非寄主植物间套作对马铃薯甲虫种群及其天敌的影响

农田作物布局作为害虫生态调控的重要内容,一直是保护性生物防治的研究热点。为进一步明确马铃薯田块作物间套作种植模式对马铃薯甲虫种群动态的影响,探索马铃薯甲虫可持续防控的新思路与新方法,本研究在马铃薯甲虫发生期对马铃薯-玉米、马铃薯-向日葵、马铃薯单作3种作物间套作模式进行田间种群数量调查,分析比较不同种植模式下的马铃薯甲虫种群动态差异。结果表明：在马铃薯甲虫发生期,马铃薯单作第二代幼虫为害高峰期出现晚于两种间套作模式,第一代成虫为害高峰期早于两种间套作模式。第二代幼虫为害低峰期（8月26日-9月7日）时,马铃薯-玉米间套作幼虫量显著低于马铃薯单作（P<0.05）,马铃薯-玉米间套作幼虫量显著低于马铃薯-向日葵（P<0.05）,整个调查期间,马铃薯单作虫量要大于两种间套作。此外,天敌昆虫群落调查表明：间套作玉米异色瓢虫量显著高于马铃薯单作（P<0.05）,间套作向日葵的草蛉、食蚜蝇虫量高于马铃薯单作。间套作向日葵或玉米对越冬代马铃薯甲虫的扩散有影响,马铃薯播种初期间套作向日葵或玉米能在一定程度上阻隔马铃薯甲虫的定殖扩散。     

基于判别分析预测马铃薯甲虫发生与出土时间

【目的】马铃薯甲虫是马铃薯生产过程中的毁灭性害虫。温度是影响马铃薯甲虫发生的重要因素,明确马铃薯甲虫越冬期及发生期的温度对其发生的影响,可为该害虫未来发生情况的预测和防治提供理论支持。【方法】采用逐步判别分析法对1994—2021年马铃薯甲虫越冬及发生期（上一年12月—当年9月）新疆察布查尔县马铃薯甲虫发生等级及出土时间进行判别分类,建立发生预测模型。【结果】在训练组中,马铃薯甲虫的发生等级、出土时间判别准确率分别为100.00%、80.00%;在预测组中,马铃薯甲虫的发生等级、出土时间总判别准确率分别为69.23%、76.92%,认为判别结果较可信。【结论】通过对影响发生程度、出土时间判别的因素筛选发现,察布查尔县马铃薯甲虫的出土和发生判别均受到4月温度的影响。     

蜂巢小甲虫气味结合蛋白基因AtOBP1的分子特性及功能研究

【目的】本研究旨在明确蜂巢小甲虫Aethina tumida气味结合蛋白1(odorant binding protein 1, OBP1)的表达模式,分析AtOBP1在蜂巢小甲虫嗅觉识别中的作用。【方法】基于蜂巢小甲虫转录组和基因组数据库扩增AtOBP1的cDNA全长序列,并进行生物信息学分析;利用RT-qPCR检测该基因在蜂巢小甲虫不同发育阶段(卵、幼虫、蛹和雌雄成虫)、羽化后第7天成虫不同组织(头、表皮、翅、足、脂肪体、肠道、马氏管、精巢和卵巢)以及羽化后不同日龄成虫头部的表达量;采用RNA干扰技术和Y型管行为选择实验,解析AtOBP1在蜂巢小甲虫嗅觉识别中的生物学功能。【结果】AtOBP1基因(GenBank登录号：MT211982.1)的cDNA全长序列包含6个外显子,其开放阅读框(ORF)长447 bp,编码148个氨基酸残基,预测分子量和等电点分别为15.9 kD和4.73,具有PBP＿GOBP亚家族的保守结构域;AtOBP1蛋白是由6个α螺旋组成的二聚体,且有6个保守的半胱氨酸形成3个二硫键;系统发育进化树显示该蛋白与鞘翅目(Coleoptera)黄粉虫Tenebrio...     

马铃薯甲虫成虫田间扩散规律

马铃薯甲虫具有很强的自主扩散能力,为进一步明确马铃薯甲虫在田间自然条件下的扩散特性,采用"标记—释放—回捕"方法研究了农田生态系统下的马铃薯甲虫扩散规律。结果表明:随着释放时间的推后,回捕得到的虫口数量逐渐减少。田间的平均拥挤度、平均密度和拥挤度指标也逐渐减小,至释放后7 d,马铃薯甲虫的空间分布格局变化为均匀分布。在扩散速度上,马铃薯甲虫越冬代和第2代成虫扩散速度显著高于第1代成虫,而越冬代和第2代成虫的扩散速度差异不明显,雌虫的扩散速度大于雄虫。在扩散方向上,各世代成虫扩散没有明显的方向性,呈向四周随机扩散趋势。     

Non-Jumping Take off Performance in Beetle Flight （Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus）

In recent decades, the take-off mechanisms of flying animals have received much attention in insect flight initiation. Most of previous works have focused on the jumping mechanism, which is the most common take-off mechanism found in flying animals. Here, we presented that the rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, takes offwithout jumping. In this study, we used 3-Dimensional （3D） high-speed video techniques to quantitatively analyze the wings and body kinematics during the initiation periods of flight. The details of the flapping angle, angle of attack of the wings and the roll, pitch and yaw angles of the body were investigated to understand the mechanism of take-off in T. dichotomus. The beetle took off gradually with a small velocity and small acceleration. The body kinematic analyses showed that the beetle exhibited stable take-off. To generate high lift force, the beetle modulated its hind wing to control the angle of attack; the angle of attack was large during the upstroke and small during the downstroke. The legs of beetle did not contract and strongly release like other insects. The hind wing could be con- sidered as a main source of lift for heavy beetle.     

