应用虫生真菌防治烟粉虱的现状

烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci属世界性分布的大害虫.在一定条件下虫生真菌是控制烟粉虱种群的最有效天敌.本文就几种常见虫生真菌:蜡蚧轮枝菌Verticilliumlecanii、座壳孢Aschersoniaspp.、玫烟色拟青霉Paecilomycesfumosoroseus、球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana等防治烟粉虱的应用现状以及它们与其它天敌的关系进行了综述,以期对烟粉虱虫生真菌的合理利用提供参考.     

蚜小蜂和粉虱座壳孢对烟粉虱的控制作用研究

研究了烟粉虱两种寄生性天敌桨角蚜小蜂(Eretmocerus sp．)和粉虱座壳孢(Aschersonia aley-rodis)单独使用和联合使用时对烟粉虱种群的控制作用。结果表明,在单独进行控制时,在一个世代内按5×10^6个孢子·ml^-1喷施粉虱座壳孢2次,对烟粉虱种群的控制作用达95．74％,按每株植株3头雌蜂的密度释放桨角蚜小蜂2次,对烟粉虱种群的控制作用达57.58％。在两者联合控制时,一个世代内喷施粉虱座壳孢2次,再释放桨角蚜小蜂1次或2次,对烟粉虱种群的控制作用达97．02％～97．91％,烟粉虱种群增长趋势指数低于1,种群数量逐渐下降,联合使用时,桨角蚜小蜂和粉虱座壳孢间无消极影响。     

黄绿绿僵菌对褐飞虱侵染过程的扫描电镜观察

本实验利用扫描电镜观察了黄绿绿僵菌Metarhizium flavoviride菌株分生孢子对褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens(St(a)l)的侵染过程.结果表明:分生孢子多分布在褐飞虱节间膜、体表的褶皱凹陷等部位,主要以芽管或产生附着胞入侵,然后在体表长出菌丝和产孢.菌体进入寄主血腔后,利用体腔内营养大量增...     

观察球孢白僵菌侵染烟粉虱若虫过程的新方法——荧光显微法

【目的】介绍一种观察白僵菌Beauveria bassiana侵染烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)若虫的荧光显微方法。【方法】将被白僵菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫用荧光素二乙酸酯(FDA)染色,并于波长为450~490 nm的蓝光下显微观察。【结果】在接种白僵菌12 h和24 h的烟粉虱若虫上分别观察到昆虫表皮上分生孢子的萌发和芽管穿透表皮。结合裸眼和荧光显微观察结果证实了被真菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫体色变红和菌体在虫体内增殖是同时发生的。【结论】应用荧光显微方法能观察到白僵菌在烟粉虱若虫体表和体内的侵染。     

观察球孢白僵菌侵染烟粉虱若虫过程的新方法——荧光显微法

【目的】介绍一种观察白僵菌Beauveria bassiana侵染烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)若虫的荧光显微方法。【方法】将被白僵菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫用荧光素二乙酸酯(FDA)染色,并于波长为450~490 nm的蓝光下显微观察。【结果】在接种白僵菌12 h和24 h的烟粉虱若虫上分别观察到昆虫表皮上分生孢子的萌发和芽管穿透表皮。结合裸眼和荧光显微观察结果证实了被真菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫体色变红和菌体在虫体内增殖是同时发生的。【结论】应用荧光显微方法能观察到白僵菌在烟粉虱若虫体表和体内的侵染。     

光周期对飞虱虫疠霉离体培养的生物量及其产孢节律的影响

飞虱虫疣霉时侵染飞虱和叶蝉等重要作物害虫的昆虫病原真菌。通过在液体及平板培养中研究光周期对菌丝及菌落生长量,产孢节律和产孢量的影响,作者发现光照对液培菌丝的营养生长无显著影响     

球孢白僵菌在红火蚁体表侵染的扫描电镜观察

利用扫描电镜观察了球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana Bb04菌株分生孢子对红火蚁Beauveria bassiana 工蚁体壁的侵染过程。结果表明: 分生孢子多分布在红火蚁工蚁节间膜、胸部的褶皱、气门、体壁的凹陷部位、刚毛窝附近, 以及着生较密刚毛的足上。萌发的分生孢子在节间膜以及体表缝隙、刚毛窝及刚毛稀少的凹陷部位、胸部褶皱和足胫节处入侵。分生孢子在附着12 h后开始萌发, 接种后18 h附着在节间膜处的孢子首先侵入成功, 接种后24 h刚毛窝附近孢子萌发入侵, 接种后60 h胸、腹和足等部位的孢子均成功穿透侵入表皮。分生孢子可以直接以芽管侵入表皮, 也可以产生附着胞再侵入。     

