Nymphal and adult performance of Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae) on a preferred host plant, mungbean Vigna radiata

Mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, a preferred host plant of Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) (Hemiptera: Miridae), is used in China as a trap crop for this pest in cotton fields. Little is known, though, about the relationship between adult oviposition preference and offspring performance of A. lucorum on mungbean. In this study, we compared the oviposition preference of A. lucorum on mungbean versus cotton plants in both open-field plots and field cages. Field-plot experiments demonstrated that the population density of first instar nymphs of A. lucorum and the ratio of first instar nymphs to adults were significantly higher on mungbean than on cotton. Choice and no-choice cage experiments revealed that the number of eggs laid on mungbean was significantly higher than on cotton. We also compared adult longevity and fecundity, as well as offspring survival and development on these two host plants. We found that A. lucorum adult females survived longer and laid more eggs on mungbean than on cotton (P?<?0.05). Mungbean also promoted higher rates of development than did cotton (P?<?0.05), but did not affect nymphal survival (P?>?0.05). In summary, the preference of A. lucorum adults for mungbean is consistent with both adult and nymphal performance. This study furthers the understanding of the relationship between the polyphagous species A. lucorum and its host plants, which will help improve trap-cropping strategies for the control of A. lucorum that are based on the use of mungbean.     

Host plant use of a polyphagous mirid,Apolygus lucorum: Molecular evidence from migratory individuals

While the host plant use of insect herbivores is important for understanding their interactions and coevolution, field evidence of these preferences is limited for generalist species. Molecular diet analysis provides an effective option for gaining such information, but data from field‐sampled individuals are often greatly affected by the local composition of their host plants. The polyphagous mirid bug Apolygus lucorum (Meyer‐Dür) seasonally migrates across the Bohai Sea, and molecular analysis of migrant bugs collected on crop‐free islands can be used to estimate the host plant use of A. lucorum across the large area (northern China) from where these individuals come. In this study, the host plant use of A. lucorum adults was determined by identifying plant DNA using a three‐locus DNA barcode (rbcL, trnH‐psbA, and ITS) in the gut of migrant individuals collected on Beihuang Island. We successfully identified the host plant families of A. lucorum adults, and the results indicated that captured bugs fed on at least 17 plant families. In addition, gut analyses revealed that 35.9% of A. lucorum individuals fed on multiple host plants but that most individuals (64.1%) fed on only one plant species. Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., DNA was found in 35.8% of the A. lucorum bugs examined, which was much higher than the percentage of bugs in which other host plants were found. Our work provides a new understanding of multiple host plant use by A. lucorum under natural conditions, and these findings are available for developing effective management strategies against this polyphagous pest species.     

Seasonal Alterations in Host Range and Fidelity in the Polyphagous Mirid Bug,Apolygus lucorum (Heteroptera: Miridae)

In herbivorous insects, host plant switching is commonly observed and plays an important role in their annual life cycle. However, much remains to be learned about seasonal host switching of various pestiferous arthropods under natural conditions. From 2006 until 2012, we assessed Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) host plant use in successive spring, summer and winter seasons at one single location (Langfang, China). Data were used to quantify changes in host plant breadth and host fidelity between seasons. Host fidelity of A. lucorum differed between seasons, with 87.9% of spring hosts also used in the summer and 36.1% of summer hosts used in winter. In contrast, as little as 25.6% host plant species were shared between winter and spring. Annual herbaceous plants are most often used for overwintering, while perennial woody plants are relatively important for initial population build-up in the spring. Our study contributes to an improved understanding of evolutionary interactions between A. lucorum and its host plants and lays the groundwork for the design of population management strategies for this important pest in myriad crops.     

An olfactory receptor from Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dur) mainly tuned to volatiles from flowering host plants

Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is one of the most serious agricultural pests, feeding on a wide range of cultivated plants, including cotton, cereals and vegetables in the north of China. This insect can frequently switch between habitats and host plants over seasons and prefer plants in bloom. A. lucorum relies heavily on olfaction to locate its host plants finely discriminating different plant volatiles in the environment. Despite its economical importance, research on the olfactory system of this species has been so far very limited. In this study, we have identified and characterized an olfactory receptor which is sensitively tuned to (Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate and several flowering compounds. Besides being present in the bouquet of some flowers, these compounds are produced by plants that have suffered attacks and are supposed to act as chemical messengers between plants. This OR may play an important role in the selection of host plants.     

Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas

The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), has taken on added importance as a pest of cotton in the Cotton Belt after successful eradication efforts for the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman). Because the Southern Blacklands region of Central Texas is in advanced stages of boll weevil eradication, blooming weeds and selected row crops were sampled during a 3-yr study to determine lygus species composition and associated temporal host plants. L. lineolaris was the sole lygus species in the region. Thirteen previously unreported host plants were identified for L. lineolaris, of which 69% supported reproduction. Rapistrum rugosum L. Allioni and Ratibida columnifera (Nuttall) Wooton and Standley were primary weed hosts during the early season (17 March to 31 May). Conyza canadensis L. Cronquist variety canadensis and Ambrosia trifida L. were primary weed hosts during the midseason (1 June to 14 August) and late-season (15 August to 30 November), respectively. Sisymbrium irio L. and Lamium amplexicaule L. sustained L. lineolaris populations during the overwintering period (1 December to 16 March). The proportion of females and numbers of nymphs found in R. rugosum, C. canadensis, A. trifida, and S. irio suggests these weeds supported reproductive adults during the early, mid-, and late season and overwintering period, respectively. Medicago sativa L. was the leading crop host for L. lineolaris; Glycine max L. Merrill did not yield L. lineolaris. Few L. lineolaris were collected in Gossypium hirsutum L. These results provide a more comprehensive assessment of host plants contributing to L. lineolaris populations in central Texas.     

Functional response and mutual interference of Peristenus spretus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Apolygus lucorum (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Peristenus spretus Chen & van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid, which is considered for augmentative biological control of Apolygus lucorum Meyer-Dür (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Chinese cotton fields. Since the association of P. spretus with A. lucorum was only recently discovered, the biology of the parasitoid remains unknown. In order to understand its reproductive biology, the mutual interference and functional response of P. spretus were investigated by altering either the parasitoid or the host density while keeping the other constant. In both experiments, the effects of parasitoid and host densities on parasitism, superparasitism, progeny production and sex ratio were assessed. P. spretus exhibited a Holling type II functional response to changing host densities, indicating that parasitism increases with increasing host density until the parasitoid reaches its maximum reproductive capacity. The model suggested that a single P. spretus female could parasitise a maximum of 88 nymphs per day or four nymphs per hour. Increasing the wasp-nymph ratio from 1:10 to 1:80 significantly increased the offspring production more than fivefold from ±5.8 to ±35.6; further increasing the host densities (above 80 nymphs) did not significantly increase offspring production. Strong mutual interference of foraging P. spretus females occurred only at high parasitoid densities. Parasitoids foraging alone produced an average progeny of 33.4, whereas parasitoids foraging in groups of 16 produced only 2.6. The optimal wasp-nymph ratio for mass-rearing P. spretus is 4:100, given that resources of parasitoids and nymphs are unlimited.     

绿盲蝽中期预测模型的组建与应用

【目的】随着转基因棉种植年限的延长,绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum(Meyer-Dür)成为棉田主要害虫,建立准确的预测预报模型,可为绿盲蝽的防控奠定基础。【方法】通过收集整理基点16年(1993—2008年)绿盲蝽各代成若虫的发生高峰期与发生量以及平均气温、相对湿度、降雨量、雨日、光照时数等各项因子数据,利用DPSv8.05专业版数据处理系统,采用多因子逐步回归方法,从各代发生量、平均温度、雨量、湿度、光照时长等因子中筛选出4~5个相关显著的预测因子进一步用二次多项回归建立预测模型。【结果】初步建立了绿盲蝽各代发生期、发生量预测模型,进行了回代检验,并进一步利用6年(2009—2014年)的绿盲蝽实际发生数据对预测模型的应用效果就行了外延检测,总体测报准确率平均达到85%以上。【结论】建立的绿盲蝽中期测报模型准确率较高,农业技术推广部门可以在绿盲蝽的预测预报工作中加以应用。     

