广东省草地贪夜蛾冬季发生特征及周年繁殖区域研究

广东省是草地贪夜蛾入侵我国的桥头堡和主要的北迁虫源地之一,明确该虫在广东省的冬季发生特征及越冬存活情况,对广东省乃至全国草地贪夜蛾的预测预报及源头治理意义重大。为准确掌握广东省草地贪夜蛾的周年繁殖区范围及冬季发生为害情况,2020年1-3月在粤东、粤西、粤北及珠三角地区,利用成虫性诱、挖土查蛹、幼虫密度及植株为害率普查等方法,分析广东省草地贪夜蛾冬前、冬后种群发生为害情况及冬季发生特征。调查结果表明:(1)广东省冬玉米种植区主要分布在湛江、茂名、阳江、惠州等地,冬玉米种植区均发现草地贪夜蛾幼虫为害,主要为害冬玉米,极少为害甘蔗;(2)不同地区冬种玉米上草地贪夜蛾的发生程度差异较大,湛江、茂名、阳江发生为害较为严重,平均为害率30%左右,而珠三角及粤东地区发生较轻,为害率低于10%;较冬前调查,冬后草地贪夜蛾发生量和为害程度出现不同程度的下降;(3)广东省大部分地区的冬种玉米田和空闲地均可持续诱捕到草地贪夜蛾成虫,而挖土调查发现草地贪夜蛾蛹密度较低。本调查明确了草地贪夜蛾在北回归线以南的冬玉米区可以周年繁殖,无明显的滞育越冬现象,粤西茂名、阳江以南至雷州半岛一带为典型冬种玉米区,草地贪夜蛾发生为害较为严重,珠三角及粤东大部分地区草地贪夜蛾种群数量相对较低,调查结果为广东省乃至全国草地贪夜蛾的早期预警和精准防控提供了重要参考。     

草地贪夜蛾首次入侵广东地区发生为害调查

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera furgiperda(J.E.Smith)是一种新的重要农业入侵害虫,目前已侵入我国云南、广西、广东等地。本研究调查了草地贪夜蛾首次入侵成虫后代幼虫在珠三角和粤北地区的种群密度和为害情况。结果表明:本次调查珠三角和粤北地区均已出现草地贪夜蛾取食为害,所调查的10种作物中,仅在玉米上发现取食为害;其中草地贪夜蛾幼虫在从化地区为害最重(虫口数量222头/百株、为害率80%),其次是连平(虫口数量98头/百株、为害率68%)、英德(虫口数量76头/百株、为害率62%)、增城(虫口数量66头/百株、为害率20%)和珠海(虫口数量46头/百株、为害率30%),新丰最低(虫口数量6头/百株、为害率3%)。本研究为监测草地贪夜蛾首次入侵的发生和为害提供依据,并为通过调查田间种群密度指导幼虫防治工作提供技术支持。     

广东省草地贪夜蛾种群周年动态及发生特征

为了明确广东省草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)种群周年消长动态及发生特征,根据2020年和2021年广东省草地贪夜蛾性诱监测及田间调查数据,分析不同生态区草地贪夜蛾成虫及幼虫种群周年发生动态。结果表明：(1) 草地贪夜蛾在广东省大部分冬种玉米区可以周年繁殖,仅在清远、韶关、河源等地未发现幼虫为害;不同地区之间草地贪夜蛾越冬虫源基数差异较大,粤西发生为害较重,珠三角及粤东地区发生相对较轻;(2) 周年繁殖区草地贪夜蛾成虫和幼虫全年均可发生为害,而季节发生区一般于3-4月才零星始见草地贪夜蛾成虫和幼虫,且诱蛾量、幼虫种群数量及为害程度均相对较低;(3) 广东省草地贪夜蛾种群消长动态呈多峰型,发生高峰期主要集中于5-10月,期间出现多个大小不等的高峰,但峰期、蛾量和虫量在不同地区之间差异较大。本研究明确了广东省不同生态区草地贪夜蛾种群的周年消长动态及发生特征,为广东省乃至全国草地贪夜蛾的早期预警和精准防控提供重要参考。     

广东蔗区草地贪夜蛾为害调查初报

在广东省蔗区普查了迁飞入侵性害虫草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda发生情况,确认在广东省该虫除为害玉米外,也为害果蔗和糖蔗。粤北、粤西和珠三角蔗区均已发现危害,为害程度从大到小依次为玉米、果蔗、糖蔗。甘蔗受害主要集中在5～6片叶至拔节初期,而果蔗伸长期可能仍会受害。加强对草地贪夜蛾田间监测,掌握蔗区该虫发生与防控情况,对该虫监测预警及防控有重要的参考价值。     

