周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)对椰子织蛾的寄生功能反应

【目的】周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)是寄生椰子织蛾蛹期的本土天敌。研究周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)对椰子织蛾的功能反应,能为该蜂室内扩繁和室外控害利用提供基础。【方法】在室内观察周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)寄生行为基础上,研究了营养(10%蜂蜜)、寄主蛹(初、中、晚)期对周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)寄生功能反应的影响。【结果】镜下观察1头周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)可寄生多头椰子织蛾蛹,寄生量随寄主密度的增大而增加,但当寄主密度达到一定程度后,其增长率随寄主密度的增大逐渐减缓,属于HollingⅡ功能反应。在无营养条件下,周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)对椰子织蛾初、中、晚期蛹的理论最大寄生量分别为1.5、1.4、1.2头·d~(-1);在10%蜂蜜饲喂条件下,周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)对椰子织蛾初、中、晚期蛹的理论最大寄生量分别为1.8、1.7、1.3头·d~(-1)。【结论】HollingⅡ型拟合结果表明,椰子织蛾初期蛹是周氏啮小蜂(海南种群)寄生的最佳时期,补充营养能够提高椰子织蛾的寄生力。     

啮小蜂寄主接受行为的研究

啮小蜂Tetrastichus sp.是一种群聚性蛹的内寄生蜂,主要寄生于茶长卷叶蛾的蛹.在实验室中,它还能寄生蓖麻蚕、粘虫、亚洲玉米螟、棉褐带卷蛾和家蝇等寄主蛹.在小环境中,啮小蜂雌蜂搜寻大蛹(粘虫)花费的时间要明显少于寻找小蛹(棉褐带卷蛾)所花费的时间.雌蜂多数从寄主的腹部爬上蛹,其次为胸部和头部.88%的雌蜂产卵管插入蛹的位置与上蛹的部位一致.蜂龄(2-6天龄)对雌蜂接受寄主的行为无明显影响.雌蜂对寄主蛹龄有一定的辨别能力,在第7天龄粘虫蛹中产的子蜂数明显减少,对第9天龄的粘虫蛹雌蜂虽作刺探,但未见寄生.随着寄主密度增加,平均每雌寄生的蛹数和产的子蜂数均相应增加,而寄主蛹的寄生率却逐渐下降.随着雌蜂密度增加,寄主蛹的寄生率和平均每头寄生蛹中的子蜂数相应提高,但平均每雌产的子蜂数则逐渐减少.雌蜂在寄生(平均1.74+5.05分.秒)和未寄生(平均2.90±6.50分.秒)寄主中产卵管插入的时间无明显差异,但在寄生(平均每蛹为182.20±85.06头)和未寄生(平均为87.80±69.50头)寄主中产的子蜂数则有明显差异(P<0.02).表明啮小蜂雌蜂对已寄生寄主蛹无明显的辩别能力.     

啮小蜂毒液对寄主亚洲玉米螟蛹发育的影响

假寄生和毒液注射实验表明啮小蜂Tetrastichussp .毒液能永久麻痹亚洲玉米螟蛹Ostriniafurnacalis,较高剂量的毒液对亚洲玉米螟蛹有不同程度的麻痹作用。麻痹的蛹在室温下较长时间内不腐烂和干化。低剂量毒液能延长亚洲玉米螟蛹期 1～ 3d ,导致畸形成虫。啮小蜂初产卵转移寄主实验证实毒液可以帮助啮小蜂卵在亚洲玉米螟蛹体内的发育 ,啮小蜂初产卵在转移寄主体内发育到羽化时间为 2 5d ,比它们在原寄主内的羽化时间增加 8d左右 ,初产蜂卵与 1个毒液储液囊当量的毒液同时注入转移寄主体内 ,初产卵的羽化时间明显缩短 ,死亡率降低     

