豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂对4种寄主植物上美洲斑潜蝇幼虫的选择性及适合度

在室内研究了豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂对4种寄主植物上美洲斑潜蝇2龄末-3龄初幼虫的选择性和寄生蜂子代生长发育及存活情况。结果表明,豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂雌蜂对不同寄主植物具有选择性差异,对菜豆选择性最强,对番茄选择性最低,斑潜蝇被致死率和被寄生率分别为96.1%、71.4%和73.4%、52.1%;在4种寄主植物上,寄生蜂对寄主的寄生数与致死数比值无显著差异。寄生不同寄主植物上斑潜蝇幼虫的豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂从卵发育到成虫的历期存在差异,在黄瓜上历期最长,为10.21d;寄生蜂蛹期稍短于卵期与幼虫期之和;但寄生不同寄主植物上斑潜蝇幼虫的寄生蜂卵孵化率、幼虫存活率、羽化率无显著差异。     

潜蝇绿凹面姬小蜂的取食寄主习性观察

潜蝇绿凹面姬小蜂通过取食和寄生两种方式致死寄主。雌蜂明显选择成熟的豌豆潜叶蝇幼虫寄生,不寄生初孵幼虫,对初孵幼虫的取食量也比较少。在雌蜂一生中,杀死的寄主总数,取食致死占 59.4％。寄生致死占40.5％。取食致死数与寄主致死数密切相关,说明补充营养对该蜂产卵寄生是必需的。     

斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂

斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂Euplectrus laphygmae Ferrière系斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura(Fabricius)幼虫的体外聚寄生蜂,主要将卵产到寄主幼虫体外,且能在同一寄主幼虫上产多粒卵,蜂幼虫在寄主体外生活,何建云等对其生物学特性进行了研究(见453~459页),斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂平均单雌产卵量为73.69粒,卵主要产在斜纹夜蛾幼虫的1~4腹节背面,单寄主上通常产卵1~5粒;喜寄生2、3龄斜纹夜蛾幼虫,     

豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂对美洲斑潜蝇幼虫的产卵寄生和取食寄主行为描述

在实验室条件下,以秒表配合解剖镜的观察方法,比较了豌豆潜蝇姬小蜂Diglyphus isaea对美洲斑潜蝇Liriomyza sativae的产卵寄生和取食寄主的2种寄主处理行为。结果显示：2种处理行为的发生流程存在差异。雌蜂产卵寄生的行为流程为：搜索、刺探、梳理、产卵器插入（产卵）和休息;而雌蜂取食寄主的行为流程为：搜索、刺探、梳理、产卵器插入（不产卵）、取食寄主和休息。雌蜂用于产卵寄生的总处理时间（342.2±33.6s）显著低于用于取食寄主的总处理时间（1327.8±134.2s）;其中2种寄主处理行为中对应的产卵器插入行为时间分别为85.9±7.4s和483.2±43.5s;产卵寄生的雌蜂不取食,而取食寄主的雌蜂的平均单次取食时间为233.8±17.3s。研究结果表明,潜蝇姬小蜂的取食寄主方式属于为非同时发生-致死型。     

封面说明：斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂Euplectrus laphygmae Ferriere

斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂Euplectrus laphygmae Ferri6re系斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura（Fabricius）幼虫的体外聚寄生蜂,主要将卵产到寄主幼虫体外,且能在同一寄主幼虫上产多粒卵,蜂幼虫在寄主体外生活,何建云等对其生物学特性进行了研究（见453~459页）,斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂平均单雌产卵量为73．69粒,卵主要产在斜纹夜蛾幼虫的1～4腹节背面,单寄主上通常产卵1～5粒;喜寄生2、3龄斜纹夜蛾幼虫,当寄主斜纹夜蛾2龄、3龄初、3龄末幼虫同时存在时,其偏爱寄生3龄初幼虫。     

