瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂对茄二十八星瓢虫功能反应的研究

研究了瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂功能反应。结果表明,在供试温度下,瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂对茄二十八星瓢虫的功能反应均符合Holling圆盘方程Ⅱ型,以25℃下的搜寻效率最高,其模型为Nα=1．94N／(1 0．39N),在茄枝叶、龙葵枝叶、酸酱枝叶和西红柿枝叶4种叶片上,以茄枝叶、龙葵枝叶上的搜寻效率最高,分别为1．85和1．94。瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂对不同密度的2、3、4龄幼虫的功能反应,以4龄的搜寻效率最高,其次为3龄,最低为2龄,实验中未发现瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂寄生1龄的幼虫。不同处理方法、不同药剂影响瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂对不同寄主密度的功能反应,其中阿维菌素组的搜寻效率与对照组没有显著性差异,苦皮藤索组的搜寻效率稍有降低,而敌敌畏、氯氰菊酯处理组的搜寻效率显著下降,处理时间相对延长。     

温度和寄主植物对瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂自身干扰反应的影响

研究了温度和寄主植物与寄生蜂密度对瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂PediobiusfoveolatusCrawford功能反应的影响。结果表明瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂对自身密度的干扰反应均符合Watt所提出的模型(A =aP-b)。在1 9～3 1℃5个温度下,以2 8℃下的干扰系数最小,其模型为A =4 0 4p-0 41。在4种寄主植物枝叶上,以酸酱枝叶上干扰系数最大,为0 . 5 0 ;而在西红柿枝叶、龙葵枝叶、茄枝叶上分别为0 . 2 8,0 .2 6,0 .2 4。可为合理地利用该蜂提供参考。     

茄子品种对茄二十八星瓢虫及其寄生蜂生长发育的影响

茄子不同品种对茄二十八星瓢虫及瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂的影响结果表明 ,上海紫茄、呼杂 3 4# 、托塔姆 3 # 、洋红茄 4个品种中 ,取食上海紫茄的瓢虫发育历期明显短于取食其它 3个品种的瓢虫。其幼虫-蛹历期比在托塔姆 3 # 上取食的瓢虫发育历期快 5 69d。瓢虫柄腹姬小蜂在取食上海紫茄的瓢虫幼虫内发育出蜂数多、性比高 ,但寄生率稍低。而在托塔姆 3 # 上取食的幼虫内发育出蜂数少、羽化率低、蜂体小、但寄生率稍高。该蜂喜在 3 ,4龄幼虫内寄生 ,在其上寄生蜂出蜂多、性比高、蜂的个体大     

拟孔蜂巨柄啮小蜂对家蝇的寄生作用

拟孔蜂巨柄啮小蜂Melittobia acasta Walker是一种可以寄生家蝇Musca domestica L.的寄生蜂。首次报道食物对该蜂寿命的影响,以及该蜂日龄、家蝇蛹龄、寄生蜂密度和蝇蛹密度与寄生率的关系。以15%糖水饲养该小蜂寿命最长;单只啮小蜂最多可以寄生8只蝇蛹,最大出蜂总量达58只;单个蝇蛹最多出蜂22只;随着寄生蜂的日龄和蝇蛹日龄增加,该蜂对蝇蛹的寄生个数有下降的趋势,寄生率和寄生蜂日龄符合y=3.36-0.062x-0.045x2,寄生率和蝇蛹日龄符合y=2.50+0.91x-0.34x2;蝇蛹的密度对小蜂的寄生率的影响拟合Holling功能反应模型:Na=0.6165TrN0(1+0.6165×0.499N0);寄生蜂自身密度对寄生率的影响符合方程:a=0.4943P-0.306。     