亚洲玉米螟蛹提取物对啮小蜂寄生行为的影响

在实验室条件下,啮小蜂Tetrastichus sp.能寄生亚洲玉米螟Ostrini of urnacalisGuenee和棉褐带卷蛾Adoxophyes orana Fischer Von Rosleeslanrm两种昆虫的蛹.但是,前者的寄生率明显高于后者.两种寄主蛹的三氯甲烷提取物均能诱导啮小蜂雌蜂加强搜索,滞留和敲打等行为.但亚洲玉米螟蛹提取物尚能诱导雌蜂刺探行为,棉褐带卷蛾提取物则没有这种行为反应.提供寄主前,啮小蜂先经受玉米螟蛹提取物刺激4小时,即可提高其对棉褐带卷蛾的寄生率.在产卵活动期间,持续存在提取物的刺激可以增强啮小蜂雌蜂的学习反应.     

小菜蛾主要寄生性天敌——菜蛾绒茧蜂与菜蛾啮小蜂间的相互作用

在28℃下,以小菜蛾3龄幼虫作寄主,研究了菜蛾绒茧蜂与菜蛾啮小蜂间的相互关系．当寄主供2种蜂同时产卵寄生时,与只供1种蜂时相比。绒茧蜂的寄生率无显著变化,而啮小蜂的寄生率则显著下降;2种蜂的合计寄生率与任一种蜂单独存在时相比无显著差异．当寄主先供绒茧蜂寄生,再供啮小蜂寄生时,绒茧蜂的成功寄生率不受影响,而啮小蜂的寄生率仅为8％～13％;啮小蜂能寄生在寄主体内的绒茧蜂高龄幼虫．绒茧蜂能寄生已被啮小蜂寄生的寄主幼虫,其子代部分个体能正常发育至成虫羽化．当已被绒茧蜂寄生和未被寄生的寄主同时存在时,啮小蜂主要寄生未被寄生的寄主．表明绒茧蜂具有竞争优势。但这种优势可因啮小蜂的寄生而被削弱．     

寄生于美国白蛾的啮小蜂一新种(膜翅目：姬小蜂科)

描述了从美国白蛾蛹中养出的一种啮小蜂新种-白蛾黑棒啮小蜂 Tetrastichus septentrionalis sp. nov., 属啮小蜂属Tetrastichus黑棒啮小蜂种团(howardi-group)。该新种在我国北方美国白蛾发生区分布普遍,也分布韩国。在美国白蛾越冬蛹中及夏季蛹中的寄生率一般为12%～24%,每头寄主蛹出蜂数为78～182 头,雌雄性比为10∶1。在生物防治上具有很好的利用前景。     

椰扁甲啮小蜂寄生对椰心叶甲蛹免疫反应的影响

为了测明椰扁甲啮小蜂Tetrastichus brontispae寄生对寄主椰心叶甲Brontispa longissima蛹的血细胞和体液免疫反应的影响,开展了椰扁甲啮小蜂寄生对椰心叶甲蛹血细胞数量和延展性、血淋巴酚氧化酶活性、血淋巴黑化百分率和血细胞凝集素活性等影响的研究。结果表明：与同期未被寄生蛹相比,寄生蛹血细胞总量在寄生后2 d显著降低,但寄生后4 d显著升高; 寄生蛹的浆血细胞延展率在寄生后2 d显著降低,寄生后4 d显著升高;寄生蛹的血淋巴黑化百分率在寄生后0.5～2 d较高,寄生后3～4 d降低直至为0;寄生蛹的血淋巴酚氧化酶活性在寄生后0.5 d,1 d和4 d时显著升高;寄生蛹的血凝素活性在寄生后2 d较高,寄生后1 d和4 d较低。结果说明椰扁甲啮小蜂寄生使寄主椰心叶甲蛹血细胞和体液免疫反应呈现不规律的变化。     

