室内饲养的红火蚁工蚁毒腺生物碱含量动态分析

【目的】分析红火蚁 Solenopsis invicta 工蚁在室内长时间饲养时,体内生物碱主要成分的含量变化。【方法】每10 d取0.5 g红火蚁工蚁用正己烷溶剂浸提48 h,浸提液通过硅胶柱分离,经气相色谱（GC）和气相色谱 质谱联用仪（GC-MS）鉴定其生物碱的主要成分,并用外标法测其生物碱各个主要成分的含量。【结果】红火蚁工蚁体内生物碱主要成分为9种顺式生物碱和5种反式生物碱,并测出90 d内这14种化合物在红火蚁工蚁体内的含量变化。其中,反式生物碱2-甲基-6-（4′-十三烯）哌啶的含量最高,第1天为3 391.57 μg/g,90 d后为556.70 μg/g;顺式生物碱2-甲基-6-十五烷基哌啶的含量最低,第1天为10.27 μg/g,90 d后为2.93 μg/g。【结论】红火蚁工蚁在室内长时间饲养时,体内生物碱的含量开始时持续下降,当生物碱含量下降到一个极低的水平后,基本不再变化,处于平衡状态。结合室内饲养时红火蚁工蚁死亡情况,可推测出当红火蚁蚁巢中生物碱含量很低时,蚁巢中体型较大的工蚁数量会比较少。     

四种农药两种处理方法对红火蚁工蚁作用的室内筛选

【目的】为探讨及筛选对红火蚁Solenopsis invicta Buren工蚁高效低毒的药剂,以应用于红火蚁的化学防治。【方法】本试验采用胃毒、药膜法测定阿维菌素、甲维盐、辛硫磷、高效氯氰菊酯4种农药对红火蚁工蚁的室内毒力测定。【结果】辛硫磷对红火蚁工蚁的胃毒LC_(50)值最小,为3.42×10~(-4)mg/m L;而甲维盐对红火蚁工蚁的触杀LC_(50)值最小,为2.56×10~(-5)mg/m L。【结论】红火蚁工蚁对辛硫磷、甲维盐较为敏感。甲维盐作为以阿维菌素为原料经过化学修饰而得到的一种高效杀虫剂,利用红火蚁"交哺习性"进行传毒,作为胃毒饵剂具有较好的前景。     

红火蚁及其他两种蚂蚁毒腺细菌鉴定与多样性分析(英文)

【目的】本研究旨在分析红火蚁Solenopsis invicta毒腺细菌群落多样性,并与热带火蚁Solenopsis geminata和聚纹双刺猛蚁Diacamma rugosum比较毒腺细菌群落差异。【方法】采用Illumine Hiseq 2500测序平台对红火蚁(工蚁、有翅蚁和蚁后)、热带火蚁(工蚁)及聚纹双刺猛蚁(工蚁)毒腺细菌群落16S rRNA基因V3-V4区测序,基于测序数据进行生物信息学分析。【结果】变形菌门(Proteobacteria)在红火蚁工蚁、有翅蚁和蚁后以及热带火蚁工蚁毒腺中占优势,而厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)在聚纹双刺猛蚁工蚁毒腺中占优势。与红火蚁工蚁和有翅蚁相比,柔壁菌门(Tenericutes)在红火蚁蚁后毒腺中更丰富。广州红火蚁蚁后毒腺中假单胞杆菌Pseudomonas相对丰度显著高于其在有翅蚁及工蚁中的。螺原体Spiroplasma相对丰度在热带火蚁毒腺中显著高于在聚纹双刺猛蚁工蚁毒腺中的。毒腺中细菌多样性分析发现,芽孢杆菌属Bacillus和乳酸杆菌属Lactobacillus在广西红火蚁工蚁中的相对丰度显著高于在广州红火蚁工蚁中的。然而,乳酸杆菌属细菌在聚纹双刺猛蚁工蚁毒腺中的相对丰度显著高于广西的热带火蚁工蚁毒腺中的。【结论】毒腺细菌组成和多样性在3种不同种类蚂蚁工蚁和红火蚁不同品级中存在差异。     

