崂山茶区茶树害虫及其捕食性天敌研究初报

采取随机调查和定点调查相结合的方法,调查了崂山茶区茶树害虫及其捕食性天敌的种类和数量。共记录茶树害虫（包括害螨）34种,分属于6目22科;捕食性天敌44种,分属于7目22科,其中天敌昆虫16种,捕食螨1种,蜘蛛27种。研究表明,该茶区茶树害虫大部分是由南方引进茶苗时带入的。目前该茶区的主要害虫是刺吸式口器害虫,主要捕食性天敌是蜘蛛。农药是影响天敌生存的主要因素。     

Single versus multiple releases of predatory mites combined with spinosad for the management of western flower thrips in strawberry

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a major pest of strawberry and other horticultural and ornamental crops. Biological control of F. occidentalis with predatory mites is recommended as an additional management strategy to chemical control in glasshouse and protected crops. However, it is not known whether multiple (two or three) species releases of predatory mites are more effective than single species releases. The effect of an application of spinosad followed by mite releases could further increase suppression of F. occidentalis. In a series of trials in the glasshouse, we evaluated three commercially available predatory mite species, Typhlodromips montdorensis (Schicha), Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) and Hypoaspis miles (Berlese). Strawberry plants were sprayed once with either spinosad at the recommended rate or with water. F. occidentalis adults were released onto plants 24 h after spraying, and mites were released six days later. Spinosad significantly reduced F. occidentalis compared to the control (water). T. montdorensis, N. cucumeris and H. miles significantly reduced F. occidentalis compared to the ‘no mite’ treatment. Spinosad had no effect on T. montdorensis and N. cucumeris, as their numbers did not differ between the spinosad and control treatments; H. miles was not recovered. When mites were released after an application of spinosad, greater suppression of F. occidentalis was achieved than with releases of predatory mites alone. When released as a double species combination, ‘T. montdorensis and H. miles’ was the most effective combination. There was no difference in efficacy between releases of ‘T. montdorensis and H. miles’ or ‘T. montdorensis, N. cucumeris and H. miles’. We conclude that multiple species releases are more effective than single species releases, and that biological control of F. occidentalis with predatory mites can be used together with spinosad.     

Selenium hyperaccumulation offers protection from cell disruptor herbivores

Background  

Hyperaccumulation, the rare capacity of certain plant species to accumulate toxic trace elements to levels several orders of magnitude higher than other species growing on the same site, is thought to be an elemental defense mechanism against herbivores and pathogens. Previous research has shown that selenium (Se) hyperaccumulation protects plants from a variety of herbivores and pathogens. Selenium hyperaccumulating plants sequester Se in discrete locations in the leaf periphery, making them potentially more susceptible to some herbivore feeding modes than others. In this study we investigate the protective function of Se in the Se hyperaccumulators Stanleya pinnata and Astragalus bisulcatus against two cell disrupting herbivores, the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae).     

Can spinosad-resistant Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) be managed with spinosad and predatory mites (Acari)?

Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) is a serious pest of a wide range of horticultural and ornamental crops. Populations resistant to most conventional insecticides, including–spinosad, have been detected. To control spinosad-resistant thrips, growers could use a ‘high-rate’/biological control strategy. The proposed strategy is based on a single application of spinosad at double the recommended application rate followed by releasing predatory mites (Acari), which are used as biological control agents of F. occidentalis. This study compared two resistance management strategies on a spinosad-resistant F. occidentalis strain: applying spinosad at twice the recommended rate, and spraying at twice the rate then releasing predatory mites, Typhlodromips montdorensis (Schicha), Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) and Hypoaspis miles (Berlese). Direct exposure to twice the recommended rate of spinosad killed 100% of all adults of all species of predatory mites. Spinosad residues aged 2–48 h were also highly toxic to adults of all three mite species, causing 96–100% mortality. Spinosad residues aged 48–168 h were less toxic to N. cucumeris than to T. montdorensis and H. miles. LT₂₅ of double the recommended rate of spinosad for T. montdorensis, N. cucumeris and H. miles were calculated as 6.02, 5.3, and 7.08 days, respectively. When released after applying spinosad, T. montdorensis was the most successful species in reducing thrips numbers, followed by N. cucumeris and H. miles. By releasing mites 6–7 days after a spinosad application, our results suggest that F. occidentalis can be effectively controlled. The practical implications of implementing a ’high-dose/biological control’ strategy are discussed.     

