湿地松粉蚧本地寄生天敌-粉蚧长索跳小蜂

本文简要介绍了湿地松粉蚧在广东的发生、危害状况,描述了最近在疫区局部地区新发现的一种本地寄生蜂-粉蚧长索跳小蜂,并探讨其利用前景.     

湿地松粉蚧两种外引跳小蜂形态特征初步观察

简单介绍了从湿地松粉蚧原产地美国引进的两种寄生蜂——火炬松短索跳小蜂（松粉蚧抑虱跳小蜂）Acerophagus coccois Smith、迪氏跳小蜂Zarhopalus debarri Sun的形态特征。认识这一特征有助于林间调查寄生蜂种群鉴定与引进蜂控制作用的评价。     

湿地松粉蚧三种寄生蜂蛹及蛹壳的比较

本文主要通过对湿地松粉蚧Oracella acuta(Lobdell)两种引进天敌迪氏跳小蜂Zarhopalus debarri、火炬松短索跳小蜂Acerophagus coccois与本地天敌粉蚧长索跳小蜂Anagyrusdactylopii(Howard)的蛹及蛹壳的比较,指出可通过寄生蜂蛹及蛹壳的形状、颜色、羽化孔、表面结构特征等对上述三种寄生蜂进行区分.     

扶桑绵粉蚧寄生性天敌班氏跳小蜂生物学研究

本文对扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley的重要天敌班氏跳小蜂Aenasius bambawalei Hayat(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)的雌雄形态特征、发育起点温度和有效积温、在长沙地区的理论发生代数进行了研究。结果表明:班氏跳小蜂是扶桑绵粉蚧若虫-成虫期寄生蜂;在28℃下,班氏跳小蜂一代的历期为17.8d;成虫、卵、幼虫和蛹的发育起点温度分别为:14.42、15.29、14.89、15.18℃,发生一代的发育起点温度为14.62℃;成虫、卵、幼虫和蛹的有效积温分别为87.92、9.74、68.41、75.84日·度,发生一代的有效积温为249.92日·度;由此预测班氏跳小蜂在长沙地区一年可发生9代。     

杀虫剂对湿地松粉蚧种群及其天敌的影响

湿地松粉蚧是于1988年传入我国广东省的一种重要林业外来入侵害虫。现在该害虫在我国的分布面积为35.52万公顷,严重影响着我国南方松林的生长健康。该害虫在其原产地美国南方并不造成大的危害,也不是一种主要害虫。只有当大量应用杀虫剂防治其它害虫时,由于杀死了其天敌,湿地松粉蚧种群才会明显增长。为控制这一外来入侵害虫,中美两国于1995年开展了从美国引进天敌防治广东省湿地松粉蚧的林业合作项目。本文报道了1996～1997年间在美国南方三个种子园使用杀虫剂防治球果种实害虫时,杀虫剂对湿地松粉蚧种群及其两种主要天敌有明显的影响,这也间接地说明了寄生性天敌对湿地松粉蚧在自然条件下的控制作用。相关分析显示湿地松粉蚧种群数量与其天敌是密切相关的,但杀虫剂可以打破这种平衡。这一方面说明从美国引进天敌防治湿地松粉蚧是可行的,另一方面也显示在美国采集湿地松粉蚧天敌应在使用过杀虫剂后的林分中。     

四索跳小蜂属二新种(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)

本文记述跳小蜂科四索跳小蜂属二新种,白轮蚧四索跳小蜂Ｐｌａｇｉｏｍｅｒｕｓ ａｕｌａｃａｓｐｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和大棒四索跳小蜂Ｐｌａｇｉｏｍｅｒｕｓ ｍａｇｎｉｃｌａｖｕｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．标本采自云南省,从柑桔上的盾蚧育得。     

扶桑绵粉蚧虫态对班氏跳小蜂寄生适合性的影响

为明确寄主虫态对班氏跳小蜂适合度的影响,在实验室条件下\[温度(27±1) ℃,相对湿度(70±5)%,光周期14L∶10D\]测定了寄生于不同发育阶段(3龄若虫和雌成虫)扶桑绵粉蚧的班氏跳小蜂子代性比和个体大小.结果表明: 寄生扶桑绵粉蚧雌成虫的班氏跳小蜂的子代雌雄性比、个体体长和后足胫节的长度均明显高于寄生3龄若虫,且个体体长与后足胫节长度之间有显著的相关性.扶桑绵粉蚧3龄若虫个体大小显著影响班氏跳小蜂子代个体大小,而雌成虫的个体大小对该蜂子代大小无显著影响.
     

