4种蚜虫对异色瓢虫生长发育和繁殖的影响

为明确桃蚜、萝卜蚜、胡萝卜微管蚜、瓜蚜对异色瓢虫种群扩繁的适宜性,在实验室条件下,以4种蚜为食料构建异色瓢虫两性生命表,研究不同蚜虫对异色瓢虫生长发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明: 取食不同蚜虫,异色瓢虫未成熟期由长到短依次为萝卜蚜(18.18 d)、瓜蚜(17.48 d)、胡萝卜微管蚜(16.23 d)、桃蚜(15.77 d);成虫前期存活率由高到低依次为胡萝卜微管蚜(88.3%)、桃蚜(86.7%)、萝卜蚜(55.0%)、瓜蚜(55.0%);成虫繁殖力由高到低依次为胡萝卜微管蚜(1750.5粒)、桃蚜(1441.5粒)、瓜蚜(1006.3粒)、萝卜蚜(965.2粒);成虫寿命由长到短依次为胡萝卜微管蚜(78.8 d)、桃蚜(63.1 d)、瓜蚜(54.3 d)、萝卜蚜(48.4 d);异色瓢虫种群内禀增长率r_m由高到低依次为桃蚜(0.19)、胡萝卜微管蚜(0.18)、萝卜蚜(0.14)、棉蚜(0.14);净增值率R₀由高到低依次为胡萝卜微管蚜(895.83)、桃蚜(600.62)、萝卜蚜(273.47)、棉蚜(268.33)。4种蚜虫中,胡萝卜微管蚜和桃蚜更有利于异色瓢虫种群扩繁。     

桃蚜最佳人工全纯饲料的筛选

【目的】为了明确不同营养组分配方的人工全纯饲料对桃蚜Myzus persicae(Sulze)生长发育的影响,筛选出适合室内饲养桃蚜的人工饲料配方。【方法】本文以5组不同浓度的氨基酸溶液(A1=50 mmol/L、A2=100 mmol/L、A3=150 mmol/L、A4=200 mmol/L、A5=250 mmol/L)和4组不同浓度的蔗糖混合液(S1=250 mmol/L、S2=500 mmol/L、S3=750 mmol/L、S4=1 000 mmol/L)组配的混合液饲喂桃蚜,测定了桃蚜的存活率、存活时间、平均产仔量和产仔率,并利用生命表技术,分析不同处理对桃蚜实验种群生命参数的影响。【结果】结果表明,不同饲料配方对桃蚜的存活及繁殖均有一定的影响。存活率以A1S3、A1S4和A3S4最高,三者之间差异不显著(P>0.05);存活时间以A1S3、A1S4和A3S4最长,分别达到了(34.00±1.00)d、(33.33±1.15)和(30.6±4.04)d,三者之间差异不显著(P>0.05);平均产仔量和产仔率以A3S1和A3S4的最大,A3S1分别达到了(9.75±2.71)头/成蚜和43.33%±15.28%,A3S4分别达到了(9.43±2.27)头/成蚜和50.00%±10.00%,二者之间差异不显著(P>0.05)。种群生命参数中,A3S1和A3S4的净生殖率分别达到了(4.43±2.31)和(4.63±1.25),二者之间差异不显著(P>0.05),与其他饲料配方差异显著(P<0.05)。【结论】综合所有参数比较,确定A3S4为桃蚜的最佳人工饲料配方。     

小麦－玉米蚜－龟纹瓢虫载体植物系统的构建初探

载体植物系统（Banker plant system, BPS）通过建立自然天敌的自我维持机制以持续控制田间及保护地害虫。本研究分别以玉米蚜Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch)和小麦Triticum aestivum L.作为替代猎物和载体植物,构建龟纹瓢虫Propylaea japonica (Thunberg)载体植物系统防控桃蚜Myzus persicae (Sulzer),通过正交试验设计优化该载体植物系统中各因子的组合,并对该系统繁殖的龟纹瓢虫对玉米蚜和目标害虫桃蚜的取食选择性进行研究。结果显示,龟纹瓢虫成虫获得量最大的组合是小麦播种后第四天接蚜720头,待蚜虫扩繁5天后,投入龟纹瓢虫初孵幼虫30头。取食选择性试验结果表明小麦载体植物扩繁的龟纹瓢虫对靶标害虫桃蚜具有良好的捕食作用。     

