库蚊虫霉的形态及不同因子对分生孢子萌发的影响

对1987年5月福建南平库蚊上的虫霉流行病进行观察和鉴定,结果表明库蚊虫霉(Entomophthora culicis)是流行病的主要病原菌(92.4％),其次为弯孢虫疫霉(Eryniacurvispora)(2.9％),同时在库蚊的个体上存在着这两种虫霉的复合感染(4.7％)。库蚊虫霉分生孢子钟罩形,基部平截,端部尖突。分生孢子10.3×13.3-6.6×11.6μm,平均12.1±0.15×9.0±0.15μm,长径比1.40—1.75。休眠孢子内生或外生,平均27.1±0.14μm。假根粗大,无固着器,囊状体缺乏。在蛋黄培养基上生长微弱。对不同因子影响分生孢子萌发进行了初步的研究。     

弯孢虫疫霉的分离和鉴定

1984—1987年,在福建的南平、福州、南安等地持续发生了由弯孢虫疫霉(Eryniacurvlspora)感染而引起库蚊(culex sp.)成虫死亡的流行病,病原菌分生孢子梗掌状分枝;分生孢子浅绿色,窄而长,略弯曲,单核,双囊壁,含有多个小脂肪粒,大小29.7—39.6×13.2—19.8(平均32.5×16.1)μm,长宽比1.5—3.0(平均2.0);次生分生孢子梨形,基部为钝的乳突,中间有一大的脂肪粒,孢子大小16.6—19.9×11.6—14.9(平均18.7×13.7)μm;休眠孢子球形,棕褐色,直径23.2—33.2(平均29.5)μm;有假根及囊状体。     

库蚊属一新种记述：双翅目：蚊科

本文记述发现于云南省的库蚊属一新种,巨叶库蚊Culex(Eumelanomyia)megafolius sp.nov.并对其亲缘种巨端库蚊 Cx.(Eum.)macrastylus和山栖库蚊 Cx.(Eum.)oresbius进行分类讨论。     

Larvivorous fishes fail to control mosquitoes in experimental rice plots

The individual and interactive effects of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis Baird and Girard) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque) populations on densities of mosquito immatures and other aquatic fauna were assessed in experimental rice plots over a 12 week period. Mosquitofish, stocked at a much higher rate (2318 per ha) than is usually used in commercial rice fields, increased 88-fold in numbers per minnow trap over a ten week period. Adult green sunfish (7–10 cm TL), stocked at the same rate as mosquitofish, reproduced in the rice plots, but reproductive success was strongly associated with plot depth. Mosquitofish numbers were significantly lower in plots stocked with green sunfish early in the season but this difference soon disappeared. Significant reductions in densities of the immature stages of the mosquito, Culex tarsalis Coquillet, by the fishes were not demonstrated by analyses of variance and covariance (mosquitofish may have provided some control during the very last week [Blaustein, 1990]). Populations of the mosquito, Anopheles freeborni Aitken, were not significantly reduced by mosquitofish except during the last week. A. freeborni populations were significantly higher in the green sunfish treatment than in the control and mosquitofish treatment. Numbers of notonectids (predators of mosquitoes) were depressed in all fish treatments. This may have indirectly contributed to the ineffectiveness of the fishes to control mosquitoes. Other invertebrate predators of mosquitoes were not reduced significantly by the fishes. Similarly, these fishes had little effect on microcrustaceans and chironomids. These fauna, by serving as alternative prey, may have reduced predation intensity on mosquitoes. These results demonstrate that high stocking rates and high population growth of mosquitofish will not necessarily provide control of mosquitoes in rice fields.     

The influence of ecological factors on mosquito abundance and occurrence in Galápagos

We sampled mosquitoes across 18 sites established at different elevations and stretching from the north to the south of Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos. Two commonly occurring species, Ae. taeniorhynchus and Cx. quinquefasciatus, were collected along with environmental variables characteristic of the trapping sites to assess their influence on mosquito abundance and occurrence in the dry season of 2015. We captured Ae. taeniorhynchus at 14 out of 18 sites and Cx. quinquefasciatus at low and high elevation sites on Santa Cruz. We utilized two generalized linear models; the first assessed the influence of environmental variables on abundances of Ae. taeniorhynchus and the second assessed the influence of these variables on the presence of Cx. quinquefasciatus. Populations of both mosquito species declined with elevation. Rainfall data were limited, as we sampled during the dry season of 2015. Distance to mangroves and maximum humidity were significant in influencing the abundance of Ae. taeniorhynchus, while maximum humidity was found to significantly influence the presence of Cx. quinquefasciatus. Both species occurred in sites where temperature, precipitation, and humidity should allow for mosquito development as well as parasitic development of the protozoan parasites that cause avian malaria. Further research involving year‐round sampling of mosquitoes and accompanying meteorological data as well as experimental studies on vector competence are required to understand disease dynamics of parasites such as avian malaria in Galápagos.     