绿盲蝽酯酶基因AlucEST1的克隆及表达谱分析

昆虫体内的气味降解酶(odorant degrading enzymes, ODEs)能够降解气味分子, 使嗅觉受体免受持续的刺激。酯酶作为气味降解酶类的一种, 在昆虫嗅觉行为过程中发挥重要作用。本研究利用RACE技术克隆了一个新的绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum酯酶基因AlucEST1 (GenBank登录号: JQ715614)。序列分析结果表明, 该基因全长1 810 bp, 开放阅读框为1 713 bp, 编码571个氨基酸。N-末端疏水区包含由起始位置开始的一段17个氨基酸的信号肽。通过半定量RT-PCR和Real-time qPCR 技术解析该酯酶基因在不同组织的表达谱。结果发现, 该酯酶基因在绿盲蝽的触角、 头、 胸、 腹、 足、 翅等部位中均有表达。其中, AlucEST1在胸、腹部中表达量最高, 在触角中也大量表达。据此推测该基因在气味分子的降解中起重要作用, 同时也参与绿盲蝽体内的多种代谢调控。     

绿盲蝽丝氨酸蛋白酶基因AlSP4的克隆及取食不同寄主植物后的表达谱分析

胰蛋白酶类和胰凝乳蛋白酶类丝氨酸蛋白酶是盲蝽科昆虫消化系统内重要的消化酶。为了更好地了解丝氨酸类蛋白酶在绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum消化系统中的作用, 本研究首次克隆了绿盲蝽丝氨酸蛋白酶基因AlSP4 (GenBank登录号为JQ609682)。序列分析结果表明, 该基因开放阅读框长999 bp, 编码332个氨基酸, 预测分子量为36.84 kDa, 理论等电点为5.35, N末端疏水区包含有16个氨基酸组成的信号肽。蛋白特征分析表明, 该基因翻译后的蛋白质具有丝氨酸蛋白酶的典型特征, 即氨基酸序列中具有组氨酸(His)、 天门冬氨酸(Asp)以及丝氨酸(Ser)残基组成的酶活性催化中心三元件; 该基因翻译后还具有明显的胰蛋白酶前体的特征, 即此基因具有信号肽、 激活肽以及胰蛋白酶N末端保守的起始氨基酸序列(IVGG)。利用荧光定量PCR技术对绿盲蝽雌、 雄成虫取食不同寄主植物后AlSP4的表达谱进行分析, 结果表明: 相对于其他寄主植物, 雌成虫取食Bt棉后AlSP4的表达量最高, 并显著高于取食常规棉后的表达量(P＜0.01)。雄成虫取食茼蒿后AlSP4的表达量最高; 雄成虫取食Bt棉后, AlSP4的表达水平仅次于取食茼蒿后的表达量, 也显著高于取食常规棉后的表达量(P＜0.01)。由此可见, AlSP4是绿盲蝽取食Bt棉后的重要消化酶基因, 对绿盲蝽适应Bt棉取食具有重要作用。     

绿盲蝽腹神经节的解剖结构

【目的】揭示绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum腹神经节的组成结构。【方法】采用免疫组织化学染色方法,利用突触蛋白抗体对绿盲蝽成虫的腹神经节进行免疫标记,激光共聚焦扫描显微镜扫描照相获得原始数据,用图像分析软件进行标记,构建三维结构模型。【结果】绿盲蝽成虫腹神经节位于腹神经索的末端,与其前方的后胸神经节和中胸神经节紧密融合,形成后部神经节。与脑和胸神经节类似,腹神经节由周围的细胞体和内部的神经髓构成。腹神经节的神经纤维束主要包括位于腹侧的两条纵向神经连索和向两侧发出的9束神经纤维。9束神经纤维连接着9个神经原节,即富含突触联系的神经髓。这些神经原节紧密融合,无明显的边界,最后两节形成膨大的末端腹神经节。两侧的神经原节由横向的神经连锁连接起来。腹神经节外周的细胞体数量较多,排列紧密,大小一致,仅在前端背侧中间和后端腹侧中间位置分别有2个和5个体积较大的细胞体。【结论】本研究结果明确了绿盲蝽腹神经节的结构,为进一步研究昆虫的行为调控及神经系统发育和演化奠定一定的形态学基础。     

Taxonomic Notes on Two Apolygus Species (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae) in Korea

Apolygus subhilaris (Yasunaga 1992) is reported for the first time from the Korean peninsula, and a new host plant of A. watajii Yasunaga and Yasunaga 2000 is confirmed. Diagnostic characters to separate them from allied species are given with photos of dried specimens, male genitalia and live adults. A key to Korean Apolygus species is provided.     