斑翅肩花蝽布丁人工饲料的饲养效果评价

斑翅肩花蝽 Tetraphleps galchanoides Ghauri是铁杉球蚜 Adelges tsugae (Annand) (hemlock woolly adelgid)的重要天敌。为开展斑翅肩花蝽的人工繁殖, 我们自主研制了一种主要成分为蛋白质、 脂肪、 碳水化合物的原料配制布丁人工饲料, 所配制人工饲料产率为74.5%, 含水率为8.6%, 感官评定得分为81.7分。为评价斑翅肩花蝽布丁人工饲料的饲养效果, 在实验室以铁杉球蚜作对照, 用布丁人工饲料饲养斑翅肩花蝽, 测定了斑翅肩花蝽若虫发育历期、 存活率及成虫繁殖力, 并调查了若虫和成虫林间捕食量。结果表明： 用布丁人工饲料饲养的斑翅肩花蝽若虫发育历期（103.2±6.5 d）与对照的若虫发育历期（105.7±8.4 d）不存在显著差异（P>0.05）; 用布丁人工饲料饲养的斑翅肩花蝽若虫存活率（73.2%）略低于对照的若虫存活率（77.4%）, 而且第1, 2和3代成虫获得率相近; 取食布丁人工饲料的斑翅肩花蝽成虫, 在产卵前期、 产卵期、 产卵量与对照组均无显著差异, 但孵化率、 成虫寿命存在显著差异, 取食布丁人工饲料的卵孵化率为85.8%, 成虫寿命为51.9±4.0 d, 而对照组的卵孵化率仅为71.4%, 成虫寿命仅为37.4±2.6 d。林间释放用布丁人工饲料饲养的斑翅肩花蝽, 若虫和成虫均有效捕食铁杉球蚜。因此, 此种布丁人工饲料可用于大量饲养繁殖斑翅肩花蝽, 满足大面积生物防治铁杉球蚜的需要。     

几种药剂对桃蚜和两种瓢虫的毒力选择性研究

在室内分别测定了吡虫啉,吡虫啉＋增效剂,氰戊菊酯,硫丹、乐果和灭多威6种杀虫剂对桃蚜Myzus persicae Sulzer,七星瓢虫Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus和龟纹瓢虫Propylea japonica(Thunbery)的毒力,比较了药剂在桃蚜和两种瓢虫之间的选择毒力比值（STR）,以及药剂之间选择性差异,研究了桃蚜对不同药剂相对适合度,结果表明：吡虫啉＋增效剂（SVI）和吡虫啉对桃蚜的毒力均很高,LC50分别是4628mg/L和0．9535mg/L,吡虫啉在七星瓢虫和桃蚜之间,龟纹瓢虫和桃蚜之间的STR值分别是37．6和13．0,吡虫啉＋增效剂的STR分别是9．84和7．75,硫丹的SR分别是54．0和7．28,都表现出显的毒力选择性,而氰戊菊酯,乐果和灭多威的STR值均很小（0．02－0．21）,不仅对桃蚜毒力低,而且对两种瓢虫也不安全,用吡虫啉和吡虫啉＋SV1的LC50浓度处理桃蚜,其存活个体的产仔率和单雌产仔量明显减少,与其它药剂处理相比,显降低了桃蚜的相对适合度,六种杀虫剂处理的桃蚜种群,其相对适合度大小排列为：乐果EC（0．92）＞氰戊菊酯EC（0．67）＞灭多威EC（0．66）＞硫丹EC（0．51）＞吡虫啉WP（0．40）＞吡虫啉＋增效剂（SV1）EC（0．18）,由此证明,吡虫啉不仅对桃蚜毒力高,对天敌瓢虫杀伤力小,而且对桃蚜种群有持续控制作用。     

