间作大蒜或油菜麦田中麦蚜主要天敌群落的时间动态

运用物种丰富度S、种群优势度D、群落多样性指数H'和均匀度指数E作为综合指标,分析了不同间作方式下麦田麦蚜Aphidius avenae主要寄生性和捕食性天敌群落的时间动态.结果表明,麦-油间作田天敌物种丰富度多高于单作田和麦-蒜间作田,麦-蒜间作田和单作田天敌物种丰富度基本相同;不同间作处理天敌群落优势种在调查初期有所不同,而中后期皆为燕麦蚜茧蜂;麦-油间作田天敌群落多样性指数一直高于单作田和麦-蒜间作田;调查后期(5月8日后)麦-油间作田的寄生性天敌的优势度指数显著低于单作田和麦-蒜间作田,均匀度指数则显著高于单作田和麦-蒜间作田.说明麦-油间作,麦蚜天敌物种丰富度较高,群落较稳定性,在小麦灌浆初期即可对麦蚜为害起一定控制作用;麦-蒜问作对麦蚜天敌群落的结构特点及时间动态无明显影响.     

烟地节肢动物群落研究

本文根据田间系统调查所获材料对烟地节肢动物群落的动态进行分析。已鉴定出的种类分属于昆虫、蜘蛛、螨类及多足纲等类群共７９种。其中植食性昆虫以蚜虫为优势种·捕食性天敌以蜘蛛类群的拟环纹狼蛛、拟水狼蛛、草间小黑蛛及食虫瘤胸蛛为优势种,寄生性无敌种类单一,以烟蚜茧蜂为主。在烟草的不同生育期,物种丰富度、多样性指数、均匀性指数及个体密度都有一定程度的差异,存在从烟苗期到成熟期上升的趋势。杀虫剂的使用与烟地节肢动物群落的结构与动态有较密切的关系。     

小麦-油菜邻作对麦田主要害虫和天敌的影响

应用昆虫群落生态学的群落特性分析方法,于2008年和2009年在河北省邯郸市调查了小麦与油菜邻作对麦田蚜虫及主要天敌群落的构成、丰富度和稳定性的影响.结果表明：小麦与油菜田间昆虫群落的组成相似,主要田间害虫为蚜虫,其捕食性天敌包括瓢虫类、草蛉类、蜘蛛类和食蚜蝇,寄生性天敌为蚜茧蜂;两年间田间昆虫群落的组成有一定的变化,但均表现为邻近油菜的麦田蚜虫丰富度最低,捕食性天敌和寄生性天敌的丰富度最高;邻近油菜的麦田昆虫群落、麦蚜亚群落、捕食性天敌亚群落的稳定性高,远离油菜的稳定性低.该模式可以有效保护和利用天敌,增强田间自然天敌对害虫的控制能力.     

栽培措施对烟田前期烟蚜和烟蚜茧蜂种群数量的影响

通过设置 5种类型烟田 ,研究了栽培措施对烟田前期烟蚜Myzuspersicae(Sulzer)和烟蚜茧蜂Aphidiusgifuehsis(Ashmead)种群数量的影响。地膜和耕作方式对烟田前期烟蚜种群数量均有显著影响。不同类型烟田烟蚜种群数量大小依次为桃园附近、纯作未覆膜、间作未覆膜、纯作覆膜、间作覆膜烟田。其中 ,桃园附近烟田烟蚜种群数量显著高于其它烟田 ,未覆膜烟田高于覆膜烟田 ,纯作烟田又高于间作烟田。地膜对烟田前期烟蚜茧蜂种群数量有显著影响。覆膜烟田烟蚜茧蜂种群数量高于未覆膜烟田。因此 ,烟田覆膜有利于降低烟蚜种群数量、增大烟蚜茧蜂种群数量 ;间作也能在一定程度上抑制烟蚜种群增长。     