Diversity and seasonal abundances of mosquitoes at potential arboviral transmission sites in two different climate zones in Switzerland

Pathogens of medical or veterinary significance that are transmitted by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are (re‐)emerging in Europe [e.g. West Nile virus (WNV), Dirofilaria nematodes]. Little is known about the spatiotemporal abundances of mosquito species in Switzerland. Therefore, mosquito population dynamics were investigated, focusing on areas of risk for sylvatic or synanthropic transmission, such as natural sites and suburban sites on either side of the Alpine crest. Repeated collections were made using Centers for Disease Control (CDC) traps, juvenile sampling and ovitrapping. A total of 122 831 mosquito specimens of 21 taxa were identified. Levels of mosquito species richness were similar at suburban sites and in natural zones in Switzerland. Mosquito abundances and seasonality were analysed with generalized linear mixed models based on 382 CDC trap samples (29 454 females) and revealed Aedes annulipes/cantans, Aedes geniculatus, Aedes japonicus, Aedes sticticus, Aedes vexans, Coquillettidia richiardii and Culex pipiens/torrentium as the dominant species overall. Abundances of these species were season‐dependent in most cases. There was an effect of site with regard to abundance (higher in natural zones), but not with respect to seasonality. Together with data on vector competence and the host preferences of different species, the present data contribute to assessments of risk for pathogen transmission. For example, both natural and suburban environments seem feasible as sites for amplification cycles of WNV and transmission to mammals.     

The evolutionary fate of heterogeneous gene duplications: A precarious overdominant equilibrium between environment,sublethality and complementation

Gene duplications occur at a high rate. Although most appear detrimental, some homogeneous duplications (identical gene copies) can be selected for beneficial increase in produced proteins. Heterogeneous duplications, which combine divergent alleles of a single locus, are seldom studied due to the paucity of empirical data. We investigated their role in an ongoing adaptive process at the ace‐1 locus in Culex pipiens mosquitoes. We assessed the worldwide diversity of the ace‐1 alleles (single‐copy, susceptible S and insecticide‐resistant R, and duplicated D that pair one S and one R copy), analysed their phylogeography and measured their fitness to understand their early dynamics using population genetics models. It provides a coherent and comprehensive evolutionary scenario. We show that D alleles are present in most resistant populations and display a higher diversity than R alleles (27 vs. 4). Most appear to result from independent unequal crossing‐overs between local single‐copy alleles, suggesting a recurrent process. Most duplicated alleles have a limited geographic distribution, probably resulting from their homozygous sublethality (HS phenotype). In addition, heterozygotes carrying different HS D alleles showed complementation, indicating different recessive lethal mutations. Due to mosaic insecticide control practices, balancing selection (overdominance) plays a key role in the early dynamics of heterogeneous duplicated alleles; it also favours a high local polymorphism of HS D alleles in natural populations (overdominance reinforced by complementation). Overall, our study shows that the evolutionary fate of heterogeneous duplications (and their long‐term role) depends on finely balanced selective pressures due to the environment and to their genomic structure.     

STUDIES OF ESTERASE GENE AMPLIFICATION IN ORGANOPHOSPHATE RESISTANT CULEX PIPIENS COMPLEX FROM AMERICA AND CHINA*

Abstract Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of Beijing and Californian populations of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes revealed that the enzyme Mlul produced a band of 49kb. This probably is one whole amplification unit, the largest fragment found so far in the mosquitoes. The method for the preparation of large DNA molecules was described and the electrophoretic condition for the separation of large DNA molecules is discussed.     

中美有机磷杀虫药剂抗性库蚊复合种群酯酶基因扩增的研究(英文)

用脉冲电场凝胶电泳技术,从北京和美国加州的有机磷杀虫药剂抗性库蚊复合品系中分离出一条49kb的酯酶基因扩增片段。该片段可能是一个完整的扩增单元,也是迄今分离出的最大的一条昆虫酯酶基因扩增片段,扩增基因结构的研究正在进行之中。本文还重点讨论了DNA大片段的制备方法和脉冲电场电泳分离技术。