外源补充多巴胺对异色瓢虫突变体gr生长发育及鞘翅颜色的影响

异色瓢虫Harmonia axyridis是我国常见的一种捕食性天敌昆虫,其基于黑色素的体色在环境适应中发挥着重要作用.多巴胺(dopamine,DA)是昆虫合成黑色素的一类重要前体物质,同时在调节生理活动方面具有重要作用,但尚不清楚多巴胺在异色瓢虫生长发育中的作用.本实验室前期发现一异色瓢虫浅色突变体gr,其体色的黑化程度明显浅于野生型.本研究以该突变体为研究对象,以添加不同浓度DA的人工饲料(10 mg/g(D-H)、1 mg/g(D-M)、与0.1 mg/g(D-L))饲养幼虫,测定生长发育相关参数及新羽化成虫的鞘翅颜色参数.结果显示:桃蚜Myzus persicae饲喂至2龄的gr取食对照饲料后无法成功发育至3龄,而取食添加DA的饲料后可发育至4龄,但不同饲料间的存活率无显著差异,同时D-L处理的3龄幼虫发育时间显著短于D-H与D-M.桃蚜饲喂至4龄后取食人工饲料,D-M处理的化蛹率、羽化率、雌雄虫体重及鞘翅黑色斑点的Brightness值均高于其它两种饲料及对照处理,并且D-L处理新羽化成虫鞘翅黑色斑点的Brightness值最小(颜色最黑).上述结果表明DA在异色瓢虫幼虫生长发育中具有重要作用,但受浓度影响;幼虫期补充DA可影响成虫鞘翅颜色.     

连续多代UV-B照射对麦长管蚜保护酶活性的影响

【目的】为探明中波紫外线（UV-B）连续多代处理对麦长管蚜 Sitobion avenae (Fabricius ) 的作用机制,发现在UV-B环境压力下害虫进化动力。【方法】用强度为0.25 W/m²的UV-B对每代麦长管蚜进行6 h照射,以处理后成蚜当天产的仔蚜为继代饲养材料,连续饲养18代,提取第1,4,8,12,15和18代的对照组和处理组无翅孤雌成蚜的保护酶液,利用分光光度计测定其超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和过氧化物酶（POD）3种保护酶活性。【结果】不同世代的对照组间3种保护酶活性均无差异（P>0.05）,处理组间有显著差异（P<0.05）。随着UV-B胁迫世代增加,SOD活性呈先升高后下降的趋势,活性高峰出现在第15 代。POD活性呈下降趋势,处理组活性均高于对照组,且在第1和4代处理组与对照组间差异极显著（P<0.01）。CAT活性先下降后升高,在第8, 12和15代处理组与对照组间无显著差异（P>0.05）,而至第18代处理组与对照组间差异又恢复为极显著（P<0.01）。【结论】麦长管蚜受到短期UV-B胁迫时,其体内SOD,POD和CAT 3种保护酶活性均升高,以抵御UV-B胁迫引起的自由基伤害;而经过到长期UV-B胁迫后,主要依靠SOD和CAT 2种保护酶清除活性氧自由基。     

施钾与蚜害处理后马铃薯叶片中多酚氧化酶活性的变化

蚜虫危害是影响马铃薯Solanum tuberosum产量和品质的重要因素之一, 而多酚氧化酶（polyphenol oxidase, PPO）与植物的抗性密切相关。为了阐明施钾条件下马铃薯与桃蚜Myzus persicae的关系, 本实验通过比色法、 iTRAQ技术和蛋白免疫印迹法研究了对照（不施钾, 不接虫）、 接虫、 施钾以及施钾＋接虫4种处理后马铃薯叶片中多酚氧化酶活性的变化。结果表明： 施钾显著降低桃蚜种群数量。随着桃蚜发育期延长, 桃蚜的种群数量显著低于对照, 且6 g/株施钾量对桃蚜种群数量的抑制效果最强。以6 g/株作为施钾量, 对不同处理后马铃薯叶片中多酚氧化酶活性研究显示, 施钾、 接虫+施钾处理均使马铃薯叶片中PPO活性显著提高, 分别比对照增加了44%和67%。通过液相色谱 质谱/质谱联用仪（LC-MS/MS） 分析, 接虫、 施钾、 接虫+施钾处理均不同程度上调了PPO蛋白表达量。Western杂交结果显示： 施钾、 接虫+施钾处理显著增加了PPO的相对表达量, 且接虫+施钾处理使该相对表达量达到最高。结果说明, 施钾、 接虫+施钾处理通过诱导马铃薯叶片中的PPO活性, 从一个侧面提高了马铃薯抗蚜虫能力。     

