The susceptibility of different gastropod species to the infection with Varestrongylus sagittatus (Mueller, 1890) Dougherty, 1945

The susceptibility of 11 species of terrestrial gastropods to the infection with Varestrongylus sagittatus has been studied under laboratory conditions. The gastropods Zenobiella umbrosa, Monachoides incarnata. Deroceras reticulatum, Cepaea nemoralis, Cepaea hortensis, Arion rufus, and Trichia hispida are new potential intermediate hosts of V. sagittatus. The highest susceptibility and the shortest period of development of the V. sagittatus larvae occurred in Succinea putris. The development of V. sagittatus larvae inside S. putris did not proceed at the temperature of 5 degrees C, but at 10 degrees C, 15 degrees C, 20 degrees C, and 25 degrees C, the period of development became shorter with increasing temperature of environment. The length of V. sagittatus larvae reached the following values: 0.302-0.327 mm in first-stage larvae, 0.385-0.550 mm in second-stage larvae, and 0.484-0.590 mm in third-stage larvae. At the temperature of 25 degrees C, the larvae of V. sagittatus did not reach the third stage if the course of the experiment only in Helicigona arbustorum.     

Water snails as paratenic hosts of Hymenolepididae Fuhrmann, 1907 in Czechoslovakia

The distribution of cysticercoids of Hymenolepididae Fuhrmann, 1907 parasitizing water birds (Anseriformes and Ralliformes) in Czechoslovakia was studied. A total of 2970 snail specimens (429 Lymnaea stagnalis (L.), 531 L. ovata (Drap.), 1, 462 L. peregra (O. F. Müll.), 158 L. auricularia (L.), 262 Planorbis planorbis (L.) and 65 Viviparus viviparus (L.)) were examined for this purpose. Among them, 122 snails were infected with cysticercoids of 13 cestode species (Dicranotaenia coronula (Dujardin, 1845), Diorchis inflata (Rudolphi, 1810), D. nyrocae Yamaguti, 1935, D. ransomi Schultz, 1940, Diploposthe laevis (Bloch, 1782), Echinocotyle rosetteri Blanchard, 1891, Fimbriaria fasciolaris (Pallas, 1781), Microsomacanthus compressa (Linton 1892), M. paracompressa (Czaplinski, 1956), M. paramicrosoma (Gasowska, 1931), M. spiralibursata (Czaplinski, 1956), Sobolevicanthus gracilis (Zeder, 1803), and S. octacantha (Krabbe, 1869).     

Euparyphium albuferensis and Echinostoma friedi (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae): experimental cercarial transmission success in sympatric snail communities

Euparyphium albuferensis and Echinostoma friedi cercarial infectivity to four species of sympatric snails was examined under single- or multiple-choice laboratory conditions to show the level of parasite-snail host compatibility. Radix peregra, Lymnaeafuscus, Physella acuta and Gyraulus chinensis act as second intermediate hosts of both parasite species although different cercarial transmission success (CTS) was observed. In single-host experiments, R. peregra and P. acuta showed a high degree of compatibility with E. albuferensis, while only P. acuta in the case of E. friedi. In two-choice snail communities, a snail with high CTS increased the values of another with low compatibility, in both parasite species. In multiple-choice snail communities, high CTS of some hosts decreased, while low CTS of other hosts increased. The degree of parasite-host compatibility of each snail species could be determined by the presence of other snails in the community.     

Developmental cycle of Rubenstrema exasperatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Trematoda: Omphalometridae).

The developmental cycle of the trematode Rubenstrema exasperatum (Rudolphi, 1819), a common parasite of insectivores of the family Soricidae, is described here for the first time. The first intermediate host in nature is the snail Planorbarius corneus. Metacercariae encysted experimentally in larvae of the mosquito Culex molestus; exceptionally, these were found encysted in daughter sporocysts. Adult specimens of R. exasperatum were found after experimental infections in the hamster Mesocricetus auratus. Daughter sporocysts, cercariae, metacercariae and adults are described in detail.     

The life cycle of Rubenstrema opisthovitellinum So?tys, 1954 (Trematoda: Omphalometridae).

