河北省黄骅市三个重点蝗区两个时段土壤湿度的遥感提取

蝗灾是人类历史上重要的自然灾害之一,影响蝗灾爆发的因素很多,其中土壤湿度是重要的影响因素之一。以位于河北省黄骅市境内的3个重点蝗区——黄灶、杨官庄和藤南大洼为监测样区,利用高时间分辨率MODIS遥感影像数据,分别提取2002年(东亚飞蝗大发生年)秋蝗产卵期到夏蝗孵化期间的土壤湿度信息以及2004年(东亚飞蝗轻为害年)相同时段的土壤湿度信息,发现蝗灾大爆发年份的土壤湿度明显低于轻发生年份,在秋蝗的产卵期(9—10月)和夏蝗的孵化期(3—5月)差异尤为明显。     

蝗虫多型现象的神经内分泌调控

蝗虫有两种型,即散居型和群居型。蝗灾通常由群居型蝗虫所引发。多年来人们试图找到控制蝗虫由散居型向群居型转变的关键因子,以期控制蝗虫危害。该文主要从神经内分泌的角度概述了蝗虫多型性的生理机制,重点介绍了保幼激素、蜕皮激素和脑神经肽［His7］-corazonin在蝗虫多型性中的主要作用和机制。     

Neural correlates to flight-related density-dependent phase characteristics in locusts

Locust phase polymorphism is an extreme example of behavioral plasticity; in response to changes in population density, locusts dramatically alter their behavior. These changes in behavior facilitate the appearance of various morphological and physiological phase characteristics. One of the principal behavioral changes is the more intense flight behavior and improved flight performance of gregarious locusts compared to solitary ones. Surprisingly, the neurophysiological basis of the behavioral phase characteristics has received little attention. Here we present density-dependent differences in flight-related sensory and central neural elements in the desert locust. Using techniques already established for gregarious locusts, we compared the response of locusts of both phases to controlled wind stimuli. Gregarious locusts demonstrated a lower threshold for wind-induced flight initiation. Wind-induced spiking activity in the locust tritocerebral commissure giants (TCG, a pair of identified interneurons that relay input from head hair receptors to thoracic motor centers) was found to be weaker in solitary locusts compared to gregarious ones. The solitary locusts' TCG also demonstrated much stronger spike frequency adaptation in response to wind stimuli. Although the number of forehead wind sensitive hairs was found to be larger in solitary locusts, the stimuli conveyed to their flight motor centers were weaker. The tritocerebral commissure dwarf (TCD) is an inhibitory flight-related interneuron in the locust that responds to light stimuli. An increase in TCD spontaneous activity in dark conditions was significantly stronger in gregarious locusts than in solitary ones. Thus, phase-dependent differences in the activity of flight-related interneurons reflect behavioral phase characteristics.     

Effect of Paranosema (Nosema) locustae (Microsporidia) on morphological phase transformation of Locusta migratoria manilensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Field and laboratory studies demonstrated that Paranosema (Nosema) locustae had significant effects on the morphological phase transformation of Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen 1835). In the field, spraying P. locustae on gregarious locusts caused a substantial population reduction by 16 days after treatment, with most of the surviving locusts being phase solitaria. However, the effects of P. locustae on locust phase transformation began before direct mortality had caused a substantial reduction in locust density: locust numbers were still high at day 10, but locusts had already transformed to phase transiens. Laboratory assays showed that while a low dose of P. locustae had no effect on phase transformation, at a higher dose of 1×10⁵ spores/mL, locusts had F/C ratios that were significantly (P<0.05) more solitaria than untreated locusts, with locusts having ratios that were either phase solitaria or on the solitaria side of phase transiens. In a second laboratory experiment that analysed the effects of locust density on phase transformation by P. locustae, there was no obvious effect of density on female locusts 10 days later as all were solitaria at all locust densities. At day 16, female locusts were transiens at higher densities, but were solitaria at 4/cage. With males there were lesser effects. These results provide new evidence for P. locustae having sub-lethal effects on locust phase transformation at a wide range of locust densities.     