副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂的寄生影响因子

副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂Metaphycus parasaissetiae是橡副珠蜡蚧Parasaissetia nigra成虫的重要内寄生蜂。寄生蜂的寄生效果受多种因素影响,就温度、光周期、寄主成虫日龄、雌蜂日龄及交配等因子对副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂的寄生率、每头寄主的出蜂量及后代雌性率的影响进行研究,以期探明几种因子对该蜂寄生效果的影响。结果表明:温度为27—30℃时寄生率最高为91.7%,出蜂量以27℃最高为7.5头,雌性率以24℃条件最高为72.1%,其次27℃为62.6%,说明24—30℃是寄生效果较好的适温范围;光周期对副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂的影响明显,光暗比为12 h∶12 h条件下,其寄生率、出蜂量、后代雌性率均最大,分别为70.6%、5.3头、68.3%;副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂寄生用20—21日龄橡副珠蜡蚧成虫的寄生率、出蜂量及后代雌性率均为最高,分别为87.0%、5.6头、51.2%,说明20—21日龄的橡副珠蜡蚧成虫是副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂最适合寄生的阶段;雌蜂日龄对寄生效果的影响明显,3日龄的出蜂量最多为5.6头,4日龄的小蜂寄生率最高为81.7%,5日龄的雌性率最大为55.2%;交配是另一影响寄生效果及性比的重要因子,已交配的寄生率及出蜂量显著高于未交配的,分别为91.7%、7.5头,交配的雌性率为62.1%,而未交配所育后代均为雄蜂。综合以上结果分析,可考虑选用20—21日龄橡副珠蜡蚧成虫、充分交配的3—6日龄小蜂、温度27℃及光周期L∶D=12∶12作为室内扩繁副珠蜡蚧阔柄跳小蜂的理想条件组合。     

营养改变对潜蝇姬小蜂寄生行为和寄主取食行为的影响

为了研究营养状态对卵育型寄生蜂潜蝇姬小蜂Diglyphus isaea (Walker)雌蜂的寄主取食行为和产卵寄生行为及其二者行为权衡的影响, 在培养皿条件下, 比较了饥饿、加蜂蜜水和不加蜂蜜水3种营养状态的潜蝇姬小蜂雌蜂对美洲斑潜蝇Liriomyza sativae Blanchard各龄幼虫（低、中、高）的寄生、取食及致死能力。结果表明: 非选择条件下, 3种营养状态寄生蜂对高龄幼虫均具有较高的寄生率, 对中龄幼虫具有较高的取食率, 致死率和致死量之间存在显著性差异。3种状态的寄生蜂对低龄幼虫均没有表现出致死能力。有选择条件下, 饥饿状态的寄生蜂对寄主的寄生率最低（5.0%±1.6%）, 取食率最高（16.0%±2.9%）, 特别是对高龄幼虫的取食率占到了整个寄主食物取食率的91.9%; 加蜂蜜水状态下, 寄生蜂对寄主有最低的取食率（8.3%±0.9%）和致死率（17.7%±1.1%）; 不加蜂蜜水状态下, 寄生蜂对寄主有最高的寄生率（13.3%±1.1%）和致死率（28.4%±1.8%）。综合分析发现, 取食寄主的雌蜂比取食蜂蜜水的雌蜂具有更强的致死能力和活动能力。     

扑虱灵和吡虫啉对稻虱缨小蜂寄生率的影响

用农药扑虱灵和吡虫啉处理2个不同水稻品种(秀水63、镇稻2号),观察其对稻虱缨小蜂Anagrus nilaparvatae Panget Wang寄生率的影响。结果表明,当寄生蜂的密度为50头/10盆苗时,经农药处理后的稻株上稻虱缨小蜂的寄生率无显著变化;药剂处理后的秀水63(1d、3d)上稻虱缨小蜂的寄生率高于相应药剂处理的镇稻2号上的。当寄生蜂的密度为100头/10盆苗时,经扑虱灵2种浓度(25.0g/667m2、12.5g/667m2)处理3d的秀水63、扑虱灵高浓度(25.0g/667m2)处理1d的镇稻2号上稻虱缨小蜂寄生率较对照有显著下降;经吡虫啉高浓度(15.0g/667m2)处理3d的秀水63上寄生率较对照明显下降;低浓度药剂处理(1d、3d)稻株上的稻虱缨小蜂寄生率高于相应高浓度药剂的处理。这表明药剂处理会导致稻虱缨小蜂的寄生率下降,稻虱缨小蜂寄生率的变化受稻虱缨小蜂的密度、药剂种类和浓度以及水稻品种影响。     

不同生殖方式对班氏跳小蜂寄生率和子代性比的影响

为了明确班氏跳小蜂不同生殖方式及雌蜂密度对种群的影响,研究了班氏跳小蜂在不同雌雄比例的两性生殖和孤雌生殖条件下以及不同雌蜂密度情况时,其寄生率及子代的雌性比例。结果表明:班氏跳小蜂可进行两性生殖和产雄孤雌生殖,不同雌雄比例的两性生殖及孤雌生殖的寄生率随着雌蜂数量的增加不断升高,雌雄比为20∶1时的寄生率最高,为49.13%;在两性生殖雌雄比为15∶1的情况下,其后代雌性最高;不同粉蚧密度条件下,2头雌蜂同时存在时,其寄生率和子代性比均最高。说明两性生殖(雌雄比为15∶1)和2头雌蜂同时存在条件下,更利于班氏跳小蜂种群发展。     