Compatibility of Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) with imidacloprid to manage clementine nursery pests

Biological control is not common in citrus nurseries where chemical control is prevalent. The systemic neonicotinoid imidacloprid applied as a drench is effective against three out of four key pests of young clementine plants in Spain – aphids, whiteflies, and scales. However, mites, the fourth key pest, are not control by imidacloprid and could be regulated by introduction of the predatory Phytoseiid mites Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot and Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of imidacloprid applied as a drench on the demographic parameters of these two predatory mites and the compatibility of P. persimilis releases with imidacloprid to control key pest populations in young clementine plants under field conditions. The results showed that some demographic parameters of P. persimilis were affected by imidacloprid. However, their combined effect on its intrinsic rate of increase was neutral. In contrast, imidacloprid negatively affected the demographic parameters of N. californicus. Field results proved that young clementine plants could be satisfactorily protected against key pests with releases of P. persimilis combined with drench applications of imidacloprid. The combination of imidacloprid with P. persimilis releases was highly effective for management of the key pests of young clementine plants in the nursery.     

Feeding behaviour of free-ranging walruses with notes on apparent dextrality of flipper use

Background  

Direct observations of underwater behaviour of free-living marine mammals are rare. This is particularly true for large and potentially dangerous species such as the walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Walruses are highly specialised predators on benthic invertebrates – especially bivalves. The unique feeding niche of walruses has led to speculations as to their underwater foraging behaviour. Based on observations of walruses in captivity and signs of predation left on the sea floor by free-living walruses, various types of feeding behaviour have been suggested in the literature. In this study, however, the underwater feeding behaviour of wild adult male Atlantic walruses (O. r. rosmarus) is documented for the first time in their natural habitat by scuba-divers. The video recordings indicated a predisposition for use of the right front flipper during feeding. This tendency towards dextrality was explored further by examining a museum collection of extremities of walrus skeletons.     

巴氏新小绥螨对芒果茶黄蓟马的功能反应研究

为明确巴氏新小绥螨（Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes）本研究对芒果上茶黄蓟马（Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood）的控害潜能,在室内温度(27±1)℃、RH (75±5)%的条件下,研究了不同虫态巴氏新小绥螨对茶黄蓟马的捕食效能,并通过其瞬时攻击率（a）、处理时间（T_h）和捕食效能（a/T_h）等参数进行综合评价。结果表明:巴氏新小绥螨对茶黄蓟马的成虫、1龄和2龄若虫均可取食,并具有一定的捕食能力。随着猎物密度的增加,捕食螨日取食量逐渐增加,其中巴氏新小绥螨雌成螨和第2若螨对茶黄蓟马1龄若虫的捕食效能最大,每日分别达10.35、12.82头,而雄成螨对茶黄蓟马2龄若虫的捕食效能最大,为每日12.48头。巴氏新小绥螨的雌成螨和雄成螨均对茶黄蓟马的2龄若虫表现出最强的瞬时攻击率,分别为1.0227和1.1208,第2若螨则对茶黄蓟马的雌成虫表现出最大攻击率,为1.5774。     

Mass rearing of the predator Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) (Acarina: Cheyletidae) for biological control of acarid mites infesting stored products

Mass rearing of the predatory mite, Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank), for use in large-scale biological control of stored food mites is described. Of many materials tested, lettuce seeds appeared to be the best substrates for this purpose. The recommended procedure of mass rearing involved batches kept in paper bags on 100 g of lettuce seeds at 25°C and r.h. 75%. If the initial predator-prey ratio is 1:100 to 1:200, within 28–35 days each batch yields an average of 2100 ± 600 predatory mites without any additional procedures. The batches can either be used directly in infested stores, or kept at low temperature for later use.     

