Verbena × hybrida flower volatiles attractive to Western flower thrips,Frankliniella occidentalis

Western flower thrips (WFT) are attracted to three flowering verbena cultivars. The volatile components of these cultivars contain different enantiomers of linalool oxide which have been synthesised and one shown to be attractive to WFT.     

东亚小花蝽成虫对西花蓟马的捕食功能反应与搜寻效应

室内测定了东亚小花蝽成虫对西花蓟马的捕食功能反应与搜寻效应。结果表明,供试温度下,东亚小花蝽成虫的捕食功能反应符合Holling Ⅱ型方程,对西花蓟马若虫、成虫的捕食量随着猎物密度的增加而增加,搜寻效应随着猎物密度的增加而降低,捕食上限分别为163．9头／d和51．3头／d。     

Thrips: Pests of Concern to China and the United States

Thrips are among the most important agricultural pests globally because of the damage inflicted by their oviposition, feeding, and ability to transmit plant viruses. Because of their invasiveness, a number of pest species are common to both China and the United States and present significant challenges to growers of a wide range of crops in both countries. Among the pest thfips common to both countries are four of the major global thrips pests, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, Thrips palmi Karny, and Thrips tabaci Lindeman. This review addresses characteristics that enable thrips to be such damaging pests and how biological attributes of thrips create challenges for their management. Despite these challenges, a number of successful management tactics have been developed for various cropping systems. We discuss some of these tactics that have been developed, including the use of cultural controls, biological controls, and judicious use of insecticides that do not disrupt overall pest management programs. The exchange of this type of information will help to facilitate management of pest thrips, especially in regions where species have recently invaded. A prime example is F. occidentalis, the western flower thrips, which is native to the United States, but has recently invaded China. Therefore, management tactics developed in the United States can be adapted to China. Because further success in management of thrips requires a thorough understanding of thrips ecology, we discuss areas of future research and emphasize the importance of collaboration among different countries to enhance our overall understanding of the biology and ecology of thrips and to improve management programs for these widespread pests.     

添加油菜花粉下西花蓟马的实验种群生命表

为了解油菜花粉对西花蓟马生长发育的影响,在菜豆叶片上添加油菜花粉饲养西花蓟马,研究其特定年龄生命表、繁殖特征生命表及西花蓟马种群增长动态参数。结果表明:西花蓟马种群数量增长迅速,其种群趋势指数为33.060;西花蓟马取食油菜花粉后刺激其种群数量上升,其净增值率(29.096 5)、内禀生长率(0.151 1)和周限增长率(1.1631)均高于只有菜豆叶片处理,种群加倍时间(4.587 3d)和平均世代周期(22.306 5d)则低于对照。     

The mRNA Expression Profiles of Five Heat Shock Protein Genes from Frankliniella occidentalis at Different Stages and Their Responses to Temperatures and Insecticides

The westem flower thrips, Frankliniella occidental＆ （Pergande） is a highly invasive pest that is able to exploit many crops across a wide range of environmental conditions. Five full-length cDNAs of heat shock protein （HSP） genes （Fo-HSP90, Fo-HSP70, Fo-HSP60, Fo-HSP40 and Fo-HSP28.9） were cloned from F. occidentalis, and their expression profiles were investigated under conditions of thermal stress and insecticide exposure, and at different stages during development, using real-time quantitative PCR. All five gene sequences showed high similarity to homologs in other species, indicating the conserved fimction of this gene family. HSP60 represents an informative phylogenetic marker at the ordinal taxonomic level within Insecta, but HSP90, which has two homologous copies in Hymenoptera, was not informative. The expression of Fo-HSPs under thermal stress suggests that Fo-HSP90, Fo-HSP70, and Fo-HSP28.9 are inducible by both cold and heat stress, Fo-HSP40 is only heat-inducible, and Fo-HSP60 is thermally insensitive. There were two patterns of cold induction of Fo-HSPs： one is from 0 to 4℃ and the other is around -8℃. All five Fo-HSPs genes were induced by exposure to sublethal concentrations of the insecticide avermectin. The expression of the five Fo-HSPs during different developmental stages suggests that they all play a role in development of F. occidentalis.     

