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Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) is an important solitary larval endoparasitoid of the tomato fruit borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India. The interaction between Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (Btk) HD-1 and C. chlorideae was studied under laboratory condition to explore their compatibility in managing H. armigera. The results had indicated that the growth and development of H. armigera was affected in a dose-dependent manner upon feeding on sublethal doses of Btk HD-1-treated diets. There were no larval survivors in lethal doses of Btk HD-1 (LC70 and LC90). The growth and survival of the parasitoid were normal when the host larvae were fed with sublethal doses or subjected to
short time exposure to lethal doses of Btk HD-1. However, the parasitoid offsprings developed slowly and pupal as well as adult period, adult weight and adult emergence
rate were reduced significantly if the parasitoid was developing inside a severely Bt intoxicated host larvae. There were no evident differences in longevity of parasitoid adults that were fed on honey solution
containing different concentrations of Btk HD-1 as compared to adults fed only on honey solution. This indicates no direct adverse effect of Btk HD-1 on C. chlorideae. Further, the gravid female parasitoid did not discriminate Btk HD-1 intoxicated and normal H. armigera larvae for oviposition. The result implies that spore crystal formulation of Btk HD-1 can be effectively used in a synergistic manner along with existing natural or prereleased population of C. chlorideae in organic farming or as components in biointensive IPM module for managing H. armigera. 相似文献
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An investigation was conducted to understand the influence of host size on the reproductive performance of Nesolynx thymus, an ecto-pupal parasitoid of the uzi fly, Exorista bombycis, inflicting 10–20% loss to silkworm crops in the southern silk producing states of India. Two day-old adults of N. thymus were allowed to parasitize pupae of M. domestica, categorized into big and small at a parasitoid-host ratio of 1:20. After parasitoid adult eclosion, data on parasitization
rate, developmental duration, male, female and total adult recovery per pupa and per female, sex ratio, adult size and adult
longevity were recorded. The performance of first generation adults as influenced by host size was also recorded by allowing
the first generation adults to parasitize three day-old pupae of E. bombycis. The parameters female and total progeny production per female, sex ratio, longevity, body length and wing span of males,
females, head width of male, and abdomen length of female increased significantly with host size. No impact of host size was
observed on performance of first generation adults. 相似文献
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Jerzy Woyke Jerzy Wilde Maria Wilde Venkataramegowda Sivaram Cleofas Cervancia Narajanappa Nagaraja Muniswamyreddy Reddy 《Journal of Insect Behavior》2008,21(6):481-494
Defense behavior of three, free living giant (Megapis) honey bee subspecies, Apis laboriosa, A. dorsata dorsata and A. dorsata breviligula, was compared. Disturbed worker bees responded with characteristic dorso-ventral defense body twisting (DBT). Workers of
A. laboriosa twisted the thorax by 55°, and the two other A. dorsata subspecies by about 10° more. A. laboriosa workers raised the tip of the abdomen by 90° and workers of the two other bee subspecies by about 20° higher. Differences
in those traits were highly significant between A. laboriosa and both A. dorsata subspecies, but were not significant between those two subspecies. The whole cycle of DBT was the most vigorous in A. d. breviligula (0.11 s), and it was twice as vigorous as in A. d. dorsata (0.26 s) and trice as in A. laboriosa (0.32 s). A. laboriosa twisted the body together with wings folded over the abdomen, while the two A. dorsata subspecies raised the abdomen between spread wings. This supports the opinion to treat A. laboriosa as a separate species.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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The legume pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a serious pest of cowpea in West-Africa. The parasitoid Apanteles taragamae Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) that originates from Taiwan is a potential candidate for biological control of M. vitrata. We investigated under laboratory conditions the functional response of the parasitoid by offering each experienced female
10, 20, 30 and 40 larvae of M. vitrata. We studied the influence of different host larval ages on the development, longevity, sex ratio, lifetime fecundity and
parasitization rate of the wasp. In a comparative study, we also investigated the life history of A. taragamae and M. vitrata at different temperatures in the range of 20–30°C. The parasitoid successfully parasitized two- and three-day-old host larvae
(first and second instars). Younger larvae (one-day-old) were parasitized to a lesser extent, and only males developed in
