Sub-lethal effects of tiametoxam on life table parameters of the cabbage aphid,Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under laboratory conditions

Efficiency of tiametoxam was determined on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using demographic toxicology by leaf spray method. At first, bioassay was performed. The LC₅₀ values and confidence limits for thiamethoxam were 169.05?ppm (92.61–342.51). To evaluate, the sub-lethal effect of this insecticide on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, LC₂₅ and LC₁₀ concentrations of tiametoxam were used at 58.8 and 22.05?ppm, respectively. Also, the LC₅₀ value of insecticide on the life table estimates was measured. Experiments were carried out in the laboratory at 23?±?1?°C, 60?±?5% RH and 16:8 (L:D) photoperiod on cabbage seedlings, Brassica oleracea, var. capitata L. Net fecundity rate decreased in insecticide-treated populations. Intrinsic rates of increase (r_m) were lower in tiametoxam treatment than in controls. There was a relative increase in intrinsic death rates of treated populations. The mean generation time and doubling time were also lower in population treated with insecticide than the control. There was a considerable reduction in the average numbers of nymphs reproduced per female as compared with the control. The average longevity of female adults in the control was significantly different (p?<?0.05) from those treated with thiamethoxam.     

Sublethal effects of imidacloprid and pymetrozine on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae on rapeseed, Brassica napus L.

Efficiency of imidacloprid and pymetrozine on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L. （Homoptera： Aphididae） was determined using demographic toxicology by leaf dip method. At first, bioassay tests were performed. The LC50 value and confidence limit for imidacloprid and pymetrozine were 1.61 × 10^-5 mol/L （0.74 × 10^-5-2.66 × 10^-5） and 2.14 × 10^-4 mol/L （1.24 × 10^-4-3.40 × 10^-4）, respectively. To evaluate the sublethal effect of two insecticides on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, LC30 concentrations of imidacloprid and pymetrozine were used at 5 mol/L and 30 mol/L. The experiments were carried out in a incubator at 20±1℃, 60% ± 5% RH and 16：8 （L：D） photoperiod on canola seedlings, Brassica napus L. var. ＇PF＇. Net fecundity rate decreased in both insecticide-treated populations. Intrinsic rates of increase （rm） were lower in imidacloprid and pymetrozine treatments than in controls. Intrinsic birth rates also decreased in treated populations. There was a relative increase in intrinsic death rates of treated populations. The mean generation times and doubling time were also lower in populations treated with insecticides than in controls. There was a considerable reduction in the average numbers of nymphs reproduced per female as compared with the control. The average longevity of female adults in the control was significantly different from those treated with imidacloprid and pymetrozine. However, there was no significant differences in aphid life-table parameters between the two insecticide-treated populations （P 〉 0.01）.     

Effect of eight cauliflower cultivars on biological parameters of the cabbage aphid,Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hem: Aphididae) in laboratory conditions

The cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae is one of the most important pests with broad host range that does damage to cruciferae plants. In this research, biology parameters of the cabbage aphid was studied on the eight cauliflower cultivars: Smilla, Snow mystique, White cloud, Buris, Galiblanka, Snow crown, SG and Tokita. This study was conducted under controlled conditions (25?±?2?°C, 65?±?5% RH and L-D: 16–8). Statistical analysis showed that there is significant difference between different stages of growth and mean number of laid nymphs period (p?<?0.05), so that the maximum and minimum growth period were observed on the cultivars Galyblanka and Buris, respectively. The longest mean longevity of total nymphal instars was obtained on White cloud, and the shortest on Smilla. The highest pre nymph period, nymph production period, mean number of laid nymphs, Adult longevity and total lifespan on the Galiblanka cultivar was calculated as 8.60, 13.50, 58.60, 17.30 and 25.90, respectively. The results showed that using cultivars that affected on the adult reproductive parameters and provides conditions for reduction of reproduction could be a good solution for the cabbage aphid control management.     

