Research on the application of Typhlodromips swirskii for the control of Bemisia tabaci

评价斯氏小盲绥螨Typhlodromips swirskii(Athias-Henriort)在我国日光大棚中对黄瓜上的烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)控制作用.在不同温度条件下研究斯氏小盲绥螨以烟粉虱为猎物的试验种群生命表,以及在日光大棚中释放斯氏小盲绥螨控制黄瓜上的烟粉虱所取的防治效果.斯氏小盲绥螨取食烟粉虱的卵、成虫、若虫、伪蛹能完成世代并能正常产卵.在19～35℃范围内总产卵量25～41粒／雌,产雌率60％～62.68％.在(20±1)℃.(25±1)℃,(30±1)℃,(34±1)℃温度条件下斯氏小盲绥螨净增殖率(R0)分别为12.6160、22.1021、17.4500、16.7463;内禀增长率(rm)分别为0.0865、0.1528、0.1535、0.1690.在大棚黄瓜上应用结果表明:释放斯氏小盲绥螨与目前大棚中的常规化学防治比较,生防区能有效地控制烟粉虱成虫、卵、若虫的种群数量增长.根据斯氏小盲绥螨和烟粉虱的生物学特性,结合大棚黄瓜栽培过程中的环境条件,笔者提出了在日光大棚中应用斯氏小盲绥螨控制黄瓜上烟粉虱的策略:在黄瓜生长的整个期间释放2～3次斯氏小盲绥螨,每20～25d释放1次,苗期每株释放20～25只,后期每株释放25～50只,才能达到预期效果.生防园每季减少农药使用次数5次.     

斯氏小盲绥螨在大棚上防治烟粉虱的研究与应用

评价斯氏小盲绥螨Typhlodromipsswirskii（Athias—Henriort）在我国日光大棚中对黄瓜上的烟粉虱Bemisiatabaci（Gennadius）控制作用。在不同温度条件下研究斯氏小盲绥螨以烟粉虱为猎物的试验种群生命表,以及在日光大棚中释放斯氏小盲绥螨控制黄瓜上的烟粉虱所取的防治效果。斯氏小盲绥螨取食烟粉虱的卵、成虫、若虫、伪蛹能完成世代并能正常产卵。在19—35℃范围内总产卵量25—41粒／雌,产雌率60％-62．68％。在（20±1）℃,（25±1）℃,（30±1）℃,（34±1）℃温度条件下斯氏小盲绥螨净增殖率（心）分别为12．6160、22．1021、17．4500、16．7463;内禀增长率（rm）分别为0．0865、0．1528、0．1535、0．1690。在大棚黄瓜上应用结果表明：释放斯氏小盲绥螨与目前大棚中的常规化学防治比较,生防区能有效地控制烟粉虱成虫、卵、若虫的种群数量增长。根据斯氏小盲绥螨和烟粉虱的生物学特性,结合大棚黄瓜栽培过程中的环境条件,笔者提出了在日光大棚中应用斯氏小盲绥螨控制黄瓜上烟粉虱的策略：在黄瓜生长的整个期间释放2—3次斯氏小盲绥螨,每20-25d释放1次,苗期每株释放20—25只,后期每株释放25～50只,才能达到预期效果。生防园每季减少农药使用次数5次。     

5种杀虫剂对胡瓜钝绥螨的影响

本文采用几种不同方法测定了5种常用杀虫剂对天敌胡瓜钝绥螨Neoseiulus cucumeris雌成蝤和若螨的影响。试验结果表明5种杀虫剂中1％甲胺基阿维菌素乳油在常规使用浓度范围内对胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨和若螨的毒力都很低,释放胡瓜钝绥螨生防园可选用1％甲胺基阿维菌素乳油来防治鳞翅目害虫;5％虱螨脲（美除）乳油常规使用浓度对胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨影响较小,但是对若螨的有一定的影响,释放捕食螨生防园尽量不使用5％虱螨脲（美除）乳油,必要时可选用低浓度进行挑治;1％苦参碱可溶性液剂在常规使用浓度范围内对胡瓜钝绥螨雌成螨和若螨毒力均较强,因此释放捕食螨生防园不宜使用;99％绿颖乳油和15％哒螨灵乳油在常规使用浓度范围内对胡瓜钝绥螨的毒性都极强,释放胡瓜钝绥螨生防园如果使用这2种农药会对天敌胡瓜钝绥螨造成毁灭性杀伤,因此在释放捕食螨生防园不可使用这2种杀虫剂。     

