椰心叶甲的生物防治

椰心叶甲是近年来传入我国的危险性有害生物.1994年,我国内陆将椰心叶甲列为禁止入境的二类植物检疫危险性害虫.目前椰心叶甲在我国海南省、广东省、台湾省和香港地区危害严重并有蔓延趋势,严重危害了椰子、槟榔等棕榈科植物.针对椰心叶甲的危害特征,在实际防治应用中,化学防治,物理防治等方法不能起到很好的效果,生物防治是比较重要的防治方法.本文综述了对于椰心叶甲生物防治常用的几种防治方法:释放寄生蜂、病源微生物和生物农药等.椰心叶甲的生物学防治措施,关键是开发新的防治措施和提高现有方法的防治技术,达到持续有效控制.     

绿僵菌侵染对椰心叶甲酚氧化酶活性的影响

对椰心叶甲Brontispa longissima(Gestro)成虫血淋巴中酚氧化酶的特性进行分析,并研究绿僵菌(Metarhizium anisopliae)侵染对血浆甲酚氧化酶活性的影响。结果显示,椰心叶甲成虫的血浆及血细胞裂解液中均检测到酚氧化酶活性,且昆布多糖及胰蛋白酶可显著提高其活性。绿僵菌MA-4侵染组在侵染后第1至第5d的血浆酚氧化酶活性高于未侵染组(P<0.05),但是椰心叶甲成虫体内注射10μg昆布多糖后,侵染组的酚氧化酶活性显著低于未侵染组(P<0.05),表明绿僵菌一方面对可激活椰心叶甲的酚氧化酶原激活系统,另一方面又可抑制昆布多糖对椰心叶甲酚氧化酶原激活系统的诱导作用。     

入侵害虫椰心叶甲的研究进展

近30年来,椰心叶甲Brontispa longissima(Gestro)在亚太椰子产区扩散蔓延,成为棕榈植物上主要害虫。2002年,该害虫入侵我国海南并暴发成灾。化学防除是控制椰心叶甲危害的首要措施,其中包括挂药包等农药缓释技术,而生物防治是控制该虫扩散蔓延的经济有效措施。从感病椰心叶甲虫体上分离的微生物杀虫剂绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae被我国和其他多个国家应用。椰心叶甲天敌寄生蜂的引进利用是可持续控制该害虫发生的重要措施。幼虫寄生蜂椰甲截脉姬小蜂Asecodes hispinarum和蛹寄生蜂椰心叶甲啮小蜂Tetrastichus brontispae是椰心叶甲的两种重要天敌。2004年,椰甲截脉姬小蜂和椰心叶甲啮小蜂被引入到我国,经扩繁释放后,取得了良好的控害效果,其中有些地区的椰甲截脉姬小蜂寄生率可达90%,椰心叶甲啮小蜂寄生率可达100%。连续放蜂,且椰心叶甲种群有合适虫龄被寄生蜂寄生是控害效果的关键。气候等生态因子也可能是影响寄生蜂控制靶标害虫效果的因素,应进一步加强研究。论文最后提出了未来椰心叶甲防控的研究的方向。     

椰心叶甲CYP4基因的克隆及绿僵菌侵染后的诱导表达研究

根据细胞色素P450家族4（CYP4）的氨基酸保守序列设计1对简并引物,从椰心叶甲Brontispa longissima成虫总RNA中扩增得到5个cDNA片段（GenBank登录号: DQ238840－DQ238844）。以3′-RACE法获得片段BLWH4的3′端序列,推导的氨基酸序列表明其结构中含有CYP家族的特征性保守序列： 螺旋K区的ETLR和血红素结合区的F××G×××C×G。以18S 为对照的RT-PCR分析表明,BLWH4在成虫的mRNA表达量远大于幼虫。绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae菌株MA-3和MA-4侵染椰心叶甲成虫及5龄幼虫后,BLWH4的mRNA表达增强,提示BLWH4可能具有增强椰心叶甲抵抗绿僵菌侵染的作用。     

一株绿僵菌的分离研究

利用马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂培养基,对一株绿僵菌进行了分离培养。对不同生长发育天数的菌落特征即颜色、大小、孢子堆的形成等特点进行了描述。在光学显微镜下观察了菌丝的形态,成熟孢子及分生孢子梗的形状、颜色及连接状况。利用扫描电镜观察了分生孢子和孢子梗的超微形态。经培养特征和形态学鉴定,确定该昆虫病原真菌是金龟子绿僵菌。     

