豌豆蚜防控的关键RNAi靶标基因筛选与分析

为筛选防控豌豆蚜Acyrthosiphon pisum的关键RNA干扰(RNA interference,RNAi)靶标基因,通过构建精氨酸激酶(arginine kinase,AK)、超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)和几丁质合成酶(chitin synthase,CHS)这3个与豌豆蚜生长发育相关基因的dsRNA,于室内检测ds AK、ds SOD和ds CHS处理后对其致死效果,并比较4种dsRNA递送方式对其致死效果的影响,筛选获得防治效果明显的dsRNA及其递送方式。结果显示,处理48～168 h后,不同基因dsRNA处理组豌豆蚜的死亡率比阴性对照组高2.19倍～4.39倍,其中ds AK处理组豌豆蚜的死亡率为27.7%～91.1%,显著高于ds SOD、ds CHS处理组及阴性对照组。使用ds AK通过人工饲喂法和叶片注射饲喂法处理豌豆蚜,48 h即可出现显著致死效果。ds AK通过人工饲喂方法处理72 h后,豌豆蚜AK基因表达量比空白对照组降低43.2%,同时可抑制豌豆蚜的生长发育,使其体长比阴性对照组减少了5.9%。表明ds AK对豌豆蚜...     

油菜-小麦邻作模式对麦蚜种群动态的影响

为了探讨油菜-小麦邻作模式对麦蚜种群动态的控制作用,2009—2010年将小麦田和油菜田交界处设为0 m,在距0 m处2、4、6、8、16 m(包括0 m)处设立试验小区,记录麦蚜数量。邻作小麦田距离油菜田16 m处的无翅麦蚜数量最多,且与其它距离差异显著(P<0.05),而单作小麦田中各距离之间差异不显著(P>0.05);距离油菜田8~16 m处,小麦邻作田麦蚜数量的降低百分率骤减,分别从2009年的26.91%降低到1.02%和2010年的22.72%降低到0.53%。初步表明该邻作模式可以控制小麦田8 m以内的蚜虫数量。     

Geelnervigheid,een virusziekte van luzerne

Samenvatting Door middel van de erwtebladluis (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) werd het topvergelingsvirus van de erwt op luzerne (Medicago sativa L.) overgebracht. De besmette planten vertoonden na verloop van tijd het verschijnsel van geelnervigheid, te weten een regelmatige, lichtgroene tot gele nerftekening op de bladeren. Dit verschijnsel blijkt veelvuldig in luzernepercelen in het zuidwesten van het land (het gebied waar topvergeling in erwt algemeen voorkomt) op te treden. Het gelukte uit vier van vijf van verschillende plaatsen van West-Brabant en Zuid-Beveland afkomstige monsters geelnervige luzerne het topvergelingsvirus te isoleren.Uit waarnemingen bij planten, groeiende in het veld en in de kas, is gebleken, dat de omstandigheden een grote invloed hebben op het te voorschijn komen van het ziektebeeld. In het voor- en najaar treedt de geelnervigheid doorgaans zeer duidelijk op; in de zomermaanden verdwijnt dit verschijnsel veelal tijdelijk bij de besmette planten en onderscheiden deze zich niet van virusvrije luzerne.In een veldproef bleek het topvergelingsvirus, gezien het voorkomen van geelnervigheid in de loop van het seizoen, vrij snel in luzerne verspreid te worden.Summary Tip yellows (leaf roll) virus of pea was transmitted to lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) by means of the pea aphid (Acrythosiphon pisum Harris). After some months the infected lucerne plants showed a regular lightgreen to yellow discoloration of the veins and the adjacent tissue (fig. 1). No differences in growth and in shape of the leaves between infected and healthy plants were found to exist.This disease—for which we have chosen the name of vein yellowing of lucerne—is very prevalent in lucerne fields in the southwestern part of The Netherlands where tip yellows is often found in peas. We succeeded in isolating tip yellows virus from four out of five samples of lucerne showing vein yellowing collected in western Brabant and Zuid-Beveland.In carrying out transmission tests, it was found that the pea aphid often hardly sucks on lucerne in the greenhouse. Although it generally is present in large numbers in lucerne fields, it refuses to feed on lucerne after having been reared on peas for a prolonged period. This behaviour of the vector impedes the experiments. It may be due to the fact that the different generations of the insect differ in host plant requirements (Evans & Gyrisco, 1956) but also to the fact that morphologically indistinguishable forms of the insect exist, which may differ in host plant preferences (Hille Ris Lambers, 1947).Furthermore, in our experiments seldom a 100% infection of pea plants was obtained, even when using pea aphids which fed on a tip yellows diseased pea plant for a period of 48 hours or longer, and using five to ten aphids per test plant.Observations on infected plants growing in the field and in the greenhouse indicate that the environment has great influence on the appearance of the vein yellowing symptom. Generally, vein yellowing occurs very strikingly during the spring-time and the late autumn but disappears in the summer months.According to observations on the rate of occurrence of vein yellowing at different times of the year in a field experiment at Wageningen (fig. 2), it appears that tip yellows virus is capable of spreading fast in a lucerne field.The experiments and observations described in the present paper confirm the idea expressed byde Fluiter & Hubbeling (1955) that lucerne fields are important as a reservoir of the tip yellows virus of pea in The Netherlands.     