A note: gut bacteria produce components of a locust cohesion pheromone

AIMS: Faecal pellets from germ-free locusts were used as culture media to determine the ability of locust gut bacteria to synthesize phenolic components of the locust cohesion pheromone. METHODS AND RESULTS: Inoculation of germ-free faecal pellets with Pantoea agglomerans, a species commonly isolated from locusts, resulted in the release of large amounts of guaiacol and small amounts of phenol, both of which are components of the locust cohesion pheromone. Two other locust-derived species, Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, also produced guaiacol from germ-free faecal pellets, but the opportunistic locust pathogen, Serratia marcescens, did not. The most likely precursor for guaiacol is the plant-derived vanillic acid, which is present in large amounts in the faeces of both conventional and germ-free locusts. CONCLUSIONS: These observations are consistent with previous ones, that locust gut bacteria are responsible for the production of components of the locust cohesion pheromone. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: These findings illustrate how an insect can adapt to make use of a common bacterial metabolite produced by one or more of its indigenous gut bacterial species. This observation has implications for our appreciation of insect gut microbiota interactions.     

Neural correlates to flight‐related density‐dependent phase characteristics in locusts

Locust phase polymorphism is an extreme example of behavioral plasticity; in response to changes in population density, locusts dramatically alter their behavior. These changes in behavior facilitate the appearance of various morphological and physiological phase characteristics. One of the principal behavioral changes is the more intense flight behavior and improved flight performance of gregarious locusts compared to solitary ones. Surprisingly, the neurophysiological basis of the behavioral phase characteristics has received little attention. Here we present density‐dependent differences in flight‐related sensory and central neural elements in the desert locust. Using techniques already established for gregarious locusts, we compared the response of locusts of both phases to controlled wind stimuli. Gregarious locusts demonstrated a lower threshold for wind‐induced flight initiation. Wind‐induced spiking activity in the locust tritocerebral commissure giants (TCG, a pair of identified interneurons that relay input from head hair receptors to thoracic motor centers) was found to be weaker in solitary locusts compared to gregarious ones. The solitary locusts' TCG also demonstrated much stronger spike frequency adaptation in response to wind stimuli. Although the number of forehead wind sensitive hairs was found to be larger in solitary locusts, the stimuli conveyed to their flight motor centers were weaker. The tritocerebral commissure dwarf (TCD) is an inhibitory flight‐related interneuron in the locust that responds to light stimuli. An increase in TCD spontaneous activity in dark conditions was significantly stronger in gregarious locusts than in solitary ones. Thus, phase‐dependent differences in the activity of flight‐related interneurons reflect behavioral phase characteristics. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Neurobiol 57: 152–162, 2003     

Effect of Paranosema locustae (Microsporidia) on the behavioural phases of Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the laboratory

The ability of parasites to modify the behaviour of their hosts is a wide spread phenomenon, but the effects of microsporidian parasites on locust behaviour remain unexplored. Here the frequencies of directional changes (ND) and jumping (NJ) per minute of gregarious locusts infected with 2000 spores of the microsporidian parasite Paranosema locustae were significantly different from those of untreated locusts 10 and 16 days after infection, being similar to values for solitary nymphs. In contrast, the behaviour of locusts inoculated with the lower doses of 200 spores/locust was sometimes like that of solitary nymphs. At other times, behaviour was intermediate between solitary and gregarious, i.e. transitional. The rearing density did not affect the turning and jumping behaviour of infected locusts, and their behaviours were similar to those of solitary locusts at 10–16 days after infection. Our study demonstrates that infection with P. locustae may lead gregarious locusts to change some of their behaviour to that typical of solitary locusts.     