them. Older larvae were not parasitized, partly because of defensive host behaviour. The success of parasitization was positively
correlated with the density of two-day-old M. vitrata larvae. Parasitoid developmental time and longevity decreased with increasing temperature. The intrinsic rate of population
increase (r
m
) exhibited an optimum curve with a maximum at 24–28°C. For the host M. vitrata, r
m
was maximal at temperatures of 26–30°C. The data are discussed in the context of the potential of A. taragamae for biological control of M. vitrata. 相似文献
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The study investigates differences in the oviposition pattern of a braconid parasitoid, Cotesia glomerata (Linn.) in Pieris brassicae (Linn.) in relation to their use of different cruciferous food plants. The response of P. brassicae to superparasitism and consequences for the parasitoid were examined in order to elucidate the ecological significance of
this behaviour. Female parasitoid located various crucifers and searched for host more frequently almost on all the host plants
tested i.e. cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, broccoli and radish. According to the estimated relative number of female
locating hosts, cabbage was the most attractive plant for C. glomerata and total number of eggs laid in host larvae feeding on it was higher than in larvae feeding on other plants. Laboratory
experiments demonstrated that superparasitism reduced survivorship of P. brassicae larvae. Superparasitism lengthened parasitoid development and prolonged the feeding period of host larvae. Sex ratio and
the body weight of emergent wasps correlated negatively with brood size. Despite a trade-off between maximising brood size
and optimising the fitness of individual offspring, two or three ovipositions on P. brassicae larvae resulted in a greater female dry mass than did a single oviposition on the host. Thus, superparasitism might be of
adaptive significance under certain circumstances, especially when host density is low and unparasitized hosts are rare in
a habitat. 相似文献
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Nongporn Hutadilok-Towatana Wantana Reanmongkol Pharkphoom Panichayupakaranant 《Journal of applied phycology》2010,22(5):599-605
In this study, the methanol extract of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis was examined for acute and subchronic toxicities. The extract did not produce any sign of toxicity within 7 days after feeding
it at a single high dose of 6 g kg−1 body weight to female and male Swiss mice. For the subchronic toxicity test, the extract at doses of 6, 12, and 24 mg kg−1 body weight was orally administered to six male and six female Wistar rats daily for 12 weeks. Throughout the study period,
we did not observe any abnormalities on behavior, food and water intakes, and health status among the treated animals. The
hematology and clinical chemistry parameters of treated groups did not significantly differ from those of the controls in
both sexes. Postmortem examination of the test groups also showed no abnormalities in both gross and histological findings.
These results thus suggest that the methanol extract of A. platensis did not cause acute or subchronic toxicity in our experimental animals. 相似文献
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Pteromalus cerealellae (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is an ectoparasitoid of several stored-product insect pests. Very little information
has been published on its biology and development in host larvae, which typically are concealed within seeds. We documented
the development of P. cerealellae within fourth instar larvae of its concealed host, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) infesting cowpea seeds. The preimaginal life stages of the parasitoid were characterized
for the first time using morphological structures revealed by microscopic techniques including scanning electron microscopy. Pteromalus cerealellae produces hymenopteriform eggs and larvae. Eggs hatch into 13-segmented first instar larvae with peripneustic condition of
spiracles. The larvae have simple, tusk-like mandibles, whereas the mandibles of the pupae and the adults are of the conventional
toothed types. Using statistical analyses of the sizes of the larval mandibles and head capsules in conjunction with reliable
characters such as the number of exuviae on the body of parasitoid larvae, cuticular folding, and excretion of the meconium,
we recorded four larval instars for P. cerealellae. The data showed significant positive correlations between larval mandible lengths and widths of larval head capsules, as
well as between mandible lengths and larval instars, suggesting that mandible length is a good predictor of the number of
instars in P. cerealellae. Developmental time from egg to adult emergence was ∼12 d for females and ∼11 days for males at 30 ± 1°C, 70 ± 5% r.h. and
12L:12D photoperiod. 相似文献