温度对白蜡吉丁柄腹茧蜂发育和繁殖的影响

为了提高白蜡窄吉丁Agrilus planipennis的重要天敌——白蜡吉丁柄腹茧蜂Spathius agrili Yang的繁育效率, 本研究调查了不同温度（22, 24, 26, 28, 30和32℃）对该蜂生长发育及繁殖的影响。结果表明, 在22~32℃范围内, 白蜡吉丁柄腹茧蜂的卵、茧蛹及世代发育速率均随着温度的升高而加快, 而幼虫的发育速率在26℃时最快. 卵、幼虫、茧蛹和世代的发育起点温度分别为14.34, 16.89, 14.16和13.84℃, 有效积温分别为24.59, 61.16, 166.27和276.80日·度。温度对白蜡吉丁柄腹茧蜂的寄生率、寄生成功率、产卵量、子代蜂数量和性比都有不同程度的影响。据此提出适于人工繁育白蜡吉丁柄腹茧蜂的温度范围为26~28℃。     

水稻品种和施肥时间对单季稻田中白背飞虱卵被寄生率的影响

为明确水稻品种和施肥时间对白背飞虱Sogatella furcifera (Horvath)卵被稻飞虱缨小蜂Anagrus spp.寄生率的影响,采用产卵苗诱集法和田间双因子设计进行实验研究。与秀水11水稻品种相比,协优413品种上的白背飞虱卵块位置较高且卵块较大。诱集实验表明白背飞虱卵的被寄生率显著受用于诱集的产卵水稻品种的影响, 在协优413上所产卵的被寄生率（24%）显著高于秀水11上的相应值（12%）,而不受由田间品种和氮肥施用时间组合而形成的诱集苗所置放的栖境条件的影响。田间种植的水稻品种对其稻株上的白背飞虱卵被寄生率的影响大于施肥时间, 在卵高峰期,这种影响更为显著, 协优413上的被寄生率（17%）显著高于秀水11上的相应值（9%）。田间寄生率和诱集寄生率二者的反正弦平方根转换值间存在着极显著的直线相关。这些结果表明,水稻品种是加强白背飞虱自然生物防治的重要因子。     

中杜鹃在3种宿主巢中寄生繁殖

了解杜鹃对其宿主的选择和寄生情况,能为两者间的协同进化研究提供重要的基础资料。2012和2013年每年的4～8月,在贵州宽阔水国家级自然保护区对不同生境类型中的鸟巢进行搜索监测,记录到4例中杜鹃(Cuculus saturatus)寄生繁殖现象,其宿主分别是暗绿绣眼鸟(Zosterops japonicus)、棕腹柳莺(Phylloscopus subaffinis)和黄喉鹀(Emberiza elegans),其中棕腹柳莺和暗绿绣眼鸟是首次记录到被中杜鹃寄生。中杜鹃卵重(2.39±0.14)g(n=3),体积(2.24±0.18)cm3(n=3),通过T检验方法发现中杜鹃卵极显著大于暗绿绣眼鸟和棕腹柳莺卵(P0.001),同时在形状上也与两者极不相似,中杜鹃卵呈明显的长椭圆形,与黄喉鹀的卵在大小上无显著差异(P=0.1)。反射光谱的分析结果发现,寄生于不同宿主巢的中杜鹃卵在背景色和斑点上都具有一定差异,这表明中杜鹃的卵可能存在基因族群的分化。     

植物寄生对生态系统结构和功能的影响

寄生植物是生态系统中的特殊类群之一。植物寄生可以驱动生态系统中生物与非生物因子的变化,在生态系统结构与功能中起关键作用。寄生植物可以通过对寄主营养的集聚、改变凋落物的质量与数量、改变根的周转与分泌物格局、改变土壤水势,从而影响土壤理化特性。寄生植物会改变寄主的行为,改变寄主与非寄主植物之间的相互作用,从而影响植物群落的结构、多样性和动态,进而影响植被演替和植被生产力等。寄生植物与寄主均可被消费者取食,可直接或间接地影响生态系统的食草动物,包括草食昆虫等。寄生植物与寄主的其它寄生物存在竞争关系,可以直接或间接地影响寄主的其它寄生植物或病原真菌。寄生植物可以明显地改变土壤地球化学循环,将固有的不可动的成分转变为可利用的营养成分,改变土壤生物群落的结构与功能,从而显著影响地下生物群落。这些表明,植物寄生对生态系统的结构和功能有重要影响。针对特殊的被入侵的植物群落,该地寄生植物可以通过影响入侵植物寄主的生长、繁殖、生物量分配格局,改变土壤的理化特性,促进非寄主的非优势本地植物的生长,从而改变被入侵植物群落结构与多样性,达到生物防治及生态恢复的目的。     