A new gene from Xenorhabdus bovienii and its encoded protease inhibitor protein against Acyrthosiphon pisum

BACKGROUND: Aphids are insect pests with significant importance worldwide for agricultural and horticultural crops. The chemical pesticides used to control aphids could result in pesticide residues in agricultural and horticultural products as well as in negative effects on the environment. Therefore, alternative control methods are urgently needed. This study identified a new gene from strain BJFS526 of the symbiotic bacterium Xenorhabdus bovienii and expressed the protease inhibitor protein encoded by the gene. The effects of the protein on the pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum, were also investigated. RESULTS: The gene PIN1 encoding the protease inhibitor protein against aphids was successfully cloned from BJFS526. The study demonstrated that the protein had adverse effects on pea aphid survival, and that the activity of aphid aminopeptidase was significantly inhibited by the protein. CONCLUSION: The results from this study suggest that this gene and the protease inhibitor protein encoded may offer an alternative method to control aphids in the future. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

阿维蚜茧蜂与两种色型豌豆蚜的相互作用

本文研究了阿维蚜茧蜂Aphidius ervi对豌豆蚜Acyrthosiphon pisum色型和龄期的选择偏好性,以及豌豆蚜的龄期对蚜茧蜂发育的影响,同时还观察了阿维蚜茧蜂与2种色型豌豆蚜共存时,2种色型豌豆蚜的掉落率。结果显示,阿维蚜茧蜂偏好寄生绿色型的豌豆蚜,而且偏好寄生龄期较小的虫态;在阿维蚜茧蜂与2种色型豌豆蚜共存时,2龄若蚜的掉落率最高;随着龄期的上升,2种色型豌豆蚜掉落后的被寄生率随之增高,而未掉落豌豆蚜的被寄生率随着龄期的增加而下降。阿维蚜茧蜂的寄生延长了2种色型豌豆蚜的发育历期,且2种色型豌豆蚜在1龄被寄生后,2和3龄的的发育历期均显著延长;寄生1龄豌豆蚜时,阿维蚜茧蜂发育最快;阿维蚜茧蜂寄生的豌豆蚜龄期越高,其羽化率就越低。     

Triterpene saponins of Quillaja saponaria show strong aphicidal and deterrent activity against the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