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In a previous study, we showed that Spiroplasma, a maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium of Drosophila hydei, enhances larval to adult survival of its host when exposed to oviposition attack by the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina heterotoma. The mechanism by which Spiroplasma enhances host survival has not been elucidated. To better understand this mechanism, we compared the growth of wasp larvae
in Spiroplasma-infected and uninfected hosts. Our results indicate that wasp embryos in Spiroplasma-infected hosts hatch and grow normally for ~2 days, after which their growth is severely impaired, compared to wasps developing
in uninfected hosts. Thus, despite their reduced ability to complete development in Spiroplasma-infected hosts, developing wasps may exert fitness costs on their hosts that are manifested after host emergence. The severity
of these costs will influence the degree to which this protective mechanism contributes to the long-term persistence of Spiroplasma in D. hydei. We therefore examined survival to 10-day-old adult stage and fecundity of Spiroplasma-infected flies surviving a wasp treatment. Our results suggest detrimental effects of wasp attack on longevity of Spiroplasma-infected adult flies. However, compared to Spiroplasma-free flies exposed to wasps, Spiroplasma-infected flies exposed to wasps have ~5 times greater survival from larva to 10 day-adult. The relative fecundity of wasp-attacked
Spiroplasma-infected females was ~71% that of un-attacked Spiroplasma-free females. Our combined survival and female fecundity results suggest that under high wasp parasitism, the reproductive
fitness of Spiroplasma-infected flies may be ~3.5 times greater than that of uninfected females, so it is potentially relevant to the persistence
of Spiroplasma in natural populations of D. hydei. Interestingly, Spiroplasma-infected males surviving a wasp attack were effectively sterile during the 3-day period examined. This observation is consistent
with the expectation that, as a maternally transmitted symbiont, there is little selective pressure on Spiroplasma to enhance the reproductive fitness of its male hosts. 相似文献
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A genetic transformation system has been developed for callus cells of Crataegus
aronia using Agrobacterium
tumefaciens. Callus culture was established from internodal stem segments incubated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with
5 mg l−1 Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 0.5 mg l−1 6-benzyladenine (BA). In order to optimize the callus culture system with respect to callus growth and coloration, different
types and concentrations of plant growth regulators were tested. Results indicated that the best average fresh weight of red
colored callus was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 2 mg l−1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 1.5 mg l−1 kinetin (Kin) (callus maintenance medium). Callus cells were co-cultivated with Agrobacterium harboring the binary plasmid pCAMBIA1302 carrying the mgfp5 and hygromycin phosphotransferase (hptII) genes conferring green fluorescent protein (GFP) activity and hygromycin resistance, respectively. Putative transgenic calli
were obtained 4 weeks after incubation of the co-cultivated explants onto maintenance medium supplemented with 50 mg l−1 hygromycin. Molecular analysis confirmed the integration of the transgenes in transformed callus. To our knowledge, this
is the first time to report an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in Crataegus
aronia. 相似文献
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Fitness and life table parameters of two endoparasitoids of the obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret), the solitary Leptomastix epona (Walker) and the gregarious Pseudaphycus flavidulus (Brèthes), were examined in relation to temperature and host size with a view to determine the efficacy of the parasitoids
as biocontrol agents of the pest. Three temperature levels (21°C, 26°C and 31°C) and two host sizes classes (small, which
mostly comprised third instar nymphs and large, which consisted of female adults) were studied. The lower developmental threshold
and thermal constant of the host and the parasitoids were found similar so the coincidence of pest and parasitoids is likely.
The rate of development of the parasitoids increased with a linear trend as the temperature increased from 21°C to 31°C. Temperature
had a significant effect on mummification in both parasitoid species and on successful parasitism by P. flavidulus. Host size had a significant effect on the mummification caused by L. epona and on the proportion of the male offspring which emerged as well as on the successful parasitism by P. flavidulus. Life table parameters of the parasitoids were estimated in small and large hosts at 26°C in the laboratory. Both parasitoids
achieved a greater intrinsic rate of natural increase and gross reproductive rate in addition to a shorter generation and
doubling time in large mealybugs compared with small ones. Consequently, large hosts are expected to have a higher impact
on the rise of the parasitoids population and the potential of the parasitoids to control the mealybug population improves
with the increase of host size.
