中国余甘新害虫——余甘异胫小卷蛾

福建惠安县新发现一种鳞翅目昆虫,其幼虫严重为害余甘(Phyllanthus emblicaL.)的果实,蛀果率可达50%～80%,受害面积约2300hm2。经鉴定,该虫系我国一新记录种——余甘异胫小卷蛾Thaumatotibia encarpa(Meyrick,1920)。本文介绍余甘异胫小卷蛾的形态特征、寄主、分布、危害等情况,并对其防控对策提出建议。     

棉褐带卷蛾的发生与防治

棉褐带卷蛾(Adoxophyes orana)又名苹果小卷叶蛾、远东苹果小卷叶蛾、东北苹果小卷叶蛾。近年来在山东烟台、青岛、龙口、泰安、临沂、莒县、日照、寿光、单县、鄄城等地苹果产区猖獗为害、虫果率达30—90％,严重影响产量。 1964年我们在烟台市西沙旺、1972—73年在临沂、昌潍、菏泽等地区调查结果如下。 一年发生三、四代,以二龄幼虫潜藏老树皮下或潜皮蛾幼虫为害的爆皮内,作一层白色薄茧越冬。翌年3月下旬—4月上旬(鄄城),或4月中旬(烟台)开始     

杉梢小卷蛾新种记述(鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

近年来由于杉梢小卷蛾在福建、江西、浙江、江苏、湖南、湖北、安徽、广东、广西等省(区)的为害,严重地影响了杉木的成长。现经研究鉴定为一新种,属鳞翅目、卷蛾科(Tortricidae)、小卷蛾亚科(Olethreutinae)、新小卷蛾族(Olethreutini)、Polychrosis属,订名为 Polychrosis cunninghamiacola。     

我国不同地区棉褐带卷蛾的性行为观察

观察结果表明,茶小卷蛾性行为反应与成虫的虫龄关系甚为密切;当天羽化的雌雄蛾已具有一定程度的交尾能力。如和交尾能力更强的1,2天虫龄的异性配对时,性行为反应的比率达到实验最高值;我国不同地区棉褐带卷蛾24小时内性行为反应基本类似,雄虫振翅和交尾率均在凌晨6：00-7：00达到了高峰。茶小卷蛾和棉小卷蛾交叉配对时,交尾率达53.33%和60．00％。但当苹小卷蛾和茶小卷娥配对时．则未见任何交尾活动。我国不同地区棉褐带卷蛾显示出很强的同源性;本讨论了我国北方棉褐带卷蛾(苹小卷蛾)与南方棉褐带卷蛾（棉小卷蛾、茶小卷蛾)．目前可视为两个不同的亚种。     

苹褐带卷蛾成虫对主要寄主植物挥发物的触角电位反应和行为反应

【目的】苹褐带卷蛾Adoxophyes orana是危害苹果、桃、梨、枣等果树的一种重要昆虫。近年来在陕西苹果和红枣产区发生面积逐年扩大,危害日趋严重。本研究旨在明确寄主植物挥发物在苹褐带卷蛾成虫嗅觉通讯中的作用,为开发植物源引诱剂提供基础数据。【方法】利用触角电位(electroantennogram, EAG)仪测定苹褐带卷蛾2日龄未交配雌、雄成虫对51种寄主植物挥发性化合物的EAG反应;利用本实验室开发的小型蛾类昆虫嗅觉行为测试装置测定苹褐带卷蛾成虫对15种具有显著EAG反应的挥发性化合物的行为反应。【结果】EAG测试结果表明,苹褐带卷蛾成虫对不同挥发性化合物的EAG反应相对值有显著差异,雌、雄成虫对顺-3-己烯-1-醇、反-2-己烯-1-醇、1-己醇、1-庚醇、己醛、反-2-己烯醛、庚醛、辛醛、壬醛、乙酸丁酯、乙酸异戊酯和乙酸-顺-3-己烯酯的EAG反应较强。此外,雄成虫对3-甲基-1-丁醇、1-戊烯-3-醇、苯甲醛、丁酸丁酯、乙酸乙酯、三甲基巴豆酸乙酯、己酸乙酯、丙酸丁酯、异戊酸-顺-3-己烯酯、苯甲腈和柠檬腈的反应较强。在待测的51种挥发性化合物中,苹褐带卷蛾成虫对29种化...     