Composition and emission dynamics of migratory locust volatiles in response to changes in developmental stages and population density

Chemical communication plays an important role in density‐dependent phase change in locusts. However, the volatile components and emission patterns of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, are largely unknown. In this study, we identified the chemical compositions and emission dynamics of locust volatiles from the body and feces and associated them with developmental stages, sexes and phase changes. The migratory locust shares a number of volatile components with the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), but the emission dynamics of the two locust species are significantly different. The body odors of the gregarious nymphs in the migratory locust consisted of phenylacetonitrile (PAN), benzaldehyde, guaiacol, phenol, aliphatic acids and 2,3‐butanediol, and PAN was the dominant volatile. Volatiles from the fecal pellets of the nymphs primarily consist of guaiacol and phenol. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed significant differences in the volatile profiles between gregarious and solitary locusts. PAN and 4‐vinylanisole concentrations were significantly higher in gregarious individuals than in solitary locusts. Gregarious mature males released significantly higher amounts of PAN and 4‐vinylanisole during adulthood than mature females and immature adults of both sexes. Furthermore, PAN and 4‐vinylanisole were completely lost in gregarious nymphs during the solitarization process, but were obtained by solitary nymphs during gregarization. The amounts of benzaldehyde, guaiacol and phenol only unidirectionally decreased from solitary to crowded treatment. Aliphatic aldehydes (C7 to C10), which were previously reported as locust volatiles, are now identified as environmental contaminants. Therefore, our results illustrate the precise odor profiles of migratory locusts during developmental stages, sexes and phase change. However, the function and role of PAN and other aromatic compounds during phase transition need further investigation.     

新疆典型蝗虫适生区分布预测

新疆草原面积广阔,农牧业地位突出,蝗灾对当地经济、生态威胁很大,近年新疆极端天气日渐频发,蝗灾监测与防治任务艰巨。以意大利蝗、西伯利亚蝗和亚洲飞蝗为代表的蝗虫数据为基础,综合考虑对蝗虫各生命周期有重要影响的环境因素,运用BIOCLIM模型、领域模型(DOMAIN)、马氏距离模型(MAHAL)、广义线性模型(GLM)、随机森林模型(RF)、提升回归树模型(BRT)、支持向量机模型(SVM)、最大熵模型(MaxEnt)等八种经典物种分布模型及集成模型对新疆典型蝗虫适生区展开了预测。结果表明：(1)不同模型对新疆典型蝗虫适生区预测存在差异,其中DOMAIN最差(曲线下面积(AUC)=0.688,真实技巧统计(TSS)=0.301),而提升回归树(BRT)最佳(AUC=0.920,TSS=0.910),基于BRT、SVM和MaxEnt 3个集成模型预测的新疆蝗虫适生区可靠性更高;(2)新疆典型蝗虫不同等级适生区面积约56.844万km²,占新疆总面积的36%,其中高适生区面积16.568万km²;(3)新疆典型蝗虫适生区主要集中于北疆阿勒泰、塔城地区...     

“Dark cheeks,” a lethal disease of locusts provoked by a lepidopterous baculovirus

The virus causing nuclear polyhedrosis in Spodoptera littoralis (SINPV-type B) could be cross-transmitted perorally to and from two species of locusts, namely the African migratory locust (Locusta migratoria migratorioides) and the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). The virus provokes a lethal disease in locusts which was named “dark cheeks.” The progeny viral DNA replicating in the infected locust hoppers was submitted to restriction endonuclease analysis and was found to be identical with the inoculated parental DNA deriving from SINPV-infected S. littoralis caterpillars. Hence the conclusion that an NPV of a lepidopteran host has for the first time been shown to cross-infect and propagate in members of the hemimetabolous order Orthoptera.     

Density-dependent aposematism in the desert locust

The ecological processes underlying locust swarm formation are poorly understood. Locust species exhibit phenotypic plasticity in numerous morphological, physiological and behavioural traits as their population density increases. These density-dependent changes are commonly assumed to be adaptations for migration under heterogeneous environmental conditions. Here we demonstrate that density-dependent nymphal colour change in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) results in warning coloration (aposematism) when the population density increases and locusts consume native, toxic host plants. Fringe-toed lizards (Acanthodactylus dumerili (Lacertidae)) developed aversions to high-density-reared (gregarious-phase) locusts fed Hyoscyamus muticus (Solanaceae). Lizards associated both olfactory and visual cues with locust unpalatability, but only gregarious-phase coloration was an effective visual warning signal. The lizards did not associate low rearing density coloration (solitarious phase) with locust toxicity. Predator learning of density-dependent warning coloration results in a marked decrease in predation on locusts and may directly contribute to outbreaks of this notorious pest.     

