Relative abundance of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and its parasitoids,and the impact of augmentative release of Eretmocerus spp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on the population dynamics of the pest in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Whitefly infestations and parasitism were monitored year-round in overlapping cotton crops sown on three dates in Burkina Faso. The relative abundance of B. tabaci (Gennadius) and its parasitoids, Eretmocerus spp. and Encarsia spp., was recorded in control and insecticide-sprayed plots. Low B. tabaci populations developed during the first half of the rainy season. Pest populations increased when rainfall was ending, and the levels reached were higher in insecticide-treated plots (48 nymphs/leaf) than in control plots (25 nymphs/leaf). Parasitism reached 88.7% in control plots, and 53.7% in insecticide-treated plots. Eretmocerus spp. nymphs were more abundant than Encarsia spp. in both treated and control plots. A positive and significant curvilinear relationship was observed where % parasitism, on a linear scale, rose to a plateau with logarithmic increase in host density. In general % parasitism was correlated with the abundance of pest populations except in March and April where parasitism increased while B. tabaci populations decreased. In a separate experiment, adult Eretmocerus spp. were released into caged cotton plants to study the impact of augmentative releases of the parasites on the population dynamics of the pest. Pest densities increased from 1.47 nymphs/leaf to 39.4 nymphs/leaf in the control, but were reduced to 0.8 and 0.6 nymphs/leaf in the cages where, respectively, 4 and 8 parasitoids were released per plant. It appears that parasitism is an important factor reducing B. tabaci populations during and after the cotton-growing season, and that Eretmocerus spp. are promising biological control candidates against the pest in cotton.     

Toxicity of insecticides to the sweetpotato whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies

Efficient chemical control is achieved when insecticides are active against insect pests and safe to natural enemies. In this study, the toxicity of 17 insecticides to the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and the selectivity of seven insecticides to natural enemies of this insect pest were evaluated. To determine the insecticide toxicity, B. tabaci adults were exposed to abamectin, acephate, acetamiprid, cartap, imidacloprid, malathion, methamidophos, bifenthrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, fenitrothion, fenpropathrin, fenthion, phenthoate, permethrin and trichlorphon at 50 and 100% of the field rate (FR), and to water (untreated control). To determine the insecticide selectivity, adults of Encarsia sp., Acanthinus sp., Discodon sp. and Lasiochilus sp. were exposed to abamectin, acephate, acetamiprid, cartap, imidacloprid, malathion and methamidophos at 50 and 100% FR, and to water. Groups of each insect species were exposed to kale leaves preimmersed in each treatment under laboratory conditions. Mortality of exposed individuals was recorded 24 h after treatment. Cartap and imidacloprid at 50 and 100% FR and abamectin and acetamiprid at 100% FR showed insecticidal activity to B. tabaci adults. Abamectin at 50 and 100% FR was the least insecticidal compound to the natural enemies Acanthinus sp., Discodon sp. and Lasiochilus sp. The present results suggest that abamectin at 100% FR may decrease B. tabaci field populations but can still be harmless to predators. Implications of these results within an integrated pest management context are discussed.     

烟粉虱寄生蜂种类及繁殖方式多样性

本文列举了烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci寄生蜂种类,共计74种,其中恩蚜小蜂属Encarsia 47种,桨角蚜小蜂属Eretmocerus24种,埃宓细蜂属Amitus 2种及新姬小蜂属Neochrysocharis 1种;从生殖方式、寄生行为及寄主发育阶段喜好程度等方面论述了烟粉虱寄生蜂种类及繁殖方式的多样性;介绍了目前烟粉虱寄生蜂的引种工作;最后提出了今后有关烟粉虱寄生蜂的研究方向.     

Screening sticky traps under low magnification for adult Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) and Aleyrodes spp. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae)

Whiteflies are commonly transported in international plant trade, accounting for 25% of arthropods found in association with imported plant material in England and Wales between 1996 and 2006. Several species are of quarantine significance and rapid, accurate identifications are essential in order for phytosanitary services to decide upon appropriate action. Whitefly taxonomy is based on the puparium, but these are often difficult to detect when present at low densities. Adults are more conspicuous and are readily caught on yellow sticky traps. Screening traps under low magnification for adult Bemisia tabaci , Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Aleyrodes spp. using pigmentation characters was evaluated; 5151 adults were examined on 238 traps and their identity predicted. Twenty-one percent of the adults were slide mounted and examined under high magnification to check their identity. The overall accuracy of the initial whitefly species prediction under low magnification was 98%. The speed and reliability of detecting adult B. tabaci on sticky traps was greatly improved and the number of adults requiring slide preparation reduced (by an average of 46% per trap) resulting in significant financial savings, compared to randomly selecting adults for slide mounting. Protocols are presented for removing adults from traps and making microscope-slide preparations.     