How Could Beetle＇s Elytra Support Their Own Weight during Forward Flight？

The aerodynamic role of the elytra during a beetle＇s flapping motion is not well-elucidated, although it is well-recognized that the evolution of elytra has been a key in the success of coleopteran insects due to their protective function. An experimental study on wing kinematics reveals that for almost concurrent flapping with the hind wings, the flapping angle of the elytra is 5 times smaller than that of the hind wings. Then, we explore the aerodynamic forces on elytra in free forward flight with and without an effect of elytron-hind wing interaction by three-dimensional numerical simulation. The numerical results show that vertical force generated by the elytra without interaction is not sufficient to support even its own weight. However, the elytron-hind wing interaction improves the vertical force on the elytra up to 80%; thus, the total vertical force could fully support its own weight. The interaction slightly increases the vertical force on the hind wind by 6% as well.     

Molecular cloning and characterization of a putative proline dehydrogenase gene in the Colorado potato beetle,Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Leptinotarsa decemlineata adults exhibit a season-dependent activity. In spring, post-diapause beetles often fly a long distance from overwintering sites to potato fields. In summer and autumn, the flight ability is sharply reduced. Proline is the main energy substrate ofL. decemlineata during flight and proline dehydrogenase （ProDH） catalyzes the first step in proline catabolism. Here we identified a putative LdProDHgene; it had three cDNA isoforms which shared the same 5＇UTR and coding region, but differed in the lengths of 3＇UTRs （515, 1 092 and 1 242 bp for isoforms-1, -2 and -3, respectively）. LdProDH encoded a 616 amino acid protein that showed high sequence similarity to ProDH-like proteins from other insect species. LdProDHwas expressed in the third and fourth instars larvae and adults, but not in pupae. Dietary ingestion of bacterially expressed LdProDH- dsRNA by adults significantly decreased its messenger RNA （mRNA） level, and caused an elevation of free proline content in the hemolymph. Further observation revealed that three canonical polyadenylation signals （AATAAA） were tandemly located in the 3＇UTR of isoform-3. The first, second and third polyadenylation sites gave rise to isoforms-1, -2 and -3, respectively. Analysis of the genomic DNA uncovered that the three isoforms resulted from alternative polyadenylation. The mRNA level of isoform-1, which expressed at low levels in pre-diapause adults, became abundant in post-diapause beetles. It is indicated that the LdProDH expression is fine-tuned through 3＇UTR to control proline catabolism for the season-dependent activity ofL. decemlineata adults.     

隐匿的对手

你知道吗?马铃薯甲虫已经从美国经欧洲进入我国,它可以把马铃薯、茄子、西红柿的叶子吃得精光,造成大面积减产甚至绝收。外来生物引发的生物入侵事件似乎是一个老生常谈的问题,已经让人们司空见惯了,所以它远不像生物安全中的转基因食品那样能够撩拨大众的神经。仔细回想一下,距今最近的、足以引发人们关注的生物入侵事件也是2002年的食人鲳事件,近些年来“生物入侵”一词逐渐淡出媒体。难道生     

甲虫在燕辽地区中生代非海相生态系统中的作用

昆虫是动物界分布最广、种类最多的一个类群,是无脊椎动物中唯一有翅的一个类群,也是陆生生物中最早具有飞翔能力的一个类群,具有扩散和迁飞的习性,是新领地的最早占领者、生态系统的开拓者,在生态系统中占据重要地位.甲虫由于身体强烈几丁质化,与其它昆虫相比,体壁相当坚硬,提高了对环境的抗逆性,分布相当广泛,成为昆虫纲最具多样性的一个类群,在生态系统中起着非常重要的作用.它们主要占据生态系统的第二营养级和第三营养级,处于食物链的中间,扮演了初级消费者和次级消费者的角色,连接着生产者和高级消费者,在维持食物链的连续以及保证物质循环、能量流动的顺利进行中起着不可替代的作用.一些腐食性或者碎食性甲虫扮演了分解者的角色.此外,一些访花类甲虫以及取食孢子或种子的甲虫对于植物的传粉以及促进植物与昆虫的协同进化具有重要意义.     

新烟碱类杀虫剂拌种对马铃薯甲虫幼虫食物利用和生长发育的影响

为研究马铃薯甲虫Leptinotarsa decemlineata（Say）幼虫取食新烟碱杀虫剂噻虫嗪和吡虫啉处理（有效成分18 g/100 kg种薯拌种）播种90 d后马铃薯叶片的消化吸收和生长发育情况,在室内采用重量法测定了幼虫取食量、体重增加量、食物利用率,近似消化率以及蛹重等营养指标。 结果表明：70%噻虫嗪种子处理可分散粉剂拌种后,马铃薯甲虫幼虫的取食量、体重增加量、食物利用率、食物转化率、近似消化率和相对生长率以及蛹重显著低于10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂拌种和空白对照（P＜0.05）,发育历期显著长于10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂拌种和空白对照（P＜0.05）;而10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂拌种后,马铃薯甲虫幼虫的取食量和3～4龄期的体重增加量与空白对照差异显著（P＜0.05）,蛹重、1～2龄幼虫的体重增长量、食物利用率、食物转化率、近似消化率、相对生长率和生长发育历期与空白对照差异不显著（P＞0.05）。 说明70%噻虫嗪种子处理可分散粉剂拌种对马铃薯甲虫幼虫的取食有显著抑制作用,不能很好地满足其生长发育营养物质的需要,幼虫取食其叶片后,近似消化率和相对生长速率显著降低,生长发育历期显著延长。 这有利于减少当季世代数,降低危害。