茶园螨类调查及利用胡瓜钝绥螨控制卵形短须螨的初步研究

对广东省农业科学院茶叶研究所英德实验茶场进行调查,共有螨类10科,12属,17种.其中捕食性螨类6科,13种,捕食螨优势种为江原钝绥螨Amblyseius eharai.植食性螨类4科,4种,植食性螨类主要为卵形短须螨Brevipalpus obovatus.茶园释放胡瓜钝绥螨Amblyseius cucumeris释放后10～50 d,对卵形短须螨的防治效果达23.30%～81.31%,可有效控制卵形短须螨的为害.并建议在应用中,每株茶树释放一袋胡瓜钝绥螨.     

蚊蝇醚及添加有机硅对B型烟粉虱的毒力和田间药效

研究了蚊蝇醚及添加有机硅对各发育虫期B型烟粉虱的毒力和田间药效.室内试验结果表明:蚊蝇醚对烟粉虱具有高杀卵活性和较好的杀若虫作用,但对成虫的毒力较低;成虫接触经蚊蝇醚处理的茄子叶片48 h后,在无药叶片上的产卵量无明显变化,但卵的孵化率显著降低,蚊蝇醚具有优异的经卵巢杀卵活性.有机硅助剂对蚊蝇醚没有表现出明显的增效作用.田间药效试验发现, 蚊蝇醚对茄子上的烟粉虱若虫有较佳的防治效果,但对成虫的防治效果较差.     

胡瓜钝绥螨捕食茶橙瘿螨的实验种群生命表及捕食作用初探

本在25℃条件下初步研究了胡瓜钝绥螨捕食茶橙瘿螨的实验种群生命表、各螨态取食量及猎物－－卵转化率。25℃时胡瓜钝绥螨的净增殖率R0＝21．7862,世代平均周期T＝16．1822,内禀增长率rm＝0．1904,周限增长率λ＝1．2097,种群倍增所需时间t＝3．6405。日平均产卵量2．19粒／天,总产卵量36－48粒／雌,平均38．97粒／雌。胡瓜钝绥螨雌螨－生取食量1978．49头。雄螨取食量879．56头。猎物：卵转化率为79．78头茶橙瘿螨：2．19粒胡瓜钝绥螨卵。     

烟粉虱对不同寄主植物的选择性和适应性测试

为了明确在田间烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)对不同寄主植物选择性和适应性,本实验在室内用Y型嗅觉仪测定了烟粉虱对13种寄主植物的选择性,随后对田间随机排列种植的这13种寄主植物依照测试结果由强到弱依次拔除(拔除次序为茄子、番茄、黄瓜、辣椒、棉花、茼麻、西葫芦、油菜、花菜、小青菜、莲花白、胡萝卜和苦瓜),每次拔除间隔时间为5 d,结果显示:田间第一次调查的结果与室内选择性测试结果一致;随着最适宜寄主的拔除,烟粉虱成虫数量在与其引诱力相近的一种或几种寄主上的略有增加,而其它植物上却没有大的变化,这表明随着最适宜寄主的拔除,烟粉虱成虫会重新分布,但趋向分布于引诱力相对较强的寄主植物;随着寄主植物的拔除,烟粉虱卵、若虫和蛹在引诱力较强的植株上均有所增加;但西葫芦拔除之后其余植株上烟粉虱卵、若虫和蛹的数量没有明显变化;小青菜拔除后,其余植株上烟粉虱卵、若虫和蛹的数量又有所增加。这表明随着最佳寄主的拔除,烟粉虱会趋向选择于引诱力相对较强的寄主植物产卵,当烟粉虱从嗜好性强的植物转移到嗜好性弱的植物时,产卵适应会滞后于取食适应。但整个实验过程中苦瓜上的烟粉虱上成虫、卵、若虫和蛹的数量均变化不大,苦瓜上的成虫应属偶然分布其上,烟粉虱成虫并不取食苦瓜,苦瓜对烟粉虱有趋避作用。本实验模拟田间种植模式,因此实验结果对田间种植具有指导意义。     