水浸对红火蚁工蚁死亡率的影响

洪水会使陆生生物,尤其是土栖昆虫,陷入缺氧的困境。红火蚁Solenopsis invicta Buren一般将蚁巢建在潮湿的地方,使得蚁巢有很大的可能性被洪水冲袭。本文研究了浸水时间以及温度对红火蚁工蚁死亡的影响,包括小型工蚁和大型工蚁在25℃恒定温度下的耐浸水能力以及温度变化对小型工蚁死亡率的影响。结果表明:(1)浸水时间对于红火蚁工蚁的死亡率影响较大。浸水时间越长,工蚁死亡率越高。大型工蚁和小型工蚁对浸水的耐受性存在差异,大型工蚁比小型工蚁具有更强的耐浸水能力。浸水时间(T)和工蚁死亡率(M)关系符合以下模型:小型工蚁M minor=-25.01+4.49T;大型工蚁M m ajor=-26.9+3.96T。(2)温度对于小型工蚁的浸水死亡率影响明显。浸水10 h,小型工蚁死亡率(Y)和温度(X)为开口向上的抛物线关系:Y=115.2-11.88X+0.33X2。在温度X=18.21℃,方程具最小值,死亡率Y=7.04%。     

红火蚁与两种本地蚂蚁间的干扰竞争

为了探讨重大入侵生物红火蚁Solenopsis invicta Buren与本地蚂蚁的竞争机制以及红火蚁成功入侵的机理, 本研究以红火蚁和2种本地蚂蚁黑头酸臭蚁Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius)及亮红大头蚁Pheidole fervida Smith为材料, 室内测定了红火蚁分别与黑头酸臭蚁、亮红大头蚁之间在个体水平和种群水平上的攻击性和攻击强度。一对一攻击试验结果表明：红火蚁和黑头酸臭蚁之间攻击级别多集中在Ⅲ级, 即竞争优势明显的红火蚁对黑头酸臭蚁缺乏激烈的攻击, 只是在相互攻击时多摆出威胁姿势; 红火蚁与亮红大头蚁之间攻击性较强, 尤其是红火蚁中型和小型工蚁与亮红大头蚁兵蚁之间的攻击性（3.35和3.30）显著强于红火蚁大型工蚁与亮红大头蚁兵蚁的攻击性（2.70）。群体攻击试验结果表明：与黑头酸臭蚁群体攻击的红火蚁各处理组合中, 无死亡红火蚁出现, 而黑头酸臭蚁死亡率为31.80%; 而与亮红大头蚁群体攻击中, 红火蚁死亡率为0.20%~12.00%, 而亮红大头蚁平均死亡率为49.91%。可见, 红火蚁的群体攻击能力强于黑头酸臭蚁和亮红大头蚁, 其中红火蚁与亮红大头蚁间的相互攻击程度激烈, 死亡率较高, 而与黑头酸臭蚁间的攻击程度较弱, 可能由于黑头酸臭蚁化学防御对本身起到一定的保护作用, 这为进一步加强红火蚁发生区本地蚂蚁优势种--黑头酸臭蚁的保护利用提供理论基础。     

