Runoff-Related Pesticide Input into the Lourens River,South Africa: Basic Data for Exposure Assessment and Risk Mitigation at the Catchment Scale

The characterization of runoff-related pesticide input and the identification of areas of concern in the field are essential for a comprehensive assessment of risk and the planning of mitigation measures. To this end, the agriculturally-derived aqueous and particle-associated pesticide contamination of the Lourens River and its tributaries was measured in a comprehensive design. Sampling was performed in the beginning of April prior to the first rainfall of the wet season and in the middle of April during high water conditions following the first rainfall of 9.6 mm d^-1. Pre-runoff samples indicated contamination with endosulfan at levels up to 0.06 μg L^-1, while no other pesticides were detectable. Rainfall-induced runoff resulted in an increase in the levels of the pesticides endosulfan, deltamethrin, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, and procymidone up to levels of 0.35, 1.4, 0.6, 0.19 and 9 μg L^-1, respectively in water samples. Endosulfan, azinphos-methyl, and chlorpyrifos were detected at maximum concentrations of 273, 152, and 245 μg kg^-1 in suspended sediments. No increased pesticide levels were detected at a control site upstream of the agricultural area. The Lourens River received its contamination via the tributaries discharging the surrounding farming area. Contamination of the six tributaries depended on landuse and slope characteristics and enabled the identification of target sites for risk reduction approaches. Transient pesticide levels exceeded the target water quality limit proposed by the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF). The Lourens River site downstream of the farming area has been identified as a site where potential toxic conditions could arise.     

水稻二化螟性信息素技术：粘胶诱捕器、性诱剂保存期和剂量

对不同剂量、不同保存期的性诱剂和几种常见诱捕器进行了田间诱蛾效果比较研究。结果表明,诱芯所含的性诱剂的剂量以300 μg为宜;在低温条件下保存1年对其诱蛾效果影响不大;泥盆诱捕器的诱蛾效果不理想,粘胶诱捕器的诱蛾效果也不及水盆诱捕器,但操作较为方便;在田间设置时,其适宜高度需随水稻高度而变化。     

亚洲玉米螟幼虫膜结合海藻糖酶基因RNAi效应

海藻糖是昆虫的血糖,为昆虫提供能量;海藻糖酶催化海藻糖分解为葡萄糖,是几丁质生物合成的原料。围食膜（peritrophic membranes,PMs）是昆虫消化道特有结构,对昆虫消化食物、保护肠道表皮细胞具有重要作用;几丁质是PMs的重要组分。海藻糖酶（trehalase,Tre）和几丁质合成酶（chitin synthase,CHS）是几丁质合成途径的第1个和最后1个酶。本研究通过饲喂亚洲玉米螟（Orstrinia furnacalis,Asian corn borer,ACB）膜结合海藻糖酶（OfMT）基因特异的干扰dsRNA,研究RNAi对ACB幼虫中肠CHSB（OfCHSB）基因表达及幼虫发育的影响。发现处理48 h后,OfMT基因和OfCHSB基因表达量分别下降了52%和53%,幼虫发育迟缓。通过对处理及对照ACB幼虫中肠石蜡切片进行苏木精-伊红染色（hematoxylin-ethanol,HE染色）和几丁质标记,发现血腔内脂肪体组织减小、中肠围食膜组织中几丁质含量减少。推测OfMT基因有可能成为ACB的生物防治的靶标基因。     

中国蝗虫学研究60年

蝗虫灾害是人类历史上三大自然灾害之一,对农牧业、环境和经济构成严重威胁。我国是世界上遭受蝗灾最严重的国家之一,有关蝗虫学的研究有较长的历史。60年前,通过改治结合,我国控制了大规模的飞蝗Locusta migratoria蝗灾发生,取得了举世瞩目的成就。60年过去了,中国蝗虫学研究发生了翻天覆地的变化。该文主要综述了最近60年中国蝗虫学研究的发现与创新,展示蝗虫分类学、生态学、生殖与发育生物学、分子生物学、基因组学研究以及蝗虫控制技术研究等多个方面的成就。这些研究成果是世界昆虫学研究的重要组成部分。特别是近30年,我国科学家深入揭示蝗虫两型转变的遗传和表观遗传机制,在国际上产生了重要影响。飞蝗的综合生物学研究积累使飞蝗成为继果蝇之后又一个昆虫模式系统。更重要的是,我国科学家开发的真菌生物农药和群聚信息素可以作为重要的防治手段用于蝗灾的治理。     