博落回生物碱对蝗虫成虫毒力试验简报

目的:测定博落回生物碱对蝗虫成虫的毒力作用,为利用药用植物提取物杀灭蝗虫的无公害防治提供参考。方法:用文献法提取博落回果实中的生物碱,制备博落回生物碱溶液;采用喷雾法将博落回生物碱溶液喷施于蝗虫成虫;进行了博落回生物碱溶液对蝗虫成虫的田间小面积试验;用计算机软件SPSS11.5进行统计学分析。结果:在96小时内,博落回生物碱对蝗虫成虫的LD50为29.568mg/L,95%可信限为2.5563～69.473mg/L。田间小面积施药3天后,每平方米内虫口减退达90%左右,持效时间7天。结论:博落回溶液对蝗虫成虫具有一定的杀灭作用。     

警惕沙漠蝗的猖獗发生

沙漠蝗在史前期就是北非、西亚和印度等热带荒漠地区的河谷与绿洲上的农业大害虫。我国云南和西藏自治区的聂拉木均有沙漠蝗的分布记载 ,虽尚未发生灾害 ,但是沙漠蝗猖獗发生的最大扩散区已达我国云南接壤的缅甸和西藏接壤的尼泊尔、印度。故我国的西藏自治区和云南省的有关边防及农业植物保护机构应予以高度重视并加强监测和预警 ,谨防沙漠蝗的发生危害     

HISTORICAL EVIDENCE FOR POPULATION DYNAMICS OF TIBETAN MIGRATORY LOCUST AND THE FORECAST OF ITS OUTBREAK*

Abstract The Tibetan migratory locust (Locusta migratoria tibetensis Chen) is the highest altitude distributed subspecies among the 10 subspecies of migratory locusts. It was discovered and described as new subspecies in 1963. It is mostly distributed above an elevation of 3 000 m, with the highest up to 4 600 m, on the “Roof of the World,” viz. the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in southwestern China. Recent study on the historic literature revealed ancient records of locust plagues caused by Locusta migratoria tibetensis Chen in many regions of Xizang (Tibet). These disasters took place during 124 years stretching from 1828 to 1952. Forty-five places were infested by locust swarms, and from 1846 to 1857 locust disasters occurred sucessively in 12 years, and affected 18 places of Xizang. At the severe disaster regions crops were damaged by locusts in such a degree that there was no harvest at all. At the same time, locust plagues due to another subspecies also occurred in the plains between the Yellow River and Huaihe and Haihe Rivers in East China. The disasters in Xizang were caused by the Tibetan migratory locust, while in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain disasters were due to the Oriental migratory locust Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen). This study not only provides the evidence that the Tibetan migratory locust has been existing as a separate subspecies with a long history, but also reveals the relevant years of locust plagues, their regional distribution and intermittent rules of locust plagues. It also offers a scientific basis for forecasting Tibetan migratory locust disasters and related monitoring strategies; as well as understanding the close relationship between the outbreak of the migratory locust and drought.     

Determination of locust AKH-I by radioimmunoassay and the identification of an AKH-like factor in the locust brain

The N-terminal glutamic acid analog of the decapeptide locust adipokinetic hormone-I, [Glu¹]AKH-I, was prepared by solid-phase synthesis and derivatized to [4-hydroxyphenyl propionyl-Glu¹]AKH-I. This derivative was radioiodinated on the 4-hydroxyphenyl function ([¹²⁵I]AKH analog). [Glu¹]AKH-I was coupled to bovine serum albumin to produce rabbit antiserum. This, together with the [¹²⁵I]AKH analog was utilized to develop a highly selective radioimmunoassay procedure (RIA) for detecting AKH-I in locusts. Methanol extracts of locust brain contain two factors (BI and BII) that inhibit protein synthesis in excised fat body tissue of vitellogenic female locusts. BI also elicits lipid mobilization when injected into adult male locusts. The HPLC retention time of BI on an RP-18 column is identical to that of locust adipokinetic hormone (AKH-I), both synthetic and derived from adult corpora cardiaca (CC). The second brain factor (BII) does not exhibit lipid mobilizing activity. One tissue-equivalent of BI contains 33 ng of AKH-I as determined by RIA, compared to 450 ng native HPLC-separated AKH-I in locust CC.     