草地贪夜蛾在浙江东阳田间玉米植株上的发生及防治策略

【目的】明确草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda在浙江省鲜食玉米品种上的发生规律和防治方法。【方法】2019年在浙江东阳通过灯诱和性信息素诱捕方法研究草地贪夜蛾成虫消长规律;通过田间调查明确成虫产卵习性和幼虫对玉米植株的为害习性,以及幼虫对不同甜、糯玉米品种的为害差异;通过田间药效试验筛选高效防治药剂。【结果】灯诱和性信息素诱捕结果表明草地贪夜蛾在浙江东阳于6月中下旬和9月中旬出现2次明显成虫高峰,9月峰值显著高于6月;草地贪夜蛾成虫趋向于在较低叶龄玉米植株上产卵,80%的卵产于玉米叶片正面,幼虫取食具有显著的趋嫩习性,严重为害玉米心叶和果穗;不同玉米品种被害株率差异较大,甜玉米品种为害株率为0～28.41%,糯玉米品种为害株率为0～42.50%。2019年在浙江东阳进行的田间药剂试验筛选出了甲维盐、虱螨脲、乙基多杀菌素、甲氧虫酰肼、虫螨腈、丙溴磷、灭多威、茚虫威、苦皮藤素Celastrus angulatus和甘蓝夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Mamestra brassicae NPV, MbNPV)等高效防治药剂,药后3 d虫口减退率为87.61%～98.99%,田间持效期约为7～10 d。【结论】草地贪夜蛾不仅为害玉米植株的叶片,更严重为害果穗,秋季为害显著高于春季,对鲜食玉米的生产造成严重影响。在防治玉米上的草地贪夜蛾时,应采用化学防治、生物防治和物理诱控相结合的综合防控措施,以及重视苗期保苗和后期保穗,适当放宽拔节期到抽雄期防治阈值的防治策略。     

外来入侵新害虫草地贪夜蛾调查监测方法探讨

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)是一种重要的外来入侵新害虫,目前已入侵我国14个省区500多个县区,对我国玉米等种植业造成严重威胁,加强该虫的监测与防控显得尤为必要而紧迫。本文针对入侵我国的"玉米型"草地贪夜蛾,在成虫数量、田间虫情和作物受害程度3个方面提出了一套较为系统的调查监测方法,可为监测明确该虫入侵虫源、发生数量、危害程度及其动态,确定发生分布区域、预测预报发生期、发生程度等提供方法依据。     

草地贪夜蛾幼虫在玉米和小麦上的取食和生长发育特性比较

【目的】评估草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda转移至小麦上为害和暴发的风险。【方法】采用室内饲养观察与调查统计的方法,测定和比较了23℃下草地贪夜蛾在玉米和小麦上的取食和生长发育特性及种群生命表参数。【结果】草地贪夜蛾在小麦上可以完成世代,其3龄后幼虫取食小麦的取食量及体重指标显著地高于同处理后时间在玉米上取食的;而食物利用效率、幼虫存活率、幼虫发育历期、卵孵化率均显著低于取食玉米的。取食玉米和取食小麦的草地贪夜蛾的平均蛹重、产卵前期、单雌产卵量等指标间无显著差异。另外,生命表参数比较结果表明,取食玉米和取食小麦的草地贪夜蛾的平均世代周期(T)、内禀增长率(r_m)和周限增长率(λ)间均无显著差异,取食玉米的草地贪夜蛾的净增殖率(R_0)为303.55±2.04,显著高于取食小麦的。【结论】草地贪夜蛾取食小麦时,生长发育速度快,能够完成世代生活史,但其食物利用效率、种群繁殖能力等却均低于取食玉米时,说明草地贪夜蛾更适宜在玉米上取食为害,存在转移至小麦为害的风险,但考虑到虫源、自然温度等条件,草地贪夜蛾在小麦上暴发的风险较小。本研究结果为明确草地贪夜蛾在小麦上为害和暴发的风险以及草地贪夜蛾的科学防控提供了理论依据。     