红火蚁工蚁对棉蚜诱导的棉花挥发物的嗅觉和行为反应

【目的】红火蚁 Solenopsis invicta 与棉蚜 Aphis gossypii 存在兼性共生关系,红火蚁可能利用棉蚜危害诱导棉花释放的挥发物定位棉蚜。本研究将测试红火蚁工蚁对棉花挥发物的嗅觉和行为反应。【方法】使用Y型管实验测试红火蚁工蚁对棉花气味的行为反应;以红火蚁告警信息素2-乙基-3,5(6)-二甲基吡嗪为阳性对照,测试红火蚁工蚁对不同剂量(100, 10, 1 和0.1 μg)的9种棉花挥发物组分[α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、β-石竹烯、( E, E )-4,8,12-三甲基-1,3,7,11-十三碳四烯(TMTT)、( E )-4,8-二甲基-1,3,7-壬三烯(DMNT)、辛醛、6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮、顺-3-己烯基乙酸酯和水杨酸甲酯]的触角电位反应;再利用Y型嗅觉仪测试这些挥发物对红火蚁工蚁的行为选择影响。【结果】结果表明,受棉蚜为害的棉花较健康棉花对红火蚁工蚁具有极显著的引诱效果。红火蚁对9种挥发物组分的EAG反应随着剂量升高而升高。各化合物在100 μg剂量时EAG反应值最大,其中,工蚁对水杨酸甲酯和6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮这两个化合物反应最强。在行为选择实验中,化合物水杨酸甲酯、6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮和DMNT对红火蚁工蚁均具有显著的引诱效果。【结论】棉蚜诱导的棉花挥发物中水杨酸甲酯和6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮对红火蚁有显著的引诱效果,这2种化合物可能在红火蚁定位棉蚜、建立共生关系中起着关键的作用。     

红火蚁告警信息素的GC-EAD分析

【背景】2-乙基-3,6-二甲基吡嗪是红火蚁告警信息素的主要成分,本研究旨在分离、鉴定红火蚁工蚁浸提液中告警信息素成分,分析红火蚁工蚁对告警信息素合成样品混合物的电生理反应。【方法】200 g红火蚁工蚁的正己烷浸提液过硅胶柱,正己烷—丙酮体系洗脱,气相色谱(GC)和气相色谱—质谱联用(GC-MS)分析检测浸提液中含告警信息素的流分,气相色谱—触角电位联用仪(GC-EAD)分析红火蚁工蚁对2-乙基-3,5(6)-二甲基吡嗪混合物的电生理活性。【结果】红火蚁工蚁正己烷浸提液硅胶柱层析分离能够得到含2-乙基-3,6-二甲基吡嗪的流分,GC-MS分析的保留时间在11.45 min。经过GC-EAD分析,发现红火蚁工蚁对2-乙基-3,5(6)-二甲基吡嗪混合物有显著的电生理反应。【结论与意义】红火蚁工蚁对2-乙基-3,6-二甲基吡嗪的电生理反应比2-乙基-3,5-二甲基吡嗪高。     

囟土白蚁蚁后卵巢管数量、蚁巢体积与蚁群中各蚁型数量的相关性

囟土白蚁Odontotermes fontanellus Kemner是安徽为害林木、水库堤坝的主要蚁种。研究结果表明:1.在一定的巢龄范围内,随着蚁后身体增长,卵巢管数量增多,一侧的卵巢管最多可达3726条。2.蚁后体长与工蚁数、兵蚁数、幼蚁数、整巢蚁数之间成幂函数关系。3.卵巢管数与蚁后体长、工蚁数、兵蚁数、幼蚁数、整巢蚁数之间成幂函数关系,4,蚁巢体积(y)与蚁后体长(X_2)、兵蚁数(X_4)、的关系式为:y=6.687e~(0.0566)X_2+0.6741X_4     

EAG and behavioral responses of workers of the red imported fire ant,Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to its trail pheromones

[目的]测定红火蚊Solenopsis invicta Buren工蚊对其跟踪信息素的触角电位(EAG)及行为反应.[方法]解剖红火蚁工蚁的杜氏腺,用正己烷溶剂提取其分泌的跟踪信息素进行气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析,并测定了红火蚁工蚁对杜氏腺提取物、工蚁提取物和合成的法尼烯混合物的EAG和招募行为反应.[结果]通过与合成的法尼烯混合物的气相色谱(GC)保留时间和质谱图比对,发现杜氏腺提取物的主要成分并不是Z,E-α-法尼烯.EAG测定结果表明,红火蚁工蚁对杜氏腺提取物、工蚁提取物及100 μg的法尼烯混合物均有较强的EAG反应,其次为10μg和1 μg的法尼烯混合物.在招募行为测定中,杜氏腺提取物和工蚁提取物招募作用明显,而10,1,0.1和0.01 μg法尼烯混合物的作用均不显著.[结论]Z,E-α-法尼烯不是红火蚁跟踪信息素的主要成分;红火蚁工蚁对杜氏腺提取物、工蚁提取物有较强的EAG反应和明显的招募行为反应.     

粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢解剖及其数学建模

为了弄清与排泄蜜露的昆虫有密切关系的粗纹举腹蚁Crematogaster macaoensis Wheeler的生物学特性,于2009年8月至2010年7月在云南省墨江县雅邑乡紫胶园采集并调查了42个粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢。粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢类型为层纸巢,灰黑色,筑于紫胶虫寄主植物树干的中上部,由干枯树叶、杂草、碎屑和蚁分泌物粘结而成;巢内疏松,蚁道纵横交错;单蚁后制,工蚁单型;平均每巢的蚁后、繁殖雌蚁、雄蚁和工蚁的数量分别为(1.00±0.00)头,(488.75±242.59)头,(3 096.86±2 923.75)头和(40 839.07±8 597.98)头;卵、幼虫和蛹的数量分别为(9 936.60±2 448.62)粒,(3 214.83±781.71)头和(4 582.00±656.07)个。粗纹举腹蚁蚁巢体积和每巢工蚁数量的计算公式分别为:V=0.365×(43×πabc)1.056和WN=135.236×V0.660(式中V代表蚁巢体积,a、b、c分别代表蚁巢的长半径、短半径和极半径,WN代表工蚁数量)。这两个公式为监测粗纹举腹蚁的种群数量变化提供了一种手段。     

蚁巢受到干扰后红火蚁工蚁的连续性活动变化

红火蚁Solenopsis invicta Buren工蚁活动能力与蚁群健康、环境条件等密切相关,对蚁群进行干扰会引起工蚁防卫和攻击行为。本文采用标尺插入法对蚁巢进行干扰破坏,测定了工蚁活动性指数,结果显示在相同干扰程度下活动性指数随蚁巢体积增大而增大,相同蚁巢时随着干扰程度增加而活动性指数先迅速增大后基本保持不变。间隔5 min对蚁巢实施连续干扰后工蚁活动性呈明显连续下降趋势,第5次干扰后工蚁的响应活动变得很弱,工蚁活动性指数与干扰时间之间关系符合二次曲线方程。     

Repellency of callicarpenal and intermedeol against workers of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Callicarpenal and intermedeol are two insect-repellent terpenoids isolated from leaves of American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana L.; Verbenaceae) and Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica Thunb.). The repellency of these two terpenoids against workers of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren, black imported fire ants, Solenopsis richteri Forel, and a hybrid of these two species was evaluated using digging bioassays. In a multiple choice digging bioassay using two colonies from each species and their hybrid, callicarpenal showed significant repellency at concentration as low as 50 ppm against both red imported fire ant colonies and 6.25 ppm against all black imported fire ant and hybrid colonies. Intermedeol showed significant repellency at concentration as low as 1.50 ppm against both red imported fire ant colonies and 6.25 ppm against all black imported fire ant and hybrid colonies. In total, 15 colonies, five colonies from each species and the hybrid, were tested on callicarpenal and intermedeol at 50 ppm in a two-choice digging bioassay. Both callicarpenal and intermedeol showed repellency against all colonies, and intermedeol showed significantly greater repellency than callicarpenal against both species and their hybrid.     

