Persistence of naturally occurring and genetically modified Choristoneura fumiferana nucleopolyhedroviruses in outdoor aquatic microcosms

BACKGROUND: To assess the persistence of genetically modified and naturally occurring baculoviruses in an aquatic environment, replicate (three) outdoor, aquatic microcosms were spiked with spruce budworm viruses [Ireland strain of Choristoneura fumiferana multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (CfMNPV) and the recombinant CfMNPVegt(-)/lacZ(+)] at a rate of 1.86 x 10(10) occlusion bodies (OBs) m(-2) of surface area. The presence of virus in water samples collected at various times after inoculation was determined by PCR amplification of baculoviral DNA extracted from OBs.RESULTS: Although UV radiation rapidly degrades baculoviruses under natural conditions, both viruses persisted above the level of detection (>100 OBs 450 microL(-1) of natural pond water) for at least 1 year post-inoculation, with little difference between the viruses in their patterns of persistence.CONCLUSION: The present microcosm study suggests that occlusion bodies of baculoviruses can persist in the flocculent layer of natural ponds. On disturbance, OBs could re-enter the main water column and thus be available for transport to new locations. Implications for environmental risk assessment are discussed. (c) 2008 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. Canadian Forestry Service. Published by John Wiley & Ltd.     

Comparative biological activities of a plaque-purified variant and a Turkish native isolate of SpliNPV-B against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The noctuid moth Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) is an important pest of many cultivated plants worldwide and five different geographical Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) strains of this pest have been isolated to date. Two of these, a plaque-purified variant of the S. littoralis NPV from Morocco (SpliNPV-M2) and a SpliNPV isolated from field-infected S. littoralis larvae found in Turkey (SpliNPV-TR1), were compared biologically in terms of infectiveness (median lethal dose, LD50) for third instars and in terms of virulence (median lethal time, LT50) for neonates and third-instar S. littoralis larvae. The LD50 values of SpliNPV-TR1 and SpliNPV-M2 were 20.73 and 185.21 occlusion bodies (OBs)/larva, respectively, with non-overlapping confidence limits indicating they were significantly different. Thus, SpliNPV-M2 was found to be significantly less infective (about nine times higher LD50) than SpliNPV-TR1. The LT50 values of neonates for SpliNPV-M2 and SpliNPV-TR1 were 37 and 43.9 h at a concentration of 10(6) OBs ml(-1), respectively. For these same isolates, the LT50 values at a concentration of 3 x 10(6) OBs ml(-1) were calculated as 35.6 and 41.7 h, respectively. The LT(50) values of third instars for SpliNPV-M2 and SpliNPV-TR1 were 147.4 and 160.5 h, respectively, at a dose of 3000 OBs/larva and 145.4 and 152.4 h, respectively, for the same isolates at a dose of 20,000 OBs/larva. On the other hand, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) revealed a lack of lethality of the SpliNPV-TR1 isolate.     

Effects of kaolin-based particle film on spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)) oviposition in the laboratory

A laboratory study conducted in 2003 determined the influence of a kaolin-based particle film (Surround WP Crop Protectant) on spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem)) oviposition. Three concentrations (15, 30 and 60 g litre(-1) spray carrier) were applied to white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss). When presented with different paired choices of oviposition surfaces, spruce budworms laid very few egg masses overall and showed no significant (P < 0.05) preference between kaolin-coated and untreated foliage. During no-choice tests, spruce budworms were significantly (P < 0.05) less inclined to oviposit on the 60 g kaolin litre(-1) treated foliage than on the controls, but no kaolin treatment completely inhibited spruce budworm oviposition. Egg mass size and percentage hatch were unaffected by the kaolin treatments, and overall the percentage of egg masses laid on foliage was inversely proportional to treatment concentration. It is unlikely that kaolin-based particle film would be practical for wide use in natural forests without significant adaptations to current pesticide application equipment and methods. However, the technique might be feasible in selected urban settings.     