金龟子绿僵菌原生质体形成和再生的研究

用0.5%纤维素酶和0.5%蜗牛酶的混合酶液,以0.6mol/L KCl为渗透压稳定剂,pH6.5时,30℃处理菌龄为24小时的金龟子绿僵菌3-4小时,可从1克湿菌丝获得5×10⁷个以上的原生质体。原生质体在祭氏培养基上再生率仅为0.1—1.2%。但原生质体先在液体中培养再转移到固体平皿上,再生率可提高到8%。实验还观察和确证了原生质体的形成及其再生。     

三株金龟子绿僵菌对红火蚁的致病力测定

本研究在实验室条件下测定了金龟子绿僵菌M09、CQMa117和CQMa128三个菌株对红火蚁的侵染能力。结果表明在1.0×10~8孢子/mL浓度下M09、CQMa128和CQMa117菌株处理后10 d红火蚁的工蚁累计死亡率分别为73.3%、14.6%和55.5%;M09菌株对工蚁的LC50为3.50×106孢子/mL,8.0×107孢子/mL浓度处理LT50为4.35 d。对M09菌株侵染红火蚁幼虫和蛹的能力测定结果显示,1.0×10~8孢子/mL浓度处理后10 d该菌株对幼虫和蛹的累计侵染率为98.9%和100%,对幼虫和蛹LC50分别为6.34×10~4孢子/mL、1.01×10~4孢子/mL。以上研究证实金龟子绿僵菌M09菌株对红火蚁具较强的致病力,致死速度较快,可作为该蚁生物防治的候选菌株。     

金龟子绿僵菌固态培养生物变量优化研究

金龟子绿僵菌属于真菌类生物杀虫剂,本文研究了接种量、种龄、菌种代数等生物因素对金龟子绿缰菌生长及产孢量的影响,并对液-固两步发酵工艺进行了研究.经过优化,得到金龟子绿僵菌产孢的最佳生物参数是:接种量为2.5g/100g、种龄为5～6天;采用固体二代种,培养6天,孢子产量可达1.531×1010孢子/g干培养基.     

绿僵菌属的一个新种

本文报导从贵州省贵阳罹病梨虎Rhynchites Coreanus Kono幼虫虫尸分离的一种绿僵菌新种的鉴定结果,该菌与绿僵菌属模式种金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch) s-orkin 有明显区别,根据菌落颜色、分生孢子团块大小、连接紧密和牢固程度、孢子链连接方式和分生孢子形态等,我们鉴定为新种——翠绿绿僵菌Metarhizium iadini chen、Guo et zhou sp.nov.     

绿僵菌属的三个新种

作者从广东、贵州、北京等地收集的虫生真菌中,发现在我国具有绿僵菌属特征的真菌可分为四个种。根据菌落颜色、分生孢子团块大小、紧密和牢固程度、孢子链连接方式、分生孢子形状等,将我们收集的属于本属的菌株分为四个种。本文报道绿僵菌属三个新种的描述。金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae(Metsch.)Sorokin为最常见的甘蔗金龟子致病菌,是本属的模式种。平沙绿僵菌Metarhizium pingshaense Chen et Guo sp.nov.、柱孢绿僵菌Metarhizium cylindrosporae Chen et Guo sp.nov.和贵州绿僵菌Metarhizium guizhouense Chen et Guo sp.nov.是三个新种。     

椰心叶甲蛹寄生蜂——椰心叶甲啮小蜂的生物学特性

椰心叶甲啮小蜂Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière是椰心叶甲Brontispa longissima（Gestro）蛹的重要内寄生蜂,2004年从台湾引入到海南。在实验室条件下,对椰心叶甲啮小蜂的形态、行为、发育、存活、繁殖等生物学特性进行了观察研究。结果表明,雌蜂个体比雄蜂大,腹部明显可见产卵器。每头寄主蛹出蜂量平均为21.5头,其中雌蜂约占77.4%。椰心叶甲啮小蜂羽化不久即能交配,交配时间约为1～2 min。椰心叶甲啮小蜂的产卵高峰期在交配后的24 h内,且产卵量受温度的影响较大; 蜂蜜、蔗糖、葡萄糖均能有效地延长其成虫的寿命,并能提高其怀卵量和寄生率,其中以取食蜂蜜的效果最好。该蜂发育、存活和繁殖的适宜温度为20℃～28℃,低于16℃或高于30℃对其存活不利。利用16℃、20℃、24℃、28℃、30℃下的发育历期和有效积温公式计算出椰心叶甲啮小蜂的发育起点温度（C）为9.6℃,有效积温（K）为324.9日·度。     

感染水椰八角铁甲的绿僵菌的分子鉴定及致病力测定

在室内饲养的水椰八角铁甲Octodonta nipae(Maulik)种群中,发现有大量甲虫被病原菌感染致死.对死虫体表的病原真菌进行分离鉴定,并依据ITS序列分析鉴定,确定该病原真菌为金龟子绿僵菌小孢变种(Metarhizium anisopliae var.anisopliae).经室内致病力测定,接种浓度分别为1...     