后丽盲蝽属作为属级分类单元的DNA分子证据

用蛋白酶K消化法提取并正反链双向测得半翅目盲蝽科盲蝽族(Mirini)中后丽盲蝽属(Apolygus)和草盲蝽属(Lygus)9个种的线粒体DNA细胞色素b基因片段的序列,应用Mega计算该两个属7个种11个Cyt b 432 bp片段序列的碱基组成、核苷酸的种间变异率、所编码的144个氨基酸的变异率。其核苷酸变异率：后丽盲蝽属内小于0．02,草盲蝽属内小于0．08(个别种例外);两个属种类之间平均变异率都大于0．10,平均为0．15。氨基酸变异率：后丽盲蝽属内种间无变异,而草盲蝽属内只有L．gemellatus与其他种间有13个氨基酸变异,仅占9．03％;两属各种类间却存在8～11个氨基酸的变异。表明在分子水平上两属之间较之于属内种间具有明显的差异,支持将后丽盲蝽从亚属提升为属级分类单元的分类观点。     

绿盲蝽越冬卵的耐寒能力

近年来,随着转基因棉花的大面积推广,绿盲蝽成为了我国棉花和果树生产的重要害虫。为了阐明绿盲蝽越冬生态适应性,研究了绿盲蝽卵在越冬过程中的耐寒力变化,测定了卵内生化物质的含量,结果表明:绿盲蝽越冬卵低温存活力呈现出明显的月份变化,在-10℃、-20℃处理下,绿盲蝽的越冬卵的半致死时间从大到小的顺序依次为:1月>2月>12月>3月>4月,在-30℃处理下从大到小的顺序依次为:1月>12月>3月>2月>4月。在极端低温(-20℃)下1、2、3、4和5 d后,4月份保护卵死亡率明显低于相同处理下的4月份裸露卵的死亡率,枣枝中的越冬卵死亡率分别为4.32%、5.36%、5.42%、6.79%和7.63%,剥离出来的越冬卵死亡率分别为46.06%、51.84%、54.59%、63.07%和74.41%。人工滞育卵的耐寒性强于正常发育卵的耐寒性,弱于自然越冬过程中滞育卵的耐寒性。冷驯化可以显著提高绿盲蝽越冬卵的低温存活力,在0℃冷驯化20 min后,越冬卵的低温(-20℃、100 h)死亡率显著降低,冷驯化40 min后,低温死亡率趋于平稳,均在37%左右。越冬卵体内物质呈明显的季节性变化,越冬卵越冬期的含水量显著高于越冬后,其中1月份最高(43.98%),4月份达到最低(38.79%)。越冬卵体内总脂肪含量在整个越冬过程中逐渐降低,从12月份的38.24%,降低到4月份的27.08%。蛋白质和糖的含量均是先降低后升高,其中蛋白质从12月份的78.77μg/mg,降低到1月份的59.80μg/mg,然后又逐渐升高至4月份的73.62μg/mg,体内总糖含量由12月份的39.60μg/mg降低至1月份的21.17μg/mg,然后又逐渐升高至4月份的35.10μg/mg。绿盲蝽越冬卵的耐寒力随着月份的变化而变化,在整个越冬期间表现出较强的抗寒性,能够抵御冬季低温,而其越冬场所的保护作用增加了其对于冬季严寒的适应性。     

绿盲蝽中枢神经系统的解剖结构

【目的】阐述绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum中枢神经系统的组成,辨识各组成部分的神经节解剖结构及其形态,计算中枢神经系统各神经节结构体积大小、解析其空间分布关系以及连接模式。【方法】采用免疫组织化学方法,使用突触蛋白抗体对绿盲蝽中枢神经系统神经髓进行染色标记,利用共聚焦激光扫描显微镜获取中枢神经系统各结构数码图像,使用三维图像分析软件对绿盲蝽中枢神经系统进行分析,并构建三维模型。【结果】绿盲蝽中枢神经系统从前往后分别由脑神经节、咽下神经节、前胸神经节和后部神经节组成。脑、咽下神经节和前胸神经节3个神经节融合在一块,形成脑-咽下神经节-前胸神经节复合体,并通过长的神经连索与后部神经节相连,从外观上看似由2个大的神经节构成,这种神经节愈合形式尚未在昆虫中发现过。前胸神经节与后部神经节分离,二者由长的神经连索连接起来。除前胸神经节由单独的神经原节构成外,其他3个神经节又由多个神经原节融合而成。脑包括前脑、中脑和后脑3部分。咽下神经节包括上颚神经节、下颚神经节和下唇神经节。后部神经节包括中胸、后胸和腹部神经节3部分。【结论】明确了绿盲蝽中枢神经系统的神经节构成,发现了绿盲蝽中枢神经系统各神经节的高度融合特性。该项研究结果为研究绿盲蝽中枢神经系统的发育、重塑和系统演化奠定了形态学基础,为研究中枢神经元形态、分布以及其对昆虫生理和行为的功能调控机制提供了结构框架。     