Diapause disruption with tebufenozide for early-instar control of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana

In North America, the eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana Clem., is an important coniferous pest against which tebufenozide has proven effective as a control product. By acting as an ecdysone agonist, tebufenozide can induce precocious moulting in late (fifth-sixth) instars but can also be carried over to the next generation owing to its persistence on foliage. The authors conducted laboratory experiments on first-instar larvae treated with tebufenozide dissolved in acetone. Larvae exposed to doses equal to or above 0.1 microg cm(-2) displayed precocious moulting in the second instar after hibernaculum spinning, which effectively disrupted diapause. Larger doses induced moulting in first instars. Evidence is provided that this dose-response difference is related to whether or not an effective dose of tebufenozide is ingested by the first instar prior to the peak of moulting hormone (20-hydroxyecdysone) in first instars. Doses ineffective to kill first instars are carried over to the second instar, where they induce a precocious moult. This type of response to tebufenozide is dependent on the presence of a moulting machinery (the EcR-USP receptor complex) that is ready for ecdysone transduction. Interestingly, ecdysone levels are low in second instars, as measured by a radioimmunoassay, which suggests that diapause in spruce budworm is maintained by a suppression of ecdysone production. Thus, diapause disruption by tebufenozide may well provide an alternative control strategy for this important pest.     

春尺蠖新病毒株的鉴定及其对春尺蠖核型多角体病毒的增效作用

春尺蠖在我国危害严重,为了挖掘具有开发潜力和应用前景的生防因子,本文分离纯化一株能够感染春尺蠖幼虫的新病毒,生物活性测定了新病毒株的毒力及其对春尺蠖核型多角体病毒（ApciNPV）的增效作用。新病毒株的超微结构观察表明,该病毒多角体多为切面呈六边形的多面体,直径大小为0.32～1.20 μm,病毒粒子呈近球状,具有质型多角体病毒的结构特征,命名为春尺蠖质型多角体病毒（ApciCPV）。生物活性测定结果显示,ApciCPV对春尺蠖3龄幼虫有很强的毒力,半致死浓度（LC₅₀）为1.42×10⁴ OBs/mL。当感染春尺蠖3龄幼虫时,ApciCPV可使ApciNPV半致死时间（LT₅₀）缩短0.50～10.90 d,使ApciNPV对春尺蠖的最终致死率提高6.70%～43.33%。根据最终致死率、LT₅₀以及ST三个值综合决定,当ApciNPV和ApciCPV配比浓度分别为1.0×10⁶和1.0×10⁴ OBs/mL时,对春尺蠖3龄幼虫的感染效率最高。新分离的ApciCPV病毒株是控制春尺蠖虫口密度的理想生物因子。     

A refined method for the detection of baculovirus occlusion bodies in forest terrestrial and aquatic habitats

A sensitive and efficient method was developed for the detection of genetically modified and wild-type baculovirus occlusion bodies (OB) in forest terrestrial and aquatic habitats. The protocol facilitates the analysis of a large number of samples collected and frozen to maintain viral integrity. Lyophilization was used to standardize the size of both field-collected soil samples and test substrates inoculated with OBs for the determination of minimum detection threshold. To simulate natural conditions, terrestrial test substrates were inoculated at a standardized moisture content determined using a soil pressure plate apparatus. OBs, extracted from lyophilized test substrates by washing, sieving and centrifugation, were subjected to alkaline lysis and viral DNA isolated using a purchased DNA purification kit. PCR amplified DNA was visualized using agarose gel electrophoresis. Minimum detection thresholds in terrestrial substrates were 10(3), 10(2), 10(2) and 10(1) OBs from 0.5 g of lyophilized L, F-H and mineral soil horizons, and 1.0 ml of leachate, respectively. Detection thresholds in aquatic substrates were 10(0) and 10(3) OBs from 1.0 ml of pond water and 1.0 g of bottom sediment, respectively.     

