Effects of nuclear polyhedrosis virus on cannibalism in Helicoverpa armigera

在室内研究核型多角体病毒(HaSNPV)感染对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner)幼虫同类相残行为的影响.结果显示:感病棉铃虫随感病程度的加重,越容易被健康棉铃虫残食,而自然死亡的感病棉铃虫、冻死的感病棉铃虫和冻死的健康棉铃虫三者被健康棉铃虫残食的百分率无显著差异.表明感病棉铃虫和病虫尸体更易于被健康棉铃虫残食,是由于棉铃虫体力减弱而失去反击能力,不是由于病毒本身的影响.以健康棉铃虫、感病棉铃虫为残食者,冻死的病虫为被残食者,相残率无显著差异,表明病毒并未改变棉铃虫残食同类的天性.残食病虫的健康棉铃虫的化蛹率和羽化率均低于正常的健康棉铃虫,残食者为相残行为付出了很高的代价.     

刚果红对棉铃虫中肠围食膜的影响及其病毒增效作用

通过观察棉铃虫幼虫正常围食膜（peritrophic membrane, PM）的形态、结构和组成,研究了刚果红对棉铃虫幼虫围食膜的破坏作用及其对棉铃虫核多角体病毒（HaNPV）的增效作用。结果表明,棉铃虫的围食膜分布于整个中肠,包裹着食物呈液囊状,类似于Ⅰ型围食膜;健康的围食膜呈无色、透明网状结构,并具有一定韧性,经刚果红染色后呈现桔红色。使用不同浓度梯度的刚果红喂食5龄幼虫,结果显示摄取含1.5%和2.0%刚果红的饲料2.5 h后,宿主不能形成完整的围食膜,而是形成易脆无弹性的围食膜碎片。经过恢复实验后发现,刚果红对围食膜的破坏作用是瞬时的,可以在较短时间内得到修复。用1.0%刚果红喂食初孵幼虫,发现1.0%刚果红对棉铃虫的幼虫生长不能产生明显的影响。1.0％刚果红能加强棉铃虫幼虫对HaNPV的敏感性,缩短病毒杀虫时间,能使5龄幼虫的病毒感染致死率达到63％,对HaNPV具有非常显著的增效作用。     

大小等级和大小组合差异对盆养安吉小鲵幼体同种相残率的影响

用改变安吉小鲵 (Hynobiusamjiensis)幼体大小等级、盆养密度和饵料投放量的实验方法 ,研究这些生态要素对同种相残 (撕咬和吞吃 )的影响 ;同时结合Fuetal (2 0 0 3)的研究 ,比较了大小组合的差异对同种相残的影响。结果表明 ,①大小等级、密度与饵料量均显著地影响幼体的被吞吃率 :较小个体易被较大个体攻击 ;低饵料×高密度水平下 ,3个等级大小幼体的同种相残率都最高。②大小组合的差异显著影响幼体间的同种相残率 :不同大小组合的幼体间被吞吃率均显著大于相同大小组合 ,而被撕咬率反之。这证实了体形大小决定种群同种相残率的理论预测。     

棉铃虫感染核型多角体病毒后血淋巴蛋白的变化

本文使用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶盘状电泳等技术测定棉铃虫Heliothis armigera感染核型多角体病毒后血淋巴蛋白浓度和蛋白类型的变化。5龄初期感病幼虫血淋巴蛋白总浓度在感染后1—3天缓慢上升,到第4天下降;同期的健康幼虫血淋巴蛋白浓度却持续上升。血淋巴蛋白类型的变化是:(1)普通蛋白在健康幼虫中至少有13条宽窄不同的带,而感病幼虫在感染后前3天与健康幼虫无大区别,但感病后第4天蛋白带主带减少;(2)糖蛋白的带数在健康幼虫中随时间增长而增加,每条带的浓度也随之增加;感病幼虫糖蛋白的带比健康幼虫的少,蛋白浓度也相应低。(3)感病幼虫脂蛋白的变化几乎和健康幼虫无区别。健康与感病幼虫血淋巴萤光物质的变化趋势亦不同。但二个毒株感病幼虫血淋巴蛋白之间的差异不明显。     