Handling Editor: Torsen Meiners. 相似文献
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Recent studies have identified common variants in or near GC, CYP2R1 and NADSYN1/DHCR7 to be associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in European populations. We aimed to examine whether these variants
also influence 25(OH)D levels in Chinese. Seven common variants were successfully genotyped and tested for associations with
plasma 25(OH)D levels in a population-based cohort of 3,210 Chinese Hans from Beijing and Shanghai. Six common variants at
GC (rs4588, rs7041, rs2282679 and rs1155563) and NADSYN1/DHCR7 (rs3829251 and rs1790349) loci were all significantly associated with lower plasma 25(OH)D levels (−0.036 ≤ β ≤ −0.076 per risk-allele, P ≤ 5.7 × 10−5), while CYP2R1-rs2060793 showed a trend toward association with 25(OH)D levels in the Shanghai subpopulation (P = 0.08), but not in the Beijing subpopulation (P = 0.82). Haplotype-based association analyses of the four GC variants showed that only the haplotype that contained all risk-alleles (TACC) was significantly associated with lower plasma
25(OH)D levels (β = −0.085, P = 2.3 × 10−9), while the haplotype containing the risk-alleles of rs4588 and rs2282679 (TATC) was marginally associated with lower 25(OH)D
levels (β = −0.054, P = 0.0562) when compared with GCTA haplotype carrying the four protective alleles. Most notably, conditional analyses showed
that only GC-rs4588 and GC-rs2282679 (r
2 = 0.97) remained significantly associated with 25(OH)D concentrations (P ≤ 1.9 × 10−5) after adjusting for the other two SNPs in GC. In conclusion, GC and NADSYN1/DHCR7 loci individually and collectively contribute to variation in plasma vitamin D levels in Chinese Hans. 相似文献
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The interaction between Shigella dysenteriae or Shigella sonnei and Acanthamoeba castellanii was studied by viable counts, gentamicin assay and electron microscopy. The result showed that Shigella dysenteriae or Shigella sonnei grew and survived in the presence of amoebae for more than 3 weeks. Gentamicin assay showed that the Shigella were viable inside the Acanthamoeba castellanii which was confirmed by electron microscopy that showed the Shigella localized in the cytoplasm of the Acanthamoeba castellanii. In conclusion, the relationship between Shigella dysenteriae and Shigella sonnei with Acanthamoeba castellanii is symbiotic, and accordingly free-living amoebae may serve as a transmission reservoir for Shigella in water. 相似文献
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Hai-Nan Su Bin-Bin Xie Xiu-Lan Chen Jin-Xia Wang Xi-Ying Zhang Bai-Cheng Zhou Yu-Zhong Zhang 《Journal of applied phycology》2010,22(1):65-70
Allophycocyanin (APC) is a minor component of phycobiliproteins in cyanobacteria and red algae. This paper describes a simple
and inexpensive extracting method for isolating APC from Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis with high efficiency. The crude phycobiliprotein extract was pretreated by ammonium sulfate fractionation. Then, by adding
hydroxylapatite into crude phycobiliprotein extract dissolved in 20 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0), APC was selectively adsorbed
by hydroxylapatite but C-phycocyanin (C-PC) was not. The hydroxylapatite was collected and APC was extracted from the crude
phycobiliprotein extract. Then, the enriched APC was washed off from the hydroxylapatite using 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0).