Bt蛋白Vip3Aa19、Cry1Ab和Cry1Ah对玉米蚜的效应评价

[目的] 探讨转基因玉米表达的3种Bt蛋白对非靶标害虫玉米蚜的影响效应,为农田生态系统中转基因玉米的环境安全评价提供依据。[方法] 在玉米蚜全纯人工饲料中分别添加Bt蛋白Vip3Aa19、Cry1Ab和Cry1Ah饲养玉米蚜,并以PBS缓冲液或Na₂CO₃溶液为阴性对照,添加酪蛋白（casein,CS）为中性对照,添加印楝素（neem oil）为阳性对照,比较分析Bt蛋白等各处理对玉米蚜存活率、发育历期、有翅蚜率及繁殖力的影响。[结果] 低浓度印楝素（Neem-L）处理后玉米蚜半数个体生存时间（ST₅₀）为3.2~4.0 d,高浓度印楝素（Neem-H）处理后,玉米蚜在第4天全部死亡,这2个处理均没有子代若蚜产生。添加Bt蛋白和CS对玉米蚜的生存时间没有显著影响,ST₅₀在8.3~9.6 d之间。与阴性对照相比,3个Bt蛋白和CS处理的若蚜期显著短1.0~2.9 d,产出的下一代若蚜数显著增多。Vip3Aa19、Cry1Ab以及CS处理后,有翅蚜比例显著高于其阴性对照。[结论] 饲料中分别添加3种Bt蛋白Vip3Aa19、Cry1Ab和Cry1Ah对玉米蚜的存活率没有显著影响,但具有与添加CS等同提高饲料营养质量的效果;与阴性对照相比,添加3种Bt蛋白对玉米蚜的生长发育和繁殖具有显著的促进效应。     

苹果多酚氧化酶的纯化与表征（英文）

运用丙酮浸漬干燥、磷酸盐缓冲液提取、低温离心、硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Sephadex（A-50）、Sephadex（G-75）和DEAE-celluse（DE-52）层析等方法从苹果中分离获得一种新的含铜酶蛋白,该酶被命名为多酚氧化酶Ⅱ（polyphenoloxidaseⅡ,PPOⅡ）,纯化倍数是215,纯化收率是23%。PAGE、SDS-PAGE和MALDI-TOF等技术用于测定所获的酶的纯度和分子量。在PAGE和SDS-PAGE均显示一条带,表明PPOⅡ只由一个亚基组成,且已达到单一组分（MALDI-TOF的结果更证实了这一点）。SDS-PAGE和MALDI-TOF的结果都表明PPO的分子量为38204Da。pH值对酶活性和稳定性研究的结果显示,从pH值4.0～7.0随着pH值的增加,酶活性也不断增加;从pH值7.0～11.0,酶活性不断降低。PPOⅡ的最适pH值为6.6最适温度为30℃。     

Ant and silkworm pupae as convenient diets for the development and reproduction of big-eyed bug Geocoris ochropterus (Hemiptera: Geocoridae)

We investigated the influence of convenient diets on big-eyed bug Geocoris ochropterus. Development and reproduction of G. ochropterus fed on convenient diets of ant pupae Oecophylla smaragdina and silkworm pupae Bombyx mori were examined using aphids Aphis gossypii as the control diet. Results showed that Geocoris ochropterus nymphs completed development to adults on all diets. Total average development period was 35.1 days fed on ant pupae, 35.9 days fed on silkworm pupae, and 36.0 days fed on aphids. Head width, body length, forewing length, and fresh body weight of adults were not affected by diets, except for females reared on ant pupae that were significantly heavier than those fed on aphids. There was no significant difference in offspring sex ratio. Total number of eggs deposited per female fed on ant pupae was significantly larger than when fed on aphids, while eggs laid by females fed on silkworm pupae were significantly longer than eggs laid by females fed on aphids. Results suggest that ant pupae and silkworm pupae could be effectively used for mass rearing of G. ochropterus.     

