SOIL SAMPLING FOR WHEAT-BLOSSOM MIDGES

A method of assessing the population of wheat-blossom midges by the recovery of the cocoons from soil is described.
In the dry summer of 1947, considerable numbers of larvae of Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin were still in the ears at the time of harvesting. Burning the straw immediately after combining may considerably reduce the numbers of midges.
The majority of the larvae are found in the top 3 in. of the soil although a considerable number may be found from 3 to 6 in. Headland infestations may be lighter than the rest of the field.
Cocoons of S. mosellana remain viable in the soil for several years, and 150,000 per acre were recovered in February 1951 from a field which had not had a wheat crop since 1944. At the same time 50,000 Contarinia tritici Kirby cocoons per acre were found in a field which was last under wheat in 1947.
Viable pupae were successfully obtained by soil sampling, and the pupation in the soil and subsequent emergence of the midges can be followed. Thus it is possible also to estimate the numbers of midges that will emerge.
Progress has been made towards predicting outbreaks of these two midges.     

SOIL SAMPLING FOR POTATO ROOT EELWORM CYSTS

The National Agricultural Advisory Service (Advisory Entomologists) has adopted a uniform soil-sampling technique for potato root eelworm. In Part I the recommended technique is quoted in full. In Part II an account is given of some experimental sampling done by the Advisory Entomologists, on which the recommendations are partly based. In trying to estimate the average cyst content of the soil of a field, a statistical problem is encountered of deciding on an adequate sampling procedure. A similar problem was investigated in the wartime wireworm survey, but the rather different features of eelworm sampling call for fresh consideration of points of detail.     

油松毛虫(Dendrolimus labulaeformis)幼虫抽样技术的研究

本文在测定油松毛虫幼虫静态格局和动态格局的条件下,全面而系统地进行了株抽样、轮抽样和“枝”抽样的研究。根据幼虫在各轮垂直分布的特征和喜食二年生针叶的特性,建立回归模型,从轮抽样发展到“枝”抽样,通过检验,预报精度在91—98％之间。轮抽样比株抽样平均提高效率6倍,“枝”抽样比轮抽样又平均提高1.5倍。如费用以每株0.20元计,轮抽样比株抽样每株平均减少0.16元,“枝”抽样每株又减少0.032元。     

HANDS-FREE, "POP-UP," ADHESIVE TAPE METHOD FOR MICROBIAL SAMPLING OF MEAT SURFACES

Microbial contamination of food is a concern to both food producers and consumers. For the food production industry surface sampling of foods is one of the simplest ways to monitor the microbial load. The objective of this experiment was to investigate the feasibility of using the less expensive and quicker "Pop-up" tape method instead of the conventional swab/rinse method for the microbial sampling of meat surfaces. An analyst can place the unit on the wrist and then use both hands to lay out all the necessary materials and take the sample with one hand. The "Pop-up" tape method was able to measure microbial loads up to 2.2 log CFU/cm² on meat surfaces. The conventional swab/rinse method was able to measure up to 8.3 log CFU/cm² on meat surfaces. The correlation coefficient (R) between the two methods was 0.91 (n=42). These data show that the "Pop-up" tape method is a viable alternative to other methods for estimating microbial surface contamination.     

BEHAVIORAL SAMPLING METHODS FOR CETACEANS: A REVIEW AND CRITIQUE

Behavioral scientists have developed methods for sampling behavior in order to reduce observational biases and to facilitate comparisons between studies. A review of 74 cetacean behavioral field studies published from 1989 to 1995 in Marine Mammal Science and The Canadian Journal of Zoology suggests that cetacean researchers have not made optimal use of available methodology. The survey revealed that a large proportion of studies did not use reliable sampling methods. Ad libitum sampling was used most often (59%). When anecdotal studies were excluded, 45% of 53 behavioral studies used ad libitum as the predominant method. Other sampling methods were continuous, onezero, incident, point, sequence, or scan sampling. Recommendations for sampling methods are made, depending on identifiability of animals, group sizes, dive durations, and change in group membership.     