斑驳病毒对‘牛尾’山药叶片光合作用的影响

为了解斑驳病毒对‘牛尾’山药叶片光合作用的影响，对不同病害程度的‘牛尾’山药叶片的叶绿素和光合日变化进行了测定。结果表明，轻病植株的叶片叶绿素a和总叶绿素显著低于健康植株，重病植株的叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素也较健康植株低，但轻病植株与健康植株间无显著差异。斑驳病毒侵染山药后，轻病和重病植株的净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率均低于健康植株，但胞间CO₂浓度与健康植株间无显著差异。这表明山药感染斑驳病毒后光合效率下降，从而导致生理机能受到影响。     

核型多角体病毒的增值与棉铃虫血淋巴酯酶的变化

核型多角体病毒（NPV）对同源棉铃虫有很强的毒杀作用,是重要杀虫资源。病毒感染导致宿主代谢紊乱,引起一系列生化反应的变化,可通过一定方法观察到其表征,此为病毒感染的病理生化特征。昆虫血淋巴对于病毒感染引起的全身症状具有重要作用,并影响宿主物质和能量代谢的性质与水平,反映出病毒一宿主的互作关系。本文以血淋巴酯酶同工酶（EST）为感病指标,对其感染变化进行研究。1材料和方法11材料11．呈供试病毒棉铃虫核型多用体病毒．取自湖北仙桃磷肥厂生化分厂。1．1．2供试昆虫棉铃虫三龄幼虫,由该厂提供,半人工饲料饲养。豆…     

太子河大型底栖动物摄食功能群对河岸带土地利用类型的响应

为研究太子河大型底栖动物摄食功能群对河岸带土地利用类型的响应关系,于2012年5月对太子河流域底栖动物和水环境因子和土地利用类型进行野外调查及数据分析。结果表明：1）太子河流域底栖动物群落在4种不同土地利用类型内具有极显著差异,平均丰度、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数和Pielou均匀度指数在森林用地中最高,分别为8.86、0.73和0.94,平均密度在森林耕作用地中最高（782.75个/m²）,除食碎屑者功能群（S）,其他摄食功能群在不同土地利用类型内无差异（P > 0.05）。2）太子河土地利用类型与水环境因子之间的Pearson分析表明,森林用地与EC、TDS、TN、NH₃-N、COD_Mn之间呈显著负相关性,与DO、IOS之间呈显著正相关性;耕地与DO和IOS之间呈显著负相关性;城镇用地与EC、TDS和TN之间呈正相关性。3）太子河土地利用类型与底栖动物功能群之间的Spearman分析表明森林用地与食碎屑者（S）、刮食者（SC）和收集者（GC）呈正相关性。耕地与食碎屑者（S）、滤食者（FC）之间呈负相关性,城镇用地与刮食者（SC）和收集者（GC）之间呈显著负相关性。4）底栖动物功能群和水环境因子之间的典范对应分析表明,食碎屑者（S）功能群主要受底质指数（IOS）驱动,其他功能群与环境因子之间无相关性。因此,水环境因子和底栖动物群落参数比摄食功能群更能反映人类活动对土地利用的改变,水环境和底栖动物群落研究可为河岸带土地利用保护提供理论依据。     