The influence of some honeybee products as a diet substitute on the different stages of Coccinella undecimpunctata L. in Egypt

Several natural diets of honeybee products were tested for rearing Coccinella undecimpunctata L. under laboratory conditions. Two groups of tested adult and larval insect have been fed on the tested diets, the first group were fed on the tested honey bee products diets without adding aphids, while the second group fed on the same honeybee products with aphids added. The oviposition period in the first group was significantly shorter than control. The tested diets supplied with royal jelly + aphid and/or pollen grains + aphid caused the longest oviposition period. Diets of aphid alone and bee honey with aphid recorded the shortest oviposition period. Fecundity of ladybird was the highest in the tested diets with aphids than diets without aphid and/or aphid diet alone. The durations of larval and pupal stages were significantly different when compared with the diets with or without aphid and/or aphid diet alone. Further results indicated that the diets of royal jelly caused the shortest duration in larval and pupal stages.     

Aphid Gel Saliva: Sheath Structure,Protein Composition and Secretory Dependence on Stylet-Tip Milieu

In order to separate and analyze saliva types secreted during stylet propagation and feeding, aphids were fed on artificial diets. Gel saliva was deposited as chains of droplets onto Parafilm membranes covering the diets into which watery saliva was secreted. Saliva compounds collected from the diet fluid were separated by SDS-PAGE, while non-soluble gel saliva deposits were processed in a novel manner prior to protein separation by SDS-PAGE. Soluble (watery saliva) and non-soluble (gel saliva) protein fractions were significantly different. To test the effect of the stylet milieu on saliva secretion, aphids were fed on various diets. Hardening of gel saliva is strongly oxygen-dependent, probably owing to formation of sulfide bridges by oxidation of sulphydryl groups. Surface texture of gel saliva deposits is less pronounced under low-oxygen conditions and disappears in dithiothreitol containing diet. Using diets mimicking sieve-element sap and cell-wall fluid respectively showed that the soluble protein fraction was almost exclusively secreted in sieve elements while non-soluble fraction was preferentially secreted at cell wall conditions. This indicates that aphids are able to adapt salivary secretion in dependence of the stylet milieu.     

Living on a high sugar diet: the fate of sucrose ingested by a phloem-feeding insect,the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

The natural diet of aphids, plant phloem sap, generally contains high concentrations of sucrose. When pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) were fed on chemically defined diets containing sucrose radiolabelled in the glucose or fructose moiety, 2 to 12-fold and 87 to 110-fold more radioactivity was recovered from the tissues and honeydew, respectively, of aphids that ingested [U-(14)C-glucose]-sucrose than from those ingesting [U-(14)C-fructose]-sucrose. The total radioactivity recovered was 70% of the ingested [U-(14)C-glucose]-sucrose and <5% of ingested [U-(14)C-fructose]-sucrose. The dominant honeydew sugars produced by aphids feeding on 0.75 M sucrose diets were oligosaccharides comprising glucose. In vitro the guts of pea aphids had high sucrase activity, 1-5 U mg(-1) protein, generating equimolar glucose and fructose except at high sucrose concentrations where glucose production was inhibited (K(si)=0.1 M). These data suggest that the fructose moiety of ingested sucrose is assimilated very efficiently and may be preferentially respired by the aphid, and that the glucose moiety of sucrose is incorporated into oligosaccharides by the transglucosidase activity of the gut sucrase at high sucrose concentrations. These differences in the fate of sucrose-derived glucose and fructose are important elements in both the carbon nutrition and osmoregulation of aphids.     

The effects of azadirachtin-treated diets on the feeding behaviour and fecundity of the peach-potato aphid,Myzus persicae

Adult apterousMyzus persicae, which had fed for 26 h on diet containing azadirachtin at concentrations of 25–100 ppm, produced nymphs at less than half the rate of aphids on control diets. After 50 h on azadirachtin-treated diets nymph production had virtually ceased. After this period, any nymphs produced by adults that had fed on azadirachtin-treated diets were born dead with undeveloped appendages. Honeydew production on azadirachtin-treated diets was unaffected during the first 26 h period but was approximately three times less than on control diets during the subsequent 24 h period.     