Effects of dormant insecticide treatments on the San Jose scale (Homoptera: Diaspididae) and its parasitoids Encarsia perniciosi and Aphytis spp . ( Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae )

Populations of the San Jose scale (SJS), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock), and its parasitoids, Encarsia perniciosi (Tower) and Aphytis spp. were monitored with double-sided sticky tape and pheromone traps in an almond orchard. A total of 1.21 ha plots within the orchard were treated during winter dormancy with several insecticides, including horticultural mineral oil alone, oil combined with the organophosphate diazinon at different dilution rates, and oil combined with the pyrethroid esfenvalerate in a completely randomized block design. Higher volume diazinon applications (3750 and 1870 l ha -1 ) proved effective against SJS crawlers, as did esfenvalerate. The higher volume applications had greater deposition on Kromecoat ® cards placed in the top of the tree canopy, where SJS is most abundant. The lower-volume (935 l ha -1 ) application of diazinon provided control of first-generation crawlers similar to the other diazinon applications, but it was generally less effective in controlling subsequent generations. All insecticide treatments were associated with a reduction of parasitoid numbers, especially the esfenvalerate application.     

主植物单种及组合混种对丽蚜小蜂寄生和存活的影响

日光温室条件下,将番茄、甘蓝、棉花、茄子、黄瓜5种寄主植物两两组合,研究丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa对组合后寄主植物上烟粉虱若虫的寄生率。结果表明,丽蚜小蜂对番茄与黄瓜、甘蓝与黄瓜组合后的黄瓜上烟粉虱若虫寄生率分别是37.60%、34.60%,显著高于单种黄瓜上的寄生率28.00%;对两种组合中番茄上烟粉虱的寄生率为45.34%（单种）和46.20%（组合）,甘蓝上的寄生率为35.38%（单种）和36.40%（组合）,差异不显著。其他8组组合中寄主植物上的寄生率间均差异不显著,即寄主植物组合对丽蚜小蜂的寄生影响不大。但无论是寄主植物单种还是寄主植物组合混种对丽蚜小蜂的羽化率都没有显著影响。     

烟粉虱为害对丽蚜小蜂寄生及寄主植物挥发物的影响

在日光温室条件下,将健康的番茄和甘蓝植株,以及被烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci刺吸24h后的番茄和甘蓝植株分别与带有烟粉虱若虫的黄瓜植株组合,研究丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa对黄瓜上烟粉虱若虫的寄生率.结果表明,与被烟粉虱刺吸后的番茄、甘蓝组合的黄瓜上丽蚜小蜂,对烟粉虱的寄生率分别为39.60%、35.72%,显著高于与健康番茄、甘蓝组合的黄瓜上的寄生率(分别为30.84%、29.37%);但不同植株组合对丽蚜小蜂在寄主植物上的羽化率没有显著影响.通过气质联用测定两种寄主植物被烟粉虱刺吸前后的挥发性气体成分,结果表明,番茄主要以萜烯类化合物为主,而甘蓝主要以酮类化合物为主.被刺吸后的寄主植物挥发性气体成分比健康寄主植物挥发性气体成分和相对百分含量都有较大的变化.     

不同颜色粘虫板对棉田绿盲蝽、中黑盲蝽和赤须盲蝽的诱集效果

为掌握不同颜色粘虫板对绿盲蝽、中黑盲蝽和赤须盲蝽的诱集效果,于2010和2011年的6—10月,用青色、绿色、蓝色、黄色、白色5种颜色粘虫板在山东省棉田内进行诱集试验。结果表明,各粘虫板全年监测中都是6月诱集棉盲蝽数量最多,10月最少,且绿盲蝽的种群数量显著高于中黑盲蝽和赤须盲蝽。不同年份、月份、田块,不同颜色粘虫板的诱集效果不一致,2010年田块1中的绿色、青色和绿色粘虫板诱集的绿盲蝽、中黑盲蝽和赤须盲蝽最多,分别为91.0、2.6、5.8头/板,2011年田块2中的黄色、青色粘虫板诱集的绿盲蝽、中黑盲蝽最多,分别为263.0、3.2头/板,田块1中的白色粘虫板诱集赤须盲蝽最多,为12.4头/板。多因素方差分析结果显示,年份、月份、田块、粘虫板颜色对绿盲蝽和赤须盲蝽的诱集量有显著影响,月份和粘虫板颜色对中黑盲蝽的诱集量有显著影响。通过对2年5块棉田的诱捕效果综合排序,黄色粘虫板诱集绿盲蝽效果相对最好;绿色粘虫板诱集赤须盲蝽效果相对最好;5种颜色粘虫板诱集中黑盲蝽的效果差异不显著。     

