棉铃虫4龄幼虫的摄食行为和中肠蛋白酶活性的变化

通过测定棉铃虫4龄幼虫,每隔12 h的摄食量、体重净增量以及丝氨酸蛋白酶活性的变化,揭示了它的取食行为及中肠蛋白酶活性的变化规律。结果表明:棉铃虫4龄幼虫取食及消化呈有规律的变化,蜕皮后4龄初,摄食量、体重净增量、类胰蛋白酶、类胰凝乳蛋白酶和总蛋白酶活性均逐渐增加;进入中期(36～48 h),各项指标达到最高值;其后,随着摄食量的下降,各项指标逐渐下降。同时, 连续观察幼虫取食高峰期的取食行为6 h,结果表明: 其间一次连续取食的平均时间为(3.6±0.4) min/次, 总平均取食时间为(62.4±8.9) min,约占整个时间的1/6。该文还对棉铃虫4龄幼虫不同时段取食行为与蛋白酶活性变化之间的相关性及调控机制作了初步讨论。

CHANGES OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR AND MIDGUT PROTEASE ACTIVITIES OF LARVAL HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA DURING THE FOURTH INSTAR

Change patterns of feeding and midgut protease activities of larval Helicoverpa armigera during the fourth instar were investigated. It was shown that food amount eaten by the larvae and body weight gain of the larvae were low at the beginning and the end of instar and peaked at the middle of the instar. Activities of trypsin like enzyme, chymotrypsin like enzyme and total proteolysis showed concurrent change patterns with the feeding amount during the 4th instar. Larval ingestion exhibited continuous feeding pattern, and feeding actions took about one sixth of the total time.