DNA hybridization assay for detection of nucleopolyhedrovirus in whitemarked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma) larvae

DNA dot‐blot hybridization assays utilizing a horseradish peroxidase‐labelled whole genomic DNA probe and enhanced chemiluminescence were conducted to quantify detection thresholds of nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) in whitemarked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma) larvae. The minimum detection thresholds for an aqueous suspension of occlusion bodies (OBs), OBs added to macerates of non‐infected larvae and OBs in macerates of diseased larvae were 7.8 × 10³, 7.8 × 10³, and 1.5 × 10³ OBs, respectively. Purified viral DNA was detected at a concentration of 1.6 × 10⁻¹ ng in a 20 µl volume. The presence of pre‐occluded viral nucleocapsids and DNA, inherent to infected larvae, improved the detection threshold five‐fold compared with OBs alone. Larval tissues did not block the detection system utilized, nor did they bind non‐specifically to the probe. Detection thresholds, upon sequential hybridization of the same membrane, on average deteriorated two‐fold between the first and second hybridization and an additional six‐fold between the second and third hybridization. NPV infection was detected two days post‐inoculation (pi) in about one‐third of the larvae examined and in almost all larvae three days pi. Microscopic analysis of stained larval smears missed NPV infection in almost all larvae two days pi and about two‐thirds of the larvae three days pi. Results from the two methods of analysis were not comparable until four days pi. The detection system utilized is a reliable, efficient and simple method for the early detection of NPV infection in large numbers of larvae and may be used for further studies quantifying the role of this baculovirus in the ecology of whitemarked tussock moth populations. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Laboratory Studies on Host Preference and Insecticide Resistance of the Cotton Bollworm,Heliothis obsoleta F.1

Pupae of the cotton bollworm, Heliothis obsoleta F., from the northern part of Iran (Gorgan and Gonbad areas) were brought to the laboratory and used as the breeding source for bollworms. The larvae were reared on soybean plants for 8 generations under laboratory conditions of 60±5 % RH and 27±2 °C. To test host preference, the adults of both sexes were released into wooden cages where they were able to freely select their host. The females laid more eggs on soybean (before and at blooming) compared to cotton (before and after blooming) and maize (before and after stem extension). Seven and 14-day-old larvae were treated with different doses of Supracide and Thiodan by topical application. Altogether, 3,000 larvae were used for this experiment and from the data collected, LD 50 values were calculated. It was found that, as the age doubled from 7 to 14 days, the LD 50 value for Supracide increased from 0.6 mg/g to 0.92 mg/g. For Thiodan, the corresponding increase during this period was from 0.52 mg/g to 1.50 mg/g. Fat body content was measured using Soxhlet apparatus and its correlation with LD 50 values was determined. Fat bodies represented 2.1 and 2.5% of the body weight in 7 and 14-day-old larvae, respectively.     

Fate of spinosad in litter and soils of a white spruce plantation in central Ontario

Spinosad is a natural insecticide with potential as a novel biorational control agent for spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana [Clem]), the most destructive insect defoliator of spruce and balsam fir in Canada. Concurrent terrestrial fate experiments were conducted under full coniferous canopy and in a natural opening of a mature white spruce (Piecea glauca [Moench]) plantation of central Ontario to examine the fate and persistence of spinosad in the forest floor and underlying soils. Mean initial residues of spinosyn A and D were approximately 0.2 and 0.02 microgram g-1, respectively, in thatch and exposed soils, but were substantially higher, 2.72 and 0.36 micrograms g-1, in litter under coniferous canopy. Results demonstrated that spinosad residues in spruce litter, graminaceous thatch and exposed sandy loam soils dissipated rapidly, following hyperbolic or exponential decline models. Dissipation time (DT50) values ranged from 2.0 to 7.8 days, depending on matrix and experimental conditions. Transient increases in demethylated metabolite residues confirmed that the parent product was degraded in situ. No evidence of vertical mobility of any of the analytes was observed.     