高温对芙新姬小蜂控制美洲斑潜蝇潜力的影响

为明确高温条件对芙新姬小蜂Neochrysocharis formosa(Westwood)成虫寿命以及行为的影响,以美洲斑潜蝇Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 2龄末至3龄初幼虫为寄主,在补充非寄主食物20%葡萄糖溶液的情况下,观察了芙新姬小蜂雌成虫在26、30℃和35℃3个温度下的寿命及对美洲斑潜蝇的取食致死数、叮蛰致死数、寄生致死数和总致死数。结果显示：与26℃相比,高温条件(30℃和35℃)下,单头雌虫的日均取食致死数、日均叮蛰致死数、日均寄生致死数、日均总致死数均显著升高,并在35℃达到最高值,分别为9.6、12.2、5.5头和27.3头。芙新姬小蜂雌成虫的寿命随着温度升高而显著缩短,26℃下的寿命(21.4 d)约为30℃下寿命(11.4 d)的1.9倍和35℃下寿命(9.6 d)的2.2倍。3个温度下雌成虫一生的取食致死数、叮蛰致死数、寄生致死数、总致死数均无显著差异,总寄主致死数均达230头以上。表明35℃高温对芙新姬小蜂控制美洲斑潜蝇的总潜力没有显著影响。     

芙新姬小蜂的生物学习性观察

在实验室条件下，以美洲斑潜蝇幼虫为寄主，对芙新姬小蜂生物学习性进行了初步观察。结果表明，该蜂成虫喜欢群集活动，飞翔能力较弱；具有很强的趋光性和向上行为；成虫喜欢清洁身体；多在上午羽化，羽化当天或次日产卵。雌蜂大多数选择2龄末或3龄初的寄主幼虫体躯后1／3处产卵，1头寄主幼虫体内落卵1、2、3粒分别为92．25％、5．63％和2．11％。老熟幼虫在寄主体内后半部（占30．17％）或脱离寄主0～15mm的潜蝇虫道内（占69.83％）化蛹。幼虫是否在寄主体内化蛹，与其体内营养物质的量有关。     

斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂的生物学特性

本文研究了斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂的生物学特性,结果表明,实验室条件下,斜纹夜蛾长距姬小蜂单雌最大产卵量为139粒,平均产卵量为73.69粒;卵主要产在斜纹夜蛾幼虫的1~4腹节背面,少部分产在侧面,不产于寄主腹面;单寄主上通常产卵1~5粒,有时为6~9粒;喜寄生2、3龄斜纹夜蛾幼虫,偶尔寄生1龄幼虫,但绝大部分不能完成其生命历期;当寄主斜纹夜蛾2龄、3龄初、3龄末幼虫同时存在时,其偏爱寄生3龄初幼虫,偏好系数为0.65、发育历期为9.93±0.19 d。     

寄主卵排列对松毛虫赤眼蜂寄生的影响

本文描述了群聚寄主卵和间隔分布的寄主卵对松毛虫赤眼蜂子代分配的影响。单头雌蜂产卵于群聚寄主卵时,平均每粒寄生卵的子蜂数明显少於单粒寄主卵时的子蜂数,但每头雌蜂所产的总子蜂数和被寄生的寄主卵数随着寄主卵群的卵数增加而增加。表明,雌蜂产卵于群聚寄主卵时能减少在每粒寄主卵中所分配的子蜂数,而增加寄生的寄主卵数目。密度制约是限制每头雌蜂寄生寄主卵数目的因素。在分散的寄主卵中,平均每粒寄生卵的子蜂数随着卵粒间距离增加而增加,但每头雌蜂所产的总子蜂数和被寄生的寄主卵数并没有明显地随着寄主卵粒间的距离大小而改变。可见,在分散寄主卵中,雌蜂的生殖力则是限制每头雌蜂寄生寄主数目的一个重要因素。     

芙新姬小蜂生物学特性及其应用研究进展

芙新姬小蜂Neochrysocharis formosa （Westwood）是一种卵育型抑性单内寄生蜂,可以通过产卵寄生和寄主取食两种方式致死寄主,该蜂在我国分布广泛,是多种斑潜蝇类害虫的优势寄生性天敌.本文综述了国际上其分类地位、分布、寄主种类、寄主取食、繁殖、寿命、性比（尤其是孤雌产雌现象及机理）、控害效果等生物学特性,人工繁殖技术的研究和应用进展,并讨论了雌蜂寄主取食行为的营养生理及其面临寄主的产卵行为和寄生行为的“权衡”,以及成虫期的非寄主营养的补充及营养缺失对其生防效应的影响.     