龙眼园节肢动物群落结构及其时空格局

通过对龙眼园节肢动物群落结构及时空格局12次的调查,结果表明,龙眼园节肢动物群落由2纲21目127科334种组成,其中昆虫纲的植食性昆虫8目69科159种（类群）;腐生性昆虫4目9科9种（类群）;捕食性昆虫7目20科47种（类群）;寄生性昆虫1目9科11种（类群）;蛛形纲1目20科108种。各亚群落个体数分别为：植食性昆虫占31．21％,腐生性昆虫占27．15％,捕食性昆虫占25．49％,寄生性昆虫占1．28％,蜘蛛占14．87％;种类数则分别占47．60％,2．69％,14．07％,3．29％,32．34％。群落结构分层明显,树冠上下层皆有的优势类群是黄立毛蚁（Paratrechina flavipes）,多色金蝉蛛（Phintella vesicolor）、啮虫科（Psocidae）,小蜂总科（Chalcidoidea）。树冠上层的优势类群有白蛾蜡蝉（Lawana imitata）,荔蝽（Tessaratoma papillosa）,龙眼角颊木虱（Cornegenapsylla sinica）,折翅蠊科（Blaberidae）,姬蜂科（Ichneumonidae）,下层有矢尖蚧（Unaspis citri）,黑刺粉虱（Aleurocanthus spiniferus）,蚊总科（Culicoidea）,长角跳虫科（Entomobryidae）,细蜂总科（Proctotrupoidea）,咸丰球蛛（Theridion xianfengensis）和灵川丽蛛（Chrysso lingchuanensis）和常见类群小叶蝉（Japananus spp．）。地面杂草层优势类群是比罗举腹蚁（Crematogaster biroi）,黄斑弓背蚁（Camponotus albosparsus）,哀弓背蚁（Camponotus dolendus）,斜纹猫蛛（Oxyopes sertatus）,长角跳虫科,蚊总科,小蜂总科,茧蜂科（Braconidae）,姬蜂科和常见类群幼豹蛛（Pardosa pusiola）。树冠上、下层的植食性和寄生性昆虫亚群落的相似性小,捕食性昆虫和蜘蛛的相似性大。龙眼树冠上的5个亚群落的数量时间格局从1月至10月份是由低到高,然后逐渐下降,其中蜘蛛亚群落的数量波动较平缓,高峰在4月份,其余的群落数量季节波动较大,植食性昆虫数量最高峰在5月份,捕食性昆虫的数量高峰在8月份,寄生性昆虫数量高峰在5月份和7月份。地面杂草层的群落数量波动比树冠层平缓。植食性昆虫与蜘蛛的数量相关显著。     

麦田昆虫群落的结构与时序动态

采用目测法和网捕法 ,通过对小麦整个生长季节内昆虫群落的系统调查 ,共查得昆虫11目 2 3科 36种 ,其中捕食性昆虫有 4目 5科 12种、寄生性昆虫有 2目 3科 4种、植食性昆虫有 5目 12科 15种、粪食性等其他类昆虫有 1目 3科 5种。在捕食性天敌昆虫中 ,瓢虫的种类和数量最多 ,其次为草蛉和食蚜蝇 ;在寄生性天敌昆虫中 ,蚜茧蜂为优势种 ,其次为寄蝇 ;在植食性昆虫中 ,麦长管蚜为绝对的优势种 ,其次为赤须盲蝽、灰飞虱和麦蓟马。天敌昆虫对害虫具有明显的跟随现象 ,不能有效地控制麦长管蚜的发生与危害。依据昆虫群落的组成与结构 ,结合小麦生育期 ,采用最优分割法将麦田昆虫群落动态划分为 5个阶段 ,并指出不同阶段昆虫群落特点及相应的害虫防治策略。     

茶毛虫天敌的研究

本明确了茶毛虫天敌种类及其优势种：寄生性天敌中寄生卵的有赤眼蜂和茶毛虫黑卵蜂,其中茶毛虫绒茧蜂是优势种;寄生幼虫的有茶毛虫绒茧蜂、茶毛虫瘦姬蜂、小孢瘦姬蜂、日本黄茧蜂和寄蝇等,其中茶毛虫绒茧蜂是优势种;捕食性天敌有步行虫、蠼螋、蜘蛛和青蛙等,其中蜘蛛是优势类群,白斑猎蛛为优势种。研究了茶毛虫主要寄生性天敌的寄生率和寄生动态：茶毛虫黑卵蜂的寄生率为１５－２０％,越冬卵可高达４５％左右;茶毛虫绒茧蜂     