班氏跳小蜂对寄主龄期选择的研究

班氏跳小蜂Aenasiusbam bawalei Hayat是扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley的优势种寄生蜂。本文研究了在限制选择和自由选择的条件下,扶桑绵粉蚧的2龄若虫、3龄若虫和雌成虫对该蜂的寄生率、发育历期、子代性比和个体大小的影响。结果表明:在两种选择条件下,班氏跳小蜂对扶桑绵粉蚧3龄若虫的寄生率显著高于对雌成虫和2龄若虫的寄生率,但寄生粉蚧雌成虫的子代雌雄性比显著高于寄生3龄若虫或2龄若虫的性比;在两种选择条件下,雌蜂在寄主三种虫龄(态)上的发育历期差异不显著,但是雄蜂在粉蚧雌成虫中的发育历期显著长于寄生2龄若虫或3龄若虫的发育历期;在两种选择条件下,寄生于粉蚧雌成虫的子代雌蜂和雄蜂的个体都是最大,其后足胫节长度显著长于寄生于2龄若虫或3龄若虫的子代胫节的长度。     

红火蚁与扶桑绵粉蚧互惠关系对松粉蚧抑虱跳小蜂和美棘蓟马的影响

蚂蚁与蜜源昆虫互作是物种间重要的关系之一,发挥着重要的生态功能。红火蚁Solenopsis invicta Buren是重要的入侵害虫,对生物多样性的影响已被熟知,但它与蜜源昆虫互作的生态学效应却不被充分理解。本研究评价了红火蚁与扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley这两种入侵害虫之间的互作对寄生性天敌和粉蚧竞争性昆虫的影响。研究发现红火蚁的照看显著减少了寄主植物上粉蚧重要寄生蜂松粉蚧抑虱跳小蜂Aenasius bambawalei Hayat的种群数量,提高了寄主上粉蚧的存活率,有利于寄主上粉蚧种群的扩增和繁殖。同时红火蚁的存在也显著降低扶桑寄主上粉蚧竞争性昆虫美棘蓟马Echinothrips americanus Morgan成虫和幼虫的数量,抑制了美棘蓟马种群的竞争力,使得粉蚧可以占有更多的寄主植物,为粉蚧种群的繁殖提供了更好的条件。可见,红火蚁与扶桑绵粉蚧的互惠关系的生态效应可能是通过它们与多物种互作综合形成的结果。     

葡萄绵蜡蚧的重要寄生蜂——多孔阔柄跳小蜂(膜翅目:跳小蜂科)

记述了西藏昌都地区葡萄绵蜡蚧Pulvinaria vitis （Linnaeus）的重要寄生蜂多孔阔柄跳小蜂Metaphycus annasor Guerrieri ＆ Noyes,该种为中国新记录种。研究标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所。     

Predicting development of the mealybug parasitoids Anagyrus pseudococci, Leptomastix dactylopii and Leptomastidae abnormis under glasshouse conditions

Developmental rates of three encyrtid mealybug parasitoids were examined under constant, cycling and glasshouse temperatures. Under constant conditions the rate of development increased with rising temperature up to 35°C, but a constant 40°C was lethal. Under cycling conditions, 12 h periods at 40°C could be tolerated. Developmental rates under cycling conditions could be calculated from constant temperature data, by incrementing development on an h/h basis. A new technique was developed to determine the lower thresholds for development, using cycling regimes and to calculate the rates of development over short periods at high temperature. A previously untested polynomial regression technique was used to predict mean developmental periods under glasshouse conditions. These predictions were considerably more accurate than day-degree (D^o) predictions when substantial periods at extreme temperatures were involved, but not significantly different from day-degree predictions under hot-house conditions. In addition a method was developed to calculate a 95% range for emergence, which gave consistently good estimates of first and last eclosion observed under fluctuating conditions.