Dermestid beetles in ‘evolution Canyon’, lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, including new records for Israel

Fifteen species of dermestid beetles were recorded at ‘Evolution Canyon’ (EC), Lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel. They represent ~35% of known Israeli dermestid species. The following three species were recorded for the first time in Israel:Trogoderma svriaca Dalla Torre, 1911;Ctesias svriaca Ganglbauer, 1904; andAnthrenus (s.str.) jordaniens Pic, 1934. Adults of 13 species were collected on the more solar radiated, warmer and climatically more fluctuating south-facing slope (SFS); ten species were collected on the opposite, north-facing slope (NFS), which was cooler and climatically more stable. The abundance of adult dermestid beetles was 1.9 times higher on the SFS than on the NFS (86 and 47, respectively). Species richness and abundance distribution at EC (three collecting stations on each slope and one at the valley bottom) were significantly negatively correlated with the plant cover that consisted of trees and bushes (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.007 and 0.039, respectively) and perennials (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.039 and 0.077, respectively), indicating that non-woody plants were preferred by adult dermestid beetles.     

Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and their Associated Mycotoxins for Some Mediterranean Crops

Recent data on the epidemiology of the common mycotoxigenic species of Fusarium, Alternaria, Aspergillus and Penicillium in infected or colonized plants, and in stored or processed plant products from the Mediterranean area are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the toxigenicity of the causal fungal species and the natural occurrence of well known mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, patulin, Alternaria-toxins and moniliformin), as well as some more recently described compounds (fusaproliferin, beauvericin) whose toxigenic potential is not yet well understood. Several Fusarium species reported from throughout the Mediterranean area are responsible of the formation of mycotoxins in infected plants and in plant products, including: Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. cerealis, F. avenaceum, F. sporotrichioides and F. poae, which produce deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, fusarenone, zearalenone, moniliformin, and T-2 toxin derivatives in wheat and other small grains affected by head blight or scab, and in maize affected by red ear rot. Moreover, strains of F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, and F. subglutinans, that form fumonisins, beauvericin, fusaproliferin, and moniliformin, are commonly associated with maize affected by ear rot. Fumonisins, were also associated with Fusarium crown and root rot of asparagus and Fusarium endosepsis of figs, caused primarily by F. proliferatum. Toxigenic A. alternata strains and associated tenuazonic acid and alternariols were commonly found in black mould of tomato, black rot of olive and citrus, black point of small cereals, and black mould of several vegetables. Toxigenic strains of A. carbonarius and ochratoxin A were often found associated with black rot of grapes, whereas toxigenic strains of A. flavus and/or P. verrucosum, forming aflatoxins and ochratoxin A, respectively, were found in moulded plant products from small cereals, peanuts, figs, pea, oilseed rape, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds. Finally, toxigenic strains of P. expansum and patulin were frequently found in apple, pear and other fresh fruits affected by blue mould rot, as well as in derived juices and jams.     

A survey of the genera of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Microgaster</Emphasis> latreille and<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hygroplitis</Emphasis> thomson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from China

The genera ofMicrogaster Latreille 1804 andHygroplitis Thomson 1895 from China are presented systematically in this paper. Thirty-two species ofMicrogaster and three species ofHygroplitis are known in China. Diagnosis, character variation, distribution and host of each species among the two genera are presented, including its host and distribution. Keys to the species ofMicrogaster andHygroplitis are given. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Dec. 19, 2006.     

Plant Viruses Transmitted by Whiteflies

One-hundred and fourteen virus species are transmitted by whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae). Bemisia tabaci transmits 111 of these species while Trialeurodes vaporariorum and T. abutilonia transmit three species each. B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum are present in the European–Mediterranean region, though the former is restricted in its distribution. Of the whitefly-transmitted virus species, 90% belong to the Begomovirus genus, 6% to the Crinivirus genus and the remaining 4% are in the Closterovirus, Ipomovirus or Carlavirus genera. Other named, whitefly-transmitted viruses that have not yet been ranked as species are also documented. The names, abbreviations and synonyms of the whitefly-transmitted viruses are presented in tabulated form together with details of their whitefly vectors, natural hosts and distribution. Entries are also annotated with references. Whitefly-transmitted viruses affecting plants in the European–Mediterranean region have been highlighted in the text.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.     