虫害对草地生态系统生物量危害损失评估

根据我国农业部统计数据,结合全国草地覆盖遥感数据,结合全国草地覆盖遥感数据,利用生态能学方法,评估了2000—2010年虫害对我国草地生态系统生物量危害损失。结果表明:11年期间全国由于虫害造成草地生物量损失约为年均230.9万t,损失量呈现先上升后下降后上升再下降的波动趋势,年份间危害差异变化很大,最高年份(2008年),损失328.5万t,占我国牧草需求量的32.8%。区域草地虫害强度排序为:中部西部东部,西部和中部共占比例高达96%;华北西北东北西南,其中内蒙古省年均损失量占全国总量的53.47%。这种特征与中国草被覆盖分布及防治科技发展程度密切相关。评估结果显示,我国草地生态系统虫害分布范围广,危害损失巨大,危害动态波动变化,应该加强对重点区域的草原虫害监测和预报,制定应对草原虫害治理策略。     

紫茎泽兰精油各馏份对4种仓库害虫的杀虫活性

用紫茎泽兰精油的２０℃￣１５０℃,１５０℃￣２００℃,２００℃￣２３０℃,２３０℃￣３００℃和３００℃以上馏份,分别以４４．４４ｍｇ／Ｌ的熏蒸浓度处理米像、玉米象、绿豆象和蚕豆象,结果表明,在５个馏份中,以１５０℃￣２００℃馏份的杀虫活性最高,其次是２０℃￣１５０℃和２２０℃￣２３０℃馏份,而３００℃以上馏份的杀虫活性最低。进一步的生测结果表明,１５０℃￣２００℃馏份对米象、玉米象、绿豆象和蚕豆象     

麝的食性和人工饲料技术研究

分析了麝的食性和人工养麝常用饲料的研究概况。针对养麝生产中存在的饲料应用技术问题，总结了西北地区人工养麝常用饲料种类的分类、营养价值和麝各生物学时期饲料配方，强调了药用植物在麝饲料中的营养功能以及麝常用饲料采集、加工利用的方法。提出了加强人工养麝饲料技术的基础应用研究、研制麝全价配合饲料是提高人工养麝技技术水平的重要途径。     

烟剂防治贮藏期猕猴桃灰霉素之效果初探

灰霉病是猕猴桃贮藏期的重要病害，严重影响猕猴桃商品价值与经济效益。采用烟剂对贮藏期猕猴桃灰霉病（Botrytis cinerea）进行了毒力与防效研究，结果表明，3种烟剂对防治贮藏期猕猴桃灰霉病均具有较好的效果，其中烟剂2号效果好于其他2种烟剂。     

Resistance monitoring and enzyme activity in three field populations of cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) from Egypt

The cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) is one of the most important sucking insect pests attacking certain legumes in Egypt particularly faba bean, cowpea and pea. In this study we monitored the resistance level of three field populations of A. craccivora to seven insecticides belonging to three different chemical classes (organophosphates, carbamates and neonicotinoids). The three populations were collected from three governorates in Egypt namely Dakahlia, Qalyobia and Beni Suef. Diagnostic concentrations (LC₉₀ values for susceptible strain) for each insecticide were established using a leaf dipping technique. Resistance monitoring showed that the field population from Dakahlia was highly resistant to all the tested insecticides. In a similar manner, the population from Qalyobia was also resistant to all insecticides except for fenitrothion to which only moderate resistance was observed. The field population from Beni Suef exhibited a lower level of resistance to all the seven tested insecticides.Biochemical assay showed that esterase activity in these three field populations was generally higher as the enzyme activity ratio ranged from 4.3 to 7.8 fold more than that for the susceptible strain. The activity of the other measured detoxifying enzymes (glutathione -S- transferase and mixed function oxidases) was moderate in the populations from Qalyobia and Dakahlia. Nevertheless, the enzyme activity in A. craccivora collected from Beni Suef was variable and differed slightly from the activity measured in the susceptible strain. Monitoring insecticide resistance among the three aphid populations was a proactive approach to detect any shift in insecticide efficiency. The possible occurrence of resistance in the cowpea aphid to the tested insecticides may be due to the higher activity of carboxylesterases. Further studies on the resistance mechanism to these insecticides are needed to provide insights in how to manage and delay the onset of the resistance and thus prolong the performance of insecticides against A. craccivora.