云南梢小卷蛾属二新种 (鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

专门为害松树嫩梢的钻蛀性害虫梢小卷蛾属Rhyacionia Hb.在我国已知有四种,它们是:夏梢小卷蛾R.duplana(Hb.),松梢小卷蛾R.pinicolana(Dbld.),马尾松梢小卷蛾R.dativa Hein.和云南松梢小卷蛾R.insulariana Liu。1982年在全国森林病虫普查时,在云南会泽和云南宜良发现梢小卷蛾二新种。现分述如下;长梢小卷蛾Rhyacionia dolichotubula,新种(图2、5)     

中国尾小卷蛾亚族三新种(鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

尾小卷蛾亚族Sorolophae属于卷蛾科、新小卷蛾族Olethreutini。这一亚族包括3个属:圆斑小卷蛾属Eudemopsis,圆点小卷蛾属Eudemis和尾小卷蛾属Sorolopha。作者曾对其中圆斑小卷蛾属在中国的8种进行了研究。现在又对其他两属进行了研究,发现圆点小卷蛾属有3种,其中有一新种;尾小卷蛾属有5种,其中有二新种,它们是: 1.栋圆点小卷蛾Eudemis porphyrana Hübner:黑龙江伊春、四川卧龙、江西井     

异胫长小蠹属中国记录种

我国2007年修订公布的《中华人民共和国进境植物检疫性有害生物名录》将异胫长小蠹属非中国种作为我国进境植物检疫性有害生物。因此开展该类群中国记录种的厘订工作具有重要意义。本文记述了异胫长小蠹属中国记录种13种,即针叶异胫长小蠢Crossotarsus conife瑚、缺刻异胫长小蠹cemancipatus、外齿异胫长小蠹cexternedentatus、壳斗异胫长小蠹cfagacearum、黄翅长小蠹c伽o,,啪u纽础、端刺异胫长小蠢Cimpariporus,日本异胫长小蠢cniponicus、黑异胫长小蠹c．piceus、台湾异胫长小蠢csauteri、简长小蠹csimplex、鳞异胫长小蠹c．squamulatus、端异胫长小蠢Cterminatus和华氏异胫长小蠹c．wallacei,对这些种类的主要形态特征进行了描述,并编制了种类检索表。同时整理出了这些种类的寄主及分布。     

异胫长小蠹属中国记录种

我国2007年修订公布的《中华人民共和国进境植物检疫性有害生物名录》将异胫长小蠹属非中国种作为我国进境植物检疫性有害生物。因此开展该类群中国记录种的厘订工作具有重要意义。本文记述了异胫长小蠹属中国记录种13种,即针叶异胫长小蠹Crossotarsus coniferae、缺刻异胫长小蠹C.emancipatus、外齿异胫长小蠹C.externedentatus、壳斗异胫长小蠹C.fagacearum.、黄翅长小蠹C.flavomaculotus、端刺异胫长小蠹C.impariporus,日本异胫长小蠹C.niponicus、黑异胫长小蠹C.piceus、台湾异胫长小蠹C.sauteri、简长小蠹C.simplex、鳞异胫长小蠹C.squamulatus、端异胫长小蠹C.terminatus和华氏异胫长小蠹C.wallacei,对这些种类的主要形态特征进行了描述,并编制了种类检索表。同时整理出了这些种类的寄主及分布。     

异胫长小蠹属中国记录种

我国2007年修订公布的<中华人民共和国进境植物检疫性有害生物名录>将异胫长小蠢属非中国种作为我国进境植物检疫性有害生物.因此开展该类群中国记录种的厘订工作具有重要意义.本文记述了异胫长小蠢属中国记录种13种,即针叶异胫长小蠢Crossotarsus coniferae、缺刻异胫长小蠹C. emancipatus、外齿异胫长小蠹C.externedentatus、壳斗异胫长小蠢C. fagacearum、黄翅长小蠢C.flavomaculatus、端刺异胫长小蠢C. impariporus,日本异胫长小蠢C. niponicus、黑异胫长小蠹C. piceus、台湾异胫长小蠢C. sauteri、简长小蠢C.simplex、鳞异胫长小蠢C. squamulatus、端异胫长小蠢C. terminatus和华氏异胫长小蠢C. wallacei,对这些种类的主要形态特征进行了描述,并编制了种类检索表.同时整理出了这些种类的奇主及分布.     