The life cycle of Rubenstrema opisthovitellinum So?tys, 1954, a parasite of shrews, is elucidated. The following developmental stages are described in detail: daughter sporocyst, cercaria, metacercaria, and adult. The freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus was found to be the first intermediate host in nature. The metacercariae were obtained from the larvae of mosquitoes Culex molestus and only exceptionally from snails Physa acuta. The adults were obtained from the small intestine of hamsters Mesocricetus auratus. The life cycle and the larval stages of R. opisthovitellinum are described for the first time.     

Comparative efficacy of indigenous heterorhabditid nematodes from north western Himalaya and Heterorhabditis indica (Poinar,Karunakar & David) against the larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)

The efficacy of three Heterorhabditis spp of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) from north western Himalaya, India was studied against the larvae of pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), under the laboratory conditions. The larvae were exposed to 10, 20, 30 and 40 infective juveniles (IJs) of each nematode species for different time periods and they were found to be susceptible to all the EPNs tested. However, the susceptibility of larvae to nematode infection varied according to the concentrations of IJs and their exposure periods. The efficacy of these indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes was also compared against commercially available entomopathogenic nematode, H. indica. Appreciably good performance was achieved by H. bacteriophora (HRJ), which showed 73.3% mortality of insect larvae in 96 h exposure time against third instar larvae, while H. indica produced 80.0% mortality. However it was noticed that with the advancement of larval stage its mortality rate reduced and vice versa with the exposure period. All tested EPNs were also found to reproduce within the host and maximum production of IJs was recorded in H. bacteriophora (26.0 ± 3.76 × 10³ IJs/larva) at the concentration of 40 IJs/larva.     

旌德罗索线虫野外防治按蚊的效果

2004-2006年对室内培养旌德罗索线虫Romanomermis jingdeensis进行了室内和野外防治按蚊效果试验。结果表明,室内培养的旌德罗索线虫对室内培养和野生按蚊孑孓（主要是中华按蚊和嗜人按蚊的幼虫）均有很强的感染能力,野外释放的最高表观感染率可高达75%,实际的一、二龄孑孓的被感染率则高于90%,达到了理想的控蚊效果。基于试验结果提出旌德罗索线虫野外释放条件是：设立天敌保护性措施,每亩水体设立释放点20个,释放线虫约100g,释放期间不宜施用化肥、农药等线虫致死化学制剂。     

Laboratory and field evaluation of the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes to the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) (Col.: Curculionidae)

Ten Egyptian and imported entomopathogenic nematodes were evaluated for their pathogenicity to R. ferrugineus in both the laboratory and the field. In the laboratory, most nematodes were pathogenic to the pest larvae, pupae and adults. Larvae and adults were more susceptible to nematode infection (mostly 100% mortality) than pupae enclosed in their cocoons. In the field however, the highest insect larval mortality was 66.67% and most of nematodes failed in controlling the pest. Such failure could be due to hot weather, the tunnelling behaviour of the pest larvae and the too much sap in the infested sites in the trunks of palm trees.     

Laboratory and field evaluation of the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes to the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) (Col.: Curculionidae)

Ten Egyptian and imported entomopathogenic nematodes were evaluated for their pathogenicity to R. ferrugineus in both the laboratory and the field. In the laboratory, most nematodes were pathogenic to the pest larvae, pupae and adults. Larvae and adults were more susceptible to nematode infection (mostly 100% mortality) than pupae enclosed in their cocoons. In the field however, the highest insect larval mortality was 66.67% and most of nematodes failed in controlling the pest. Such failure could be due to hot weather, the tunnelling behaviour of the pest larvae and the too much sap in the infested sites in the trunks of palm trees.     

Observations on the development of Rhabdochona phoxini Moravec, 1968 (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae).