BACKGROUND: Saponins are a class of secondary plant metabolites consisting of a sugar moiety glycosidically linked to a hydrophobic aglycone (sapogenin) that often possess insecticidal activities. Four saponins were selected: two triterpene saponins, Q. saponaria saponins and aescin, and two steroidal saponins, digitonin and diosgenin. Their effects were investigated on an important pest species and a model piercing‐sucking insect, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. The triterpene Q. saponaria saponins bark saponin received special attention because of its high activity. Aphids were challenged by oral and contact exposure to demonstrate aphicidal activities, and in choice experiments to support use as a natural deterrent. RESULTS: When aphids were exposed to supplemented artificial diet for 3 days, a strong aphicidal activity was recorded for three of the four saponins, with an LC₅₀ of 0.55 mg mL^?1 for Q. saponaria saponins, 0.62 mg mL^?1 for aescin and 0.45 mg mL^?1 for digitonin. The LT₅₀ values ranged between 1 and 4 days, depending on the dose. For diosgenin, only low toxicity (14%) was scored for concentrations up to 5 mg mL^?1. In choice experiments with treated diet, a deterrence index of 0.97 was scored for Q. saponaria saponins at 1 mg mL^?1. In contrast, direct contact showed no repellent effect. Spraying of faba bean plants with Q. saponaria saponins resulted in an LC₅₀ of 8.2 mg mL^?1. Finally, histological analysis in aphids fed with Q. saponaria saponins demonstrated strong aberrations of the aphid gut epithelium, and exposure of midgut CF‐203 cell lines to Q. saponaria saponins in vitro confirmed the cytotoxic effect. CONCLUSIONS: The present insect experiments provide strong evidence that saponins, as tested here with triterpene Q. saponaria saponins, can be useful as natural aphicides and deterrents. Furthermore, the insect midgut epithelium is suggested to be a primary target of saponin activity.Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

宁夏麦蚜天敌多样性及种间关系

麦蚜是宁夏小麦的主要害虫,为了实现自然天敌对麦蚜的有效控制,采用网捕法和陷阱法等采集手段,通过3年田间调查,共鉴定麦蚜天敌97种,包括寄生性天敌16种和捕食性天敌81种。将麦蚜天敌划分为单食性天敌、寡食性天敌、多食性天敌及杂食性天敌共4类功能团进行分析,结果表明,不同天敌功能团对麦蚜种群的影响存在显著的交互作用;寄生性天敌中蚜茧蜂属的燕麦蚜茧蜂与烟蚜茧蜂是优势种;捕食性天敌种类较为复杂,不同地区麦蚜天敌组成存在显著性差异,复杂的农业景观能够维持更高的天敌多样性。表明在农业生态系统中建立和恢复非作物生境能够明显提高天敌种群数量,进而提高其生物防治作用。     

Relationship between ascochyta blight on field pea (Pisum sativum) and spore release patterns of Didymella pinodes and other causal agents of ascochyta blight

Ascochyta blight of field pea, caused by Didymella pinodes, Phoma medicaginis var. pinodella, Phoma koolunga and Didymella pisi, is controlled through manipulating sowing dates to avoid ascospores of D. pinodes, and by field selection and foliar fungicides. This study investigated the relationship between number of ascospores of D. pinodes at sowing and disease intensity at crop maturity. Field pea stubble infested with ascochyta blight from one site was exposed to ambient conditions at two sites, repeated in 2 years. Three batches of stubble with varying degrees of infection were exposed at one site, repeated in 3 years. Every 2 weeks, stubble samples were retrieved, wetted and placed in a wind tunnel and up to 2500 ascospores g^?1 h^?1 were released. Secondary inoculum, monitored using seedling field peas as trap plants in canopies arising from three sowing dates and external to field pea canopies, was greatest in early sown crops. A model was developed to calculate the effective number of ascospores using predictions from G1 blackspot manager (Salam et al., 2011b; Australasian Plant Pathology, 40 , 621–31), distance from infested stubble (Salam et al., 2011a; Australasian Plant Pathology, 40 , 640–7) and winter rainfall. Maximum disease intensity was predicted based on the calculated number of effective ascospores, soilborne inoculum and spring rainfall over two seasons. Predictions were validated in the third season with data from field trials and commercial crops. A threshold amount of ascospores of D. pinodes, 294 g^?1 stubble h^?1, was identified, above which disease did not increase. Below this threshold there was a linear relationship between ascospore number and maximum disease intensity.     