4种杀虫剂对棉铃虫抗药性种群幼虫呼吸代谢的影响

利用 L D50 及 L D95剂量的氰戊菊酯、灭多威、甲基对硫磷和硫丹 4种杀虫剂 ,分别处理棉铃虫 H elicoverp a armigra Hübner敏感和抗药性种群的 5龄幼虫 ,测定各药剂对幼虫呼吸代谢的影响。结果表明 ,以 L D50 计 ,氰戊菊酯和灭多威对抗药性种群的处理剂量分别是敏感种群的 15.8和 14.1倍 ,但其呼吸抑制率却显著降低 ;用甲基对硫磷、硫丹处理 30 0～144 0 min对抗药性种群的呼吸抑制率也低于对敏感种群。在 L D95剂量下 ,用氰戊菊酯、甲基对硫磷处理 10～ 6 0 min对抗性种群呼吸抑制率分别为 14.7%～ 2 7.3%和 2 7.2 %～ 15.5% ,而对敏感种群则分别达 4 2 .0 %～ 4 8.6 %和 4 5.8%～ 50 .4 %。     

Impact of spray application methodology on the development of resistance to cypermethrin and spinosad by fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)

The development of resistance to an insecticide under various types of application method has yet to be reported in the literature. Five fall armyworm Spodoptera armigera (JE Smith) colonies were reared in a chamber for ten generations before starting topical application bioassays. From each colony, 200-500 third-fourth-instar larvae were fed for 72 h on corn plants sprayed with cypermethrin or spinosad at minimum application rate (20 g ha(-1)) using a small droplet size nozzle XR8001VS (volume median diameter D(v0.5) = 163 microm) or a large droplet size nozzle XR8008VS (D(v0.5) = 519 microm). Surviving larvae were transferred to untreated corn leaves to complete their life cycle. Next-generation third-instar larvae of each colony were topically dosed with technical cypermethrin or spinosad at 1 microL per larva, and mortality was recorded 24 h post-treatment. The results indicated that cypermethrin demonstrated an insecticidal activity greater than that of spinosad, and the cypermethrin regression lines moved to the right faster than those for spinosad, indicating an increased tolerance of cypermethrin. Generally, larvae from all generations (F1-F7) under the XR8008VS treatments were less susceptible to cypermethrin and developed resistance faster and to higher levels than larvae from the XR8001VS treatments. The confidence limits (95%) of LD(50) for all spinosad treatments indicated that there was no significant difference from the LD(50) value of the susceptible reference strain. The results are a first indication that application technology/insecticide reaction may affect the rapidity of resistance development in certain pest/plant scenarios, but field studies are needed to confirm this conclusion.     

透骨草杀虫活性成分分离鉴定及其生物活性研究

采用柱层析分离、高效液相色谱切分和生物活性追踪法,从透骨草Phryma leptostachya L.石油醚提取物中分离出2个具有杀虫活性的化合物(B1和B2),采用质谱、核磁共振氢谱和碳谱,并结合相关文献对其结构进行鉴定,发现其分别为双氧木脂素A 和E。首次以粘虫Mythimna separata、槐尺蠖Semiothisa cinerearia、小菜蛾Plutella xylostella、小地老虎Agrotis ypsilon和家蝇Musca domestica为试虫,测定了这2个化合物的杀虫活性。结果表明:化合物 B1和B2 对3龄粘虫24 h的胃毒致死中浓度(LC50值)分别为34.9和52.8 μg/mL,24 h触杀致死中量(LD50值)分别为0.09和0.26 μg/头;对3龄槐尺蠖24 h的胃毒LC50值分别为66.1和1 675 μg/mL,触杀LD50值分别为0.049和1.33 μg/头;对家蝇成虫24 h的胃毒LC50值分别为39.2和969 μg/mL,触杀LD50值分别为0.047和1.12 μg/头。     