杂色山雀的反盗食贮食策略

盗食现象在贮食动物中非常普遍,种内竞争者或种间竞争者的盗食是贮藏食物丢失的主要原因之一,同时也是贮食动物贮食行为不断进化的重要选择压力,开展反盗食贮食策略的研究有助于阐释贮食行为进化的原因和对贮食鸟类的保护。杂色山雀(Parus varius)秋季有明显的贮食行为,贮食方式为分散贮食。通过人为投食的方法,以投食点为中心,根据贮食点距投食点距离远近设定了被盗高风险区、被盗中风险区和被盗低风险区,研究杂色山雀个体在无潜在盗食者和有潜在盗食者的情况下,在上述3个风险区贮食比例的变化,探讨杂色山雀个体基于自身以及周围环境条件,在权衡取食及贮藏过程中时间及能量的花费和收益后,其反盗食贮食策略的选择。40只杂色山雀个体贮食策略的统计结果表明,不论潜在盗食者出现与否,杂色山雀个体贮食的总体趋势大致相同,即主要将食物贮藏在中风险区,而高风险区和低风险区贮食比例较低;比较种间和种内潜在盗食者出现的情况下与无潜在盗食者时,杂色山雀个体在各贮食风险区的贮食策略:种间及种内潜在盗食者的出现,都会引起被盗高风险区贮食比例降低(种间潜在盗食者:F=3.174,P0.05;种内潜在盗食者:F=90.475,P0.05),低风险区贮食比例上升(种间潜在盗食者:F=220.440,P0.05;种内潜在盗食者:F=15.651,P0.05);但种间潜在盗食者出现时,杂色山雀个体在被盗中风险区的贮食比例降低(F=143.749,P0.05),而种内潜在盗食者出现时,杂色山雀个体在被盗中风险区贮食比例不变(F=0.776,P0.05),即杂色山雀个体对种间潜在盗食者的出现更加敏感,防范盗食的投入更大。此外,分别比较无潜在盗食者、有种间潜在盗食者和有种内潜在盗食者存在的情况下,雌雄杂色山雀个体在各贮食风险区的反盗食贮食策略,发现其结果也明显不同。无潜在盗食者和种内潜在盗食者出现时,雄性杂色山雀为预防灾难性盗食发生而付出的努力较雌性个体高(无潜在盗食者:高风险区t=4.962,df=16.546,P0.05;中风险区t=﹣0.890,df=29.255,P0.05;低风险区t=﹣2.166,df=30,P0.05。有种内潜在盗食者:高风险区t=﹣0.152,df=29,P0.05;中风险区t=2.352,df=19.568,P0.05;低风险区t=﹣2.287,df=19.563,P0.05);种间潜在盗食者出现时,雌雄杂色山雀反盗食贮食策略趋于一致(高风险区t=1.361,df=29,P0.05;中风险区t=﹣0.194,df=21.529,P0.05;低风险区t=﹣1.599,df=29,P0.05)。     

细胞壁羟脯氨酸和游离脯氨酸与棉花对枯萎病抗性的关系

氟乐灵处理能推迟棉苗枯萎病症状的出现、降低发病株率和病情指数,说明氟乐灵处理能提高棉酋对枯萎病的抗性。在健康棉苗中,抗病品种（中棉１２）细胞壁结合的羟脯氨酸含量显著高于感病品种（６０３７）,但游离脯氨酸含量无明显差异。在氟乐灵处理和未处理而接种棉枯萎病菌的两个处理中,两个品种的细胞壁结合的羟脯氨酸和游离脯氨酸含量均高于各自的健康株对照,而且抗病品种中的含量都高于感病品种,说明细胞壁结合的羟脯氨酸和游禹脯氨酸的积累是氟乐灵诱发的抗病性表现及棉苗受枯萎病菌侵染后抗性反应的生化机制之一。     

转Bt基因棉花国抗62对棉铃虫生长发育的影响及田间抗虫效果

为了明确新疆第一个自主转Bt基因棉花品种国抗62对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera生长发育影响及田间抗虫效果,2005年进行了室内生物测定和田间小区试验。在室内以国抗62（转Cry1Ac基因棉花）和中棉35（对照常规棉花）的叶片饲喂棉铃虫幼虫,从幼虫发育历期、体重、存活率、化蛹等方面,分析了棉铃虫生长发育动态。结果表明,国抗62对棉铃虫生长发育的抑制作用非常显著。与对照相比,取食国抗62的棉铃虫幼虫1～6龄龄期分别延长了1.0,7.8,8.2,17.8,20.3和＞21.3天;幼虫发育到6龄时存活率仅为2.6%,最终无一化蛹,而对照幼虫发育到6龄时存活率为91.8%,最终化蛹率为89.8%。田间小区调查结果显示国抗62对第2代棉铃虫有非常好的抗虫效果：两个品种棉田棉铃虫落卵量无显著差异,但国抗62棉田比对照棉田虫口数量降低85.7%,顶尖被害率降低94.4%,蕾铃被害率降低95.1%,差异达到显著和极显著水平。但国抗62对第3代棉铃虫的田间抗虫效果欠佳。棉铃虫在新疆棉田以第2代为害为主,因此,国抗62能够起到有效的控制作用。     