Effect of Weather Conditions on Frit Fly (Oscinella frit, Diptera: Chloropidae) Activity and Infestation Levels in Spring Wheat in Central Germany

Effects of temperature, rainfall and solar radiation on frit fly (Oscinella frit) population and infestation level were evaluated in two wheat varieties in central Germany during 2008?C2010. The effect colour of water traps (blue, white and yellow) -used in population determination- on their efficiency was also evaluated. Strong correlation was found between weather parameters and trap catches (R² between 0.8 and 0.98). Infestation percents were calculated by counting the infested plants at different growth stages 10?C30. The weather conditions in 2008 and 2009 were drier, warmer and sunnier than 2010, which affected trap catches as well infestation percents. There was a positive correlation between blue trap catches and solar radiation and negative correlation with white and yellow traps. Infestation percents were higher in 2008 & 2009 than in 2010; although trap catches were higher in 2010 than 2008 & 2009, because weather conditions affected adult negatively ovipositon and newly larvae survival in 2010. The results indicate that weather can play a precise role in frit fly activity and its infestation levels.     

黄色黏虫板在3种果园对蚜虫及其天敌的诱集作用

为减少黄色黏虫板(简称黄板)对果园害虫天敌的影响,明确黄板在果园中的使用方法,于2014年5月4日至9月30日在山西省太谷县的苹果、梨、桃园中进行了黄板诱集蚜虫及其天敌的动态调查。结果表明:在3种果园黄板可以诱集8目32科的昆虫,主要类群为蚜虫、叶蝉、瓢虫、食蚜蝇、草蛉和蚜茧蜂等。在苹果园和桃园中诱蚜量呈双峰谷线状,在梨园中呈三峰状;各果园寄生性天敌的数量变化趋势与蚜虫一致且有跟随效应,但苹果园和梨园诱集的捕食性天敌均在8月下旬至8月底出现高峰期,而桃园中捕食性天敌水平一直较高。3个果园在花期至幼果期即5月4日至6月22日益害比最小,苹果园仅为1:202.8,而在其它时段的益害比均大于1:150,甚至最高可达1:19.4,表明在果园中使用黄板的害处大于益处,建议在果园中慎用黄板诱蚜。     

The effect of potato leafroll virus on the biology of Myzus persicae

Since potato leafroll virus multiplies in the green peach aphid,Myzus persicae, the effect of the virus on the biology of its vector was investigated. Observations were made regarding the longevity and the reproduction rate of viruliferous and non-viruliferous aphids on leafroll-diseased and healthy plants ofPhysalis floridana. The same matters were investigated for both viruliferous and non-viruliferous aphids on seedlings of Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis). It was shown that on leafroll-diseased plants ofP. floridana the aphids produced more progeny than on healthy ones, although the average number of progeny produced per day in both cases was almost the same. On healthy Chinese cabbage seedlings there was no difference in average length of the larval and adult stages, number of progeny per aphid, and number of progeny per day, between viruliferous and non-viruliferous aphids. Evidence was obtained that the virus does not influence the development of its vector. Measurements of oxygen consumption of both viruliferous and non-viruliferous aphids point in the same direction.     

Host plant preference of Diuraphis noxia (Kurdj.) (Hom., Aphididae)

Host plant preference of the Russian wheat aphid Diuraphis noxia (Kurdj.) was studied on 11 cultivars of 9 plant species: winter barley, spring barley, winter wheat, spring wheat, rye, oat, Triticale, canary grass, red millet yellow millet and maize. Seeds of the host plants were sown in a circle near the edge of pots. The host plant choice was evaluated 24 hours after releasing 55 Diuraphis noxia female adults in the middle of each pot. The suitability of different hosts for aphid development was evaluated 2, 7 and 14 days after infestation based on the mean number of Russian wheat aphid individuals per plant. Red millet, yellow millet and maize were chosen by significantly fewer aphids than grain crops. Winter and spring barley were chosen as hosts most frequently, and the progeny production was also the highest on these plants. The growth rate of D. noxia was significantly affected by the host plants and the date of assessment and their interaction.     