五种杀虫剂对圆果大赤螨毒力及其对假眼小绿叶蝉捕食作用的影响

测定了印楝素、吡虫啉、赛丹、天王星和敌敌畏5种杀虫剂对圆果大赤螨的毒力,及其对茶假眼小绿叶蝉捕食作用的影响。结果表明,印楝素和吡虫啉对圆果大赤螨的毒性和捕食功能影响较小,其它3种农药影响较大;亚致死剂量杀虫剂对圆果大赤螨功能反应模型的基本结构没有改变,但影响到了模型的各项参数,药剂处理后圆果大赤螨最大日捕食量降低,处理猎物的时间延长,捕食速率和寻找效应减弱,说明亚致死剂量杀虫剂对天敌圆果大赤螨的捕食作用存在着不良影响。     

Trapping of the spider miteTetranychus urticae by glandular hairs on the wild potatoSolanum berthaultii

Summary Glandular hairs with a sticky droplet at their tip trapped spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) placed on leaves of the wild potatoSolanum berthaultii. On average, the mites moved only 1.8±0.13 mm and most died within 4 days.     

温度对海岛小花蝽5龄若虫捕食茶黄蓟马功能反应的影响

海岛小花蝽（Orius maxidentex Ghauri）是蓟马的重要天敌昆虫,在热带地区,海岛小花蝽是优势天敌,对高温有较强的适应能力,较适合热带地区的害虫防治。目前海岛小花蝽对茶黄蓟马（Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood）的控害情况尚未明确,为了解海岛小花蝽对茶黄蓟马的控制作用,明确不同温度对海岛小花蝽捕食茶黄蓟马功能反应的影响。本研究以海岛小花蝽5龄若虫为例,在16、20、24、28、32℃温度条件下,测定海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马2龄若虫和成虫的捕食功能反应。在16~32℃,随着温度的升高,海岛小花蝽5龄若虫随猎物密度的增加,其捕食量有明显的逐级上升趋势;试验温度范围内海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马的捕食功能反应均符合Holling Ⅱ型方程。海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马2龄若虫的捕食能力与茶黄蓟马成虫的捕食能力并无明显差异,在28~32℃范围内,海岛小花蝽对茶黄蓟马的捕食量显著高于其他试验温度;海岛小花蝽5龄若虫在试验温度32℃,猎物密度为60头时捕食量最大,对茶黄蓟马2龄若虫与成虫的捕食量分别为34.6、34.0头。海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马2龄若虫与成虫在32℃时的处理时间最短,分别为0.0119、0.0115 d。海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马的捕食量与茶黄蓟马猎物密度呈正相关,但寻找效应与猎物密度呈负相关,在相同的猎物密度下,随着温度的升高,寻找效应逐渐下降,海岛小花蝽5龄若虫对茶黄蓟马表现出较高的寻找效应。当猎物密度大于最大捕食量时,海岛小花蝽5龄若虫取食具有选择性,仅取食茶黄蓟马腹部。海岛小花蝽5龄若虫在较高的温度条件下表现出对茶黄蓟马有良好的控害能力,是热带地区重要的天敌资源。     

How many Orius laevigatus are needed for effective western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, management in sweet pepper?

Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) is a primary pest of greenhouse crops worldwide, in organic and integrated pest management control practices, Orius spp. are frequently released for thrips control. However, Orius spp. are relatively expensive to produce. More cost-efficient rearing systems and reduced release rate might reduce the expense. In these trials, we released Orius laevigatus (Fieber) at different rates with or without simultaneous release the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, another known thrips predator, which is less expensive to rear. There was no significant difference in the number of O. laevigatus recovered in which either 2 or 6 individuals were released per square meter, and there was no difference in thrips control among any of the release strategies using O. laevigatus, suggesting that a reduced release rate can maintain effective thrips control. There was no significant difference in the quality or quantity of the pepper yield between treatments in which either 2 or 6 Orius/m² or Orius plus A. swirskii were released.     