Cannibalism and the stage-dependent transmission of a viral pathogen of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella

1. The transmission of an insect pathogen by cannibalism was studied by a series of choice and no-choice experiments.
2. Infection of Plodia interpunctella larvae with a granulosis virus occurred through cannibalism of infected larvae.
3. Depending on the larval instars of the cannibal and the victim relative to each other, preferential cannibalism of both infected and healthy larvae was observed.
4. Larvae cannibalise healthy, less vulnerable larvae preferentially, but it is argued that there is no evidence that they are avoiding infection.
5. The victim cannibalised can be explained as a balance between the reduced risk of injury and the ease of cannibalism of moribund infected individuals on the one hand and the greater food resource value of healthy individuals on the other.
6. The implications for the insect population dynamics of the transmission of the pathogen via cannibalism and the effective removal of infective particles through cannibalism by immune stages are discussed.     

Eat or be eaten: prevalence and impact of egg cannibalism on two-spot ladybirds, Adalia bipunctata

Ladybirds commonly engage in cannibalistic behaviour. Egg cannibalism by first instars is considered advantageous to the cannibal, because it not only results in direct metabolic gain but also a reduction in potential competitors. In this study, we quantified the effect of cannibalism on the development rate and survival of Adalia bipunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) larvae through development to the adult stage. We also assessed the synchrony of egg‐hatching in relation to laying order and compared the proportion of eggs cannibalized in egg batches laid as clusters or linearly. Larvae that had consumed a conspecific egg after hatching reached the adult stage 1.65 days earlier than those larvae that had not. Larval and pupal mortality was lower for cannibals compared to non‐cannibals; only 46% of non‐cannibalistic individuals reached the adult stage whereas 81% of cannibals pupated successfully. Egg cannibalism is undoubtedly advantageous to A. bipunctata larvae both in terms of faster development and increased survival. There is a positive correlation between laying and hatching order for eggs laid linearly or in a cluster. There was no significant difference in the proportion of eggs hatching in clusters or in a line (80 and 77%, respectively). The remaining eggs were either cannibalized or did not hatch. The ecological implications of these results are discussed with particular reference to trophic egg plasticity.     

Influence of Diet and Density on Laboratory Cannibalism Behaviors in Gypsy Moth Larvae (Lymantria dispar L.)

The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) is an insect folivore that feeds on a broad range of hosts, and undergoes intermittent outbreaks that cause extensive tree mortality. Like many other herbivorous insects, gypsy moth larvae consume a substrate that is low in nitrogen. Gypsy moth larvae have been known to cannibalize under crowded conditions in the laboratory. In this study, we assessed the influence of nitrogen and density on cannibalism behavior in gypsy moth larvae. Cannibalism rates increased with decreased nitrogen and increased density. There was no interaction between these two parameters. Developmental experiments confirmed that low dietary nitrogen is detrimental, in agreement with previous studies. In a second experiment, we assessed the influence of previous cannibalism experiences on subsequent cannibalism behavior. Gypsy moth larvae that had previously cannibalized other larvae subsequently exhibited higher cannibalism rates than those larvae that had not cannibalized. In conclusion, low nitrogen, high larval density, and previous cannibalism experience are important factors contributing to gypsy moth larval cannibalism. Future studies are needed to estimate benefits to larvae, and to more closely approximate field conditions.     