木虱啮小蜂对枸杞、枸杞木虱的行为反应

木虱啮小蜂Tetrastichus sp.是枸杞木虱Paratrioza sinica Yang & Li若虫外寄生蜂,是控制枸杞木虱种群数量动态的重要因子之一。为查明其寻找寄主的信息素,应用四臂嗅觉仪、培养皿两种方法测定了枸杞Lycium barbarum L.的健康叶、虫伤叶、枸杞木虱若虫、若虫与叶复合体、卵与叶复合体和若虫分泌物等不同物质对木虱啮小蜂行为反应的影响。结果证明枸杞木虱若虫分泌物对木虱啮小蜂有明显的吸引作用,四臂嗅觉仪测定时有73%的雌蜂趋向分泌物材料区（P=0.0000）。枸杞健康叶, 虫伤叶及其水、正丁烷提取物, 卵与枸杞叶复合体对木虱啮小蜂无明显吸引作用。木虱若虫水提物及正丁烷提取物在培养皿中可吸引木虱啮小蜂并可引起刺探行为,但嗅觉仪测定时单独若虫并不吸引木虱啮小蜂,只有活体若虫与枸杞叶片复合体才对木虱啮小蜂有吸引作用（P=0.0004）。木虱啮小蜂通过与寄主若虫的接触,可提高其搜索效率。接触过寄主若虫的雌蜂第一次找到寄主的时间显著少于未曾接触寄主若虫的雌蜂,前者只用后者1/4的时间,说明该寄生蜂能对其寄主若虫进行学习。     

红脉穗螟寄生蜂寄主选择研究

[目的]优化红脉穗螟寄生蜂繁育技术,为该虫的生物防治提供参考。[方法]通过室内饲养研究了红脉穗螟幼虫寄生蜂褐带卷蛾茧蜂和蛹寄生蜂周氏啮小蜂(海南种)对4种昆虫的寄生效果,并对最佳接种比例进行筛选。[结果]褐带卷蛾茧蜂对大蜡螟幼虫寄生效果优于米蛾幼虫,且对黄粉虫和大麦虫幼虫不表现寄生特性,褐带卷蛾茧蜂和大蜡螟幼虫的最佳接种比例为1∶1和2∶1,其中在2∶1接种比例处理中的寄生率和单寄主产蜂量分别为76.67%和34.60头;4种昆虫蛹均可用于繁育周氏啮小蜂,从寄主的繁育成本和寄生效果分析,以黄粉虫蛹效果较最佳,接种蜂虫比以2∶1为宜,此时的单寄主产蜂量为148.60头。[结论]寄主和接种比例不同会影响寄生蜂的寄生效果,本研究中褐带卷蛾茧蜂适宜寄主为大蜡螟,最优蜂虫比为1∶1和2∶1,周氏啮小蜂(海南种)适宜寄主为黄粉虫,最优接种蜂虫比为2∶1。     

苜蓿叶象啮小蜂寿命及产卵量的研究

在室内通过对苜蓿叶象啮小蜂Tetrastichus incertus（Ratzeburg）寿命、产卵量的研究发现,苜蓿叶象啮小蜂有较高的产卵量和寄生能力;在不喂食的条件下,苜蓿叶象啮小蜂产卵量最高,单头雌蜂的产卵范围为45粒-209粒,平均117粒,最高日产卵量为31粒;其寿命可达18d,最多可寄生37头寄主;苜蓿叶象啮小蜂与寄主在1：5的情况下寄生率达56.00%,并随着寄主密度的增大,苜蓿叶象啮小蜂的产卵量也有逐渐升高的趋势。     

蝇蛹金小蜂对家蝇蛹的寄生策略

蝇蛹金小蜂Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae Rondani是家蝇Musca domestica蛹期常见寄生蜂种类。本文探讨蝇蛹金小蜂对寄主日龄的选择策略以及该寄生蜂的寿命、产卵历期和后代数量等规律。结果表明寄生蜂可利用各日龄的蝇蛹,寄生高龄期蝇蛹时,寄生蜂后代产量显著降低,既未出蜂也未出蝇的死亡蝇蛹比例显著增加;寄生蜂寿命为(11.89±6.99)d,产卵历期为(9.58±6.67)d,单个雌蜂后代产量为(33.74±18.08)头,雄性后代的发育历期显著短于雌性后代,随着寄生蜂产卵历期的延长,寄生蜂后代产量下降,雄性后代比例增加。     