Testing resistance to TSWV introgressed from Lycopersicon peruvianum by artificial transmission techniques

Three lines of Lycopersicon esculentum (RDD, UPV 1 and UPV 32) with resistance to TSWV introgressed from L. peruvianum have been tested. RDD is a carrier of the SW5 gene and the other two lines have been developed at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) from accessions collected in the Andean region. Two methods of artificial inoculation, mechanical and by Frankliniella occidentalis populations, and three highly virulent Spanish isolates of TSWV have been used. Inoculation by populations of thrips proved to be more efficient than mechanical transmission independently of the considered isolate. The three lines were completely resistant when mechanical transmission was used. Also RDD and UPV 1 showed high resistance levels by thrips inoculation method; the isolates had the same effect on these two genotypes. Nevertheless, UPV 32 shows a partial resistance depending on the isolate utilized. The inoculation of virulent isolates by thrips under a high pressure of inoculum caused infection in a few plants of the three genotypes tested. In spite of being the most efficient at present for their unspecificity to isolates (and so the most used by breeders), resistance conferred by SW5 does not guarantee the absence of infection depending on the prevailing crop conditions. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Resistance to western flower thrips in greenhouse cucumber: effect of leaf position and plant age on thrips reproduction

Three greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) accessions, previously selected for low levels of damage after infestation with Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), were tested for resistance against F. occidentalis in a no-choice greenhouse experiment at the mature plant stage. The three accessions showed a strong reduction in thrips damage compared to the susceptible control. The effects of leaf position and plant age of the four cucumber accessions on the reproduction of F. occidentalis were determined in a leaf disc assay. Leaf position had a significant effect on thrips reproduction, whereas plant age, within the test range, had not. In general, reproduction was higher on young leaves. Reproduction as measured on leaf discs from certain leaf positions was strongly correlated with resistance of mature plants in the greenhouse, and can therefore be used as a quick test to screen cucumber accessions for resistance against thrips. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Esterase inhibition by synergists in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis

BACKGROUND: Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is among the most important crop pests in the south‐eastern region of Spain. Its increasing resistance to insecticides constitutes a serious problem, and understanding the mechanisms involved is therefore of great interest. Use of synergists to inhibit the enzymes involved in insecticide detoxification is widely used to determine their responsibility for insecticide resistance. However, they do not always act as intended or expected, and caution must be exercised when interpreting synergist results. RESULTS: Laboratory‐selected strains of WFT were used to analyse the effects of the synergists piperonyl butoxide (PBO), S,S,S‐tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF) and methiocarb on total esterase activity. Significant differences were found, indicating esterase activity inhibition by DEF, a lower effect for methiocarb and a small inhibition of the activity by PBO. Esterase isoenzyme inhibition by these compounds showed a similar result; this assay revealed an extreme sensitivity of Triplet A (resistance‐associated esterases) to DEF. In an in vivo assay carried out with these compounds at different incubation times, only DEF caused posterior in vitro esterase activity inhibition, with a maximum effect 1 h after treatment. CONCLUSION: In this work, only DEF shows true synergistic inhibition of WFT esterases. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

NaCl溶液协同蒸馏法提取香柏精油工艺的研究

以孝感学院内的香柏细枝叶为原料,采用NaCl溶液协同蒸馏法对香柏精油的提取工艺进行研究.结果表明:提取香柏精油的最佳工艺参数为:料液比1∶15,NaCl溶液浓度为4％,浸泡6h,蒸馏时间3h.在此条件下,香柏精油的提取率达到了1.95％.     

南方小花蝽对西花蓟马成虫的捕食功能及种内互残行为

为进一步评价南方小花蝽Orius strigicollis的生物防治潜能,明确南方小花蝽高龄若虫以及成虫对西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis成虫的捕食作用及其种内互残行为。在室内通过捕食功能反应试验评价南方小花蝽对西花蓟马成虫的捕食能力,通过南方小花蝽种内互残的选择与非选择性试验分析不同龄期、不同猎物密度下南方小花蝽的种内互残行为。结果表明,南方小花蝽4～5龄若虫和雌雄成虫对西花蓟马的捕食功能反应均符合Holling Ⅱ型方程,捕食能力评价指标a’/T_h大小依次为雌成虫(33.2)>雄成虫(18.8)>5龄若虫(16.7)>4龄若虫(11.7)。种内互残试验结果表明,在没有蓟马的环境下南方小花蝽4、5龄若虫平均死亡数量分别为1.5头和1.7头,显著高于对照。接入南方小花蝽雌成虫后,当西花蓟马若虫密度为10头时的死亡数量高于密度为5头时的死亡数量。当南方小花蝽雌成虫∶若虫∶蓟马数量比为1∶5∶5时,南方小花蝽1龄若虫死亡数量最高,为2.3头;当南方小花蝽雌成虫∶若虫∶蓟马数量为1∶5∶50头时,南方小花蝽若虫的死亡数量均较...