板蓝根田节肢动物群落的结构与多样性研究

为了解河南省板蓝根田节肢动物群落的结构组成及物种多样性,该研究采用5点随机取样,通过网捕法和目测法调查并记录了板蓝根植株及地面上的节肢动物种类和数量。结果表明:河南省板蓝根田节肢动物群落物种丰富,共采集到2 613头,隶属于2纲10目39科61种。其中,植食性种类和捕食性种类均为24种(各占39.34%),寄生性种类4种(占6.56%),中性种类9种(占14.75%)。蜘蛛的种类占群落总种数的比例最高(为21.31%),表明田间的蜘蛛种类最丰富。鳞翅目物种的个体数量远大于其他的目,占群落个体数的43.78%。菜青虫和小菜蛾的相对丰盛度最高,分别为0.184 8和0.162 6,说明二者是河南省板蓝根田的优势害虫。捕食性集团的均匀度指数最高,寄生性集团的优势度指数最高,其中小菜蛾幼虫的寄生性天敌菜蛾盘绒茧蜂的数量最大。     

小麦间作大蒜或油菜对麦长管蚜及其主要天敌种群动态的影响

麦长管蚜是我国冬小麦产区的重要害虫.试验探索了不同间作方式对麦长管蚜及其主要天敌的影响.结果表明,在调查期内,麦-油(油菜)间作田和麦-蒜(大蒜)间作田中麦长管蚜无翅蚜的种群密度多显著低于单作田;麦-油间作田中有较高的瓢虫种群密度和瓢蚜比;5月2日前,麦-油间作田中蚜茧蜂的种群密度高于单作田和麦-蒜间作田;5月5日后,麦-油间作田的僵蚜率和蜂/蚜比也显著高于单作田和麦-蒜间作田;麦-蒜间作田有翅蚜的种群数量较高,但瓢虫和蚜茧蜂的种群数量无明显变化.麦-油间作和麦-蒜间作均能对麦田中麦长管蚜起到较好的控制作用.     

棉田蚜茧蜂的初步观察

<正> 蚜茧蜂是蚜虫的主要寄生性天敌,国内有些地区已开始应用于防治烟蚜和菜蚜等。为探索蚜茧蜂对棉蚜的控制作用,1977—1979年我们先后在江苏省扬州、高邮、大丰、东台、南通等地对棉田蚜茧蜂种类,发生消长和寄生情况作了初步观察。 一、种类 江苏棉田蚜虫以棉蚜Aphis gossypii Glover为主,但粮、棉夹种地区,棉苗(5月至6月初)上的蚜虫尚有桃蚜Myzus persiae(Sulzer)、苜     

Effects of intercropping systems on community composition and diversity of predatory arthropods in vegetable fields

Field trials were carried out on Langqi Island, Fujian, PR China in 2004, to determine the effects of intercropping Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis) with green cabbage (Brassica oleracea), garlic (Allium sativum) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa), on community composition and diversity of predatory arthropods in vegetable fields. Two intercropping plots were designed and used in this study. In plot 1, two ridges of Chinese cabbage were intercropped with one ridge of garlic (CG1), lettuce (CL1) or green cabbage (CB1). In plot 2, the Chinese cabbage was planted in the center (100 cm wide) of the ridge, and under-sown with garlic (CG2), lettuce (CL2) or green cabbage (CB2) on both edges (25 cm wide) of the same ridge. A monoculture plot of the Chinese cabbage (CK) was arranged for comparison with plots 1 and 2. The highest species richness was found in CG1, and the lowest in CK. The highest abundance was found in CL1 (141.67 predators/plot), whereas the lowest was in CB1 (97.67 predators/plot). With the exception of CL1, significantly higher diversity indices were found in intercropping treatments than in CK. The majority of spiders sampled from fields were from families Theridiidae (34.04%) and Lycosidae (30.57%). These findings suggest that Chinese cabbage intercropped with non-cruciferous crops might increase species richness, abundance and diversity of the arthropod community in general and predators in particular.     