Effects of organic and conventional fertilizer treatments on host selection by the aphid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae

The type and quantity of fertilizer supplied to a crop will differ between organic and conventional farming practices. Altering the type of fertilizer a plant is provided with can influence a plant’s foliar nitrogen levels, as well as the composition and concentration of defence compounds, such as glucosinolates. Many natural enemies of insect herbivores can respond to headspace volatiles emitted by the herbivores’ host plant in response to herbivory. We propose that manipulating fertilizer type may also influence the headspace volatile profiles of plants, and as a result, the tritrophic interactions that occur between plants, their insect pests and those pests’ natural enemies. Here, we investigate a tritrophic system consisting of cabbage plants, Brassica oleracea, a parasitoid, Diaeretiella rapae, and one of its hosts, the specialist cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae. Brassica oleracea plants were provided with either no additional fertilization or one of three types of fertilizer: Nitram (ammonium nitrate), John Innes base or organic chicken manure. We investigated whether these changes would alter the rate of parasitism of aphids on those plants and whether any differences in parasitism could be explained by differences in attractivity of the plants to D. rapae or attack rate of aphids by D. rapae. In free‐choice experiments, there were significant differences in the percentage of B. brassicae parasitized by D. rapae between B. oleracea plants grown in different fertilizer treatments. In a series of dual‐choice Y‐tube olfactometry experiments, D. rapae females discriminated between B. brassicae‐infested and undamaged plants, but parasitoids did not discriminate between similarly infested plants grown in different fertilizer treatments. Correspondingly, in attack rate experiments, there were no differences in the rate that D. rapae attacked B. brassicae on B. oleracea plants grown in different fertilizer treatments. These findings are of direct relevance to sustainable and conventional farming practices.     

Temperature effect on the predation rate of Anthocoris nemorum (Het.: Anthocoridae) on cabbage aphids (Hom.: Aphididae)

The temperature‐dependent predation by Anthocoris nemorum L. (Het.: Anthocoridae) on second instar Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hom.: Aphididae) at constant temperatures of 12, 15 and 20°C increased linearly with temperature with a mean (±SE) consumption of 6.9 (±0.8), 9.28 (±1) and 15.9 (±0.8) respectively. The estimated lower temperature threshold for predation (T₀) was 6.4°C.     

Life expectancy (ex ) and stable age distribution (Cx ) of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lep.: Yponomeutidae), exposed to sublethal doses of hexaflumuron

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) is a major pest of crucifers in Iran. In this study, the influence of two sublethal concentrations (LC₁₀ and LC₂₅) of an insect growth regulator, hexaflumuron on life expectancy (e _x ), stable age distribution (C _x ), age-specific fertility (m _x ) and number of fertile eggs per day was investigated. Results showed that the sublethal doses of hexaflumuron decreased life expectancy (e _x ), age-specific fertility (m _x ) and number of fertile eggs per day of P. xylostella. Also stable age distribution (C _x ) of population in next generation was changed and rate of adults in sublethals was increased compared to control. According obtained results, hexaflumuron is a good choice for IPM strategy in controlling the diamondback moth.     

农药对家蚕(Bombyx mori L.)的亚致死效应研究进展

明确农药对家蚕的影响对综合评价农药的生态效应与合理使用农药具有理论和实践意义.从生长发育、经济性状和食物利用方面综述了农药对家蚕的亚致死效应;从生理代谢、组织器官亚显微结构和培养细胞方面介绍了亚致死效应产生的机制,并结合杀虫剂对其它鳞翅目昆虫亚致死影响方面的研究结果对其进行了讨论,提出了今后加强研究的重点.总的来说,亚致死剂量农药的胁迫可使家蚕幼虫眠性不齐,眠蚕体重和蛹重减轻,发育历期延长,严重者结茧(上蔟)时间推迟,且吐丝营茧功能失常,最终导致蚕茧质量下降.桑叶上残留的农药在一定程度上还会对家蚕的取食行为以及食物摄入后的消化吸收产生影响.农药对家蚕亚致死效应产生的机制目前主要有3个:家蚕体内正常生理水平和代谢平衡受到扰动、家蚕的一些重要组织器官如中肠和后丝腺等微形态结构受到损伤和家蚕卵巢细胞出现凋亡现象.农药对家蚕的亚致死效应因农药种类、试验剂量和家蚕受药时间而异,产生的机理也十分复杂.今后应着重开展新农药对家蚕亚致死效应研究,特别是对生化和分子机制方面的研究以及农药复合污染对家蚕影响的研究.     