黑胶粉虱虫生菌的研究

扁座壳孢(Aschersonia placenta Berk.et Br.)是黑胶粉虱病原真菌,在寄主初龄幼虫期使用孢子悬浮液喷雾,个体容易感病,而且致死力较强。该菌最适生长温度24—26℃,暴发性流行季节气候条件多阴雨,相对湿度在85％以上。病原能在一般培养基上生长繁殖。在自然界以感病致死虫尸为营养载体,粘附在叶面,不断形成分生孢子,产生再次侵染,对控制害虫虫口增长作用显著,是综合防治中不可忽视的生物因素。     

粉虱拟青霉对黑刺粉虱的侵染过程

本文通过扫描电镜和透射电镜 ,观察了粉虱拟青霉对黑刺粉虱的侵染过程。用粉虱拟青霉分生孢子接种于黑刺粉虱幼虫后 ,12h孢子萌芽 ,36h菌丝穿透寄主表皮进入体腔 ,在虫体内进行生长繁殖 ,逐渐充满虫体内部 ,5d后 ,菌丝穿透寄主表皮长出体外 ,并继续生长 ,逐渐将整个虫体包裹 ,形成一个半球形的子痤 ,颜色也由白色变为栗褐色或棕红色。     

球孢白僵菌侵染普通齿蛉幼虫的显微观察和感病症状

利用扫描电镜和超清显微系统观察了球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana分生孢子对普通齿蛉Neoneuromus ignobilis幼虫体表和伤口的侵染过程以及伤口恢复过程。结果表明,当普通齿蛉幼虫体表被球孢白僵菌侵染后,孢子多散布于节间膜、背部褶皱、体表管状凸起和体表凹陷处及其刚毛窝附近,并在节间膜和背部褶皱、刚毛窝及体表管状凸起部位入侵。分生孢子可能直接经由芽管进入表皮,也可能形成附着胞后再入侵。正常试虫接菌后48 h反应迟钝,72～120 h后开始死亡,96～120 h后死亡率达到83.33%;带有伤口的试虫接菌后症状与正常试虫基本相同,但死亡数量的高峰提前约12 h。研究结果对降低普通齿蛉人工养殖过程中因球孢白僵菌侵染而造成的死亡提供了理论依据。     

Pathogenicity of Aschersonia spp. against whiteflies Bemisia argentifolii and Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Entomopathogenic fungi of the genus Aschersonia are specific for whitefly and scale insects. They can be used as biological control agents against silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii and greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Forty-four isolates of Aschersonia spp. were tested for their ability to sporulate and germinate on semi-artificial media and to infect insect hosts. Seven isolates sporulated poorly (less than 1x10(7) conidia/dry weight) and 10 were not able to infect either of the whitefly species. Several isolates were able to produce capilliconidia. Infection level was not correlated with germination on water agar. After a selection based on spore production and infection, virulence of 31 isolates was evaluated on third instar nymphs of both whitefly species on poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Whitefly infection levels varied between 2 and 70%, and infection percentages of B. argentifolii correlated with that of T. vaporariorum. However, mortality was higher for T. vaporariorum than for B. argentifolii, as a result of a higher 'mortality due to unknown causes.' Several isolates, among which unidentified species of Aschersonia originating from Thailand and Malaysia, A. aleyrodis from Colombia, and A. placenta from India showed high spore production on semi-artificial medium and high infection levels of both whitefly species.     

Effects of exogenous nutrients on conidial germination and virulence against the silverleaf whitefly for two hyphomycetes

Exogenous protein and sugar sources were tested for their impact on conidial germination of two silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia argentifolii) pathogens: Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus. In liquid culture, sugars stimulated only 5-27% germination of B. bassiana and < or =11% germination of P. fumosoroseus, whereas, yeast extract or peptone stimulated 95-100% germination. In the absence of additional nutrients, agar alone stimulated approximately 50% germination. Storing spores for different periods of time did not alter their general response to exogenous nutrients. When spores were germinated before being applied to third instar B. argentifolii, mortality was as much as 2.45 times greater and occurred more rapidly than that for fresh spores. For ungerminated conidia, the mean time to death from infection was 5.45 (SE = 0.16) and 4.74 (SE = 0.08) days for application rates of 37 and 144 conidia x mm(-2), respectively. When conidia were germinated before application, infection times dropped to 4.58 (SE = 0.16) and 4.45 (SE = 0.10) days, respectively. A likely explanation for the greater pathogenicity and virulence of germinated over ungerminated B. bassiana conidia is that only a fraction of the spores applied to whitefly nymphs actually germinate on the cuticle. For some specialized applications, such as greenhouse production systems, it may be beneficial to germinate spores immediately prior to application.     