In-transit control of Liriomyza trifolii in chrysanthemum cuttings1

Individual cuttings and leaves of chrysanthemum infested with eggs and larvae of the alien leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and batches of pupae, were treated in the laboratory in order to find an effective quarantine treatment to control the pest in imported cuttings. Cold treatment for 2 days at 1–2°C followed by methyl bromide fumigation at 15°C with a range of concentration time products (CTPs) was used to obtain accurate dose-response lines and estimate the LD99 and LD99.9 for each stage of the insect. The largest estimates of the LD99 for eggs, larvae and pupae up to 3 days old were less than the CTP specified in the existing (as at September 1983) United Kingdom statutory fumigation treatment designed to prevent the entry of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). This statutory schedule for unrooted cuttings consists of cold storage for 2 days at 1–2°C and then fumigation with methyl bromide at a CTP of not less than 54 g·h/m³ with a minimum treatment period of 4 h at a minimum air temperature of 15°C. Our results indicate that the Spodoptera treatment should give high levels of kill for most stages of L. trifolii provided a CTP of 54 g·h/m³ and a temperature of 15°C (throughout the fumigation) arc achieved uniformly within packs of cuttings when they are fumigated in their transit boxes in commercial practice. The practicality of the technique will depend on whether it is possible to achieve this without causing unacceptable phytotoxicity. The LD99 values for pupae more than 3 days old were greater than those for eggs, larvae and young pupae. Therefore, if this treatment were adopted as a quarantine measure against L. trifolii, good prophylactic treatments and rigorous prc-packing inspections in exporting countries would still need to be maintained, to minimize any risk of importing pupae. The results are presented in full by Mortimer E.A. & Powell, D.F. (1984). Development of a combined cold storage and methyl bromide fumigation treatment to control the American serpentine leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in imported chrysanthemum cuttings. Annals of Applied Biology 105 , (3), 443–454.     

核型多角体病毒与中红侧沟茧蜂对寄主棉铃虫的联合效应

为明确寄生蜂中红侧沟茧蜂Microplitis mediator与核型多角体病毒（nucleopolyhedrovirus,NPV）对寄主棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera的联合效应,测量中红侧沟茧蜂和NPV单处理及复合处理后棉铃虫幼虫的形态学指标,并统计棉铃虫幼虫死亡率及寄生蜂中红侧沟茧蜂子代存活率。结果显示,处理3 d和5 d后,中红侧沟茧蜂和NPV单处理及复合处理的棉铃虫幼虫体长、体宽、头壳宽度、体重均显著低于对照,但各处理之间差异不显著。接入浓度为2.5×10⁴ OBs/mL和2.5×10⁶ OBs/mL NPV时,中红侧沟茧蜂和NPV这2种生防因子对棉铃虫均表现为拮抗效应或累加效应。接入浓度为2.5×10⁴ OBs/mL NPV时,先寄生后接毒和先接毒后寄生处理的棉铃虫实际死亡率分别为4.35%和14.26%;接入浓度为2.5×10⁶ OBs/mL NPV时,棉铃虫实际死亡率则分别为31.55%和94.19%,先接毒后寄生处理的棉铃虫实际死亡率均显著高于先寄生后接毒处理的实际死亡率。接入浓度为2.5×10⁶ OBs/mL NPV时,先寄生后接毒和先接毒后寄生处理的寄生蜂子代存活率分别为54.51%和3.71%,前者显著高于后者。表明中红侧沟茧蜂寄生和NPV侵染均能显著抑制棉铃虫的生长发育,但两者联合应用时拮抗效应明显且对寄生蜂子代有影响,同时用于生物防治棉铃虫时应谨慎。     

蔷薇斜条卷叶蛾幼虫的形态和分子鉴定

上海出入境检验检疫局在来自美国的樱桃中截获卷蛾科幼虫,选用引物mt6/mt9对其线粒体DNA的COI部分序列进行PCR扩增和测序后,与Genbank及BOLDSYSTEMS v2.5中已知序列比对,并对截获幼虫进行形态描述,与前人描述进行核实比较,综合分子生物学证据和幼虫形态特征最终确定为蔷薇斜条卷叶蛾。     

Addition of alarm pheromone to insecticides and the possible improvement of the control of the western flower thrips,Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