Population structure and colonization history of the olive fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera, Tephritidae)

The olive fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the major pest of olives in most commercial olive-growing regions worldwide. The species is abundant in the Mediterranean basin and has been introduced recently into California and Mexico, creating problems for quarantine protection and international trade. Here, we use nuclear microsatellite markers and mitochondrial sequences to examine the history of olive fly range expansion and colonization. Sampled populations span the current distribution of the olive fly worldwide, including South and Central Africa, Pakistan, Mediterranean Europe and Middle East, California, and Mexico. The Pakistani populations appear to be genetically well differentiated from the remaining populations, though rooting the origins of the species is problematic. Genetic similarity and assignment tests cluster the remaining populations into two genetic groups--Africa and a group including the Mediterranean basin and the American region. That Africa, and not the Mediterranean, is the origin of flies infesting cultivated olive is supported by the significantly greater genetic diversity at microsatellite loci in Africa relative to the Mediterranean area. The results also indicate that the recent invasion of olive flies in the American region most likely originated from the Mediterranean area.     

Insect pest management in African agriculture: Challenges in the current millenium

Pest management on a global scale experienced a total revolution after World War II when synthetic organic compounds were in agriculture and public health. However, it soon became apparent that there were many limitations in the use of chemicals for pest management. In agriculture, problems of pest resurgence, secondary pest outbreaks, pest resistance and adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, including human poisoning and toxicity to other non-target organisms, led to the search for alternative approaches to the pest outbreak problem. The 1960s produced new ideas on integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, followed by intensification of the search for biological control agents, which could be incorporated into IPM programmes. New application technologies were developed in the 1970s and 1980s and ecological approaches to the pest problem were spearheaded in the developed world in the 1990s, with extensive studies focused on the whole ecosystem. Important advances in crop production have also taken place in Africa in this century, involving adoption of high yielding varieties, fertilizer application, intensification of crop protection approaches, less shifting cultivation and more mono-cropping systems. However, these advances have led to increasing pest problems which unless tackled imaginatively and intelligently, they could become the most important constraint in crop production in the present millennium. Africa has entered the current millennium with relatively underdeveloped agriculture on a global scale and little investment in research on new pest management technologies that could be used to reduce crop losses. We are still highly dependent on pesticides for pest management. Therefore, the greatest challenges in agriculture in Africa will be the switch from a pesticide based mode of reducing losses due to pests to one that is ecosystem based, making use of insect management techniques which are ecologically and economically sound. Specifically, some of the major challenges in pest management in agriculture in Africa include; (i) reducing the dependence on pesticides, thus avoiding the limitations observed in the past 50 years; (ii) overcoming ignorance of the pest species and their associated community of parasites and predators which has dire consequences on the whole ecosystem; (iii) keeping out exotic pests, which in this millennium have had a devastating blow on the production of some crops and (iv) developing indigenous technologies for pest management (IPM, biocontrol, etc.) and making available to farmers materials for pest management which are affordable, safe, effective and environmentally friendly (e.g. microbial, botanicals, pheromones, genetically engineered products etc.). Both legislative and quarantine measures will have a significant role to play in pest management in the next millennium, but only when practised on a wider geographical area. Information technology (IT) will affect the way we acquire and make use of pest management strategies. Africa is therefore faced with the challenge of building up and improving its infrastructure and expertise on IT if it is to benefit pest management on the continent.     