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Résumé Les vitesses de développement de 3 parasitoïdes de cochenilles ont été étudiées dans les conditions de température de serre, avec thermopériode ou en température constante. En conditions constantes, la vitesse augmente jusqu'à 35°C, mais est létale à 40°C. Avec thermopériode, une thermophase de 40°C peut être tolérée pendant 12 heures. Les vitesses de développement sous thermopériodes pourraient être calculées à partir des données obtenues en conditions constantes, modifiées en fonction des durées respectives des cryophases et thermophases. Une méthode originale est présentée pour obtenir les seuils inférieurs de développement, en utilisant des thermopériodes, et pour calculer les vitesses de développement à températures élevées.Une méthode de régression polynomiale, non vérifiée préalablement, a été utilisée pour prévoir les durées moyennes des développements sous serre. Ces estimations sont beaucoup plus sûres que les prédictions basées sur le concept de degré-jour (D^o), lorsque les températures extrêmes durent longtemps, mais en serre chaude elles ne présentent aucune différence significative. De plus, une méthode d'évaluation des 95% d'émergences, a donné de bonnes estimations des premières et dermières émergences en conditions périodiques.

     

Intraguild predation of Planococcus ficus parasitoids Anagyrus pseudococci and Leptomastix dactylopii by Nephus kreissli

Intraguild predation of the mealybug parasitoids Anagyrus pseudococci (Girault), and Leptomastix dactylopii Howard (Hymenoptera: Encrytidae) by Nephus kreissli Fürsch & Uygun (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was studied. The latter is a native predator of the important pest Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on grapevines in Turkey. For this purpose, P. ficus of different ages parasitised by A. pseudococci or L. dactylopii, or by both A. pseudococci and L. dactylopii, were served to fourth instars and adults of N. kreissli as food. Experiments were conducted using two different treatments: no-choice (served unparasitised or only one stage of parasitised mealybug) and choice (served unparasitised and only one age of parasitised mealybug together), under controlled environmental conditions. Both fourth instars and adult predators were fed on two- and four-day-old mealybugs parasitised by A. pseudococci or on two-, four- and six-day-old mealybugs parasitised by L. dactylopii or by either A. pseudococci or L. dactylopii. The predators could not consume six-day-old mealybugs parasitised by A. pseudococci, eight-day-old mealybugs parasitised by L. dactylopii, or those parasitised by either of these parasitoids which had become mummified. While it was found that the adult predators preferred parasitised mealybugs to unparasitised, the larvae did not show a pronounced preference between parasitised and unparasitised mealybugs (except for mealybugs parasitised by A. pseudococci).     

Intraspecific larval competition in two solitary parasitoids, Apoanagyrus (Epidinocarsis) lopezi and Leptomastix dactylopii

Analysis of total aromatic amino acid (free and bound) in some cucumber accessions selected previously for resistance to western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) [Thysanoptera: Thripidae], indicated that low concentrations of these essential nutrients, relative to total leaf protein, were correlated with a reduction in damage by the insect. Further analysis of samples of four important horticultural crops (lettuce, tomato, pepper and cucumber) with unknown levels of resistance to thrips showed a significant genotypic variation in the concentrations of total aromatic amino acids relative to the total leaf protein. Accessions from each crop with low or high concentrations of aromatic amino acids in proteins were exposed to thrips larvae. Regression analysis showed a highly significant positive correlation between aromatic amino acid concentration in leaf protein and thrips damage, regardless of crop species. It is concluded that higher concentrations of aromatic amino acids in plant proteins are important for successful thrips development. These results provide plant breeders with a promising tool for indirect selection without using undesirable insect bioassays.     

Exploitative competition between two seed parasites on the common sedge, Carex nigra

We present results from a two-year experiment studying the competitive interaction between the gall mite Phytoptus caricis and the smut fungus Anthracoidea heterospora . A factorial addition/removal experiment showed that a negative interaction occurs between A. heterospora and P. caricis , presumably due to competitive interactions in the early infection process of their shared resource, developing utricles on the common sedge, C. nigra . Strong effects of interspecific competition for both species were only evident in 1995 while A. heterospora showed some signs of suffering negative effects from competition also in 1994. Results thus suggest that significant effects of competitive interaction may only be apparent when densities of the two competitors are fairly high. The interaction was strongly asymmetric, with A. heterospora being more affected by the presence of P. caricis than vice versa. Estimates of interaction strength for A. heterospora were about twice as large compared to that for P. caricis . The difference in interaction was significant when data were pooled over the two years of the study. The study highlights the need to consider interspecific interactions between different plant parasites when studying the effects of plant pathogens.     