珙桐种质资源保存样本策略的研究

珙桐 (Davidiainvolucrata) 是我国特有的珙桐科单型属植物, 起源古老, 是第三纪热带植物区系的孑遗种, 被列为国家一级保护植物。利用RAPD技术, 通过 11个多态引物对 5个天然珙桐种群的遗传多样性、种群内和种群间的遗传变异进行了研究。结果表明 :珙桐天然种群具有丰富的遗传多样性, 但群体间的差异明显, 2 6 %的遗传变异存在于群体间。研究将珙桐划分为东南部和西北部两大种源区。通过对珙桐群体间及群体内的聚类分析, 结合遗传标记的捕获曲线研究提出了珙桐种质资源保存的样本策略。原地保存可以选择甘肃文县、四川峨眉山和贵州梵净山 3个种群作为保存对象, 每个群体保存面积 3hm2 以上 ;异地保存应抽取甘肃文县、四川峨眉山、湖北神农架、贵州梵净山等 4个群体, 每个群体抽样 30个以上个体, 株间最小间距 30m以上, 共计保存 15 0个个体, 分别在东南部和西北部建立一个异地保存点。     

基因快速检测仪的自动进样控制系统的研制

基因检测是遗传工程的重要技术之一,基因检测技术的自动化对工程的研究具有重要意义,而自动进样控制系统是基因快速检测仪的重要组成部分。该系统的硬件部分主要由液位检测电路及其接口电路组成;软件部分主要由VisualC 6．0编程对硬件实现其自动控制功能。该系统主要包括：控制清洗通道流程、排除废流流程和进样流程等功能,工作模式可根据人机对话方式设定,并能将扩增反应后的试样自动送到基因检测池中进行检测。系统具有快速、操作方便、智能化程度高、准确性高等特点。     

昆虫种群密度的二项抽样估计模型研究进展

昆虫种群密度的二项抽样估计模型主要有两类,一类是根据空间分布型理论演绎而来,另一类是根据样方中有虫样方比例或不大于某一阈值密度T头的样方比例与平均密度的经验关系拟合的．本文综述了这两类模型、模型的变异分析、模型的理论抽样数估计等方面的研究进展．     

香蕉园节肢动物类群丰富度的调查方法初步研究

通过调查研究,建立了香蕉园和粉蕉园节肢动物类群物种数与抽样数的关系模型,给出了进行物种数调查时最佳抽样数为31株.不同抽样方式调查的节肢动物类群物种数的比较结果表明除单行取样外的各种取样方式均可采用.     

THE COMPARISON OF YELLOW CYLINDRICAL, FLAT AND WATER TRAPS, AND OF JOHNSON SUCTION TRAPS, FOR SAMPLING APHIDS

Different traps were compared to find the type most suitable for studying aphid vectors of plant viruses quantitatively.
A Moericke water trap caught more aphids than a flat sticky trap of equal area. A flat sticky trap (930 sq. cm.) caught half as many aphids as a cylindrical trap (945 sq. cm.), which caught about one-third as many as a water trap (1200 sq. cm.) or a Johnson suction trap (9 in. fan) when operated at between 2 and 3 ft. over bare soil.
Yellow traps caught proportionally more Tuberculoides annulatus , and in summer more Capitophorus species than a suction trap, but significantly fewer Anoecia corni, Sitobium spp. and Pemphigus bursarius. Traps with a level surface caught proportionally more Brevicoryne brassicae, Aphis fabae and Myzus persicae , but fewer Anoecia corni and Drepanosiphum plantanoides than vertical cylindical traps. Attraction by colour influences the catch on horizontal traps more than on cylindrical traps because there is less impaction by the wind.
Only suction traps indicate the number of aphids per unit volume of air and are non-selective, but they are expensive and require an electric power supply. Water traps effectively catch those aphids that are attracted to yellow, but they require frequent attention. Sticky traps catch fewer aphids than either suction or water traps, but they can be left unattended for about 2 weeks. Flat sticky traps catch aphids likely to land on a crop, and cylindrical traps show when aphids are in the air, but not if those aphids are able or wanting to land. For routine work cylindrical sticky traps have other advantages; they are cheap and do not require skilled handling, and their catches of alate Myzus persicae have been correlated with the spread of some plant viruses.