Aggressive interactions between Solenopsis invicta and Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under laboratory conditions

The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), and the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, are natural agonists in their country of origin. Since the first report of L. humile in California in 1907 its range expanded statewide, displacing native ant species wherever it spread. Since the discovery of established populations of S. invicta in southern California in 1998, it has been restricted to discrete areas of southern California. However, as these discrete populations expand, they are encountering large populations of L. humile, which are effective competitors for available resources and are particularly aggressive in their encounters with other ant species such as S. invicta. Most Dolichoderine ants such as L. humile do not prefer to forage on baits made with defatted corn grit and soybean oil typically used in red imported fire ant control programs. Applications of these baits in areas where distributions of these species overlap might selectively affect populations of S. invicta and give L. humile a competitive advantage. Three laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the competitive outcomes between S. invicta pitted against L. humile: 1) agonistic behavior of workers in small arenas, 2) colony interactions with different population ratios, and 3) the effects of pyriproxyfen on the competitiveness of S. invicta against L. humile. Populations of S. invicta consisting of major workers killed more L. humile than did minors or a mixture of majors and minors. When paired against L. humile colonies consisting of 1,100 workers, colonies consisting of 38 S. invicta workers were easily defeated by L. humile. Colonies consisting of 450 S. invicta workers plugged their nest entrances, but they were ultimately defeated by L. humile after 13 d. The S. invicta colonies consisting of 1,100 workers took control of the bridge connecting the colonies, invaded the L. humile colony, killed the Argentine ant queens, and removed their brood. Pyriproxyfen-treated fire ant workers took significantly longer to chase the Argentine ants from a connecting bridge than did untreated fire ants. Thus, fire ant baits may have long-term effects on intercolonial aggression between S. invicta and L. humile, especially when Argentine ant populations are high in the summer.     

红火蚁巢穴土壤中生物碱成分分析

【目的】红火蚁Solenopsis invicta栖息在真菌和细菌较丰富的土壤环境中,容易受多种真菌和细菌性病原体的侵染,因红火蚁的毒液具有很好的防御和抗菌作用,致使红火蚁能生存于此类土壤环境中。为了探索这一奥秘,本研究旨在建立红火蚁巢穴土壤中的毒液生物碱的最佳提取方法,并对毒液生物碱成分进行定量分析。【方法】采集蚁巢周边3 m处的土壤,进行添加、回收红火蚁毒液实验。采用抽滤法提取土壤中的毒液生物碱,利用GC-FID对毒液生物碱成分进行定量分析,筛选最佳的提取溶剂,并且确定添加三乙胺的最佳体积比。然后用最优方法提取蚁巢土壤中的毒液生物碱,并进行定量分析。【结果】正己烷、二氯甲烷、乙酸乙酯、丙酮和甲醇5种提取溶剂中,正己烷处理的生物碱回收率略优。当添加的三乙胺的体积为1 mL及以上时,提取效果最佳。红火蚁巢穴土壤中的毒液生物碱成分中,trans-C15∶1的含量最高,trans-C13∶1的含量次之。巢穴土壤中总生物碱含量约为22μg/g。【结论】三乙胺有助于提取蚂蚁巢穴土壤中的毒液生物碱。红火蚁巢穴土壤中的生物碱浓度较高,有可能对巢穴土壤微生物群落产生重要影响。     

Fine structure and physicochemical analysis of the metathoracic scent glands of Lincus Malevolus (Rolston) and L. Spurcus (Rolston) (Heteroptera : Pentatomidae)