Structure of a growth-blocking peptide present in parasitized insect hemolymph

Last instar larvae of the insect armyworm, Pseudaletia separata, parasitized with the parasitoid wasp, Apanteles kariyai, do not initiate metamorphosis and, ultimately, the wasp larvae emerge from the host larvae about 10 days after parasitization (Tanaka, T., Agui, N., and Hiruma, K. (1987) Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 67, 364-374). It is necessary for the parasitoid wasp to perturb the armyworm's endocrinological processes that control normal metamorphosis from larvae to pupae. This endocrinological perturbation allows the parasitoid to complete its larval growth before emerging from the host larvae. It is obligatory for the parasitoid larvae to emerge while the host is still in a larval stage because the sclerotized pupal cuticle is impenetrable for the parasitoid larvae. A growth-blocking peptide with repressive activity against juvenile hormone esterase has been proven to exist in the parasitized host larval plasma (Hayakawa, Y. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265, 10813-10816). Here, I describe the detailed structure of this peptide and also the corresponding synthetic peptide to confirm this structure.     

Venom of Pteromalus puparum (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) induced endocrine changes in the hemolymph of its host,Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Pteromalus puparum is a predominant endoparasitoid wasp of Pieris rapae. Its venom is the only active factor injected into host associated with oviposition. In this report, we explored whether the venom alone from this wasp affects the endocrine system of its host or not. We monitored the changes of hemolymph juvenile hormone (JH; only JH III detected), ecdysteroid, and juvenile hormone esterase activity (JHE) over 72 h in parasitized and venom‐microinjected P. rapae pupae. Non‐parasitized and PBS‐microinjected P. rapae served as controls. Results showed that JH titers were significantly higher in parasitized and venom‐microinjected pupae than that in control pupae during 24 to 72 h. After 12 h, JH titers were significantly promoted by parasitization and venom microinjection. JHE activities of non‐parasitized and PBS‐microinjected pupae were significantly higher than that of parasitized and venom‐microinjected pupae, which was with a peak at 12 h (parasitized pupae) or 24 h (venom‐microinjected pupae) during 6 to 48 and 12 to 36 h, respectively. The hemolymph titers of ecdysteroid in non‐parasitized and PBS‐microinjected pupae increased rapidly during 12 to 36 h with a peak at 36 h, and were higher than treatments before 48 h, while presenting a significant difference at 24 to 48 h between the treatments and controls. The results demonstrate that venom alone of this parasitoid wasp can disrupt its host's endocrine system. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Relative importance of distance senses in hamster predatory behavior

This study examined the relative importance vision, audition and olfaction played in the localization of prey in the golden hamster ($\text{Mesocricetus}$$\text{auratus}$). These three senses were blocked singly or in various combinations so that a hamster was tested under eight different situations with a tethered cricket and four situations with a dead cricket. Vision, audition and olfaction all contributed to localization of a tethered cricket with vision playing the dominant role. In localization of a stationary cricket, a hamster used both vision and olfaction to find a prey. Comparison of these data with that from a similar study with the grasshopper mouse showed that the relative roles these distance senses played in predation of these two rodents was substantially different.     

Host searching behavior and potential of an aquatic ichneumonid pupal parasitoid of rice caseworm (Parapoynx stagnalis) in an upland rice paddy agro-ecosystem of the Western Ghats,India

Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller) (=Nymphula depunctalis (Guenée), is a sporadic rice paddy pest of south and southeast Asian rice paddy fields, and widely known as rice caseworm. A recent outbreak of the pest was observed in the upland rice paddy agro-ecosystem of the central Western Ghats, India. No potential natural enemies of this pest have so far been reported, mainly due to the semi-aquatic behavior of the larvae and pupae. However, an undescribed aquatic ichneumonid wasp species (belonging to a genus near Litochila) is reported as a potentially useful early stage pupal parasitoid of this pest in our study. The host searching behavior and potential of the parasitoid wasp was studied in detail using both field and laboratory experiments. The adult female wasps usually dive into the water in search of the host pupae, remaining under water for a maximum of 90.2s, while searching for rice caseworm pupae. In field and laboratory experiments, we found 73% of the parasitized pupae of P. stagnalis kept under water yielded adult parasitic wasps. However, no parasitoids emerged from parasitized host pupae maintained in dry terrariums. Sex ratio was 2.8:1. The present discovery of the semi-aquatic parasitoid wasp could aid in better management of the rice caseworm population in rice paddy fields.     

Environmental thermal levels affect the phenological relationships between the chestnut gall wasp and its parasitoids

Studies of thermal level‐related asynchrony in a host–parasitoid relationship are necessary to understand the effects of climate change on new host–parasitoid interactions. In the Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and its Chalcidoidea parasitoids, phenological synchrony is assumed to be weather‐dependent in a new area of expansion. To evaluate the effects of environmental thermal regimes on the host, a phenology model for different cynipid stages (larvae, pupae, adults, and adult emergence) and a host–parasitoid phenological estimator are developed in three chestnut fields during two successive growth seasons and subsequently validated in areas with chestnut fields at two different altitudes. Comparisons of the timings of the juvenile and adult stages with those of the parasitoid complex demonstrate that the shortest period of occurrence for cynipids within galls has negative effects on the host–parasitoid relationships at higher temperature levels, thereby increasing phenological asynchrony for some parasitoids species. Reducing the development time of pupae and adults decreases the likelihood of success for some parasitoid species at higher temperature levels. We also record the extension of the gall wasp development time (approximately 15 days) at higher altitudes (linked to a lower mean temperature of approximately 1.5 °C). These results highlight how parasitization on the new hosts is dependent on the host phenology and, in the present study, is limited by the short duration of the presence of the host in galls, which could explain the considerable differences in cynipid gall wasp parasitization recorded at different altimeters.     

Evolution of behavioural and cellular defences against parasitoid wasps in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup

It may be intuitive to predict that host immune systems will evolve to counter a broad range of potential challenges through simultaneous investment in multiple defences. However, this would require diversion of resources from other traits, such as growth, survival and fecundity. Therefore, ecological immunology theory predicts that hosts will specialize in only a subset of possible defences. We tested this hypothesis through a comparative study of a cellular immune response and a putative behavioural defence used by eight fruit fly species against two parasitoid wasp species (one generalist and one specialist). Fly larvae can survive infection by melanotically encapsulating wasp eggs, and female flies can potentially reduce infection rates in their offspring by laying fewer eggs when wasps are present. The strengths of both defences varied significantly but were not negatively correlated across our chosen host species; thus, we found no evidence for a trade‐off between behavioural and cellular immunity. Instead, cellular defences were significantly weaker against the generalist wasp, whereas behavioural defences were similar in strength against both wasps and positively correlated between wasps. We investigated the adaptive significance of wasp‐induced oviposition reduction behaviour by testing whether wasp‐exposed parents produce offspring with stronger cellular defences, but we found no support for this hypothesis. We further investigated the sensory basis of this behaviour by testing mutants deficient in either vision or olfaction, both of which failed to reduce their oviposition rates in the presence of wasps, suggesting that both senses are necessary for detecting and responding to wasps.     