Association between entomopathogenic nematodes and non-synthetic insecticides for improved control of Nasutitermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae) in sugarcane plantations

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of the combination of entomopathogenic nematodes and non-synthetic insecticides in the control of Nasutitermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bioassays were performed upon insect collection from areas with the high incidence of this pest. The experimental arena for insecticide assays consisted of 80-mL plastic containers with a screened cover. We tested six insecticides and the nematode species Heterorhabditidis bacteriophora RS58, Steinernema glaseri RS38, and Heterorhabditis sp. isolates AL39, AL40, AL41, AL42, AL43, AL44, AL46, and AL47, all of which were grown in last-instar larvae of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The insecticides Codipirol®, Pure Neem Oil®, and Pyroligneous Acid Extract® caused high mortality in adults of Nasutitermes. The nematode Heterorhabditis sp. AL40 presented a median lethal concentration of 7976 infectious juveniles per adult of Nasutitermes sp. In addition, the mixture of these three non-synthetic products at a concentration of 3% caused complete mortality in Heterorhabditis sp. AL40 and S. glaseri RS38. Future trials should be encouraged in order to evaluate the field efficiency of non-synthetic insecticides mixed or not with entomopathogenic nematodes.     

海氏桨角蚜小蜂对两种生物型烟粉虱的功能反应研究

本文报道海氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus hayati在室内对不同寄主密度下的B型和Q型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci寄生和取食情况,并比较了该蜂对两种生物型烟粉虱功能反应的差异。结果表明,海氏桨角蚜小蜂对两种生物型烟粉虱的寄生率和致死率可分别达到60%和70%以上,平均每日最大致死量可达40头烟粉虱若虫。该蜂对两种生物型烟粉虱的功能反应曲线符合HollingII型,随寄主密度的增加对烟粉虱若虫的寄生和致死数量均增加直至达到每日最大致死数量,而寄生率和致死率则随寄主密度的增加而显著下降。该蜂对两种生物型烟粉虱的功能反应没有显著的差异。     

温度和烟粉虱寄主植物对海氏桨角蚜小蜂生物学特性的影响

海氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus hayati(Zolnerowich and Rose)原产于巴基斯坦,是B型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)的一种有效天敌.本文报道了不同温度条件(20、22、26、30、34℃,RH65%±5%,光周期14L:10D)和饲养在不同寄主植物--番茄、黄瓜、甘蓝上(26℃,RH65%±5%,光周期14L:10D)烟粉虱对海氏桨角蚜小蜂生物学特性的影响.结果表明,在20℃和30℃恒温条件下,该蜂寄生在番茄上饲养的烟粉虱的发育历期分别为31.7d和12.4d,完成发育的有效积温为247日·度,发育起点温度为11.9℃.在26℃恒温条件下,该蜂寄生番茄、黄瓜和甘蓝上的烟粉虱若虫时,卵至成蜂羽化的发育历期分别为15.7、16.1和15.2d,相应存活率分别为74.6%、72.1%和78.7%,雌蜂寿命分别为7.4、7.6和8.ld,平均繁殖量分别为67.2、62.3和74.7粒卵.本研究结果对海氏桨角蚜小蜂的大量饲养和田间释放具有指导作用.     

Construction of a cDNA library of Bemisia tabaci for use in the ''yeast two-hybrid screen'' method

Bemisia tabaci was reported for the first time in the Mediterranean part of Croatia in 2000. It was found in glasshouses in the agricultural area between the towns of Trogir and Omis, on the following crops: Euphorbia pulcherrima , Thunbergia grandiflora , Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Solanum melongena (aubergine), Phaseolus spp. (beans), Ficus carica (fig), Rubus spp. and several weeds of the families Asteraceae and Solanaceae . In 2001, monitoring for the pest was organized all over the country, in each of the 21 counties. In each county, there were several monitoring points so that all the major vegetable and flower producers were included. A special effort was made to record the spread of B. tabaci in the region where it was first found, bearing in mind that optimal conditions for outdoor spread exist along the Adriatic coast. Yellow sticky traps and visual inspection are used to monitor for B. tabaci . Eradication measures are being applied, and regulatory measures have been taken to prevent further spread of B. tabaci to continental parts of Croatia.     