胡瓜钝绥螨对苹果全爪螨的生物防治效果

以生命表参数及天敌在室内和田间的应用效果来评价胡瓜钝绥螨对苹果全爪螨的控制效果.结果表明:胡瓜钝绥螨取食苹果全爪螨,能够完成发育历期并产卵,在(25±1)℃条件下一个世代仅需9.54d;其雌螨产卵期(24.85d)和寿命(38.52d)都比猎物的产卵期(15.93d)和寿命(34.79d)长,雌螨的平均产卵量仅为苹果全爪螨的56.1%;苹果全爪螨净增殖率(R0)和内禀增长率(rm)分别比胡瓜钝绥螨高103.9%和13.2%.室内释放情况下,无论益害比是1:30还是1:150,释放20d后防治效果均可达95%以上;在苹果示范园释放胡瓜钝绥螨,60d后防治效果达91.73%,比化防园高23.77%.表明胡瓜钝绥螨具有优良天敌的重要特征,在每叶苹果全爪螨低于2头时,果园释放胡瓜钝绥螨能有效控制苹果全爪螨的种群增长.     

不同作物田烟粉虱发生的时空动态

2008～2009年连续2年系统调查了番茄、茄子、棉花、大豆、玉米等寄主植物上烟粉虱种群发生的时间与空间动态。结果表明：不同寄主植物上的烟粉虱成虫及其伪蛹数量有显著性差异,其密度大小依次为：茄子>棉花>番茄>大豆>玉米。其中,在玉米上除了发现极少量的成虫逗留外,没有发现烟粉虱的卵及若虫。在发生的时间序列上,烟粉虱成虫及伪蛹的数量呈现为先逐渐上升后又下降的变化过程,发生高峰期集中在8月5日到8月31日,9月初以后烟粉虱数量慢慢减少。在空间分布上,表现为烟粉虱成虫喜食寄主的上部叶片。统计分析显示,寄主对烟粉虱成虫和伪蛹的数量的影响极显著,而年份对其数量的影响没有显著差异。由此得出的烟粉虱发生和达到高峰的时间,可为烟粉虱预测预报和区域性综合治理提供重要理论依据。     

释放巴氏钝绥螨对沙田柚上橘全爪螨的防治效果

2007～2008年开展释放巴氏钝绥螨Amblyseius barkeri(Hughes)防治沙田柚上橘全爪螨Panonychus citri McGregor试验示范。结果表明:巴氏钝绥螨能在江西省吉安市沙田柚果园大量繁殖,每株成年沙田柚树上释放3～4盒巴氏钝绥螨,每盒含巴氏钝绥螨600头以上,可有效控制橘全爪螨的危害,减少施药次数和农药用量,节约防治成本,改善橘园生态环境和果品品质。     

Effect of Amblyseius cucumeris and Amblyseius barkeri as biological control agents of thrips tabaci on glasshouse cucumbers

Biological control of Thrips tabaci by the phytoseiid mites Amblyseius cucumeris and Amblyseius barkeri was investigated on glasshouse parthenocarpic cucumbers. The mite species were used in combination and singly. Successful thrips control was obtained with A. cucumeris alone, whereas control was not reliable with A. barkeri alone nor with the combination of A. cucumeris and A. barkeri. The establishment period was long for both phytoseiid species. At the beginning of the trial, when thrips were absent or very low in numbers, only A. cucumeris was found on the leaves. Mite populations did not increase until the number of thrips were ca. two and five per leaf for A. cucumeris and A. barkeri, respectively. A. cucumeris seemed to show a better numerical response to T. tabaci than A. barkeri. At the end of the trial (three months after the last introduction of mites) only A. barkeri was found in the combination plot, indicating that A. cucumeris is displaced by A. barkeri in situations of interspecific competition between the two species on glasshouse parthenocarpic cucumbers.     