Age-related cannibalism and horizontal transmission of a nuclear polyhedrosis virus in larval Spodoptera frugiperda

1. Experiments were carried out to investigate the incidence of cannibalism throughout the larval development of the noctuid moth Spodoptera frugiperda, and to examine the risk of infection from consuming conspecifics infected with a nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SfNPV). 2. Cannibalism was observed commonly even when food was not limiting, but occurred more frequently at low food quantities and/or high rearing densities. The sex of the larvae had no effect on the incidence of cannibalistic behaviour, however the probability of cannibalism occurring was affected by larval stage. The frequency of cannibalism was significantly higher among fifth- and sixth-instar larvae than among earlier instars, and larvae were more likely to consume younger conspecifics than larvae of the same stage. 3. Fifth-instar larvae offered fourth-instar victims fed equally on healthy larvae, virus-infected larvae (2 days post-infection), uninfected corpses, and virus-killed corpses (6 days post-infection). Horizontal transmission of SfNPV was only recorded in larvae offered virus-killed corpses, however, and total mortality in this treatment was only 32%. 4. In a similar experiment, fourth-instar larvae avoided cannibalising virus-killed corpses. Horizontal transmission of SfNPV was recorded in fourth-instar larvae that consumed 2-day post-infected larvae. The low incidence of cannibalism observed in fourth-instar larvae, however, suggests that this is unlikely to provide an important route for the transmission of SfNPV.     

Costs of cannibalism in the presence of an iridovirus pathogen of Spodoptera frugiperda

Abstract.  1. The costs of cannibalism were examined in larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the presence of conspecifics infected by a lethal invertebrate iridescent virus (IIV). The hypothesis of a positive correlation between insect density and the likelihood of disease transmission by cannibalism was examined in laboratory microcosms and a field experiment.
2. Transmission was negligible following peroral infection of early instars with purified virus suspensions or following coprophagy of virus-contaminated faeces excreted by infected insects. In contrast, 92% of the insects that predated infected conspecifics acquired the infection and died prior to adult emergence in the laboratory. Diseased larvae were more likely to be victims of cannibalism than healthy larvae.
3. The prevalence of cannibalism was density dependent in laboratory microcosms with a low density (10 healthy insects + one infected insect) or high density (30 healthy insects + one infected insect) of insects, and field experiments performed on maize plants infested with one or four healthy insects + one infected insect.
4. Cannibalism in the presence of virus-infected conspecifics was highly costly to S. frugiperda ; in all cases, insect survival was reduced by between ≈ 50% (laboratory) and ≈ 30% (field) in the presence of the pathogen. Contrary to expectations, the prevalence of disease was not sensitive to density because cannibalism resulted in self-thinning. As infected individuals are consumed and disappear from the population, the prevalence of disease will be determined by the timescale over which transmission can be achieved, and the rate at which individuals that have acquired an infection become themselves infectious to conspecific predators.     

An experimental study of population regulation in the salamander,Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis (Urodela: Salamandridae)

Summary The roles of density-dependent larval survival and cannibalism of larvae as potential mechanisms of population regulation in the newt (Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis) were evaluated in laboratory and field experiments. In laboratory containers, adults cannibalized larvae and large larvae cannibalized smaller larvae. In artificial ponds, larval survival did not depend on initial larval density. No cannibalism could be demonstrated in the complex environment, although the experiment was powerful enough to detect an ecologically relevant difference in survival. Adult growth was negatively correlated with the final biomass of larval newts, suggesting that the two life stages competed for resources. Larval growth rates were negatively correlated with final larval density, suggesting that larvae competed with each other. The proportion of larvae that became sexually mature at age 7 months (paedomorphs and adults that skipped the eft stage) varied inversely with larval density. Therefore, the potential regulatory mechanisms identified in this study are competition within and between life stages.     

Density-dependent predation and implications for stock enhancement with Japanese flounder