Effects of intercropping systems on community composition and diversity of predatory arthropods in vegetable fields

Field trials were carried out on Langqi Island, Fujian, PR China in 2004, to determine the effects of intercropping Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis) with green cabbage (Brassica oleracea), garlic (Allium sativum) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa), on community composition and diversity of predatory arthropods in vegetable fields. Two intercropping plots were designed and used in this study. In plot 1, two ridges of Chinese cabbage were intercropped with one ridge of garlic (CG1), lettuce (CL1) or green cabbage (CB1). In plot 2, the Chinese cabbage was planted in the center (100 cm wide) of the ridge, and under-sown with garlic (CG2), lettuce (CL2) or green cabbage (CB2) on both edges (25 cm wide) of the same ridge. A monoculture plot of the Chinese cabbage (CK) was arranged for comparison with plots 1 and 2. The highest species richness was found in CG1, and the lowest in CK. The highest abundance was found in CL1 (141.67 predators/plot), whereas the lowest was in CB1 (97.67 predators/plot). With the exception of CL1, significantly higher diversity indices were found in intercropping treatments than in CK. The majority of spiders sampled from fields were from families Theridiidae (34.04%) and Lycosidae (30.57%). These findings suggest that Chinese cabbage intercropped with non-cruciferous crops might increase species richness, abundance and diversity of the arthropod community in general and predators in particular.     

Meta-analysis of tree diversity effects on the abundance,diversity and activity of herbivores' enemies

The natural enemies hypothesis predicts that the abundance and diversity of antagonists such as predators and parasitoids of herbivores increases with the diversity of plants, which can lead to more effective top-down control of insect herbivores. However, although the hypothesis has received large support in agricultural systems, fewer studies have been conducted in forest ecosystems and a comprehensive synthesis of previous research is still lacking.We conducted a meta-analysis of 65 publications comparing the diversity, abundance or activity of various groups of natural enemies (including birds, bats, spiders and insect parasitoids) in pure vs. mixed forest stands. We tested the effects of forest biome, natural enemy taxon and type of study (managed vs experimental forest).We found a significant positive effect of forest tree diversity on natural enemy abundance and diversity but not on their activity. The effect of tree diversity on natural enemies was stronger towards lower latitudes but was not contingent on the natural enemy taxon level.Overall, our study contributes toward a better understanding of the “natural enemies hypothesis” in forest systems and provides new insights about the mechanisms involved. Furthermore, we outline potential avenues for strengthening forest resistance to the growing threat of herbivorous insects.     

Herbivore species identity rather than diversity of the non‐host community determines foraging behaviour of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia glomerata

Extensive research has been conducted to reveal how species diversity affects ecosystem functions and services. Yet, consequences of diversity loss for ecosystems as a whole as well as for single community members are still difficult to predict. Arthropod communities typically are species‐rich, and their species interactions, such as those between herbivores and their predators or parasitoids, may be particularly sensitive to changes in community composition. Parasitoids forage for herbivorous hosts by using herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (indirect cues) and cues produced by their host (direct cues). However, in addition to hosts, non‐suitable herbivores are present in a parasitoid's environment which may complicate the foraging process for the parasitoid. Therefore, ecosystem changes in the diversity of herbivores may affect the foraging efficiency of parasitoids. The effect of herbivore diversity may be mediated by either species numbers per se, by specific species traits, or by both. To investigate how diversity and identity of non‐host herbivores influence the behaviour of parasitoids, we created environments with different levels of non‐host diversity. On individual plants in these environments, we complemented host herbivores with 1–4 non‐host herbivore species. We subsequently studied the behaviour of the gregarious endoparasitoid Cotesia glomerata L. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) while foraging for its gregarious host Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Neither non‐host species diversity nor non‐host identity influenced the preference of the parasitoid for herbivore‐infested plants. However, after landing on the plant, non‐host species identity did affect parasitoid behaviour, whereas non‐host diversity did not. One of the non‐host species, Trichoplusia ni Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), reduced the time the parasitoid spent on the plant as well as the number of hosts it parasitized. We conclude that non‐host herbivore species identity has a larger influence on C. glomerata foraging behaviour than non‐host species diversity. Our study shows the importance of species identity over species diversity in a multitrophic interaction of plants, herbivores, and parasitoids.     

