fentin chloride > fentin hydroxide > fentin acetate ? cyhexatin, whereas the other compounds were practically inactive at either this or a somewhat higher concentration (0.5 g litre^?1). Guazatine triacetate had a concentration-independent antifeedant effect at much higher concentrations (5–20 g litre^?1).     

喷雾和灌根施药后吡虫啉在草莓植株中的分布及其对草莓蚜虫的防效

采用喷雾和灌根两种施药方法,设置高、低两个浓度,测定吡虫啉在草莓植株中的分布及对草莓蚜虫的防效。结果表明,喷雾处理区,草莓叶片中吡虫啉初始沉积量高于茎,叶片中持留的吡虫啉消解较快,而茎中消解较慢;灌根处理区,叶片中吡虫啉积累量于药后7 d达到最大值,之后缓慢减少,茎中吡虫啉持留量在药后1~28 d相对稳定。随着时间推移,不同施药方法对蚜虫的防效不同。喷雾法短期防效(7 d内)优于灌根法,但持效期较短。灌根施药法速效性较差,但持效期长,药后7~28 d防效保持在70%以上。同时,随着施药浓度的增加,灌根法的速效性有良好的提升。     

Aphid vectors of potato virus YN

BesideMyzus persicae a dozen other species were found to be vectors of potato virus Y^N. Eleven other species did not transmit the virus.White Burley tobacco and A6 potato are equally suitable as test plant to monitor the efficency ofRhopalosiphum padi as vector of PVY^N, but as PVY^N source tobacco is not suitable for this aphid species.Between some aphid species rather large differences exist in retention periods of PVY^N. WithR. insertum andAphis fabae transmission after a 1 h starvation period was still 50% of that without starvation. WithPhorodon humuli, M. certus andM. persicae this value was only 15, 30 and 30%, respectively.Samenvatting Van 12 bladluissoorten werd vastgesteld dat zij, evenalsMyzus persicae, vectoren van het aardappelvirus Y^N (PVY^N) zijn. Van 11 andere soorten kon dit niet worden vastgesteld. Nicotiana tabacum cv. White Burley enSolanum tuberosum cv. A6 bleken beide goed bruikbaar als toetsplant voor het vaststellen van de efficiëntie vanRhopalosiphum padi als vector van het PVY^N; voor deze bladluissoort is tabak ongeschikt als bron van PVY^N.De retentieperiode van het PVY^N lijkt bij verschillende bladluissoorten aanzienlijk te variëren. BijRhopalosiphum insertum enAphis fabae bracht één uur vasten na de acquisitie de overbrenging terug tot 50% van die welke zonder vasten werd verkregen. BijPhorodon humuli was de reductie in overbrenging na één uur vasten 85%, bijMyzus certus enM. persicae was deze 70%.     

Development of a semiselective medium for isolating Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum from insect vectors, infected plant material and soil

A semiselective medium was developed for isolating Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum ( Xcm ) from infected banana plants, soil and insect vectors. The new medium was named cellobiose-cephalexin agar (CCA) and it contained (L⁻¹): 1 g yeast extract, 1 g glucose, 1 g peptone, 1 g NH₄Cl, 1 g MgSO₄·7H₂O, 3 g K₂HPO₄, 1 g beef extract, 10 g cellobiose, 14 g agar, 40 mg cephalexin, 10 mg 5-fluorouracil and 120 mg cycloheximide. The medium was evaluated for selectivity using 21 bacterial isolates and for plating efficiency using Xcm . The bacterial isolates included a soilborne Xanthomonas species and three pathogenic Xanthomonas strains that infect cassava, cabbage and beans. Although the plating efficiency of Xcm on CCA was lower (59%) than on non-selective yeast extract peptone glucose agar (YPGA), its selectivity was significantly higher, averaging 60 and 82%, when isolating from banana fruits and soil, respectively. CCA was also superior when isolating Xcm from insect vectors, with selectivity of 48–75%, compared with 8–17% on YPGA. Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli did not grow on CCA, while X. campestris pv. campestris and X. axonopodis pv. manihotis grew, but their colonies were smaller than those of Xcm . Twenty-nine out of 33 suspected Xcm strains isolated from plants, soil and insects using CCA were pathogenic when inoculated onto banana plants, indicating that CCA can be a reliable tool in isolating Xcm populations. The medium should prove useful in studies on ecology, epidemiology and management of the banana bacterial wilt pathogen that is currently ravaging bananas in East and Central Africa.