Characterization of potato potyvirus Y (PVY) isolates from seed potato batches. Situation of the NTN, Wilga and Z isolates

A collection of 38 PVY isolates from seed potato batches, originating from several Western European countries, was characterized by using current biological, serological and molecular tools differentiating PVY strains and groups. The correlation between the three kinds of tests was good but not absolute. No single serological or PCR method was able to discriminate among the five isolate groups found. Twenty-nine isolates belonged to the PVY^N strain and six to the PVY^O strain. No PVY^C was found. Two other isolates reacted serologically like PVY^O, but were unable to elicit a hypersensitive response from the Ny_tbr gene and probably represent the PVY^Z group. At the molecular level, these two isolates showed a combination of both PVY^O and PVY^N and could be recombinants of these strains. Another isolate reacted serologically like PVY^O, but induced vein necrosis in tobacco, like PVY^N-Wilga. Some PVY^N isolates caused tuber ring necrosis in glasshouse conditions. These might belong to the PVY^NTN group. The PVY^NTN, PVY^N-Wilga and PVY^Z groups probably represent pathotypes within strains PVY^N and PVY^O, respectively. The present study also confirms previous reports showing a high genetic variation at the 5 end within the PVYN strain.     

The autumn leafroller: Phenology,damage and parasitoids in a Dutch apple orchard

The phenology of the autumn leafroller,Syndemis musculana, a local pest of apple, was studied in order to forecast larval emergence. From 1983–1986, peak flight as determined with sexpheromone traps was always between 13–18 May. The duration of embryonic development was determined at various constant temperatures and used to estimate the periods of egg hatch in these four years. Each year, most eggs should have hatched in the second decade of June.Differences in attack rates between apple cultivars seem to be explained largely by the variation in picking time. Larvae are only half grown at the beginning of harvest (cv. James Grieve), and have gone into hibernation when the latest variety (cv. Golden Delicious) is picked. Moreover, the varieties Cox's Orange Pippin and Belle de Boskoop, picked about half time, are liable to receive additional damage by caterpillars brought with the picked fruits into storage.Various hymenopterous parasites were reared from caterpillars. As the only leafroller in the orchard which hibernates as mature larva,S. musculana may promote winter survival of some parasitoids, like the eulophidColpyclypeus florus.Samenvatting De fenologie van de herfstbladroller (Syndemis musculana Hübner), een incidentele plaag op appel, werd nader bepaald met het doel het uitkomen van de eieren te kunnen voorspellen. In 1983–1986 viel de piekvlucht, bepaald met behulp van feromoonvallen, steeds tussen 13 en 18 mei.De ontwikkelingsduur van de eieren bij verschillende constante temperaturen werd gebruikt om de periode van uitkomen te schatten. De meeste eieren zullen ieder jaar in de eerste helft van juni uitkomen.Geconstateerde verschillen in schade tussen appelrassen blijken goeddeels terug te voeren op verschillen in pluktijdstip. De rupsen van de herfstbladroller zijn pas half-was als de eerste appels eind augustus geplukt worden, terwijl tegen het einde van de oogst begin oktober de meeste al in winterslaap zijn. Met name tussentijdse rassen, als Cox's Orange Pippin and Schone van Boskoop, lopen extra schade op doordat grotere rupsen met de geplukte vruchten in de kist terecht komen.Uit de rupsen werden negen, al van andere boomgaardbladrollers bekende, sluipwespen gekweekt, Omdat deze bladrollersoort, als enige in de boomgaard, als volgroeide rups overwintert, lijkt zij bij uitstek geschikt als winterwaard.This study was carried out at the Experimental Orchard De Schuilenburg, Schuilenburg 3, 4041 BK Kesteren, the Netherlands, to which address correspondence should be addressed.     

Characterization of Sclerotinia minor populations in Texas peanut fields

In the summer of 2004 an epidemic of sclerotinia blight of peanut, a disease caused by Sclerotinia minor, occurred in Texas in fields where the disease was never previously detected. The disease was observed on many plants within one of the fields (>3000 disease foci), although most foci were <1 m. It is hypothesized that these observations were inconsistent with the recent introduction of a monocyclic pathogen, even if disease developed under conducive environmental conditions. The pattern of disease is most suggestive of the presence of foliar (ascospore) infections, although air temperature was above the known limits for apothecia development if the pathogen had arrived in the field in 2004 peanut seed. To further examine this epidemic, 232 isolates were collected, across a variety of spatial scales spanning this field and other Texas peanut fields, and evaluated for aggressiveness, fungicide sensitivity and genotypic diversity. There was wide variation among isolates for the phenotypic characteristics measured, but there was no evidence that a genotypically unique, highly aggressive, and fungicide resistant isolate had been introduced or evolved. The predominant genotype, TX1, which contained 154 isolates, was found in every county and field population.     