An analysis of the deterrent effect of aphids on cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) egg-laying

Abstract. 1. The cabbage root fly, Delia radicum (L.), was deterred from laying eggs on brassica plants with >250 cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), or peach-potato aphid, Myzuspersicae (Sulz.).
2. Flies did not lay on plants infested with >250 aphids.
3. Preparations of (E)-β-farnesene, the aphid alarm pheromone, deterred the flies from laying only at the extremely high dose of 32 mg/plant.
4. Although M. persicae secreted large (1 ng/insect) amounts of alarm pheromone and B. brassicae extremely small (<0.01 ng/insect) amounts, both aphids equally deterred D. radicum from laying.
5. The deterrent effect appeared to result from the aphids physically disturbing the flies during host-plant selection.     

The effect of Brevicoryne brassicae on leaf area, dry matter distribution and amino acids of the Brussels sprout plant

Twenty-six direct or derived criteria were assessed, eight wk after infestation, of the effect of an initial inoculum of 0, 5, 25 or 50 Brevicoryne brassicae on the growth and dry matter distribution of Brussels sprout plants. Twenty-four of these criteria showed significant (P > 0.05) effects of aphid infestation, though increasing aphid infestation above 5/plant had little further effect. Total fresh and dry weight (as well as of the components — leaves, stems and roots) was reduced by 25–730 with infestation, particularly so the root. The number of leaves as well as individual leaf area was reduced, and leaves on infested plants were less efficient assimilators. This could be explained by the drain on assimilates caused by the aphids, the leaf curling and the reduced density of stomata. The latter was also considered to account partly for the increased moisture content of infested plants. There was a general reduction in the concentration of leaf amino acids.     

黄玛草蛉对两种蚜虫的捕食效能

实验室条件下研究了黄玛草蛉2龄与3龄幼虫对甘蓝蚜以及玉米蚜成虫的捕食功能反应。结果表明:黄玛草蛉2龄与3龄幼虫对2种蚜虫的捕食量均随着猎物密度的增加而增加,寻找效应随着猎物密度的增加而减小。不同龄期幼虫对2种蚜虫的捕食功能反应均符合HollingⅡ模型,黄玛草蛉2龄与3龄幼虫对玉米蚜最大理论日捕食量分别为120.48头、185.18头;黄玛草蛉2龄与3龄幼虫对甘蓝蚜最大理论日捕食量分别为60.60头、86.95头。在相同猎物种类下,黄玛草蛉3龄幼虫对2种蚜虫的捕食量均高于黄玛草蛉2龄幼虫;在相同猎物密度下,黄玛草蛉2龄幼虫与3龄幼虫对玉米蚜的捕食量均高于甘蓝蚜。     

亚致死低温对烟草甲后代种群两性生命表参数的影响

【目的】 低温处理是我国主要储烟害虫烟草甲Lasioderma serricorne的有效控制手段之一;但是在低温条件下烟草甲的种群动态及适应机制鲜有报道。昆虫的亚致死低温效应是我们了解昆虫适应低温的有效途径。本研究通过分析亚致死低温对烟草甲后代生命表参数的影响;以揭示烟草甲的低温适应能力和种群发展潜力。【方法】 将烟草甲末龄幼虫暴露于-20 ℃下若干时长;构建时间-死亡率曲线;分别计算其死亡率为10%和50%的致死时间(即LT₁₀和LT₅₀); 然后分别构建烟草甲末龄幼虫经-20 ℃低温处理LT₁₀和LT₅₀时长后存活F₁代种群的年龄-龄期两性生命表。【结果】 -20 ℃低温对烟草甲末龄幼虫的亚致死时间LT₁₀和LT₅₀值分别为5.32和12.84 min。在-20 ℃下暴露LT₁₀和LT₅₀时长后获得的F₁代种群; 90%以上的个体存活并能完成整个生活史;其卵-成虫总寿命、雌成虫寿命及净繁殖率(R₀)、内禀增长率(r_m)和周限增长率(λ)均与28 ℃下饲养的对照种群无显著差异。但是;与对照相比; -20 ℃低温处理烟草甲末龄幼虫LT₁₀和LT₅₀时长显著降低了F₁代卵和1龄幼虫的起始生命期望值、F₁代1龄幼虫历期以及幼虫阶段的繁殖值;且使F₁代种群的雄性比例增大。【结论】-20 ℃低温处理烟草甲末龄幼虫LT₁₀和LT₅₀时长能够降低F₁代起始生命期望值和种群繁殖率;但是其种群结构和基本生命表参数正常。结果表明;烟草甲幼虫对低温具有较好的适应性;在经历低温处理后幸存个体能够再次迅速扩繁。