Modeling the potential distribution of the predator of honey bees,Palarus latifrons,in the Arabian deserts using Maxent and GIS

ObjectivesThe species Palarus latifrons (bee pirates) has been recorded in Saudi Arabia as an invasive species. This pest can destroy honey bee colonies under certain conditions. The origin of this species in Africa and it has a good ability to adapt to desert conditions. Studies on this species are very few but its current distribution in the Arabian deserts is mainly in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study presents maps for the possible expansion of this species to invade other desert areas in the Arabian countries’ under current and near-future conditions (2030).MethodsThis pest is a solitary insect with high activity during summer. It is hypothesized that summer conditions and especially temperature are the limiting factor for its distribution in the deserts. The analysis depended on generating maps based on temperatures during summer and based on two bioclimatic factors. Maxent and the geographical information system (GIS) were used to perform the analysis.Results and conclusionsAll maps showed the high ability of this pest to spread in the Gulf countries. In North Africa: south Egypt and Libya, and some parts of Algeria showed suitability for Palarus. The invasion of this pest towards North Africa can happen mostly due to trading activities with Gulf countries especially materials containing soil. Continues monitoring for the activity of Palarus in the risk areas is highly advised.     

Modeling the risk of invasion and spread of Tuta absoluta in Africa

Tuta absoluta is an invasive insect that originated from South America and has spread to Europe Africa and Asia. Since its detection in Spain in 2006, the pest is continuing to expand its geographical range, including the recent detection in several Sub-Saharan African countries. The present study proposed a model based on cellular automata to predict year-to-year the risk of the invasion and spread of T. absoluta across Africa. Using, land vegetation cover, temperature, relative humidity and yield of tomato production as key driving factors, we were able to mimic the spreading behavior of the pest, and to understand the role that each of these factors play in the process of propagation of invasion. Simulations by inferring the pest’s natural ability to fly long distance revealed that T. absoluta could reach South of Africa ten years after being detected in Spain (Europe). Findings also reveal that relative humidity and the presence of T. absoluta host plants are important factors for improving the accuracy of the prediction. The study aims to inform stakeholders in plant health, plant quarantine, and pest management on the risks that T. absoluta may cause at local, regional and event global scales. It is suggested that adequate measures should be put in place to stop, control and contain the process used by this pest to expand its range.     

Soil‐dwelling insect pests of tree crops in Sub‐Saharan Africa,problems and management strategies—A review

This review aims to draw the attention of researchers, ecologists and farmers to the threats of soil‐dwelling insect pests on important tree crops in sub‐Saharan Africa, with a special focus on termites. It synthesizes the information on the effects of various factors affecting soil pest occurrence and damage, suggesting that the resultant undesirable effects of soil pests in this region are largely as a result of indiscriminate tree cutting, slash‐and‐burn agriculture and indiscriminate use of pesticides. Major insect orders, their host ranges and the nature of damage on selected tree crops are described. This study further critiques existing soil pest management practices, showing that majority of soil pest management practices are ineffective. Thus, management strategies like “attract and kill” approach based on entomopathogenic fungi need to be studied, developed and emphasized for the management of soil insect pests in sub‐Saharan Africa. A conclusion section attempts to offer suggestions for ways in which future work on soil pests in sub‐Saharan Africa could proceed.     

Mating frequency of female false codling moth,Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): trade-off between fecundity and longevity

Journal of Insect Behavior - Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick)&nbsp;(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a polyphagous insect pest native to sub-Saharan Africa. The larvae burrow into the fruit and...     

First report of the fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major pest of maize in North and South America. It was first reported from Africa in 2016 and currently established as a major invasive pest of maize. A survey was conducted to explore for natural enemies of the fall armyworm in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in 2017. Smallholder maize farms were randomly selected and surveyed in the three countries. Five different species of parasitoids were recovered from fall armyworm eggs and larvae, including four within the Hymenoptera and one Dipteran. These species are new associations with FAW and were never reported before from Africa, North and South America. In Ethiopia, Cotesia icipe was the dominant larval parasitoid with parasitism ranging from 33.8% to 45.3%, while in Kenya, the tachinid fly, Palexorista zonata, was the primary parasitoid with 12.5% parasitism. Charops ater and Coccygidium luteum were the most common parasitoids in Kenya and Tanzania with parasitism ranging from 6 to 12%, and 4 to 8.3%, respectively. Although fall armyworm has rapidly spread throughout these three countries, we were encouraged to see a reasonable level of biological control in place. This study is of paramount importance in designing a biological control program for fall armyworm, either through conservation of native natural enemies or augmentative release.     