Host plant effects on the functional response of Neoseiulus cucumeris to onion thrips larvae

Abstract:  The performance of herbivores, natural enemies and their interactions may be affected directly or indirectly by host plant traits, e.g. the physical plant characteristics may influence the search pattern and the functional response of predators. We studied the functional response of adult females of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris to first instar larvae of Thrips tabaci on three host plants (sweet pepper, eggplant and cucumber). The 24-h leaf disc experiments conducted at 25 ± 1°C, 60 ± 10% relative humidity and 16 : 8 h (light : dark) showed that N. cucumeris exhibited a type II functional response on all host plants. The following search rates and handling times were estimated from fitting the data to the disc equation 0.043/h and 1.798 h (cucumber); 0.048/h and 1.030 h (sweet pepper) and 0.0441/h and 2.294 h (eggplant) giving an estimated maximum predation of 13.35, 23.31 and 10.46 larvae per day respectively. The data from sweet pepper could also be described by the random predator equation ( a ': 0.051/h; T _h: 0.472 h). The host plant species interacted significantly with prey density on the functional response of N. cucumeris with the relative differences in the number of thrips eaten on each host plant increasing with density. It is suggested that it is mainly the difference in trichome density between the three host plants that is responsible for the observed differences in the functional response of N. cucumeris . These results emphasize the importance of the host plant characteristics on the performance of natural enemies and for optimizing their use in biological control of pests.     

Taxonomy and biological control: Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a case study

The predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is an important biological control agent of thrips and other small pests worldwide. Yet, despite its economic importance, this species is poorly defined taxonomically and cannot be reliably separated from other species on the basis of morphology alone. Neoseiulus cucumeris has been reported from Australia, although considerable confusion exists as to whether the Australian material is actually N. cucumeris or a presumed endemic species, Neoseiulus bellinus (Womersley). A morphological investigation of N. bellinus and several geographical 'strains' of N. cucumeris demonstrated that: (i) N. bellinus is a distinct species, the males of which can be morphologically separated from those of N. cucumeris , using setal and cheliceral lengths and number of teeth on the fixed digit; and (ii) N. cucumeris , or a morphologically identical species, is present in Australia. Despite behavioural differences, there are no significant morphological differences between the 'strains' of N. cucumeris . Biosystematic research is a more reliable method of species separation, and such a method is suggested for future work with phytoseiid mites.     

烟粉虱对四种蔬菜寄主的选择性

为探讨利用趋避作用防治烟粉虱的可能性,进行了3方面试验：1）烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) 对黄瓜、花椰菜、油菜和莴苣等4种蔬菜的寄主选择性; 2）互喷烟粉虱不同嗜好的寄主植物汁液对其寄主选择性的影响; 3）不同间作方式对黄瓜叶上烟粉虱成虫密度的影响。结果表明,烟粉虱对供试植物有明显的选择性,其嗜好程度为花椰菜>黄瓜>油菜>莴苣。喷施莴苣和花椰菜汁液对烟粉虱的寄主选择性均有显著影响,喷施莴苣原液后,花椰菜和黄瓜上的成虫数分别减少79.6%和87.4%,花椰菜上的着卵量减少84.3%;喷施花椰菜原液后,莴苣上的成虫数和着卵量分别增加82.4%和79.2%,表明不同蔬菜中的内含物是引起烟粉虱对寄主选择性的重要原因。在黄瓜中间作莴苣可使黄瓜叶上烟粉虱成虫数平均减少76.5%;间作花椰菜时,通过诱集作用,也可使黄瓜叶上的成虫数平均降低69.7%。这些结果为利用喷施蔬菜汁液和间作方式控制烟粉虱危害提供了理论依据。     