An acaricide-treated net to control phytophagous mites

A new technique to control phytophagous mites was tested in West Africa on the African eggplant Solanum macrocarpon. This technique consisted of covering plants with a net impregnated with the acaricide dicofol. The net was applied during the night to protect the net fabric and the active ingredient from UV degradation and to avoid interference of the net with overhead watering. The technique was evaluated in three trials at the INRAB research station and in a grower's field in 2006 and 2007. Results showed that the broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks), the major pest of S. macrocarpon which causes severe damage to leaves, and spider mites (Tetranychus spp.), were completely controlled by the dicofol-treated net. Very few mites and practically no mite injury were observed on plants covered with the dicofol-treated net compared to 12–94% damaged leaves in the unprotected control plots. The acaricide-treated net was as efficient when used temporarily (once every three nights) as when used every night. No difference in the percentages of leaves damaged by mites was apparent at harvest between plots covered with a non-acaricide deltamethrin-treated net (40%) and unprotected control (32%). This new concept of mite control using an acaricide-treated net temporarily covering vegetable crop appears to be an efficient tool which is easy to use. It can be used repeatedly reducing costs and poses a very low risk of environmental pollution when used in the dry season or in greenhouses.     

A new tray-type arena to mass rear Neoseiulus baraki, a predatory mite of coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis in the laboratory

Neoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is an important predatory mite of the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) and attempts are now being made to evaluate the effectiveness of augmenting N. baraki to control coconut mite in the field. These studies require a steady supply of N. baraki in large numbers. One major constraint of the existing method to mass rear N. baraki on Tyrophagus putrescentiae Shrank (Acari: Acaridae) in a closed arena without a water barrier was frequent contamination of cultures by other mites. This paper describes the development of an efficient method to mass rear N. baraki in the laboratory with less monitoring and relatively minimal contaminants. Three box-type arenas and a tray-type arena were tested to mass rear T. putrescentiae. Mites were successfully developed on two box-type arenas and the tray-type arena, but the production (2197 mites per tray in 4 weeks) of T. putrescentiae was significantly higher on the tray-type arena. A 110-fold increase of T. putrescentiae was achieved in tray-type arenas in 4 weeks. None of the box-type arenas could be maintained more than 5 weeks without acarine and fungal contaminations. N. baraki could be successfully reared on the tray-type arena at least for 6 weeks. More than 4800 mites per tray, a 240-fold increase was achieved in 5 weeks when T. putrescentiae was added at 3-week intervals. Advantages and disadvantages of the new method are described.     

木薯叶片厚度、蜡质含量和气孔密度与抗朱砂叶螨的关系

为明确不同木薯品种的叶片组织结构与抗朱砂叶螨的关系,通过对木薯田间螨害情况的调查,计算出感、抗性稳定的感螨品种华南101、华南124和抗螨品种华南7号、华南13号的螨害指数,同时对叶片的相关物理性状进行测定,分析了叶片厚度、蜡质含量和气孔密度与木薯抗朱砂叶螨的关系。结果表明:4份木薯种质华南101、华南124、华南7号和华南13号的螨害指数依次为89.2%、65.8%、38.3%和0.8%;木薯叶片厚度与螨害指数呈显著负相关;气孔密度与螨害指数呈显著正相关;蜡质含量与螨害指数无显著相关性。上述结果为深入探究木薯抗螨机制提供了初步的理论基础。     

玉米自交系对朱砂叶螨的抗性评价

采用田间罩网接螨和室内盆栽接螨,以叶片危害指数、螨情指数、田间种群密度和种群增长倍数为指标,评价8份自交系玉米对朱砂叶螨(Tetranychuscinnabarinus)的抗性。田间鉴定表明,在苗期和花粒期用叶片危害指数、螨情指数和田间种群密度3种抗性评价指标评价时,自交系HL6044均表现为高抗;用叶片危害指数和螨情指数评价时,自交系ES40在苗期和花粒期均表现为高感;用田间种群密度评价时,ES40在苗期表现为高感,花粒期则表现为中感。室内接螨后20 d,朱砂叶螨种群增长倍数在HL8039和ES40上分别为23.36和24.13倍,在HL6044上仅为2.44倍。8份自交系玉米中,HL6044对朱砂叶螨表现为高抗,叶片危害指数适用于田间玉米抗螨性评价。     

Effects of the invasive tomato red spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on growth and leaf yield of African nightshades