Artificial diets for rearing the coconut hispine beetle,Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and their suitability to two specialist parasitoids

The coconut hispine beetle, Brontispa longissima (Gestro), is a serious invasive pest that infests young unopened fronds of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.) in Southeast Asia. We previously developed the first artificial diet for rearing B. longissima larvae, which contained a leaf powder of young coconut fronds. Because the fronds are required for healthy growth of coconut palms, it is necessary to reduce their use for rearing the beetles. In this study, we tested two new artificial diets for the beetle larvae, which contained the leaf powders of mature coconut leaves or orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L.). Brontispa longissima successfully developed from hatching to adulthood on both the mature coconut leaf diet and orchard grass diet. The beetles reared on the mature coconut leaf diet and orchard grass diet developed faster than those reared on the young coconut leaf diet. Fecundity and egg hatchability of beetles did not differ among the three diet treatments. We then examined the suitability of beetle larvae or pupae reared on each diet as hosts for two specialist endoparasitoids, Asecodes hispinarum Boucek and Tetrastichus brontispae Ferriere. The survival rate from oviposition to adult emergence for A. hispinarum was 43.8% in hosts reared on a young coconut leaf diet, 77.1% on a mature coconut leaf diet, and 85.7% on an orchard grass diet. For T. brontispae, the survival rate was 70.0% in hosts reared on the young coconut leaf diet, 38.1% on the mature coconut leaf diet, and 66.7% on the orchard grass diet. Our results indicate these artificial diets can be useful for rearing B. longissima and its two parasitoids, helping to reduce the costs of mass rearing these insects.     

Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against Thaumetopoea pityocampa Shiff. (Lepidoptera: Thaumatopoeidae)

Abstract

In this study, Metarhizium anisopliae TR 106 and Beauveria bassiana TR 217 was tested against fourth instar larvae of Thaumetopoea pityocampa. The LT₅₀ and LT₉₀ of 1?×?10⁶ concentration of M. anisopliae against T. pityocampa were 3.60 and 4.11 for direct application, while these were 2.87 and 3.60?days, respectively in leaves application. The LT₅₀ and LT₉₀ of the 1?×?10⁸ concentration of the same isolate were 2.50 and 2.95?days for direct application, and 2.98 and 3.74?days for leaves application. The LT₅₀ of insect and leaves application for 1?×?10⁶ of B. bassiana were 3.75 and 3.49?days, respectively. The LT₉₀ of same concentration for insect application was 4.48?days, while LT₉₀ for leaves application was 4.63?days. Similarly, LT₅₀ of insect and leaves application for 1?×?10⁸ of B. bassiana were 3.03 and 3.31?days, while LT₉₀ were 3.68 and 4.29?days, respectively. Approximate 100% mycosis was observed in all treatments.     

The influence of temperature on the susceptibility of vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), larvae to Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Mortality of Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) larvae at 10^oC, 15^oC, 20^oC and 25^oC following treatment with 10⁷conidia ml“¹suspensions of six Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin isolates was temperature dependent. In all cases, the LT₅₀s were inversely related to temperature, but the nature of this response varied between isolates. Strain 101-82 was the most virulent isolate at 25^oC with an LT₅₀ of 3.7 days, but it was the least virulent isolate at 15^oC and it failed to kill any O. sulcatus larvae at 10^oC. In contrast, strain 159-83 had the lowest virulence at both 20^oC and 25^oC, whereas it was the most virulent isolate at 10^oC with an LT₅₀ of 20.0 days. The mortality rates followed a similar pattern and were positively related to temperature in all cases with the exception of strain 159-83 at 25^oC. Mycosis development was examined on larvae treated with strain 275-86 and significant differences were obtained between all four temperatures. Sporulation commenced after approximately 2.75 days at 25^oC, but took nearly 11 days at 10^oC. The infection rates also varied between temperatures; sporulation occurred on 98% of the treated larvae at 25^oC, but only on 93%, 87% and 49% of the larvae at 20^oC, 15^oC and 10^oC, respectively. The results of these bioassays demonstrate that temperature has a significant effect on the virulence of M. anisopliae. The differences between fungal strains also emphasises the importance of selecting isolates for specific situations on the basis of their temperature profiles.     