不同寄主植物上烟粉虱次生共生菌感染与性比相关性

【目的】烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)体内次生共生菌感染受寄主植物的影响,一些共生菌会引起害虫的雌性化,明确田间不同寄主植物上害虫种群中共生菌与性比的相关性,可有利于进一步了解烟粉虱田间种群暴发机制。【方法】采集田间不同寄主植物上烟粉虱成虫,观察其性比,并对其中次生共生菌进行分子检测,分析共生菌携带率与性比相关性。【结果】江苏南京地区棉花、番茄、黄瓜和红薯4种寄主植物上烟粉虱次生共生菌Hamiltonella和Rickettsia感染均存在显著差异,其中Hamiltonella为优势共生菌,感染率依次为:棉花>黄瓜>番茄>红薯。寄主植物间Wolbachia和Cardinium的感染率均无显著差异。各寄主植物上烟粉虱雌性比均高于60%,其中黄瓜上高达75.6%,但不同寄主植物间无显著差异。进一步分析表明,Hamiltonella和Rickettsia感染率均与烟粉虱雌性比呈显著的二次多项式相关性。当Hamiltonella和Rickettsia感染率分别低于69%和5%时,随着感染率提高,烟粉虱雌性比上升,当感染率高于上述值时,则随着感染率增加,雌性比下降。【结论】棉花、番茄、黄瓜和红薯4种寄主植物上烟粉虱均表现出雌性化,但不同寄主植物间性比无差异,烟粉虱体内次生共生菌与性比存在相关性。     

Effects of intra- and interspecific brood parasitism on a precocial host, the canvasback, Aythya valisineria

Canvasback ducks (Aythya valisineria) suffer both intra- andinterspecific brood parasitism. During 3 years in Manitoba,80% of canvasback nests (n = 179 nests with completed clutches)were parasitized by redheads (A. americana), other canvasbacks,or both, with an average of 4.7 parasitic eggs per parasitizednest. Parasitism had significant negative effects on the reproductivesuccess of nesting canvasbacks, although the proximate mechanismsinvolved differed from those operating in altricial species.Accidental displacement of eggs when parasitic females forcedtheir way onto host nests was the principal negative effectof parasitism, reducing the number of host eggs that were incubatedand ultimately hatched. Parasitism by redheads was relativelymore costly to canvasbacks than was intraspecific parasitism,with approximately 0.31 and 0.17 host eggs displaced per parasiticredhead and canvasback egg laid, respectively. No additionalnegative effects of parasitism on the hatchability of host eggsoccurred subsequent to parasitic laying. Posthatch survivalof canvasback ducklings was lower in broods from parasitizednests but was unrelated to the presence or absence of redheadducklings. Canvasback hosts resisted intrusions by parasiticfemales but showed no evidence of discrimination against parasiticeggs or ducklings. Because most costs of parasitism in thissystem are inflicted at the time of parasitic laying, subsequentrejection of parasitic eggs or ducklings is probably of littlebenefit to canvasback hosts, while the evolution of behaviorthat might prevent parasitic laying in the first place, suchas more vigorous nest defense, may be constrained by its highcosts     

An unconventionally secreted effector from the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita,Mi-ISC-1, promotes parasitism by disrupting salicylic acid biosynthesis in host plants