Eyespot of Cereals Revisited: ITS phylogeny Reveals New Species Relationships

Four species so far classified in Pseudocercosporella or Ramulispora (hyphomycetes) are associated with eyespot disease symptoms of cereals. Two of these have been linked to teleomorphs that were described in Tapesia. Sequence data derived from the Internal Transcribed Spacer region (ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2) of the rDNA operon showed, however, that the eyespot fungi associated with Tapesia are not congeneric with Ramulispora sorghi, the type of Ramulispora. The genus name Tapesia is now rejected in favour of the conserved name Mollisia, which appears to comprise heterogeneous fungi. Tapesia yallundae is not closely related to the type of Mollisia, M. cinerea, but clusters separately, being more closely allied to species with Cadophora anamorphs. A new holomorph genus, Oculimacula, is therefore proposed for teleomorphs of the eyespot fungi, while the anamorphs are accommodated in Helgardia gen. nov.     

Tumours of Begonia and some other ornamentals,induced by Corynebacterium fascians

In 1975 many tumours were observed in plants ofBegonia Schwabenland grown in Aalsmeer. Submersion of the roots ofNicotiana megalosiphon seedlings in a homogenate of tumorous tissue, induced tumours after two weeks. Short periods of submergence yielded results similar to those obtained after longer periods. Tumour homogenates lost their infectivity after ten min at 50°C. Aphids transmitted the infectious agent.Treatment with propylene oxide did not inhibit infectivity completely. Filtration through a 450 nm filter removed the infectious agent.Tobacco tumor virus or a viroid could not be isolated. Cultures ofCorynebacterium fascians, isolated from tumours ofN. megalosiphon were highly infectious and induced tumours in healthyN. megalosiphon andBegonia. Tumorous tissue homogenates ofPelargonium zonale, Dahlia sp.,Gladiolus sp., andLilium sp. also caused tumours inN. megalosiphon, from whichC. fascians was isolated. It was not possible to produce tumours inN. megalosiphon with homogenates from roses with symptoms of bud proliferation.Samenvatting In 1975 werden vele tumoren waargenomen inBegonia Schwabenland op Aalsmeerse bedrijven (Fig. 1). De infectiositeit van tumorweefsel kon goed en snel worden vastgesteld door de wortels van zaailingen vanNicotiana megalosiphon in een homogenaat van tumorweefsel te dompelen. Tumoren ontstonden na twee weken, de eindbeoordeling geschiedde na een maand (Fig. 2). Ook verschillende andereNicotiana spp.,Melilotus officinalis (Fig. 3) enPisum odoratum (Fig. 4) werden aangetast.Bij de infectiositeitstoets gaven zeer korte dompeltijden even goede resultaten als langere (Tabel 1). Infectieus sap verloor zijn infectievermogen na 10 min verhitting bij 50°C. Bladluizen brachten de smetstof over. Propyleenoxide verminderde de infectiositeit wel, doch onderdrukte deze niet totaal. Bij filtratie door een 450 nm filter bleef het infectieuse agens op het filter achter. Het tumor-inducerende agens was ook aanwezig in die delen van planten met tumoren welke gezond leken en het ging voor een gering deel over met zaad (Tabel 2).Uit tumoren konden wij geen tabakstumorvirus of een viroïde isoleren. Culturen vanCorynebacterium fascians, geïsoleerd uit tumoren vanN. megalosiphon bleken zeer infectieus en veroorzaakten tumoren inN. megalosiphon enBegonia. Homogenaten van tumorweefsel vanPelargonium zonale, dahlia (Fig. 5), gladiool (Fig. 6) enLilium Mid Century Hybrid Enchantment (Fig. 7) veroorzaakten ook tumoren opN. megalosiphon, waaruitC. fascians werd geïsoleerd. Met sap van kroeskopzieke rozen konden wijN. megalosiphon niet besmetten.