Field evidence for apparent competition mediated via the shared parasites of two gamebird species

Although apparent competition mediated via shared parasites is potentially an important force influencing community structure, there is limited evidence to demonstrate its occurrence in the field. Here we show that the intensity of infection by the caecal nematode Heterakis gallinarum picked up by naive grey partridges, both maintained in pens and released on six gamebird estates in the UK, is significantly correlated with the intensity of infection recorded in the previous year from pheasants on those estates. Furthermore, the worm burdens picked up appeared to be sufficient to negatively influence host condition. These results provide evidence that infection from pheasants determines the worm burdens of partridges in the field, supporting the hypothesis that parasite-mediated apparent competition with the pheasant may be a factor influencing the decline and subsequent recovery of wild grey partridges.     

Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition

The competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (both Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), exotic parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) was studied in the laboratory. No significant differences were found in the way each parasitoid species examined, attacked, stung, and oviposited into hosts, unparasitized, or previously parasitized by the other species. This suggests that neither species discriminates against each other. The total number of parasitoids of either species emerging did not significantly differ between competition experiments. When A. mangicola was the first parasitoid to attack a host, it had no significant advantage over G. tebygi. However, when A. mangicola followed G. tebygi by either 4 or 24 h, it clearly won. Overall A. mangicola won the competition in 70.9% of all cases. The level of the competition, either at the egg or larval stage, and factors responsible for the elimination of older larvae by younger ones could not be assessed in these experiments. The coexistence of the two parasitoids as complementary for the biological control of the mango mealybug is discussed.     

The distribution and prevalence of helminths,coccidia and blood parasites in two competing species of gecko: implications for apparent competition

Across the Pacific the invading gecko species Hemidactylus frenatus has competitively displaced the resident gecko species Lepidodactylus lugubris in urban/surburban habitats. Do parasites enhance, inhibit, orhave no effect on this invasion? Parasites can confer an advantage to an invading species when the invader (1) introduces a new parasite to a resident species that has a greater detrimental effect on the resident than the invader, (2) is less susceptible to endemic parasites than the resident, and/or (3) increases the susceptibility of the resident to parasites. Conversely, parasites may protect a resident against invasion when endemic parasites have a greater impact on the invader than the resident. We screened more than one thousand H. frenatus and L. lugubris in areas of sympatry and allopatry from 28 islands and 5 sites on mainland Asia for a broad array of blood parasites, coccidia and helminths in order to evaluate the potential for parasites to affect their interaction. We found that 1) There were no parasites which appear to protect L. lugubris against invasion by H. frenatus. 2) H. frenatus does not introduce the same parasite to L. lugubris in every location where the two come in to contact, but probably has introduced different parasites in different locations. L. lugubris also seems to have introduced at least one parasite to H. frenatus. 3) The prevalence of parasite species shared by the two hosts is generally higher in H. frenatus; however, prevalence is determined by many factors and cannot be directly translated as susceptibility. We discuss the implications of this difference in prevalence for the Red Queen hypothesis. 4) The prevalence of the cestode Cylindrotaenia sp. is significantly higher in L. lugubris that are sympatric with H. frenatus than those which are allopatric.     

Low migration decreases interference competition among parasites and increases virulence

Competition among different parasite genotypes within a host is predicted to affect virulence. The direction of this effect, however, depends critically on the mechanisms that parasites use to compete or to cooperate with each other. One mechanism that bacteria use to compete with each other is via the production of bacteria-killing toxins, called bacteriocins. This warfare among parasites within a host is predicted to reduce the rate of host exploitation, resulting in lower virulence. By contrast, if parasites within a host are highly related, there could be a reduction in within-host conflict, increasing virulence. We examined this idea by allowing an insect-parasitic nematode (Steinernema carpocapsae) and its symbiotic bacteria (Xenorhabdus nematophila) to evolve for 20 passages under two different migration treatments (low and high). We found that host mortality rates were higher in the low-migration treatment when compared with the high-migration treatment. In addition, bacteria isolated from the same insect host inhibited each other's growth, but only in the high-migration treatment. These results show that population structure and interactions among parasites within hosts can be critical to understanding virulence.