This study represents the first attempt to improve insecticide contact using the dodecyl acetate component of the alarm pheromone of the western flower thrips ( Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande ). Dodecyl acetate dissolved in ethanol was added to both fipronil and maldison and used in three spray applications (7 days apart) against field infestations of F. occidentalis on strawberries in two separate trials. Fipronil alone was highly effective against larvae and to a lesser extent against adults; however, the addition of dodecyl acetate did not significantly enhance thrips mortality. Although maldison was significantly less effective against adults and larvae, the larval mortality rate was significantly increased with the addition of dodecyl acetate. In one trial, dodecyl acetate applied on its own caused a significant reduction in larval numbers. Frequent insecticide applications are recommended for control of F. occidentalis in Australia because of the short-term effectiveness of most insecticides. This may hasten the development of insecticide resistance, which is already evident in F. occidentalis populations across the continent. Hence, either cultural methods, biological control agents or more effective chemicals need to be identified. This study has shown that there is potential for dodecyl acetate to enhance insecticide control of F. occidentalis .     

Combined and individual effects of a nucleopolyhedrovirus and azadirachtin on the mortality and maize-leaf consumption of Spodoptera frugiperda

The combined and alone effects of azadirachtin (AZA) and Spodoptera frugiperda multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) on the mortality and food consumption of third instar S. frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were evaluated under laboratory conditions using maize leaf bioassays. The LC₅₀ values for SfMNPV and AZA were determined to be 1.30x10⁶ viral occlusion bodies (OBs)/ml and 6.54 mg l ^-1 at 192 h and 144 h after treatment, respectively. These LC₅₀ values were estimated for 4 days of continuous exposure. Although the interaction of SfMNPV with AZA increased the percentage of mortality observed in most of the cases, only one mixture (1x10⁶ OBs/ml + 5 mg l ^-1) resulted in a synergistic effect on mortality of S. frugiperda. Application of SfMNPV (1x10⁶ OBs/ml), AZA (0.5, 0.1 or 0.25 mg l ^-1) or SfMNPV–AZA mixtures resulted in a significant reduction in the maize-leaf piece consumption of larvae treated in the third instar across the experiment, by onefold, 2–5-fold, and 2–3-fold, respectively, compared with the control. However, the interaction of two SfMNPV–AZA mixtures (1x10⁶ OBs/ml + 5 mg l ^-1 and 1x10⁶ OBs/ml + 10 mg l ^-1) did not reduce the food consumption compared with AZA alone. It was concluded that SfMNPV–AZA mixtures require validation to determine whether this mixture may offer a valuable means of improving the efficacy of the SfMNPV.     

Mode of action of etoxazole

The mode of action of the 2,4-diphenyl-1,3-oxazoline acaricide/insecticide etoxazole has been argued to be moulting inhibition, but experimental results supporting this hypothesis are lacking. This study investigated the effect of etoxazole on chitin biosynthesis in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Etoxazole induced moulting defects in fall armyworm larvae similar, if not identical, to those caused by benzoylphenylureas, a well-known class of insecticidal chitin biosynthesis inhibitors. Furthermore, in contrast to untreated larvae, the chitin content in the integuments of larvae several days after treatment did not differ from that in freshly ecdysed individuals, thus suggesting strong chitin biosynthesis inhibition in vivo. A more detailed investigation of the inhibitory potential by incubating cultured integument pieces from larvae of S. frugiperda with [14C]N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, a radiolabelled chitin precursor, revealed I50 values of 2.95 and 0.071 microM for etoxazole and triflumuron respectively. The incorporation of radiolabel into potassium hydroxide-resistant material was inhibited by etoxazole in a dose-dependent manner. Based on these results, it is concluded that the acaricidal and insecticidal mode of action of etoxazole is chitin biosynthesis inhibition.     

Deposition of aerially applied tebufenozide (RH5992) on balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and its control of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana [Clem.])