Interspecific interactions between Bemisia tabaci biotype B and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) are invasive whitefly species that often co-occur on greenhouse-grown vegetables in northern China. Although B. tabaci biotype B has been present in China for a relatively short period of time, it has become dominant over T. vaporariorum. We studied the interspecific competitive interactions between the two species in single or mixed cultures at 24 ± 1 °C, 40 ± 5% RH, and L14:D10 h photoperiod. Female longevity on tomato was not significantly different between species, but B. tabaci reproduced 4.3 to 4.9 fold more progeny. The ratio of female to male progeny in both instances was greater for B. tabaci. When cultured on tomato, cotton, and tobacco, B. tabaci developed 0.8, 3.3, and 4.7 d earlier in single culture, and 1.8, 3.9, and 4.3 d earlier in mixed culture. B. tabaci displaced T. vaporariorum in four, five and six generations when the initial ratios of B. tabaci to T. vaporariorum were 15:15, 20:10, or 10:20 on tomato. Populations of B. tabaci were 2.3 fold higher than that of T. vaporariorum on tomato plants for seven consecutive generations in single culture. B. tabaci performed better in development, survival, fecundity, and female ratio. We conclude that B. tabaci could displace T. vaporariorum in as short as four generations in a controlled greenhouse environment when they start at equal proportions. Warmer greenhouse conditions and an increase in total greenhouse area could be contributing factors in the recent dominance of B. tabaci.     

Supplemental food affects thrips predation and movement of Orius laevigatus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Two experiments were done to examine the predation of thrips, and the movement of Orius laevigatus Fieber and Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) in the presence and absence of two supplemental food sources, pollen and the fungus Trichoderma viride. The presence of pollen led to a 55% reduction in predation of the thrips by N. cucumeris and a 40% reduction in thrips predation by O. laevigatus, in experiments using single predators. The presence of fungus had no significant effect on thrips predation by either of the natural enemy species. Movement of the natural enemies was examined in a multiple predator experiment, and this showed that O. laevigatus was more likely to remain on the plant in the presence of thrips and when supplemental food, either pollen or fungus, was present. For N. cucumeris, there was no association between the presence of thrips and the mite, with the majority of the mites being found on the leaves where pollen was present. Although the single and multiple predator experiments were done at different times, the indications are that the predation rates of the N. cucumeris do not differ greatly between the two experiments, suggesting that there may be a potential interference effect between the mites, which is not present for O. laevigatus. The significance of these results for the use of supplemental food sources in biological control is discussed.     

烟粉虱复合种内共生菌多样性及其生物学意义

烟粉虱复合种Bemisia tabaci（Gennadius） complex内共生菌的种类可分为5类：变形菌门（Proteobacteria）γ变形菌纲的初级内共生菌Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum和次级内共生菌,变形菌门α变形菌纲Wolbachia属细菌,衣原体门（Chlamydiae）衣原体纲细菌CandidatusFritschea bemisiae以及拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）类噬胞细菌（Cytophaga-like-organism, CLO）。系统发育分析表明,烟粉虱初级内共生菌分为2支,一些初级内共生菌和宿主系统发育并不严格一致; 次级内共生菌分为3支,一些次级内共生菌可能存在水平传播或多次侵入的现象。上述5类内共生菌在烟粉虱不同生物型/地理种群内的分布存在差异。B型烟粉虱可能具有独特的初级、次级内共生菌,并且不含有或很少含有Wolbachia属细菌、衣原体纲细菌Candidatus Fritschea bemisiae以及类噬胞细菌（CLO）。最后探讨了不同内共生菌对烟粉虱宿主的生物学意义及其研究方向。     

Pollen as Food for the Predatory Mites Iphiseius Degenerans and Neoseiulus Cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Dietary Range and Life History

Although all known phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) are predators of mites or small insects, many readily feed and reproduce on pollen as well. This ability to feed on food from plant origin increases their survival during periods when prey is locally sparse, but might occur at the expense of the ability to utilize food as efficiently as specialized predators. In this study we compare two predatory mite species used as biological control agents against thrips, Neoseiulus cucumeris and Iphiseius degenerans, with respect to (1) the range of pollen species that may serve as food sources for a sustained oviposition; and (2) the life history and expected intrinsic growth rates on some suitable pollen diets. The results show that I. degenerans is, compared to N. cucumeris, able to utilize a larger proportion of approx. 25 pollen species tested, but does not show equally high ovipositional rates as N. cucumeris. Consequently, the highest intrinsic growth rate for I. degenerans (0.21 day ^–1) will be surpassed by N. cucumeris.