Bioassay evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungus,Lecanicillium longisporum (Petch) Zare & Gams against egg and nymphs of Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood in laboratory conditions

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the lethality of the entomopathogenic fungus, Lecanicillium longisporum on eggs, young and old nymphs of the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Mortality percentage was significantly differed based on stage of T. vaporariorum and conidial concentrations of L. longisporum. Average of the infection level to insect was very low particularly in egg with only 9.81%, even with higher conidial concentrations (1×10⁷ conidia mL^-1). Whereas, it was higher in 1^st and 2^nd instar (46.56%) and 3^rd and 4^th instars (37.21%). Three parameters were assessed with T. vaporariorum eggs, namely; egg infection, egg hatchability and crawlers emergence. Egg mortality percentages averaged 3.56, 7.14, 9.64, 16.42 and 20.35% with fungal concentrations of 1×10³, 1×10⁴, 1×10⁵, 1×10⁶ and 1×10⁷ conidia mL^-1, respectively. Daily infection percentages were varied depend upon the conidia concentration where the highest infection rate of eggs was occurred with 1×10⁷. Egg hatch was very high and the mortality among the emerged crawlers was neglectable compared with the control. Efficiency of L. longisporum on whitefly nymphs also was varied based on the insect instar and fungal concentration. Mortality percentages were obviously higher in young nymphs (1^st and 2^nd instars) than in older ones (3^rd and 4^th instars). The results indicated that nymphs were highly susceptible to fungal treatment compared with eggs.     

Host plant influences pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana to Bemisia tabaci and its sporulation on cadavers

Laboratory bioassays were conducted to determine host plant effect on pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) to the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Fourth instar B. tabaci reared on cucumber, tomato, melon, green pepper, potato, eggplant, marrow, cabbage, bean or cotton, were treated with 1 × 10⁷ conidia/ml B. bassiana EABb 93/14-Tp isolate. Mortality caused by B. bassiana significantly increased with time and it was significantly affected by the host plant on which the nymphs were reared. Mean mortality of nymphs 8 days after inoculation ranged between 52.3±7.3 for nymphs reared on cotton and 91.8±5.8 for nymphs reared on cucumber. Average survival times of nymphs treated with the fungal suspensions were also significantly influenced by the host plant, with a mean of 4.7±0.1 days for nymphs reared on cucumber, 6.6±0.2 days for cotton and 6.9±0.1 days for green pepper. The production of newly formed conidia was also affected by host plant and varied from 111000±8600 conidia/cadaver for nymphs reared on cotton to 597000±28000 conidia/cadaver for those reared on melon.     

微小花蝽对温室白粉虱的捕食作用

研究微小花蝽Orius minutus(L.)对温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood)的捕食作用。结果表明,微小花蝽成虫对温室白粉虱各虫态的功能反应呈HollingⅡ型。微小花蝽成虫对温室白粉虱卵、1龄和2龄混合若虫及其3龄若虫的理论最大捕食量分别为123,74和52头/d。微小花蝽成虫对温室白粉虱卵的捕食效应随捕食者个体间干扰作用的增加而下降,符合Hassel-Varley方程,捕食作用率(E)随着微小花蝽数(P)增加而呈幂指数下降,模拟模型E=0.1021P-0.3189,干扰系数为0.3189。在15～40℃的温度范围内,随着温度的升高微小花蝽成虫对温室白粉虱卵的寻找效率提高,最高达1.1990,处置时间缩短,最低达到0.0035d。     

B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱在温度逆境下的生存特性比较

为了明确B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱在温度逆境下的生存特性对其种群发展的影响,通过进行高温和低温暴露试验,研究了B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱卵、伪蛹、成虫在37℃,39℃,41℃,43℃,45℃下暴露1～2 h后的存活率,以及这两种粉虱卵、2～3龄若虫、伪蛹和成虫在2℃下暴露1～12 d后的存活率。结果表明：两种粉虱的卵、伪蛹和成虫在37℃～45℃下暴露1～2 h,其存活率均随着温度的上升而降低;但在相同处理条件下B型烟粉虱3种供试虫态的存活率要高于温室白粉虱。B型烟粉虱在2℃下暴露2～12 d,各供试虫态的存活率迅速下降,卵、2～3龄若虫、伪蛹在2℃下暴露12 d后均不能存活,成虫在2℃下暴露4 d后也全部死亡;而温室白粉虱卵、伪蛹在2℃下暴露12 d后其存活率还能超过45%,成虫在2℃下暴露7 d后仍有80.9%能够存活。结果说明,B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱对温度逆境的适应性存在差异,B型烟粉虱对高温的适应性要高于温室白粉虱;温室白粉虱对高温敏感,但对低温的适应性要显著高于B型烟粉虱。据此推测,两种粉虱对温度逆境适应性的差异是导致其种群发生存在差异的一个重要原因。     