A field trial was conducted in 1994 to determine the foliar deposit of tebufenozide (RH5992), applied aerially, and its efficacy against spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.). A commercial 240 g litre^-1 formulation of the insecticide (Mimic 240LV) was mixed with water, dyed with a tracer dye (Rhodamine WT) and sprayed with a light fixed-wing aircraft. Six application strategies were tested. Five used 70 g AI ha^-1 in a spray volume of 1 or 2 litre^-1 ha^-1 with single or double applications; the sixth was an unsprayed control. Results show that the spectra of the spray applications were, with one exception, fairly uniform. Volume and number median diameters ranged from 100 to 130 μm and 27 to 72 μm, respectively. Mean number of drops cm^-2 on Kromekote cards were <2·0 for strategies where either 1 or 2 litre ha^-1 were sprayed. Nevertheless no one strategy produced droplet densities that were significantly different (P<0·05) from the other strategies. Tebufenozide recovered from foliage averaged 2·5 to 5·9 μg g foliage^-1 when 1 litre ha^-1 was sprayed and 5·8 to 6·8 μg g foliage^-1 after 2 litre ha^-1 were sprayed. When a single application was the strategy used, the mean number of droplets cm^-2 and μg tebufenozide g foliage^-1 ranged from 1·2 to 1·4 and 2·5 to 5·9, respectively. With double applications, the same response parameters ranged from 0·3 to 1·9 and 2·5 to 6·8, respectively. Budworm population reductions (%) and the number of larvae that survived tebufenozide treatments were significantly different (P<0·05) from the controls. After strategies that used 1 litre spray ha^-1, mean percentage population reductions ranged from 61·4 to 93·6 whereas populations were reduced by 85·6 to 98·3% when 2 litre ha^-1 were sprayed. After double applications the mean percentage population reductions ranged from 93·6 to 98·3, but single application strategies resulted in mean reductions of 61 to 86%. Mean population reductions in the controls were 61%. The mean number of larvae per branch that survived spray strategies of 1 litre ha^-1 ranged from 1·3 to 7·4, and from 0·4 to 1·3 when 2 litre ha^-1 was the spray volume. In the controls an average of 10·2 larvae survived. With one exception, mean percentage defoliation in the treated areas was also significantly less (P<0·05) than that in the control. Mean defoliation in trees sprayed at 1 litre spray ha^-1 ranged from 40 to 62·8% whereas those treated at 2 litre ha^-1 had mean defoliation levels from 31·5 to 62·8%. In contrast, average defoliation in the controls was 92·1%. When a single application was the spray strategy, mean defoliation ranged from 31·5 to 62·8%. These data imply that a double application of tebufenozide at 70 g in 2 litre ha^-1 was the most efficacious strategy. However, analyses of the data also show that the primary influence on deposits and defoliation was interactions between number of applications and spray. Nevertheless the two independent variables acted without significant interactions when influencing percentage reductions of spruce budworm populations. © 1998 SCI     

吡虫啉等杀虫剂对温室白粉虱及其两种天敌的选择毒力

采用浸渍法测定了吡虫啉、啶虫脒和噻嗪酮对温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum及其两种天敌中华草蛉Chrysoperla sinica和微小花蝽Orius minutus的毒力,比较了药剂在温室白粉虱和两种天敌间的选择毒力。结果表明,供试3种杀虫剂对温室白粉虱的3个虫态毒力都很高,LD50值为0.28~4.17 mg/L;噻嗪酮对两种天敌的毒力都很低。吡虫啉、啶虫脒和噻嗪酮对中华草蛉卵的LD50值分别为16.59、178.2和10 286 mg/L,对2 龄幼虫的LD50值分别为54.08、22.79和215.5 mg/L,对成虫的LD50值分别为20.06、26.05和1 836 mg/L;吡虫啉、啶虫脒和噻嗪酮对微小花蝽成虫的LD50值分别为62.14、8.92和170.9 mg/L。表明3种杀虫剂在温室白粉虱及其两种天敌之间存在显著的选择毒力,并以对噻嗪酮的选择性更高,该选择性在温室白粉虱综合防治中有重要利用价值。