The life-cycle of the nematode Rhabdochona phoxini, an intestinal parasite of the fish Phoxinus phoxinus, has been studied experimentally. The mayfly nymphs, Habrophlebia lauta Eaton and H. fusca (Curtis) were found to serve as experimental intermediate hosts. After the eggs of R. phoxini have been swallowed by the mayfly nymph, the toothed first-stage larvae of this parasite are released and penetrate through the intestinal wall into t-e body cavity of the mayfly. Before reaching the infective third stage, the larvae moult twice in the body of the invertebrate host (2 to 16 and20 to 36 days after infection at water temperatures of 13--15 degrees C). However, the development of the encysted infective larvae does not cease in the intermediate host and the larvae may undergo one more moult. One of two moults then occur in the intestine of the definitive host (Phoxinus phoxinus) (depending on the fact whether it was infected with third- or fourth-stage larvae) before the larvae attain the maturity. The development of R. phoxini in the definitive host lasts about two months.     

Synthesis and structure–activity relationships for anticipated molluscicidal activity of some 2-amino-5-substituted pyridine derivatives

A series of 2-amino-5-substituted pyridine derivatives was synthesized and their molluscicidal activity against white garden, Theba pisana (Müller), and brown garden, Helix aspersa (Müller), snails was investigated by two methods of application. Some of these compounds showed strong activity under laboratory conditions against the two types of snail. T pisana was more sensitive to the tested compounds than H aspersa. The most effective compounds were 2-amino-5-(benzotriazole-1-ylmethyl)-3-methylpyridine, 2-amino-5-[1-(benzotriazole-1-yl)nonyl]-3-methylpyridine and 2-[(1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)amino]-3-methylpyridine which exhibited high molluscicidal activity. The toxicity results are discussed in relation to the chemical structures. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Development of Spinitectus inermis (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), a parasite of eel,Anguilla anguilla,in Europe

The development of the nematode Spinitectus inermis (Zeder, 1800), a parasite of the stomach of eels, Anguilla anguilla (L.) in Europe, was experimentally studied. Mayfly nymphs Caenis macrura, Ecdyonurus dispar, Heptagenia sulphurea, Potamanthus luteus and Seratella ignita from Portugal and the Czech Republic were found to serve as experimental intermediate hosts. After ingestion of the nematode eggs by the mayfly nymphs, the toothed first-stage larvae were released and penetrated into the body cavity of the intermediate host. There they moulted twice (on day 4 and 6 post infection [p.i.] at water temperatures of 20-25 degrees C), attaining the third infective stage. The definitive host, A. anguilla, undoubtedly acquires infection by feeding on mayfly nymphs harbouring infective-stage larvae. In an experimentally infected eel, the fourth-stage larva undergoing the third moult was observed 28 days p.i. at water temperature of 20 degrees C. The larval stages, including moulting forms, are described and illustrated. The prepatent period of S. inermis is estimated to be about two months.     

Peptidases of Trichobilharzia regenti (Schistosomatidae) and its molluscan host Radix peregra S. Lat. (Lymnaeidae): construction and screening of cDNA library from intramolluscan stages of the parasite

Trichobilharzia regenti is a neurotropic bird schistosome,causing cercarial dermatitis in humans. In this study, ZAP cDNA expression library from Radix peregra s. lat. hepatopancreases containing intramolluscan stages of T. regenti was constructed and screened using PCR with specific and degenerate primers, designed according to previously described serine and cysteine peptidases of other parasite species. Full-length sequences of cathepsins B1 and L, and two serine peptidases, named RpSP1 and RpSP2, were obtained.The protein-protein BLAST analysis and parallel control reactions with template from hepatopancreases of T. regenti non-infected snails revealed that only cathepsin B1 was of parasite origin. The remaining sequences were derived from the snail intermediate host, which implies that the initial source of parasite mRNA was contaminated by snail tissue.Regardless of this contamination, the cDNA library remains an excellent molecular tool for detection and identification of bioactive molecules in T. regenti cercariae.     

乳状耳形螺的检疫鉴定与风险管理措施

本文采用贝壳形态和软体解剖相结合的方法对广东出入境检验检疫局从西班牙进境集装箱中截获的一头活体蜗牛标本进行鉴定,结果确认为乳状耳形螺Otala lactea(Müller,1774),为国内首次截获。该螺原产于地中海东部沿岸地区,是当地蔬菜、瓜果、花卉最重要的有害生物之一,被美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国家及有关国际和地区植物保护组织列为检疫性有害生物。该螺在中国无分布,本文在风险评估的基础上,提出了相应的风险管理措施。     

The life cycle of Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) minutus (Nematoda: Cucullanidae)