Cuticular lipids and silverleaf whitefly stage affect conidial germination of Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus are generalist entomopathogenic fungi that infect the silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia argentifolii). We found second and third instar whiteflies to be the most susceptible larval stage to both fungi. Conidia of B. bassiana germinated most readily on the cuticle of second instars (54% germinated) and P. fumosoroseus germination was highest on third instar cuticle (45%). Fourth instars (the ultimate instar) had low susceptibility to these pathogens, and spore germination on the cuticle of fourth instars was very low for B. bassiana (7%) and intermediate for P. fumosoroseus (33%). Cuticular lipids were found to have toxic or inhibitory effects on conidia of B. bassiana and P. fumosoroseus when the spores were germinated on nutrient agar in the presence of the lipids. In the absence of added nutrients, P. fumosoroseus conidial germination increased in the presence of the lipids. To test if the inhibitory effects of the lipids were due solely to hydrophobicity (preventing water from coming into contact with the conidia) we tested the effects of synthetic long-chain wax esters. The synthetic wax esters inhibited germination of P. fumosoroseus to a degree that was similar to the effect of the cuticular lipid extracts, but the synthetic lipids did not have a significant effect on B. bassiana. Thus, the thick coating of long-chain wax esters produced by whitefly nymphs affect spore germination of fungal pathogens, but whether they play a significant role in defense against disease is not clear.     

Susceptibility of the tobacco whitefly,Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) biotype Q to entomopathogenic fungi

Recently, the Q biotype of tobacco whitefly has been recognized as the most hazardous strain of Bemisia tabaci worldwide because of increased resistance to some insecticide groups requiring alternative strategies for its control. We studied the susceptibility of this biotype of B. tabaci to 21 isolates of Beauveria bassiana, three isolates of Isaria fumosorosea, one isolate of I. cateni, three isolates of Lecanicillium lecanii, one isolate of L. attenuatum, and one isolate of Aschersonia aleyrodis. These isolates were evaluated on pruned eggplant seedlings, at a concentration of 10⁸ conidia/mL (deposited at 6000±586 conidia mm^?2). The mortality based on mycosis varied from 18 to 97% after 6 days. Isaria fumosorosea isolate Pf04, B. bassiana isolates Bb06, Bb12, and L. lecanii L14 were found the most effective. Furthermore, five isolates were chosen for concentration–mortality response assays and compared to B. bassiana GHA as a standard. The numbers of nymphs infected by fungi were correlated with the spore concentration. L. lecanii L14 and I. fumosorosea Pf04 had the shortest LT₅₀ at 3.5 and 3.3 days at 6000±586 conidia mm^?2. Mortality declined and LT₅₀ values were longer as the concentration of conidia was reduced. The LD₅₀ values were calculated as 87, 147, 191, 263, and 269 conidia mm^?2 for isolates L14, GHA, AS1260, Bb13, and Pf04, respectively. These results indicated that the Q biotype of sweetpotato whitefly was susceptible to the five isolates of entomopathogenic fungi and these isolates have potential to be developed as microbial pesticides for whitefly control.     

Biology of a thelyotokous biotype of Eretmocerus mundus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Abstract Thelyotokous biotype of Eretmocerus mundus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), was recently recorded in northern Iran. Reproductive biology of this biotype was studied as part of an evaluation of its potential for biological control of B. tabaci. The parasitoid deposited more eggs under 2nd and 3rd nymphal instars than 1st or 4th instars. Adult females fed honey, with no access to whitefly nymphs, lived significantly longer (13.6 ± 4.7 d) than those given access to nymphs, but not fed honey (7.6 ± 2.21 d). Lifetime fecundity averaged 81.7 ± 26.9 female progeny per female parasitoid, ranging from 11–132. Daily fecundity, measured as the number of whitefly nymphs parasitized by per female each day for 10 d, averaged 18.06 ± 3.95 for the first 6 d of life, and then declined to < 11. Developmental time from oviposition to parasitoid emergence was significantly shorter in the 3rd instar of the host (15.9 ± 1.06 d) than in the 1st instar (18.7 ± 2.3 d), but not in the 2nd instar (16.4 ± 1.3 d).