Antibiosis and antixenosis of chrysanthemum cultivars to the aphidAphis gossypii

An assessment was made of the antibiotic and antixenotic resistance of three cultivars of autumn flowering chrysanthemum (derived fromDendranthema morifolium (Ramat) Tzvelev andD. indicum (L.) Desmoulins) to the aphidAphis gossypii Glover. Antibiosis was also assessed at the top, middle and lower leaves of the plant. The three cultivars showed a range of resistance with Hero being the most susceptible, Surfine the most resistant and Purple Anne intermediate. There was a trend for antibiosis to improve with position down the plant, however there were cultivar by position interactions. Antixenosis was assessed at two levels, the first being under conditions where the aphid had complete access to the plant in caged choice assays and the second being under conditions where the aphid only had host odour to assess under olfactometer choice conditions. Preferences under the caged choice conditions found Hero to be the most preferred cultivar while there was no preference shown between Purple Anne and Surfine. However, olfactometer assessments showed Hero to be the least preferred of the three cultivars and, again, no preferences could be found between Purple Anne and Surfine.     

The biology and energetics of the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae, living in galls of the apple aphids Dysaphis devecta and Aphis pomi

A non-gall-forming aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, was reared within the galls of Dysaphis devecta and Aphis pomi which had been induced in apple seedlings. Similar aphids were also reared on ungalled seedling leaves of a similar age and also on mature leaves and in old galls.There is a weak positive linear relationship between lipid content and pre-reproductive adult dry weight, but aphids living on young galled or ungalled plant tissue have 30% lipid compared to 11% for aphids living on old plant tissue. Adult aphids gradually decline in weight, losing between 24% and 38% of their pre-reproductive biomass before death. The energy content of this loss subsidieses reproduction. Reproduction of aphids feeding in old galls or on mature leaves was negligible, but on younger tissues average fecundity was 31, there being little difference between aphids living on galled and ungalled tissue. There is no simple relationship between pre-reproductive adult embryo content and fecundity.The principal factor mediating honeydew production was aphid size and this factor overrides any variation caused by different feeding sites. Honeydew production averaged 0.43 mg during a life of 30 days. Aphids successfully completing their life cycle have a life-time energy consumption of 30.58 joules of which 18% is lost as heat during respiration (R), 30% is contained in honeydew (F+U), 1% is contained in exuviae (Pe). Larval growth accounts for 17% (Pg), and adult reproduction for 34% (Pr).The P/C ratio for M. euphorbiae is 53% and is broadly comparable with aphids living on herbaceous plants.

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Résumé Un puceron ne formant pas de galles, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, a été élevé dans des galles de Dysaphis devecta et Aphis pomi formées sur semis de pommiers. D'autres M. euphorbiae ont été élevés sur feuilles sans galles du même âge provenent de semis identiques, sur feuilles mûres et sur vieilles galles.Il y a une faible relation positive linéaire entre la teneur en lipides et le poids sec des adultes avant la reproduction, mais les pucerons élevés sur tissus végétaux jeunes avec ou sans galles contiennent 30% de lipides contre 11% pour ceux élevés sur tissus âgés. Le poids des pucerons adultes diminue progressivement, la perte avant la mort se situant entre 24 et 38% de la biomasse avant la reproduction. Le contenu énergétique de ces pertes alimente la reproduction. La reproduction de pucerons consommant les vieilles galles ou les feuilles mûres était négligeable, mais sur jeunes tissus la fécondité moyenne était de 31-avec peu de différences entre pucerons sur galles ou feuilles-. Il n'y a pas de corrélation simple entre le contenu en embryon des adultes avant la reproduction et la fécondité.Le principal paramètre conditionnant la production de miellat est la taille du puceron; ce paramètre surpasse toute variation provoquée par les divers lieux d'alimentation. La production moyenne de miellat est de 0,43-mg pendant une vie de 30 jours. Les pucerons accomplissant leur cycle avec succès utilisent pendant leur vie 30,58 joules, dont 18% sont dissipés sous forme de chaleur pendant la respiration (R); le contenu du miellat (F+U) correspond à 30%, et 1% est contenu dans l'exuvie (Pe). La croissance larvaire (Pg) utilise 17%, et l'activité reproductrice des adultes (Pr) 34% de l'énergie. Le rapport P/C-53% pour M. euphorbiae-est globalement comparable à celui des pucerons vivant sur plantes herbacées.