Structure and vertical stratification of plant galler–parasitoid food webs in two tropical forests

Abstract 1. Networks of feeding interactions among insect herbivores and natural enemies such as parasitoids, describe the structure of these assemblages and may be critically linked to their dynamics and stability. The present paper describes the first quantitative study of parasitoids associated with gall‐inducing insect assemblages in the tropics, and the first investigation of vertical stratification in quantitative food web structure. 2. Galls and associated parasitoids were sampled in the understorey and canopy of Parque Natural Metropolitano in the Pacific forest, and in the understorey of San Lorenzo Protected Area in the Caribbean forest of Panama. Quantitative host–parasitoid food webs were constructed for each assemblage, including 34 gall maker species, 28 host plants, and 57 parasitoid species. 3. Species richness was higher in the understorey for parasitoids, but higher in the canopy for gall makers. There was an almost complete turnover in gall maker and parasitoid assemblage composition between strata, and the few parasitoid species shared between strata were associated with the same host species. 4. Most parasitoid species were host specific, and the few polyphagous parasitoid species were restricted to the understorey. 5. These results suggest that, in contrast to better‐studied leaf miner–parasitoid assemblages, the influence of apparent competition mediated by shared parasitoids as a structuring factor is likely to be minimal in the understorey and practically absent in the canopy, increasing the potential for coexistence of parasitoid species. 6. High parasitoid beta diversity and high host specificity, particularly in the poorly studied canopy, indicate that tropical forests may be even more species rich in hymenopteran parasitoids than previously suspected.     

间种扁茎黄芪牧草枣园害虫天敌功能团的组成与时空动态

为了有效地管理枣树害虫,2002年在山西省太谷地区对4种不同处理的间作牧草枣园天敌功能团的群落组成、数量时空和多样性的发生动态进行了系统的调查研究.结果表明,间种牧草枣园害虫的天敌明显大于未间种牧草的枣园,种草综合防治园、种草常规防治园和种草不防治园的天敌比未种草常规防治园分别增加187.99%、151.82%和210.03%.种草枣园天敌功能团的恢复与重建速率、时空二维生态位平均宽度与重叠程度,以及平均多样性指数均明显大于未种草枣园;而种草枣园多样性标准误的波动幅度明显小于未种草枣园;不同处理枣园的天敌功能团与物种的优势度、多样性和均匀度的变化趋势均极显著相关.说明枣园种草有利于保护和利用天敌,有利于天敌的扩繁增殖;种草枣园天敌群落比未种草枣园相对稳定;不同时期、不同处理枣园天敌功能团数量和所起的作用不同;在天敌功能团中,瓢虫类恢复能力较强,蜘蛛类与寄生性天敌类较弱.用功能团来代替物种进行枣园害虫天敌群落学研究是可行的.     

Numerical responses of different trophic groups of invertebrates to manipulations of plant diversity in grasslands

We studied the effects of plant diversity on abundance of invertebrate herbivores, parasitoids and predators in two grassland communities (one in Switzerland and one in Sweden) in which plant species richness and functional diversity have been experimentally manipulated. Among herbivores, the abundance of only the most sessile and specialised groups (leafhoppers and wingless aphids) was affected by plant diversity. At both sites, numbers of leafhoppers in sweep net samples showed a linear, negative relationship with plant species number whereas numbers of wingless aphids in suction samples increased with the number of plant functional groups (grasses, legumes, and non-legume forbs) present in the plot. Activity of carabid beetles and spiders (as revealed by pitfall catches) and the total number of predators in pitfalls at the Swiss site decreased linearly with increases in the number of plant species and plant functional groups. Abundance of more specialised enemies, hymenopteran parasitoids, was not affected by the manipulations of plant diversity. Path analysis and analysis of covariance indicated that plant diversity effects on invertebrate abundance were mostly indirect and mediated by changes in plant biomass and cover. At both sites, plant species composition (i.e. the identity of plant species in a mixture) affected numbers of most of the examined groups of invertebrates and was, therefore, a more important determinant of invertebrate abundance in grasslands than plant species richness per se or the number of plant functional groups. The presence of legumes in a mixture was especially important and led to higher numbers of most invertebrate groups. The similarity of invertebrate responses to plant diversity at the two study sites indicates that general patterns in abundance of different trophic groups can be detected across plant diversity gradients under different environmental conditions.     