重大入侵害虫草地贪夜蛾发生危害、防控研究进展及防控策略探讨

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)原分布于美洲热带和亚热带地区,是一种严重威胁农业生产的害虫。该虫具适生区域广、寄主范围宽、增殖潜能强、扩散速度快、突发危害重等显著生物学优势,因此,防控难度很大。目前,该虫已分布至全球100个以上国家。2019年1月11日我国云南发现其入侵,至5月21日已在14省(自治省区、直辖市)发现其危害,发生面积138.4万亩。草地贪夜蛾按寄主偏好性可分为"玉米型"和"水稻型","玉米型"偏好玉米、高粱和棉花等,"水稻型"偏好水稻等,目前入侵我国的为"玉米型",尚未发现"水稻型"。草地贪夜蛾的入侵将严重影响我国玉米、甘蔗等种植业。本文综述了草地贪夜蛾的发生为害特点、防控技术,并对该虫防控策略进行了探讨,以期为有效防控该虫提供参考。     

草地贪夜蛾对水稻和玉米的取食和产卵选择性与适合度

【目的】明确草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda对寄主植物水稻和玉米的取食和产卵选择性与适合度,进而分析草地贪夜蛾对水稻的为害风险。【方法】采用自由选择法,测定草地贪夜蛾对水稻和玉米的取食、产卵选择性。调查取食水稻和玉米苗的草地贪夜蛾的生长发育、存活率、繁殖力的差异,用种群增长趋势指数(I)评价水稻对草地贪夜蛾的适合度。【结果】草地贪夜蛾对水稻和玉米的取食和产卵选择性存在显著差异。接虫后2-48 h,幼虫对玉米的取食选择率随时间延长而逐渐增加,而幼虫对水稻的取食选择率随时间延长而逐渐降低;接虫后48 h,2龄幼虫和4龄幼虫对玉米的取食选择率分别为93.06%和59.72%,分别是对水稻的取食选择率的66.95倍和21.48倍。自由产卵6 d,在玉米上的产卵量是在水稻上的8.64倍。与取食玉米苗的相比,取食水稻苗的草地贪夜蛾幼虫发育历期延长,卵孵化率、幼虫存活率、化蛹率和成虫羽化率均显著降低,雌性比率下降,雌成虫寿命显著缩短,单雌产卵量显著减少。取食玉米苗的草地贪夜蛾的种群增长趋势指数(I)为165.93,其在水稻上的相对适合度为0.21。【结论】相较于水稻,草地贪夜蛾在玉米上表现出更高的适合度,其偏好在玉米上取食和产卵。水稻不是目前侵入我国的草地贪夜蛾的嗜食寄主,但其可以通过取食水稻幼苗正常生长发育并完成生活史,在其种群密度较大、嗜食寄主植物缺乏时存在转移为害水稻的潜在风险。     

一种估算草地贪夜蛾卵块中卵粒数量的简易方法

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)是2019年发现入侵我国的一种重要的外来害虫,对我国粮食种植业造成严重威胁。明确虫情是做好草地贪夜蛾预测预报和制定科学防控策略基础。在田间调查中需要一种简便、快速估计落卵量的方法,以明确田间虫口数量。本研究在实验室条件下收集草地贪夜蛾雌虫产于玉米叶片上的卵块,记录了每个卵块的长、宽、层数和卵粒数量,获得了卵块面积,建立了卵粒数量与卵块面积的指数函数模型：Y=e(2.1596×0.00832X),并依据该模型提出了根据卵块面积测算卵粒数量的分级表。该方法为田间调查中卵块卵粒数量量的快速估计提供了参考。     

Genetic basis of resistance to fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and southwestern corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) leaf-feeding damage in maize

Leaf-feeding damage by first generation larvae of fall armyworm, Spodopter frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), cause major economic losses each year in maize, Zea mays L. A previous study identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) contributing to reduced leaf-feeding damage by these insects in the maize line Mp704. This study was initiated to identify QTL and their interactions associated with first generation leaf-feeding damage by fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer. QTL associated with fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer resistance in resistant line Mp708 were identified and compared with Mp704. Multiple trait analysis (MTA) of both data sets was then used to identify the most important genetic regions affecting resistance to fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer leaf-feeding damage. Genetic models containing four and seven QTL explained southwestern corn borer and fall armyworm resistance, respectively, in Mp708. Key genomic regions on chromosomes 1, 5, 7, and 9 were identified by MTA in Mp704 and Mp708 that confer resistance to both fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer. QTL regions on chromosomes 1, 5, 7, and 9 contained resistance to both insects and were present in both resistant lines. These regions correspond with previously identified QTL related to resistance to other lepidopteran insects, suggesting that broad-spectrum resistance to leaf feeding is primarily controlled by only a few genetic regions in this germplasm.     