近10年我国烟粉虱发生为害及防治研究进展

烟粉虱是我国重要农业害虫,近10年来我国烟粉虱发生为害呈现以下特点:烟粉虱的优势生物型/隐种由B型更替为Q型;传播植物病毒(如黄化曲叶病毒、番茄褪绿病毒)成为了烟粉虱重要的为害方式;烟粉虱抗药性问题逐渐突出;化学农药尤其新烟碱类杀虫剂的广泛使用是Q型烟粉虱取代B型烟粉虱的关键因素。烟粉虱的综合防控措施日益完善,抗药性治理与非化学防控措施受到重视,但是依靠农药的现状并未完全改变。本文综述了近10年来我国烟粉虱的发生为害及防治方面的概况,探讨了今后烟粉虱防控方面的研究内容。     

两种蚜小蜂对烟粉虱MED隐种的田间笼罩控效评价

为明确烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci MED隐种优势寄生蜂海氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus hayati ZolnerowichRose与浅黄恩蚜小蜂Encarsia sophia GiraultDodd对其控制效果的影响,在棉田尼龙纱网笼罩中释放烟粉虱之后,再分别单独释放海氏桨角蚜小蜂、浅黄恩蚜小蜂以及二者以不同比例组合(1∶1、1∶3、3∶1)释放,定期调查统计2种蚜小蜂对烟粉虱的寄生量和烟粉虱的种群动态。结果表明,相对于不放蜂对照,自首次放蜂后40 d开始,所有放蜂处理均能显著降低烟粉虱若虫种群密度,每100 cm~2叶片上均少于1.00头,但各处理间的烟粉虱种群密度无显著差异;海氏桨角蚜小蜂和浅黄恩蚜小蜂以3∶1比例组合释放的处理中对烟粉虱的寄生量最高,每100 cm~2棉花叶片上能达到4.25头。表明在棉田中对烟粉虱进行生物防治时,以初级寄生蜂海氏桨角蚜小蜂与复寄生蜂浅黄恩蚜小蜂为3∶1的比例释放,可以到达较好的控制效果。     

Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) populations from Crete

The resistance levels to alpha-cypermethrin, bifenthrin, pirimiphos-methyl, endosulfan and imidacloprid were determined in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) from Crete. Five B tabaci populations collected from greenhouse and outdoor crops were bioassayed and compared with a reference susceptible strain. Bemisia tabaci collected in a floriculture greenhouse exhibited the highest resistance against all insecticides: at LC50, resistance factors were 23-fold for bifenthrin, 80-fold for alpha-cypermethrin, 18-fold for pirimiphos-methyl, 58-fold for endosulfan and 730-fold for imidacloprid. A population collected on outdoor melons was more susceptible than the reference strain against all insecticides tested, suggesting the occurrence of local highly susceptible B tabaci populations in 'refugia'. In pairwise comparisons of resistance levels, correlation was observed between the LC50 values of the pyrethroid insecticides bifenthrin and alpha-cypermethrin.     

海氏桨角蚜小蜂对不同龄期Q隐种烟粉虱和温室白粉虱的取食和寄生选择

许多粉虱寄生蜂雌蜂对粉虱若虫的攻击方式不仅是寄生,而且还能取食。本文以海氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus hayati作为测试寄生蜂,Q隐种烟粉虱和温室白粉虱作为寄主,在非选择和双向选择条件下调查了寄生蜂对寄主的取食和寄生选择性。研究结果表明,非选择试验条件下,海氏桨角蚜小蜂48 h内取食1～4龄烟粉虱和温室白粉虱若虫的数量分别为10.7、6.4、6.7、5.0头和4.4、3.7、2.8、2.3头,寄生1～4龄烟粉虱若虫的数量分别为22.1、27.5、25.4、16.5头,但不能寄生各龄期温室白粉虱若虫;而在选择试验条件下,寄生蜂取食1～4龄烟粉虱若虫的数量分别为同龄期温室白粉虱若虫数量的1.8、2.6、2.5、1.5倍。说明寄生蜂的取食寄主能力明显受寄主种类和龄期的影响。海氏桨角蚜小蜂更适合用来防治烟粉虱,但不适于防治温室白粉虱。     