Parasitism on seed predators overcomes the detrimental effects of defoliation on plant fitness in a tritrophic system

It is widely recognised that the interaction between plants and herbivores cannot be completely understood if the natural enemies of the latter are not included. Most studies looking at the effects of herbivores and their enemies on plant fitness only consider one herbivore species or guild; however, plants in nature usually face the attack of more than one herbivore guild simultaneously and these herbivores may have a non-additive effect on the attraction with bodyguards and plant fitness. In this study, we asked whether folivory affects the activity of parasitoids on seed predators and whether this effect cascades down to plant fitness. We assessed these questions in a tritrophic system: the plant Ruellia nudiflora, its pre-dispersal seed predators and the parasitoids of the latter. Plants were submitted to either 50 % artificial defoliation or no defoliation (control). The number of seeds, fruit production and parasitoid incidence was assessed periodically in both sets of plants. Parasitoids indirectly and positively affected seed number, while defoliation had a direct negative effect on the number of seeds and an indirect negative effect on parasitoid incidence. However, the combined effect of defoliation and seed predation increased the indirect positive effect of the parasitoids on seed production, which overcame the negative effects of defoliation.     

Effects of landscape structure and habitat type on a plant-herbivore-parasitoid community

The effects of local habitat and large-scale landscape factors on species diversity and species interactions were studied using the insect community in stems of the creeping thistle Cirsium arvense . Thistle abundance was higher in fallows than in crop fields and field margins, with fallows providing 67% of thistle abundance within 15 study areas on a landscape scale. Species richness of the herbivores was positively related with thistle abundance, parasitoid species richness was influenced by habitat type and was positively correlated with herbivore species richness. The abundance of herbivores and parasitoids was affected by local factors such as habitat type and host abundance, but also by landscape factors such as the percentage of non-crop area and the isolation of habitats. The infestation rate caused by the agromyzid Melanagromyza aeneoventris was positively related to percent non-crop area, whereas the parasitism rate of this fly increased with increasing habitat diversity on the landscape scale. For these two interactions and for total herbivore abundance, a scale-dependency of the landscape effects was found. The results emphasize that biological diversity and ecological functions within a plant-insect community are not only affected by local habitat factors but also by large-scale landscape characteristics. Hence, to improve future agri-environmental schemes for biodiversity conservation and biological control large-scale landscape effects and their scale-dependency should be considered.     

Responses of plants and invertebrate trophic groups to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

Effects of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) and conventional crop management on invertebrate trophic groups (herbivores, detritivores, pollinators, predators and parasitoids) were compared in beet, maize and spring oilseed rape sites throughout the UK. These trophic groups were influenced by season, crop species and GMHT management. Many groups increased twofold to fivefold in abundance between early and late summer, and differed up to 10-fold between crop species. GMHT management superimposed relatively small (less than twofold), but consistent, shifts in plant and insect abundance, the extent and direction of these effects being dependent on the relative efficacies of comparable conventional herbicide regimes. In general, the biomass of weeds was reduced under GMHT management in beet and spring oilseed rape and increased in maize compared with conventional treatments. This change in resource availability had knock-on effects on higher trophic levels except in spring oilseed rape where herbivore resource was greatest. Herbivores, pollinators and natural enemies changed in abundance in the same directions as their resources, and detritivores increased in abundance under GMHT management across all crops. The result of the later herbicide application in GMHT treatments was a shift in resource from the herbivore food web to the detritivore food web. The Farm Scale Evaluations have demonstrated over 3 years and throughout the UK that herbivores, detritivores and many of their predators and parasitoids in arable systems are sensitive to the changes in weed communities that result from the introduction of new herbicide regimes.