The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is one of the most serious pests of solanaceous crops in Africa. Field experiments were conducted to investigate its effects on the growth and leaf yield of five African nightshade species viz. Solanum americanum, S. sarrachoides, S. scabrum, S. tarderemotum and S. villosum during the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons. Plants were infested with 2–4 day-old female spider mites which were allowed to multiply. The number of mite motiles increased throughout the growing season in unsprayed plots and this number varied significantly between the African nightshade species. Except for S. sarrachoides, leaf damage was high on the other four Solanum species irrespective of the spraying regime during both seasons. However, S. scabrum had a significantly greater leaf area ratio (ratio of leaf area to total plant weight) and specific leaf area (ratio of leaf area to total leaf dry weight) during both seasons. Overall yields were 1.5 times more in S. scabrum and S. sarrachoides compared to S. americanum, S. tarderemotum and S. villosum. Our results show that T. evansi infestation affects the leaf area ratio and specific leaf area of African nightshade species differentially which eventually determines the plant's overall leaf yield. These findings present an opportunity for evaluation and selection of African nightshade species that can withstand spider mite infestation in small holder farms for increased vegetable production in Africa.     

Erratum to: Feeding preferences of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Nepal

Background

The relationships between group size, survival, and longevity vary greatly among social species. Depending on demographic and ecological circumstances, there are both positive and negative effects of group size variation on individual survival and longevity. For socially foraging species in particular there may be an optimal group size that predicts maximum individual survival that is directly related to the potential for information transfer, social coordination, and costs of conspecific interference. Our aim was to investigate this central aspect of evolutionary ecology by focusing on a socially foraging bat, Molossus molossus. This species optimizes foraging success by eavesdropping on the echolocation calls of group members to locate ephemeral food patches. We expected to find the highest survival and longest lifespans in small groups as a consequence of a trade-off between benefits of information transfer on ephemeral resources and costs of conspecific interference.

Results

In a mark-recapture study of 14 mixed-sex M. molossus social groups in Gamboa, Panama, spanning several years we found the expected relatively small and intermediate, but stable groups, with a mean size of 9.6 ± 6.7 adults and juveniles. We estimated survival proxies using Cox proportional hazard models and multistate-mark recapture models generated with recapture data as well as automated monitoring of roost entrances in a subset of the groups. Median survival of females was very short with 1.8 years and a maximum estimated longevity of 5.6 years. Contrary to our expectations, we found no relationship between variation in group size and survival, a result similar to few other studies.

Conclusions

Strong selection towards small group size may result from psychoacoustic and cognitive constraints related to acoustic interference in social foraging and the complexity of coordinated flight. The short lifespans were unexpected and may result from life at the energetic edge due to a highly specialized diet. The absence of a relationship between group size and survival may reflect a similar but optimized survival within the selected range of group sizes. We expect the pattern of small group sizes will be consistent in future research on species dependent on social information transfer about ephemeral resources.

     

西双版纳橡胶树主要害螨及优势种螨类天敌种类调查

2010~2012年通过对西双版纳州橡胶林的害螨及其天敌进行2年多的调查。结果表明:西双版纳州橡胶树害螨主要有2种,分别为六点始叶螨(Eotetranychus sexmaculatus Riley)和海南小爪螨(Oligonychus hainanensis Ma,Yuan et Lin);并详细记述了2种害螨的形态特征、为害特点及发生数量;初步调查到六点始叶螨的天敌19种,隶属2个纲、7个目、10个科,采用优势度指数评价法得出优势种群为草蛉、食螨瓢虫和捕食螨,三者都具有较好的应用前景;初步摸清六点始叶螨主要天敌发生消长及其自然控制作用。     

Association of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) feeding and gold fleck damage on tomato fruit

The twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch has been established as an indirect pest of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) by reducing yields through plant feeding. Field observations suggested that T. urticae feeding on fruit may have resulted in discoloration known as gold fleck. A series of experiments were undertaken in the field and laboratory to evaluate T. urticae feeding as a cause of gold fleck on the fruit. Field experiments showed that, as cumulative mite days increased, so did the percentage of fruit affected by gold fleck. Results from laboratory experiments showed that T. urticae feeding on tomato fruit did cause gold fleck. This study clearly demonstrated that T. urticae can damage tomato fruit directly in the form of gold fleck, which may impact marketability of that fruit.