In laboratory predation trials kinsen-gani crab Matuta lunaris rarely preyed on hatchery-reared (HR) Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus , even at extremely elevated prey densities ( c . 90 fish m⁻²), but fed readily on sacrificed Japanese founder. This suggests that under similar conditions in the wild predator-prey interactions between kinsen-gani and juvenile Japanese flounder are likely to be weak. Larger Japanese flounder readily cannibalized smaller conspecifics, suggesting that within-release group cannibalism may contribute considerably to post-release mortality of HR Japanese flounder when sufficient size variation exists within groups of released fish. Kinsen-gani presence had no effect on within-release group cannibalism rates of large Japanese flounder on small Japanese flounder. Within-release group cannibalism rates were significantly affected by densities of smaller (prey) fish, implying that the number of fish released (and thus post-release densities) in stock enhancement programmes may significantly affect post-release mortality rates. The probability of within-release group cannibalism increased rapidly as the cannibal-to-prey size ratio exceeded 1.6, suggesting that minimizing size variation of released HR individuals will reduce post-release cannibalism rates. These results have implications for Japanese flounder stock enhancement release strategies, and may be applicable to other finfish stock enhancement programmes.     

Effect of food availability on larval cannibalism by foundresses of the paper wasp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Polistes chinensis antennalis</Emphasis>

Cannibalism is a behavioral trait seen in a number of species and can be favored when the fitness gain outweighs the cost. In social wasps, field studies have suggested that food limitation causes larval cannibalism as a compensation of a meal for adult wasp and/or earlier production of the first workers, but experimental studies for the effect of food availability on larval cannibalism have been very scarce. Hence we examined whether Polistes chinensis antennalis foundresses exhibit a higher level of larval cannibalization under food-limited conditions than under food-available conditions. Larval cannibalization occurred frequently under both prey- and honey-limited conditions; however, young larvae were more frequently cannibalized than old larvae in the prey-limited colonies, while old larvae were more frequently cannibalized than young larvae in the honey-limited colonies. The number of days between colony initiation and the emergence of the first workers was not significantly different between the prey-limited and prey-available colonies, suggesting that under prey-limited conditions P. chinensis antennalis foundresses tend to cannibalize their young larvae and feed probably the flesh of these cannibalized larvae to old larvae in order to ensure the rapid production of the first workers. On the other hand, the number of days between colony initiation and the emergence of the first workers was longer in the honey-limited colonies than in the honey-available colonies. We propose explanations for the first time for why the foundresses in the honey-limited conditions cannibalized their old larvae more frequently than their young larvae in spite of this resulting in the delayed emergence of the first workers.     

Resistance to Chalkbrood disease in Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies with different hygienic behaviour

Chalkbrood disease affects the larvae of honeybees Apis mellifera L. and is caused by the fungus Ascosphaera apis. Infected larvae die when they are stretched in the cap cell and suffer a gradual hardening that ends in a very hard structure (mummie). Several studies have demonstrated that colonies that express an efficient hygienic behaviour (uncapping of cell and subsequent removal of dead brood) exhibit a higher resistance to the disease. However, it remains unclear whether the advantage of hygienic colonies over less hygienic ones lies in the ability to remove mummies or in the early detection of infected larvae and its cannibalization before they harden. To elucidate this aspect, the hygienic behaviour of 24 colonies, which were subsequently provided with pollen cakes containig A. apis, was evaluated. The number of mummies and the number of partially cannibalized and whole larvae in uncapped cells were recorded. The most hygienic colonies controlled the disease better. These colonies also had a higher tendency to uncap cells that contained infected larvae and cannibalize them. The presence of A. apis in partially cannibalized and whole larvae in uncapped cells indicate that the advantage of hygienic colonies over less hygienic ones lies in the early detection of infected larvae death and their quick removal from the cell before they become mummies.     

Effects of Polydispyrenia simulii (Microspora; Duboscqiidae) on development of the gonads of Simulium pertinax (Diptera; Simuliidae).

The effects of the infection caused by the microsporidium Polydispyrenia simulii in gonads of the simuliid Simulium pertinax were evaluated. This blackfly species is the main target of control programmes in southeastern Brazil. Infected and noninfected blackflies were reared from larval stage to adults using a laboratory rearing system. There was no significant difference between the oogenic development and dimensions of ovarian follicles of healthy females compared to those reared from infected larvae. Otherwise, there was a significant difference between the fecundity of healthy females and those reared from infected larvae. In males, there was an evident reduction of motility of spermatozoids of males reared from infected larvae. The results obtained suggest that the microsporidium P. simulii have an important effect on the natural population dynamics of S. pertinax.