Morphology of the Phytophagous bug Platyscytus decempunctatus (Carvalho) (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Platyscytus decempunctatus Carvalho is a small mirid living throughout its life cicle plant Solanum cernuum Vell. (Solanaceae). The internal morphology of P. decempunctatus was studied and found that the female has a telotrophic ovary with three ovarioles in the right ovary and five in the left one. In the male reproductive trait there is a well developed tubular accessory gland. The phytophagous feeding habitat of P. decempunctatus was confirmed by the observations of chlorophyll pigments in the gut of all dissected specimens. The tubular salivary glands and the Malpighian tubules were also discussed.     

Traumatic insemination in the plant bug genus Coridromius Signoret (Heteroptera: Miridae)

In traumatic insemination, males pierce females with hypodermic genitalia and ejaculate into the body cavity rather than into the genital tract. This has resulted in the evolution of female counter-adaptations in the form of paragenitalia to reduce the direct physical costs of mating. While rare in the animal kingdom, traumatic insemination is oddly prevalent in the true bug infraorder Cimicomorpha (Heteroptera), where it occurs in six families and is thought to have arisen twice. Here, we report the discovery of traumatic insemination and elaborate paragenital development in the plant bug genus Coridromius (Miridae), representing a third, independent emergence of traumatic insemination in this infraorder.     

绿盲蝽和中黑盲蝽对不同抗性和虫害处理棉花的选择趋性

研究绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum和中黑盲蝽Adelphocoris suturalis对不同抗性和虫害处理棉花的选择趋性,为棉盲蝽的综合治理提供理论依据。本研究以抗性棉花品种BR-S-10（抗性品种）和感性棉花品种科林08-15（感性品种）,以及绿盲蝽和中黑盲蝽分别危害处理后的该两种棉花植株为试验材料,以纯净空气为空白对照,共成对设置15个气味源组合,采用“Y”型昆虫嗅觉仪室内研究了绿盲蝽和中黑盲蝽对不同抗性和虫害处理棉花的选择趋性。结果表明,绿盲蝽显著选择感性品种、中黑盲蝽危害感性品种和绿盲蝽危害感性品种。中黑盲蝽显著选择绿盲蝽危害感性品种、中黑盲蝽危害感性品种和感性品种。总的来说,两种棉盲蝽趋向于选择敏感棉花品种,抗性棉花品种对供试昆虫有显著趋避性;绿盲蝽显著趋向选择中黑盲蝽危害感性品种和绿盲蝽危害感性品种,中黑盲蝽显著趋向选择绿盲蝽危害感性品种和中黑盲蝽危害感性品种。     

河南省绿盲蝽对有机磷类杀虫剂的抗药性监测

【目的】全面了解河南省绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum(Meyer-Dür)对有机磷杀虫剂的敏感性变化,可为该虫的有效防治提供科学依据。【方法】采用瓶膜法于2010—2013年系统监测了河南新乡、周口、南阳地区绿盲蝽田间种群对毒死蜱、马拉硫磷、辛硫磷和乙酰甲胺磷4种常用有机磷杀虫剂的敏感性。【结果】相对于室内敏感种群,2010—2013年河南省各地绿盲蝽种群对不同有机磷杀虫剂表现出不同程度的敏感性变化,但相对毒力比值均小于5倍。其中对毒死蜱、马拉硫磷、辛硫磷和乙酰甲胺磷的敏感性均未降低,且3个种群对马拉硫磷表现为敏感性增强。【结论】毒死蜱、马拉硫磷、辛硫磷和乙酰甲胺磷仍是河南省防治绿盲蝽的有效药剂。