Bugs of the genus Lincus (Heteroptera : Pentatomidae) are attracted by volatile compounds emitted from the inflorescences of fertile palms. To define the basis of their chemical ecology, we have studied the metathoracic scent glands (MTG) of males and females of 2 species, L. spurcus and L. malevolus. The metathoracic scent gland system belongs to the diastomien type. The 2 glandular pores located between the mesothoracic and metathoracic coxae are associated with “crescent-like” evaporation areas. The large median reservoir, which is composed of one type of flattened pigmented epithelial cells, is flanked by multitubular lateral glands. These glands result from the apposition of 2 cell-type glandular units. The strip-like accessory gland is embedded in the reservoir wall. At its level, the thinner cuticular intima forms finger-like invaginations where a protein secretory product is secreted. Extracts of the volatile fraction of the metathoracic gland secretion were analyzed by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and by GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). These analyses exhibited a typical pentatomid MTG composition. The glands of L. spurcus and L. malevolus males and females contain 11 compounds: (E)-2-hexenal, 4-keto-(E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-hexenoic acid, decane, (E)-2-octenal, undecene, undecane, (E)-2-octenly acetate, (E)-2-decenal, tridecane and (E)-2-decenyl acetate, including 3 major compounds, which represent 60–85% of the secretion in the 2 species: (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-octenal, and n-undecane. The 4-keto-(E)-2-hexenal is present only in the L. malevolus MTG, and represents 26% of its secretion. The female extracts of both species are characterized by the presence of (E)-2-hexenoic acid, which was detected in the male extracts as traces.     

The defensive secretion of the bugs Lamprophara bifasciata,Adrisa numeensis,and Tectocoris diophthalmus from Fiji

Abstract

The defensive secretion of three species of Heteroptera from Fiji was examined. The harlequin bug Tectocoris diophthalmus (Pentatomidae) yielded no volatile compounds; Lamprophara bifasciata (Pentatomidae) yielded tridecane and trans-dec-2-enal; and the black bug Adrisa numeensis (Cydnidae) yielded tridecane, 4-ketohex-2-enal, and isopentyl acetate.     

表皮碳氢化合物在3种火蚁属蚂蚁成虫鉴定中的应用

红火蚁Solenopsis invicta是火蚁属重要的入侵蚂蚁,与其近缘种黑火蚁S.richteri和杂交蚁S.invicta×S.richteri形态相似,难以区分。为了快速准确鉴定3种火蚁属近缘种,本研究利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS),解析3种火蚁的工蚁、有翅雌蚁、有翅雄蚁的表皮碳氢化合物种类和含量,并进行主成分分析、判别分析及聚类分析。结果表明：3种火蚁共检测到62种表皮碳氢化合物,主要包括一甲基烷烃、二甲基烷烃和正构烷烃等;红火蚁、黑火蚁及杂交蚁不同品级的表皮碳氢化合物种类及含量存在显著的种间差异,红火蚁不同地理种群的表皮碳氢化合物种类及含量相似度较高;建立3种火蚁相应品级的分类判别函数,可准确区分各品级下的3种火蚁。因此,表皮碳氢化合物组成分析可用于红火蚁及其近缘种的分类鉴定,为口岸火蚁属蚂蚁的快速检疫鉴定提供新技术。     

茚虫威在红火蚁工蚁间的横向接触传导效应

[背景]红火蚁是我国重要的外来入侵害虫。利用其相互清洁和交哺行为等社会性昆虫特有的生活习性,使杀虫剂在巢群内传导,可以达到全巢药剂控制的目的。然而,有关茚虫威在红火蚁巢群内的传导效应尚未见有详细报道。[方法]采用供药蚁/受药蚁模型,研究了药剂剂量、供药蚁—受药蚁比例、处理时间对茚虫威在红火蚁工蚁间横向传毒的影响。[结果]剂量越高,受药蚁的死亡率越高,25 ng·头-1处理组受药蚁死亡率为14.1%～70.0%,而50 ng·头-1处理组的受药蚁死亡率最高可达100%;供药蚁—受药蚁比例显著影响茚虫威的传毒,比例为1∶1时,50、100、250、500 ng·头-1处理组受药蚁死亡率可达100%;随着时间延长,受药蚁的死亡率升高,但在12 h后,供药蚁死亡率最高仅为8.0%,表明茚虫威具缓效特性。[结论与意义]本研究明确了在红火蚁工蚁间茚虫威横向传毒的剂量、时间和供药蚁—受药蚁比例的效应,为应用该药剂提供了依据。