Combining ability in maize for fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer resistance based on a laboratory bioassay for larval growth

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), and southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, are major insect pests of maize, Zea mays L., in the southern USA. Both insects feed extensively on leaves of plants in the whorl stage of growth. A diallel cross of seven inbred lines with different levels of susceptibility to leaf feeding damage in the field was evaluated in a laboratory bioassay for fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer larval growth. Diets were prepared from lyophilized leaf tissue of field-grown plants of the inbred lines and their 21 F₁ hybrids. One inbred line, Tx601, exhibited heavy leaf damage in field tests but showed moderate resistance in the laboratory bioassay. Both general and specific combining ability were highly significant sources of variation in the inheritance of fall armyworm and south-western corn borer larval growth in the laboratory bioassay. Tx601 showed excellent general combining ability for reduced larval growth of both species.This article is a contribution of the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, in cooperation with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Journal No. J-8525     

Co-regulation Of ear growth and internode elongation in corn

Ear is the harvest part of corn (Zea mays L.) and we are interested in studying its growth and development in our effort in corn yield improvement. In our current study, we examined the relationship between ear growth and internode characteristics using different approaches. Correlations between stem growth rate and number of ears per plant (prolificacy) were assessed among several genotypes. Internode elongation of 2 genotypes was modified by plant hormones and by population density manipulations. Among the 7 genotypes examined that have different prolificacy levels, there was a general correlation of slower stem elongation at middle growth stages and larger ear number. When the internode elongation was enhanced by application of gibberellic acid (GA), ear growth was suppressed; and when a GA synthesis inhibitor uniconazole was applied at early stages, internode length was reduced and ear growth was promoted in terms of both ear size and visible ear number at silking stage. Higher population density caused longer internodes and fewer ears per plant and the effect of lower density was the opposite. Our results suggested that internode elongation in the middle section of corn plants was linked to suppression of ear development in corn.     

Assessment of experimental Bt events against fall armyworm and corn earworm in field corn

Performance of experimental Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) MON events alone and pyramided with MON810 were evaluated over 3 yr in Georgia and Alabama. Ability of events to prevent whorl defoliation by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), and natural ear feeding damage by the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) was assessed. In each year, near-isogenic hybrids with novel single transformation events and crosses pyramided with the MON810 event were compared with the standard single MON810 event and nontransformed susceptible control. Events were tested for resistance to whorl damage by manual infestations of fall armyworm and ear damage by natural infestations of corn earworm. All Bt events tested reduced fall armyworm whorl damage ratings per plant compared with the susceptible hybrid. All Bt treatments also had considerably less ear infestation and damage by corn earworm compared with the nontransgenic isoline. The MON841, MION849, and MON851 events reduced ear damage by H. zea but were not as effective as other novel events and were not advanced for further testing after the 1999 season. Pyramiding events compared with single events did not improve control of fall armyworm whorl damage, but they generally did prevent more ear damage by corn earworm. The MON84006 event singly and pyramided with MON810 had superior control of whorl-stage damage by S. frugiperda and ear damage by H. zea compared with MON810. Deployment of new events and genes could provide additional tools for managing the potential for insect resistance to Bt toxins. Furthermore, improved control of whorl and ear infestations by H. zea and S. frugiperda would increase the flexibility of planting corn, Zea mays L., and permit double cropping of corn in areas where these pests perennially reach damaging levels.     

转Bt基因玉米根际微生物和细菌生理群多样性

大田栽培条件下,以转Bt玉米Mon810及其亲本非转基因玉米为研究对象,在玉米的不同生育期测定根际土壤微生物的数量变化,并对细菌群落结构及多样性进行了分析。结果表明,各生育期内Bt玉米与对照相比根际土壤真菌无显著差异,但细菌在抽丝期,放线菌在苗期二者有显著差异。同种细菌功能群的数量变化在Bt玉米和对照各生育期内趋势一致,不同的菌群表现不同。亚硝化细菌、好气固氮菌、氨化细菌和钾细菌的数量变化波动较大,其中Bt玉米和对照相比好气固氮菌的数量在生育期内有5个生育期有显著差异,而氨化细菌、钾细菌和亚硝酸菌仅分别在乳熟期、喇叭口期及拔节期和抽雄期差异显著。好气纤维分解菌和硝化细菌在苗期、拔节期和喇叭口期差异显著,无机磷分解菌在乳熟期和完熟期数量差异显著。整个生育期内3种群落特征参数均保持基本稳定,除乳熟期和完熟期外Bt玉米根际微生物群落特征参数均高于对照。     