Selection of compounds acting as aphid development and reproduction regulators: Laboratory screening

Newly synthesized compounds were examined in screening tests with the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) for juvenilizing effects. usign the spray-residue method. Two derivatives of 2-(4-hydroxvbenzyl)eyclohexanone bearing a carbamate or an ether group were found to be the most active inhibitors of development and reproduction. Tests with the hop aphid, Phorodon humuli (Schrank) of insecticide-susceptible and multi-resistant biotypes and with the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) confirmed their biological activity. Cross-resistance between conventional insecticides and juvenoids was not indicated. The formation of supernumerary larvae, where retention of larval cauda and corresponding larval characters were observed and reproduction was entirely suppressed, was recognized as the critical result of the juvenilizing effect. The production of viable progeny was not affected in those aphids which survived treatment and developed normal adult external genitalia.     

Seasonality of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura in a soybean ecosystem

Seasonal occurrence of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) moths captured in synthetic sex pheromone traps and associated field population of eggs and larvae in soybean were examined in India from 2009 to 2011. Male moths of S. litura first appeared in late July or early August and continued through October. Peak male trap catches occurred during the second fortnight of September, which was within soybean reproductive stages. Similarly, the first appearance of S. litura egg masses and larval populations were observed after the first appearance of male moths in early to mid-August, and were present in the growing season up to late September to mid-October. The peak appearance of egg masses and larval populations always corresponded with the peak activity of male moths recorded during mid-September in all years. Correlation studies showed that weekly mean trap catches were linearly and positively correlated with egg masses and larval populations during the entire growing season of soybean. Seasonal means of male moth catches in pheromone traps during the 2010 and 2011 seasons were significantly lower than the catches during the 2009 season. However, seasonal means of the egg masses and larval populations were not significantly different between years. Pheromone traps may be useful indicators of the onset of numbers of S. litura eggs and larvae in soybean fields.     

金龟子绿僵菌对苜蓿生长的影响及对苜蓿抗蚜性的诱导作用

为明确金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae在促进植物生长和提高植物抗性方面的作用,以金龟子绿僵菌拌土种植紫花苜蓿Medicago sativa,于室内测定植株的生长参数、苜蓿斑蚜Therioaphis trifolii的取食选择性及其发育历期和繁殖力。结果表明,金龟子绿僵菌处理后7 d,植株株高比对照显著增加了0.87 cm;处理后14 d,植株分枝数为3.88个,根长为54.67 mm,均显著高于对照。株龄14 d的植株接入苜蓿斑蚜,至株龄28 d时,金龟子绿僵菌处理的植株株高、分枝数和根长均较对照显著增加;同时生物量、叶绿素含量和类胡萝卜素含量也有不同程度的升高。选择性试验结果显示,24 h内选择并驻留在金龟子绿僵菌处理植株叶片上的苜蓿斑蚜数量较对照显著减少28.57%。以金龟子绿僵菌处理的植株叶片饲喂苜蓿斑蚜,1～4龄若虫的发育均有所减缓,各龄若虫的发育历期均较对照叶片饲喂的各龄若虫有所延长,而成虫寿命较以对照叶片饲喂时显著缩短了30.09%,总生命历期显著缩短了18.83%。表明金龟子绿僵菌促进了紫花苜蓿植株的生长,同时增强了植株对苜蓿斑蚜的耐害性、排趋性与...     

Application of plant growth regulators mitigates chlorotic foliar injury by the black pecan aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

BACKGROUND: Black pecan aphid, Melanocallis caryaefoliae (Davis) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), feeding elicits localized chlorotic injury to pecan foliage [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K Koch] and apparent acceleration of leaf senescence and defoliation. The ability of certain plant growth regulators (PGRs) (forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid and aviglycine) to prevent M. caryaefoliae from triggering pecan leaf chlorosis and senescence‐like processes was evaluated on two dates in both 2006 and 2007. Treatments were applied to orchard foliage and used in laboratory leaf‐disc bioassays to assess possible reduction in aphid‐elicited chlorosis and concomitant effects on aphid mortality and development. RESULTS: Foliage pretreated with forchlorfenuron + gibberellic acid prior to being challenged with aphids resulted in significantly less aphid‐elicited chlorosis than did control or aviglycine‐treated leaf discs. No PGR affected aphid mortality; however, development time was increased by forchlorfenuron + gibberellic acid in 2006 and by aviglycine + gibberellic acid on one date in 2007. CONCLUSION: Certain PGRs possess the potential for usage on pecan to protect foliar canopies from M. caryaefoliae via changes in the susceptibility of the host leaf to senescence‐like factors being introduced by feeding aphids. This protective effect on host foliage and the associated suppressive effect on development of feeding aphids might also be relevant to pest management programs on other aphid–crop systems in which aphid‐elicited chlorosis and senescence‐like processes can limit profitability. Published 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Studies on the sorghum grain midge,Contarinia sorghicola Coquillet,in relation to environmental influence