Plant-parasitic nematodes need to deliver effectors that suppress host immunity for successful parasitism. We have characterized a novel isochorismatase effector from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, named Mi-ISC-1. The Mi-isc-1 gene is expressed in the subventral oesophageal glands and is up-regulated in parasitic-stage juveniles. Tobacco rattle virus-induced gene silencing targeting Mi-isc-1 attenuated M. incognita parasitism. Enzyme activity assays confirmed that Mi-ISC-1 can catalyse hydrolysis of isochorismate into 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoate in vitro. Although Mi-ISC-1 lacks a classical signal peptide for secretion at its N-terminus, a yeast invertase secretion assay showed that this protein can be secreted from eukaryotic cells. However, the subcellular localization and plasmolysis assay revealed that the unconventional secretory signal present on the Mi-ISC-1 is not recognized by the plant secretory pathway and that the effector was localized within the cytoplasm of plant cells, but not apoplast, when transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by agroinfiltration. Ectopic expression of Mi-ISC-1 in N. benthamiana reduced expression of the PR1 gene and levels of salicylic acid (SA), and promoted infection by Phytophthora capsici. The cytoplasmic localization of Mi-ISC-1 is required for its function. Moreover, Mi-ISC-1 suppresses the production of SA following the reconstitution of the de novo SA biosynthesis via the isochorismate pathway in the cytoplasm of N. benthamiana leaves. These results demonstrate that M. incognita deploys a functional isochorismatase that suppresses SA-mediated plant defences by disrupting the isochorismate synthase pathway for SA biosynthesis to promote parasitism.     

日本菟丝子（Cuscuta japonica）寄生对加拿大一枝黄花(Solidago canadensis)生理生态特性的影响

调查发现,野外有日本菟丝子(Cuscutajaponica)寄生于加拿大一枝黄花(Sotidago canadensis)植株的现象,被寄生的加拿大一枝黄花植株矮小,叶片枯黄,生长严重受阻.在实验控制条件下,观测了日本菟丝子寄生后加拿大一枝黄花生理生态特性的相关指标,并对寄主进行了解剖观察,探讨了应用日本菟丝子防除加拿大一枝黄花的可行性.结果表明:(1)日本菟丝子可以寄生于加拿大一枝黄花的茎及叶片,寄生根能够穿过加拿大一枝黄花表皮、皮层直至髓部,从寄主植株吸收水分和养分,使自身生物量得到增加,并严重影响了寄主的生长;(2)寄生50-60d后,被寄生植株最大光合速率只有对照的58.81%,而光合补偿点则为对照的153.39%;脯氨酸和丙二醛含量分别为对照的2.88和1.29倍,可溶性蛋白、可溶性总糖含量则分别下降了43.45%、44.47%;(3)金华地区,自然条件下生长的加拿大一枝黄花一般在9月中旬现蕾,10月中旬进入盛花期,而被寄生植株直到10月下旬才开始现蕾,花序长度不到正常植株的10%,当菟丝子生物量(干重)超过加拿大一枝黄花植株的13.14%时该植株不能开花结实.从实验结果看,日本菟丝子寄生可以严重影响加拿大一枝黄花的营养生长和开花结实.因此,利用日本菟丝子有望成为防治加拿大一枝黄花危害的一种辅助手段.     

Brood parasitism causes female‐biased host nestling mortality regardless of parasite species

Inequality in male and female numbers may affect population dynamics and extinction probabilities and so has significant conservation implications. We previously demonstrated that Brown‐headed Cowbird Molothrus ater brood parasitism of Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia results in a 50% reduction in the proportion of female host offspring by day 6 post‐hatch and at fledging, which modelling demonstrated is as significant as nest predation in affecting demography. Many avian brood parasites possess special adaptations to parasitize specific hosts so this sex‐ratio effect could be specific to the interaction between these two species. Alternatively, perturbations associated with brood parasitism per se (e.g. the addition of an extra, larger, unrelated nestling), rather than a Cowbird nestling specifically, may be responsible. We experimentally eliminated the effects of Cowbird‐specific traits by parasitizing nests with a conspecific nestling rather than a Cowbird, while otherwise emulating the circumstances of Cowbird parasitism by adding an extra, larger (2‐day‐older), unrelated Song Sparrow nestling to Song Sparrow nests. Our parasitism treatment led to few host offspring deaths and no evidence of male‐biased sex ratios by day 6 post‐hatch. However, after day 6, female nestling mortality rates increased significantly in experimentally parasitized nests, resulting in a 60% reduction in the proportion of females fledging. Cowbird‐specific traits are thus not necessary to cause female‐biased host nestling mortality and far more general features associated with Cowbird parasitism instead appear responsible. Our results suggest, however, that Cowbird‐specific traits may help accelerate the pace of female host deaths. The conservation implications of our results could be wide reaching. Cowbirds are unrelated to all their hosts, are larger than the great majority, and a Cowbird nestling's presence can mean there is an extra mouth to feed. Thus, sex‐biased mortality in parasitized nests could be occurring across a range of host species.