颈双缘姬蜂毒液对寄主小菜蛾的免疫抑制作用

对颈双缘姬蜂Diadromus collaris (Gravenhorst)及其毒液引起寄主小菜蛾Plutella xylostella的一些生理效应进行了研究。结果表明,颈双缘姬蜂寄生寄主后可引起寄主小菜蛾蛹总血细胞及浆血细胞和颗粒血细胞数量的上升。寄生后1天观察,血细胞延展行为受到影响,表现在颗粒血细胞放射状丝的产生及浆血细胞伪足的形成受到抑制。通过毒液对寄主离体幼虫血细胞延展行为、形态及活性影响的研究,发现毒液抑制了寄主离体浆血细胞的延展,但对颗粒血细胞的影响不明显;毒液引起寄主浆血细胞和颗粒血细胞的破裂和死亡,毒液对寄主幼虫血淋巴酚氧化酶活性有一定的抑制作用,当反应至40、60及80 min时,毒液处理和未经毒液处理的寄主血淋巴在490 nm处的吸光值差异比较明显。对毒液蛋白成分的聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析发现,毒液中有9种多肽,分子量介于9～50.2 kD,其中50.2、30.5、28.2、25.1 和12.6 kD的多肽含量较高, 与其他蜂毒液的一些作用已知的蛋白条带相似,因而推测它们同样具有免疫及发育抑制作用。结果证明颈双缘姬蜂毒液能破坏寄主细胞及体液因子调节的免疫反应。     

寄主挥发物、叶色在B型烟粉虱寄主选择中的作用

在室温条件下,研究B型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)对不同寄主植物和颜色的行为趋性。笼罩实验的结果显示,烟粉虱雌虫对共存的5种寄主植物偏好存在显著差异,总体上表现为对番茄的趋性最强(35·0%),甘蓝次之(27·7%),烟草和棉花再次之,辣椒最低(7·1%);且随着时间的延长,烟粉虱数量在番茄上逐渐增加,在甘蓝上呈下降趋势,在烟草、棉花和辣椒上变动幅度不大,但数量总体上仍是番茄(48·8%)>甘蓝(18·4%)>烟草、棉花>辣椒(3·4%)。但烟粉虱在不同寄主植物上的产卵量则表现为:甘蓝>番茄>棉花、烟草>辣椒;其中甘蓝和番茄上卵量分别占总卵量的56·8%和28·2%;而烟草、棉花和辣椒上的卵量均不到总卵量的6·0%。"Y"型嗅觉仪进一步测定表明:寄主植物番茄和甘蓝气味对烟粉虱具有显著引诱作用,且表现为番茄>甘蓝,辣椒不具引诱作用;烟粉虱对3种植物(番茄、甘蓝、辣椒)的叶片颜色均有显著趋性,选择率在75%左右,但在三者之间的趋性差异不明显;烟粉虱雌虫对黄色和绿色均具有显著趋性,且对黄色的趋性显著大于对绿色的趋性,但对红色无趋性。综合分析表明,在对寄主定向和定位过程中,B型烟粉虱的视觉和嗅觉均起作用,但在对同种颜色(绿色)的寄主进行选择和定位的过程中,嗅觉起主要作用,而对不同种颜色(红、黄、绿)的选择和定位时,其视觉起决定作用。     

Infochemicals influencing the host foraging behaviour of Dahlbominus fuscipennis, a pupal parasitoid of the European spruce sawfly (Gilpinia hercyniae)

The chalcidoid wasp Dahlbominus fuscipennis Zett. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitises pupae of the European spruce sawfly Gilpinia hercyniae Htg. (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae). In this parasitoid-host system the role of infochemicals for successful parasitisation was studied. Olfactometer experiments and dual choice bioassays in petri dishes showed that D. fuscipennis was not attracted by volatiles from a plant-host complex consisting of spruce, sawfly larvae and pupae. On the other hand, odours from needles of Picea abies (L.), that were collected from the ground, attracted D. fuscipennis to the habitat of the sawfly. Volatiles from host pupae were not attractive, whereas a contact kairomone from sawfly pupae elicited frequent antennal drumming, a behaviour that indicates host recognition. This contact kairomone was extracted with methanol from the outer cocoon layer of the pupa. The kairomone is not produced by the silk glands of the last instar larva spinning the cocoon, since a methanolic extract of silk gland secretion did not elicit any response in D. fuscipennis. Further bioassays revealed that non-volatile components of the integument of the prepupa within the cocoon also elicited antennal drumming. We suggest that chemicals of the prepupal integument diffuse from inside the cocoon to the outside where they inform the parasitoid on the suitability of the host.