Abstract

Biology, ecology and damage potential of the sorghum midge, Contarinia sorghicola Coquillet, were studied at Coimbatore, India. The life cycle of the midge was shorter in summer than winter: Johnson grass, Sorghum halepense and pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum served as alternate hosts for the sorghum midge. Seasonal incidence studies revealed that four peak infestations occurred in crops sown in April, June, August and October. Midge developmental stages were quite active all through the year with no diapause, Peak adult midge attraction to the light trap was recorded at 21.00 hours. However, adult midges were found to be quite active only in the daytime in the field. There was no relationship between adult midge catches from the light trap and the population recorded in the field. Morning relative humidity and wind velocity were negatively associated with the population of midge attracted to the light trap. An increased percentage of midge population was recorded in the light trap during the new moon and second quarter phases of moon. Sticky traps were not efficient in trapping adult midges. One pair of adult midge per earhead caused 16–9% grain damage.     

贵州三都一季中稻区褐飞虱主害代的发生规律

为明确贵州三都喀斯特褐飞虱主害代的发生规律,2009-2011年采用灯光诱测和田间系统调查方法对该地区一季中稻区的褐飞虱种群消长动态进行了系统研究.结果表明,各迁入代灯下诱捕虫量和田间虫量在不同年份间存在差异,2009年单日最大诱虫量达6 688头,分别是2010年和2011年的15.3倍和2.5倍.2009、2010、2011年预测圃虫量高峰分别为10777、4 630、1 615头/百丛,但主害代均为第4代和第5代,始见日与主迁入峰日呈显著相关.不同年份、不同移栽期稻田第4代、5代褐飞虱各虫态发生程度不同,2010、2011年褐飞虱若虫高峰日集中在7月下旬至8月上旬,晚栽稻田成虫、若虫的发生高峰日均迟于早栽类型田;早、晚栽时间差异形成的水稻不同生育期并存,利于褐飞虱栖居、繁殖.天敌蜘蛛、黑肩绿盲蝽与褐飞虱的种群消长具有同步性,但其自然控制作用不足以控制褐飞虱危害.     

Use of real-time PCR to examine the relationship between disease severity in pea and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aphanomyces euteiches</Emphasis> DNA content in roots

Aphanomyces euteiches causes severe root rot of peas. Resistance is limited in commercial pea cultivars. Real-time fluorescent PCR assay specific for A. euteiches was used to study the relationship between disease severity and pathogen DNA content in infected peas. Five pea genotypes ranging in levels of resistance were inoculated with five isolates of A. euteiches. Plants were visually rated for disease development and the amount of pathogen DNA in roots was determined using the PCR assay. The susceptible genotypes Genie, DSP and Bolero tended to have significantly more disease and more pathogen DNA than the resistant genotypes 90-2079 and PI 180693. PI 180693 consistently had less disease, while 90-2079 had the lowest amount of pathogen DNA. The Spearman correlation between pathogen DNA quantity and disease development was positive and significant (P < 0.05) for three isolates, but was not significant for two other isolates. This suggests that the real-time PCR assay may have limited application as a selection tool for resistance in pea to A. euteiches. Its utility as a selection tool would be dependent on the correlation between disease development and pathogen DNA content for a given pathogen isolate. The accuracy and specificity of the real-time PCR assay suggests considerable application for the assay in the study of mechanisms of disease resistance and the study of microbial population dynamics in plants.