Impact of brown stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) feeding on corn grain yield components and quality

Brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), damage on developing corn, Zea mays L., ears was examined in 2005 and 2006 by using eight parameters related to its yield and kernel quality. Stink bug infestations were initiated when the corn plants were at tasseling (VT), mid-silking (R1), and blister (R2) stages by using zero, three, and six in 2005 or zero, one, two, and four bugs per ear in 2006, and maintained for 9 d. The percentage of discolored kernels was affected by stink bug number in both years, but not always affected by plant growth stage. The growth stage effect on the percentage of discolored kernels was significant in 2006, but not in 2005. The percentage of aborted kernels was affected by both stink bug number and plant growth stage in 2005 but not in 2006. Kernel weight was significantly reduced when three E. sercus adults were confined on a corn ear at stage VT or R1 for 9 d in 2005, whereas one or two adults per ear resulted in no kernel weight loss, but four E. servus adults did cause significant kernel weight loss at stage VT in 2006. Stink bug feeding injury at stage R2 did not affect kernel damage, ear weight or grain weight in either year. The infestation duration (9 or 18 d) was positively correlated to the percentage of discolored kernels but did not affect kernel or ear weight. Based on the regression equations between the kernel weight and stink bug number, the gain threshold or economic injury level should be 0.5 bugs per ear for 9 d at stage VT and less for stage R1. This information will be useful in developing management guidelines for stink bugs in field corn during ear formation and early grain filling stages.     

Plant-incorporated Bacillus thuringiensis resistance for control of fall armyworm and corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in corn

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), and corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), perennially cause leaf and ear damage to corn, Zea mays L., in the southeastern United States. Transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) hybrids with the Bt11, MON810, or 176 events expressing the Cry1Ab insecticidal endotoxin from were evaluated for control fall armyworm and corn earworm at seven locations in Georgia during 1999 and 2000. Corn was planted at the recommended time for each location and 1 and 2 mo later in the southern locations. All Bt events consistently reduced whorl infestation and damage, although event 176 did not prevent whorl damage in the later plantings in the southern locations in both years. All events also reduced seedling damage by the lesser cornstalk borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller), in one trial and stalk infestations and tunnel length by southwestern corn borers, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, in another trial. Hybrids containing Bt11 and MON810 events reduced ear infestations in all trials, although reductions were small in later plantings. Nevertheless, both events reduced grain damage from earworms and armyworms by an average +/- SE of 52.5 +/- 5.1% in all trials. The hybrid containing event 176 did not reduce ear infestations and damage. Total grain aflatoxin concentrations were not significantly affected by Bt resistance in any trial (N = 17). Yield responses were variable with the prevention of yield loss being proportional to the severity of insect damage. Although plantings made after the recommended time did not consistently benefit from Bt resistance, Bt11 and MON810 events were effective in reducing damage to field corn when large infestations occurred. The Bt11 and MON810 events mitigated the risk of severe lepidopteran damage to corn, thereby making later plantings of corn feasible in double-cropping systems.     

玉米-大豆间作和施氮对红壤地中小型土壤动物群落特征的影响

通过2年田间定位试验(2013—2014),利用干漏斗法收集土壤中小型动物,探讨不同种植模式(玉米单作、玉米大豆间作、大豆单作)和施氮(0、150 kg·hm^-2)对红壤土壤动物数量和群落结构的影响.结果表明: 两年取样共捕获土壤中小型动物8349只,分属3门10纲29目,优势类群为蜱螨目和弹尾目.2013年间作和施氮均提高了玉米拔节期土壤动物的平均密度.2014年土壤动物类群数较2013年有明显的增加,施氮条件下的土壤动物平均密度较不施氮有所增加.两年多因素方差分析结果表明,种植模式和生育期对土壤动物平均密度、类群数和多样性指数都无显著影响.但在2014年,施氮显著影响了土壤动物类群数、Simpson指数和密度-类群指数;种植模式与玉米生育期的交互作用显著影响了土壤动物平均密度和类群数,同时对密度-类群和丰富度指数也有显著影响;施氮和生育期的交互作用显著影响了Simpson指数、密度-类群指数和Shannon指数.从两年的土壤动物群落去趋势分析结果来看,红壤地土壤动物群落在种植模式和施氮水平之间均没有明显的差异,群落组成的变化与玉米生育期相关.合理施氮条件下的玉米-大豆间作模式有利于提高红壤地土壤中小型动物平均密度和类群数,保持较好的多样性.