寄生Q型烟粉虱的丽蚜小蜂生长发育特性

为了阐明丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa对Q型烟粉虱的寄生特性及寄主植物携带病毒对其寄生的影响,采用微虫笼饲养法研究了寄生Q型烟粉虱的丽蚜小蜂生物学特性。结果显示,丽蚜小蜂寄生Q型烟粉虱3龄若虫时,其生长发育显著优于寄生Q型烟粉虱2龄若虫。丽蚜小蜂在感染黄化曲叶病毒（TYLCV）番茄和健康番茄上寄生Q型烟粉虱（分别为VW和NVW）3龄若虫时,其生长发育特性发生了明显变化。丽蚜小蜂以VW若虫为寄主时的寿命为10.25 d,显著长于寄生NVW的丽蚜小蜂寿命（5.90 d）;对VW和NVW后代3龄若虫的寄生率分别为23.81%和17.62%,致死率分别为38.95%和26.52%,差异均显著;而丽蚜小蜂的羽化率和发育历期不存在显著差异。说明丽蚜小蜂寄生Q型烟粉虱3龄若虫时更适宜其生长发育,寄主植物番茄携带TYLCV显著提高丽蚜小蜂对烟粉虱的寄生效果。     

Biological control in the Maltese Islands — past initiatives and future programmes1

Past records of introduced predators and parasites for biological control programmes in the Maltese Islands are reviewed. Literature on this subject is very limited, difficult to obtain and to confirm. During the last 10 years, several exotic pest species were accidentally introduced into the Maltese Islands, including Aleurothrixus floccosus, Bemisia tabaci, Liriomyza spp., Frankliniella occidentalis and Phyllocnistis citrella. Natural enemies have been imported to control these pests. These include Dacnusa sibirica and Diglyphus isaea for the control of leafminers; Encarsia formosa, Eretmocerus californicus and Macrolophus caliginosus for regulation of Bemisia tabaci; Cales noacki against Aleurothrixus floccosus; Orius laevigatus, O. insidiosus and Neoseiulus cucumeris against thrips; Aphidius colemani and Aphidoletes aphidimyza for the control of glasshouse aphids and Phytoseiulus persimilis and Amblyseius californicus for the control of the red spider mite. Encarsia lutea and Eretmocerus mundus have been recorded from Bemisia tabaci in Malta. Faunistic studies of parasitic Hymenoptera occurring in Malta are currently being carried out. The data is presented and the significance of utilizing local natural enemies is briefly discussed.     

Toxicological and mechanistic studies on neonicotinoid cross resistance in Q-type Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

The tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) is a serious pest in numerous cropping systems and has developed a high degree of resistance against several chemical classes of insecticides. One of the latest group of insecticides introduced to the market were the neonicotinoids (chloronicotinyls), acting agonistically on insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides has recently been shown to occur, especially in Q-type B tabaci in some places in Almeria, Spain, whereas control of B-type B tabaci in many other intense cropping systems worldwide has remained on high levels. Our study revealed that neonicotinoid-resistant Q-type strains from Almeria were often more than 100-fold less susceptible to thiamethoxam, acetamiprid and imidacloprid when tested in discontinuous systemic laboratory bioassays. The resistance factors were generally 2- to 3-fold lower in leaf-dip bioassays. In addition to the Spanish strains, we obtained two other highly neonicotinoid-cross-resistant B tabaci greenhouse populations, one from Italy (December 1999) and one from Germany (June 2001). A molecular diagnostic analysis revealed that both strains also belong to the (Spanish) subtype Q of the B tabaci species complex. The resistance levels of Q-type whitefly strains derived from Almeria greenhouses in 1999 remained stable for at least two years, even when maintained in the laboratory without any selection pressure. The biochemical mechanisms conferring resistance to neonicotinoids have not yet been elucidated in detail, but synergist studies suggested a possible involvement of microsomal monooxygenases. Furthermore, we checked two Almerian strains of B tabaci isolated in 1998 and 1999 and demonstrated that neonicotinoid resistance is not due to an altered [3H]imidacloprid binding site of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.     

西花蓟马对不同颜色的趋性及蓝色粘板的田间效果评价

从18种颜色中筛选出对西花蓟马诱集效果最好的海蓝色,波长为438.2～506.6 nm。并将其研制成为诱虫板商品,田间使用效果优于黄板和国外产蓝板,可用于西花蓟马的防治和种群监测。