Parasitisation of Tetrastichus brontispae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a biological control agent of the coconut hispine beetle Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

The gregarious endoparasitoids Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière is one of the important natural enemies of the coconut hispine beetle Brontispa longissima (Gestro), a serious invasive pest on coconut palm plants (Cocos nucifera L.) in Southeast Asia. Development at different temperatures, effect of host and female ages, effect of food and oviposition frequency and superparasitism were investigated in the laboratory. Females were allowed only one attack against one host in all experiments. The wasp developed in a host between 19 and 30°C, whilst no wasp completed its immature development at 16 and 31°C. Host and female ages affected parasitisation. Parasitoid emergence was high on day 0 and day 1 pupal hosts, and younger females produced more offspring than older females. The longevity of the female was affected not only by food supply, but also by oviposition frequency. The female survived longer when oviposition frequency was low. However, the total number of hosts parasitised by the female during her lifetime did not differ at different oviposition frequencies. In superparasitism, although the percentage of adult emergence and body size of offspring decreased with an increasing number of attacks per host, a host parasitised by up to four females could produce parasitoid offspring.     

球孢白僵菌和金龟子绿僵菌不同菌株对黑足角胸叶甲成虫的致病力评价

本研究在测定不同球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana和金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae菌株的生长速率与产孢量的基础上, 采用孢悬液浸渍法进行了对油茶新害虫--黑足角胸叶甲Basilepta melanopus成虫的生物测定, 旨在筛选出感染该成虫的高致病力菌株, 为防治该虫提供新的生物资源。结果表明： 不同菌株生长速率和产孢量间存在显著差异, MaYTTR-04, BbFZ-17, MaZPTR-01和BbTK-01生长速率和产孢量均显著高于其他菌株。接种后, 叶甲成虫累积死亡率随时间的增加而逐渐增高, 接种白僵菌7 d后, 成虫校正死亡率全部达到100%; 接种MaZPTR-01和MaYTTR-04两个绿僵菌菌株14 d后, 成虫死亡率分别为80.3%和78.8%。而且接种白僵菌后, 叶甲成虫的僵虫率显著较绿僵菌高, 尤其以BbTK-01和BbFZ-17两个菌株较好, 分别达到85.7%和75.8%。BbXJ-01, BbFZ-17和BbTK-01 3个白僵菌菌株的LT₅₀最小, 分别为3.0, 3.3和3.4 d; MaYTTR-04和MaZPTR-01两个绿僵菌的LT₅₀分别为6.0和6.2 d。结果说明, 白僵菌对叶甲成虫的致病力较强, 尤其是BbTK-01和BbFZ-17两个菌株, 不仅致死率高, 且致死速度快, 僵虫率高, 同时这2个菌株生长速度快、 产孢量大, 具有优良的生产特性, 在黑足角胸叶甲的生物防治中将有重要的应用价值。     

Effects of constant and fluctuating temperatures on development of the coconut hispine beetle,Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and two species of parasitoid

Abstract

The larval parasitoid Asecodes hispinarum Bou?ek has been used to control the coconut hispine beetle, Brontispa longissima (Gestro) in Vietnam. Although A. hispinarum has succeeded in suppressing B. longissima in southern Vietnam, biocontrol has not succeeded in central Vietnam. One factor underlying this failure might be the high temperature during the hot season. In the present work, we examined whether A. hispinarum parasitises the beetles within the range of temperatures that occur during the hot season in central Vietnam and we evaluated the potential use of the pupal parasitoid Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière. Development of the beetle and two parasitoids was investigated at two constant temperatures (28 and 30°C) and at fluctuating temperatures from 25 to 35°C (corresponding to temperatures during the hot season in central Vietnam). B. longissima reached adulthood in all the temperature treatments. More than 70% of A. hispinarum emerged from hosts at 28°C, but none emerged at 30°C or under fluctuating temperature conditions, indicating that A. hispinarum cannot be used as a biological control agent in central Vietnam. However, T. brontispae could reproduce the next generation at all temperatures. These results suggest that T. brontispae is a potential agent for continuous biological control of B. longissima in central Vietnam.