人工饲料对龟纹瓢虫捕食功能的影响

研究不同成分的人工饲料对龟纹瓢虫Propylaea japonica(Thunberg)捕食功能的影响。结果表明:不同成分的人工饲料对龟纹瓢虫捕食棉蚜的功能反应类型没有影响,与对照组瓢虫一样均符合HollingⅡ型模型;添加蔗糖的饲料2组的a’/Th(瞬间攻击率/处理时间)要高于其他人工饲料组,表明其对棉蚜的捕食效应较强;各人工饲料组喂养的龟纹瓢虫在捕食功能上要明显劣于野生型龟纹瓢虫。     

Factors determining the distribution of the green spruce aphid, Elatobium abietinum, on young and mature needles of spruce

1. The green spruce aphid Elatobium abietinum , was less active and more likely to feed when on mature rather than young needles of Sitka spruce.
2. Compared with survival on mature needles, survival of aphids on young needles was significantly reduced, especially on newly flushed needles, but became less so as the needles matured. The survival of aphids kept close to, but not in contact with, young needles was similarly reduced.
3. On young needles stripped of epicuticular wax, aphids were less active and fed and survived for longer than aphids on untreated young needles. In contrast, the supply of additional amino acids to shoots bearing young needles did not significantly improve the survival of aphids on these needles.
4. In a choice test, aphids were able to discriminate between epicuticular wax from young and mature needles. The reciprocal transfer of wax between young and mature needles reversed the aphids' marked preference for mature needles.
5. These results indicate that the aphid is deterred from settling and feeding on young needles by a volatile substance present in the epicuticular wax.     

Effect of different diets on the growth and development of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)

Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) is an important natural enemy of crop pests. Feeding H. axyridis through artificial diets (ADs) is an important means to achieve large-scale production. In this study, the effects of different diets on the growth, development and reproduction of H. axyridis were comprehensively evaluated, and the reasons for the reduced reproductive capacity of H. axyridis fed ADs were preliminarily explored. Artificial diets were prepared using pig liver and pork as the main ingredients. Larval duration, larval survival rate, egg production and other traits were comprehensively evaluated. Harmonia axyridis fed ADs during both the larval and adult periods completed growth and development from larva to adult but had a prolonged development duration (6.13-day extension) and reduced survival rate (15.3% reduction) in the larval stage. In addition, adults could not lay eggs. Next, individuals of H. axyridis were fed Megoura japonica (Matsumura) in the larval stage and an AD, adequate aphids (AA) or an artificial diet plus 5 (AD5), 10 (AD10) or 25 (AD25) aphids in the adult stage. The adults in the AD group produced a small number of eggs (103.3 eggs). When aphids were added to the diet, egg production gradually increased with the number of aphids added. The AD25 group exhibited no significant difference in egg production compared with that in the AA group (983.8 eggs and 1,158.3 eggs, respectively). Anatomical observations of the H. axyridis adults in these five groups revealed that ovary development was slowest in the AD group. In addition, we found that the levels of vitellogenin and juvenile hormone were significantly lower in the AD group than in the AA group. These results provide a foundation for formulating ADs for H. axyridis and improving the large-scale reproduction of this species.     

Influence of plant,animal and mixed resources on development of the zoophytophagous plant bug Campylomma verbasci (Hemiptera: Miridae)

The mullein bug, Campylomma verbasci (Meyer-Dür) (Hemiptera: Miridae), exploits both plant and animal resources. The aim of this study was (1) to evaluate the quality of different plant, animal and mixed diets (i.e. plant material or prey from the overwintering host, the summer host or the laboratory rearing) for the development and survival of mullein bug, and (2) to evaluate if the suitability of the resource changes according to the nymphal instar of C. verbasci. Mullein bug nymphs were reared individually in Petri dishes containing different diets and observed daily until reaching adulthood or dying. The rearing diet (living potato aphids?+?potato leaf?+?Ephestia eggs?+?apple pollen) was a high-quality diet. The medium-quality diets were apple fruit?+?apple pollen, Ephestia eggs and Sitotroga eggs. The low-quality diets included mullein leaf, frozen aphids, living aphids?+?potato leaf and apple fruit?+?living aphids?+?potato leaf. Finally, the inappropriate diets (when no nymphs reached adulthood) were agar gel, apple fruit, apple pollen, apple leaf, potato leaf, frozen spider mites and frozen conspecifics. When comparing the value of the diets for different instars, living aphids?+?potato leaf was a high-quality diet for third instar. Apple pollen and frozen conspecifics were low-quality diets for third instar. ‘Red Delicious’ fruit was a high-quality diet for fifth instar and low-quality for third instar. ‘Honeycrisp’ fruit constituted an inappropriate diet whatever the instar. Thus, a whole mixed diet maximises development and survival of C. verbasci nymphs.