Modelling locust foraging: How and why food affects group formation

Locusts are short horned grasshoppers that exhibit two behaviour types depending on their local population density. These are: solitarious, where they will actively avoid other locusts, and gregarious where they will seek them out. It is in this gregarious state that locusts can form massive and destructive flying swarms or plagues. However, these swarms are usually preceded by the aggregation of juvenile wingless locust nymphs. In this paper we attempt to understand how the distribution of food resources affect the group formation process. We do this by introducing a multi-population partial differential equation model that includes non-local locust interactions, local locust and food interactions, and gregarisation. Our results suggest that, food acts to increase the maximum density of locust groups, lowers the percentage of the population that needs to be gregarious for group formation, and decreases both the required density of locusts and time for group formation around an optimal food width. Finally, by looking at foraging efficiency within the numerical experiments we find that there exists a foraging advantage to being gregarious.     

白洋淀蝗虫分布调查及其防治

1998～ 2 0 0 2年对白洋淀蝗区的蝗虫种类、分布、优势种群及蝗区水文、植被、土壤、天敌等进行了调查研究。调查表明 ,白洋淀蝗区有蝗总科昆虫 3 0种 ,隶属 6总科、2 2属 ,分布于白洋淀淀内湖泊蝗区、淀边内涝蝗区和淀外河泛蝗区 ;明确以东亚飞蝗Locustamigratoriamanilensis (Meyen)为主的 5个蝗虫优势种群及生活史 ,并根据不同蝗区类型 ,提出了蝗区治理区划、生态治理技术、应急化学防治等 3项防治技术和“两改一加强”防治手段     

Spatial distribution of populations of solitarious adult desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forsk.) on the coastal plain of Sudan

Abstract 1 Densities of solitarious adult desert locusts were measured on regular grids of up to 126 sample sites in the southern part of the coastal plain of Sudan during the winters of 1999/2000 and 2000/2001. Geostatistical procedures were used to characterize spatial dependence of locust density, to evaluate the possibility of estimating locust densities at unvisited sites, based on information obtained at surveyed sites, and to create density maps. 2 Sample variograms indicate that population densities were spatially correlated over ranges from 5 to 24 km. The range of spatial correlation decreased as dry conditions towards the end of the rainy season concentrated the locusts in contracting areas of sufficient humidity and availability of green vegetation. The rather small ranges of spatial correlation indicate that sampling needs to be conducted at a refined scale (< 24 km between sample points) to avoid missing hot spots of desert locust. 3 Locust densities were highly correlated with cover abundance of the wild plant Heliotropium arbainense and cultivated millet, Pennisetum typhoidum. The association of locusts with these host plants can be used to target sampling and enhance detection chance. 4 The relationship between sampling intensity and kriging variance was explored. Implications for monitoring of desert locust are discussed.     

Role of Olfactory and Visual Cues in the Attraction/Repulsion Responses to Conspecifics by Gregarious and Solitarious Desert Locusts

Desert locusts [Schistocerca gregaria Forskål (Orthoptera, Acrididae)] change phase in response to population density: solitarious insects avoid one another, but when crowded they change to the gregarious phase and aggregate. The attraction/repulsion responses of gregarious and solitarious locusts maintain phase differences in locust populations. Despite considerable research, the cues for aggregation are poorly understood; moreover, the repulsion response of solitarious locusts has not previously been investigated. This study analyzes the role of visual and olfactory stimuli in triggering these different responses to conspecifics. Isolation-reared insects were repelled by both olfactory and visual stimuli from other locusts. Crowd-reared insects were attracted by the combination of olfactory and visual cues. In addition, olfactory stimuli affected other behaviors in both phases, and behavioral differences between isolation- and crowd-reared locusts were clear even in the absence of conspecifics. The sensory and neurological mechanisms underlying these responses are not well understood and will form the basis for neurobiological investigations of locust phase.