The Florey lecture, 1983. Biological control, as exemplified by smallpox eradication and myxomatosis

Biological control is an important method of dealing with plant and insect pests. The control of rabbits by myxomatosis and the eradication of smallpox by vaccination are unusual examples of biological control, in that they involve a vertebrate and a viral pest respectively. Myxomatosis is a benign disease in Sylvilagus rabbits in South America which is transmitted mechanically by mosquitoes. In the European rabbit, Oryctolagus, which is a pest in Australia and England, the virus from Sylvilagus produces a generalized disease that is almost always lethal. Myxomatosis was deliberately introduced into Australia in 1950 and into Europe in 1952. It was at first spectacularly successful in controlling the rabbit pest, but biological adjustments occurred in the virulence of the virus and the genetic resistances of rabbits. After 30 years of interaction, natural selection has resulted in a balance at a fairly high level of viral virulence. Smallpox has been a major scourge of mankind for over 1500 years. It spread from Asia to Europe in the Middle ages and from Europe to Africa and the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. Jenner's cowpox vaccine provided a method of control that reduced the severity of the disease during the 19th century but failed to eliminate the disease from many countries before the 1930s. Thereafter it was eradicated from Europe and North America, but remained endemic in South America, Africa and Asia. In 1967 it was still endemic in 33 countries and W.H.O. established a programme for global eradication within 10 years. The goal was achieved in 1977. Problems of the eradication programme and reasons for its success will be described.     

Susceptibility of California gastropods to an introduced South African sabellid polychaete, Terebrasabella heterouncinata

Abstract. The outer surfaces of the shells of living marine gastropods are often colonized by other organisms. However, only one species, the sabellid worm Terebrasabella heterouncinata , is able to settle in the aperture of living gastropods. Native to South Africa, and introduced to California, this worm is a pest of abalone aquaculture and has been a threat to native gastropods in California. We investigated the intrinsic susceptibility of 15 marine gastropods from California to this apertural fouling organism. Intrinsic susceptibility was significantly different among gastropod species. Overall, caenogastropods tended to be more resistant than were the vetigastropods and patellogastropods. This suggests that variability in susceptibility could be due to characteristics associated with closely related gastropod hosts. However, this only partially explained the variation in susceptibility to individuals of T. heterouncinata . Intrinsic susceptibility was not associated with potential host species from similar habitats. We discuss host susceptibility to T. heterouncinata , including implications for potential control of this pest species, and for understanding factors enabling this polychaete to inhabit the apertural region, an area typically free of all other epibionts.     

Prospects for improving biological control of olive fruit fly,Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), with introduced parasitoids (Hymenoptera)

Olive fruit fly is a key pest of olive and consequently a serious threat to olive fruit and oil production throughout the Mediterranean region. With the establishment of Bactrocera oleae in California a decade ago, interest was renewed in classical (introduction) biological control of the pest. Here we discuss the prospects of identifying natural enemies of B. oleae in Africa and Asia that may help reduce B. oleae populations in California and elsewhere. Based on the current understanding of Bactrocera phylogenetics, early opinions that B. oleae originated in Africa or western Asia rather than the Mediterranean region or the Near East are taxonomically and ecologically supportable. Closely related to cultivated olive, the wild olive Olea europaea cuspidata is widely distributed in southern and eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and eastwards into Asia as far as southwestern China. Little is known regarding the biology and ecology of B. oleae in Africa and eastern Asia, especially in wild olives. While the diversity of parasitoids of B. oleae in the Mediterranean region is low and unspecialized, a diverse assemblage of parasitoids is known from B. oleae in Africa. Conversely, regions in Asia have remained largely unexplored for B. oleae and its natural enemies.