     

Variability in the transmission efficiency of potyviruses by different clones ofAphis gossypii

A sample of seventy-twoAphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) clones was collected in south-eastern France. The efficiency of these clones to transmit a potyvirus (papaya ringspot virus T-strain) was assessed in controlled conditions. In a first screening, the virus was transmitted by all clones and a 3.5-fold difference between the most and least efficient clones was obtained. During subsequent trials, which were carried out to confirm the differences in the transmission efficiency of these clones, only one clone proved to be more efficient than the others. This difference appeared consistent over a 1-year period, and was also confirmed with 4 other related potyviruses.

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Résumé Un échantillon de 72 clones deA. gossypii a été collecté dans le Sud-Est de la France. L'efficacité de transmission d'un potyvirus (PRSV-T) a été mesurée en conditions contr?lées pour chacun de ces clones. Un premier screening a permis de montrer que tous les clones transmettaient ce virus, et qu'un rapport de 3,5 existait entre l'efficacité de transmission du clone le plus efficace et celle du clone le moins efficace. Au cours des essais ultérieurs destinés à confirmer ces différences, un seul clone s'est montré significativement plus efficace que les autres. Cette différence s'est maintenue pendant la période d'essais (1 an). Elle s'est reproduite avec 4 autre potyvirus apparentés.

     

Predatory mirids of the green apple aphidAphis pomi,the two-spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae and the European red mitePanonychus ULMI in apple orchards in Québec

The incidence of predation of eight species of predacious mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) present in an apple orchard of Québec on the green apple aphid, two-spotted spider mite and European red mite were investigated. The daily consumption rates varied from 1–2 green apple aphids forHyaliodes vitripennis Say andCampylomma verbasci Meyer to 7–9 aphids forDeraeocoris fasciolus Knight andLepidopsallus minisculus Knight.H. vitripennis consumed significantly more mites than the other mirid species with 26 and 18 mites per day for the two-spotted spider mite and the European red mite respectively. The combined use ofH. vitripennis andL. minisculus is suggested for the control of phytophagous mites. This paper is contribution No. 335/91.06.02R, Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.     

The induction of normal and teratoid viviparae by a juvenile hormone and kinoprene in two species of aphids

ABSTRACT. Topical application of a juvenile hormone (JH1) and the JH mimic, kinoprene, to short-day, ovipara-producers of Megoura viciae usually leads to the production of oviparous/viviparous intermediate forms in the progeny sequence, in place of the expected sexual females (oviparae). The ovaries of these abnormal forms may contain embryos rather than the haploid yolky eggs of oviparae; 'mixed' ovaries containing both haploid eggs and embryos are also observed. The intermediates range in form from winged (alate) to wingless (apterous). The fully alate individuals usually contain only parthenogenetic ovaries but differ from the naturally occurring alate viviparae in that they are invariably infertile, have fewer antennal sense organs and often bear pheromone releasing glands on the metathoracic tibiae. The hormonally induced production of normal viviparae is difficult in this species but has been achieved by rearing short-day aphids on kinoprene-treated bean plants.
In Aphis fabae similar oviparous/viviparous teratomorphs have been reported and, in addition, single JH1 treatments were shown to induce normal viviparae at the end of the progeny sequence. Multiple applications, beginning prenatally and continuing through the postnatal development of the gynopara (winged ovipara-producer), showed that the numbers of viviparae born were related to the earliness of the treatment and to the dosage. The results are compared with the effect of a switch in photoperiod and discussed in relation to the endocrine control of aphid polymorphism.     