Mature specimens of the nematode Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) minutus (Rudolphi, 1819) (Ascaridida, Cucullanidae, Seuratoidea) were obtained from the intestine of flounder Platichthys flesus (L.) caught in the Oresund, Denmark. Plaice Pleuronectes platessa L. and common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Kr?yer) also harbour this species. The eggs embryonate on the seabottom. Larvae about 440 microm long, and believed to be in their third stage, hatch from the eggs. These larvae are not directly infective to flounders or gobies. The polychaete Nereis diversicolor O.F. Muller acts as obligatory intermediate host. Experimental infections showed that larvae >600 microm long and provided with achitinous tooth survived in flounder and common goby. The third-stage larvae moult to fourth-stage larvae in the fish gut wall. Mature worms occur in the lumen of the anterior part of the intestine. All developmental stages may be transferred from one flounder to another; thus the flounder may acquire the parasite also by devouring infected gobies.     

40种植物甲醇提取物的杀螺活性研究

对40种药用或有毒植物甲醇提取物的室内杀螺活性测定结果表明:木荷、黄姜、博落回等3种植物提取物在浓度为100mg/L时,浸杀福寿螺幼螺48h,死亡率为100%;50mg/L时,浸杀72h,死亡率为98.28%以上。其中木荷、博落回对福寿螺有良好的抑制上爬作用,具有进一步研究价值。     

Isolation of heterorhabditid nematodes from palm tree planted areas and their implications in the Red Palm Weevil control

Soil samples from 102 sites planted with intercropped palm trees in 8 Egyptian governorates were baited with greater wax moth larvae for the recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes. Only heterorhabditied nematodes were extracted from 5 sites in Alexandria, Behaira, Ismaelia, and Giza governorates. Evaluation of the novel isolates in the laboratory to identify the most efficient ones for biological control of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) showed that they are generally more virulent than other entomopathogenic nematode species. However, only two of the 5 strains, isolated from Behaira and Giza, survived a 24h exposure period in palm weevil-infested tree tissue with a low viability of 19 and 14%, respectively.     

Isolation of heterorhabditid nematodes from palm tree planted areas and their implications in the Red Palm Weevil control

Soil samples from 102 sites planted with intercropped palm trees in 8 Egyptian governorates were baited with greater wax moth larvae for the recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes. Only heterorhabditied nematodes were extracted from 5 sites in Alexandria, Behaira, Ismaelia, and Giza governorates. Evaluation of the novel isolates in the laboratory to identify the most efficient ones for biological control of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) showed that they are generally more virulent than other entomopathogenic nematode species. However, only two of the 5 strains, isolated from Behaira and Giza, survived a 24h exposure period in palm weevil-infested tree tissue with a low viability of 19 and 14%, respectively.     

应用斯氏线虫防治桑皱鞘叶甲

应用斯氏属小卷蛾线虫Steinernema carpocapsae(A24品系）对桑皱鞘叶甲Abirus fortunei(Baly）进行了室内和田间感染试验。在25～30℃的室内条件下，1500～2000条线虫/ml的处理使桑皱鞘叶甲幼虫感染率达86%～100%。在9～10月份，先清除田间杂草，然后在桑园开沟，按45～75万条线虫/m^2的剂量施用小卷蛾线虫，对幼虫的防治效果可达88.3%～96.2%，并使次年成虫的出土数量减少46.2%～86.7%。此种防治方法，避免了在春蚕期间摘叶饲蚕与桑皱鞘叶甲化学防治的矛盾，显示出应用昆虫病原线虫防治桑皱鞘叶甲的良好前景。     

茶苗根结线虫病研究

 茶苗根结线虫病主要发生于一、二年生实生苗上,重病地发病率可达100%,死苗率在50%以上。据在浙江省的不完全调查,已知有18个县(市)发现此病。病原线虫经初步鉴定,主要为南方根结线虫(Meloidogyne incognita)与花生根结线虫(M.arenaria),而爪哇根结线虫(M.javanica)与泰晤士根结线虫(M.thamesi)均少见。试验表明,杭州茶区病原线虫一年发生不完整8代,大约20~30天完成一代,世代重叠明显。