Aphid population abundance and pestiferous effect on various bean plant species

The population abundance, infestation, and harmful effects of the aphid Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) were studied on four bean plant species, namely the country bean (Lablab purpureus var. BARI Seem 1), the yard‐long bean (Vigna sesquipedalis var. BARI Borboti 1), the hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab var. BARI Seem 6), and the bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var. BARI Jar Seem 3). Aphid abundance and infestation on the leaves, inflorescences, flowers, and pods differed significantly among the bean plant species, with P. vulgaris and V. sesquipedalis having the lowest and highest results, respectively. Aphid severity grade and the number of trichomes of the bean plant species were negatively correlated. The duration of the growth stages among the bean plant species were significantly different, with V. sesquipedalis having the shortest durations. Aphid abundance and infestation significantly affected the physical and phytochemical characteristics of the bean plant species. The highest reduction of number of leaves, flower inflorescences, and pod inflorescences per plant, and moisture and chlorophyll content in the leaves was found in L. purpureus. The results for V. sesquipedalis revealed the highest reduction in plant height, seed weight, and pH, while those of D. lablab showed the highest reduction in leaf area.     

大豆蚜Kazal型丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂基因AgKaSPI 对蜡蚧刺束梗孢菌侵染的表达响应

【目的】探究Kazal型丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂KaSPI在大豆蚜Aphis glycines的生长发育、消化和免疫防御等过程中的作用。【方法】基于大豆蚜转录组数据PCR克隆大豆蚜Kazal型丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂基因cDNA序列;qRT-PCR分别检测AgKaSPI在大豆蚜1-4龄若虫和成虫以及蜡蚧刺束梗孢菌Akanthomyces     

Genotype‐by‐genotype specificity remains robust to average temperature variation in an aphid/endosymbiont/parasitoid system

Genotype‐by‐genotype interactions demonstrate the existence of variation upon which selection acts in host–parasite systems at respective resistance and infection loci. These interactions can potentially be modified by environmental factors, which would entail that different genotypes are selected under different environmental conditions. In the current study, we checked for a G × G × E interaction in the context of average temperature and the genotypes of asexual lines of the endoparasitoid wasp Lysiphlebus fabarum and isolates of Hamiltonella defensa, a protective secondary endosymbiont of the wasp's host, the black bean aphid Aphis fabae. We exposed genetically identical aphids harbouring different isolates of H. defensa to three asexual lines of the parasitoid and measured parasitism success under three different temperatures (15, 22 and 29 °C). Although there was clear evidence for increased susceptibility to parasitoids at the highest average temperature and a strong G × G interaction between the host's symbionts and the parasitoids, no modifying effect of temperature, that is, no significant G × G × E interaction, was detected. This robustness of the observed specificity suggests that the relative fitness of different parasitoid genotypes on hosts protected by particular symbionts remains uncomplicated by spatial or temporal variation in temperature, which should facilitate biological control strategies.     

Estimation of economic injury level of Aphis craccivora Koch. (Homoptera: Aphididae) infesting faba bean in new reclaimed area

This work was based on field screening procedure to detect the population density of Aphis craccivora for two successive seasons (2004–2005) and (2005–2006) to emphasis the relation between the economic injury level (EIL) and yield loss.

Results obtained showed that the equilibrium position (steady point) during the first and second season was 9.06 and 3.32 individuals/five leaflets, respectively, while the injury level was 3.4 and 1.16 individuals/leaflets. When the bean plant was subjected to three successive insecticidal applications during the early growing, season is sufficient to decrease the yield loss significantly (yield capacity 21.43 Ard./fed.) with comparing to untreated plant (14.98 Ard./fed.), while the plants exposure for one treatment was 17.36 Ard./fed. The EIL was 8.6 individual of aphids/plant depending on the market price of bean and control cost during the season.     

Aphids decelerate litter nitrogen mineralisation through changes in litter quality

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