In this simple extracting method it was easy to remove C-PC and isolate APC in large amounts. The absorbance ratio A
650/A
280 of extracted APC reached 2.0. The recovery yield was 70%, representing 4.61 mg · g−1 wet weight. The extracted APC could be further purified by a simple anion-exchange chromatography with a pH gradient from
5.6 to 4.0. The absorbance ratio A
650/A
280 of the purified APC reached 5.0, and the overall recovery yield was 43%, representing 2.83 mg · g−1 wet weight. Its purity was confirmed by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE. 相似文献
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D. C. Peñalva-Arana Kenneth Forshay Pieter T. J. Johnson J. R. Strickler Stanley I. Dodson 《Hydrobiologia》2011,668(1):147-154
Zooplankters are hosts to numerous endo- and ectoparasites, some of which have dramatic impacts on their hosts. Epizootics
on zooplankton are probably more widespread in lake systems than it is currently known, and few studies have explored the
direct and indirect importance of parasitism in aquatic food webs. In addition, our understanding of the sublethal effects
of parasitic infections on host organisms and populations is limited. We used a novel electro-chemical based technique to
measure in the outflow of the feeding current changes in the beat rate of the thoracic appendages in female Daphnia pulicaria. We observed simultaneously the heart rates and compared chytrid infected animals with uninfected gravid and non-gravid ones.
We found in uninfected animals a thoracic beat rate of 3.81 ± 018 Hz and a heart rate of 4.67 ± 0.42 Hz. Gravid daphnids had
a 14% lower thoracic beat rate (3.27 ± 0.30 Hz) than non-gravid females while the heart rate did not significantly differ
(4.48 ± 0.28 Hz). In contrast, infected animals showed a 22% lower thoracic beat rate (2.96 ± 0.47 Hz) and a 36% lower heart
rate (2.98 ± 0.5 Hz) when compared with uninfected non-gravid females. We discuss the ways Daphnia are affected by Polycaryum leave infections on the individual and population level. 相似文献
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Yuki Nakamura Fumiko Yukuhiro Masaya Matsumura Hiroaki Noda 《Applied Entomology and Zoology》2012,47(3):273-283
Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a reproductive phenotype induced by bacterial endosymbionts in arthropods. Measured as a reduction in egg hatchability resulting from the crossing of uninfected females with bacteria-infected males, CI increases the frequency of bacteria-infected hosts by restricting the fertilization opportunities of uninfected hosts in populations. Wolbachia, a type of alpha-proteobacteria, is well known as a CI inducer in a wide range of arthropod species, while Cardinium, a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes, is known to cause CI in one wasp and three spider mite species. In this study, dual infection with Cardinium and Wolbachia induced strong CI in a single host, Sogatella furcifera (Horváth), a planthopper species that is naturally infected with both bacteria. Specifically, infection with Cardinium alone was found to cause a 76 % reduction in egg development, and dual infection with Cardinium and Wolbachia a 96 % reduction, indicating that Cardinium induces CI and the dual infection raises the CI level. This study was the first to document reproductive alteration by Cardinium in a diploid host species. 相似文献
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This study examined how water, sucrose, and frequency of nectar availability affects the longevity of the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (L.) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Under standard laboratory conditions, water did not extend longevity in the absence of sugar
in three out of four comparisons, nor did it extend longevity with access to nectar. Cotesia glomerata lived 2–3 days when given water or nothing, 8–15 days when given buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) nectar daily with or without water, and 23–26 days when given a 50% sucrose solution. The lifespan of C. glomerata fed flowers every other day was one-third shorter than that of C. glomerata fed flowers every day, but this difference was not statistically significantly. Only minimal benefits occurred when flowers
were given every 3 days. 相似文献
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Mingjia Yang Xiangming Xie Caixia Zheng Fangqiu Zhang Xiaoqing He Zhiru Li 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》2008,95(2):141-147
A protocol was developed for Agroacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Acacia crassicarpa via organogenesis by using in vitro phyllode (leaf) as the explant. Phyllode (leaf) explants were co-cultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harbouring binary vector pBI101 (harboring antisense Pt4CL1 with respect to the Pt4CL1P promoter). The selection for transgenic shoots was performed through two consecutive steps on
Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations of plant growth regulators and antibiotics in the
following order: 0.5 mg/l thidiazuron (TDZ), 0.5 mg/l α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 300 mg/l carbenicillin (Car) and 20 mg/l
kanamycin (Km) for 10 days; 0.1 mg/l TDZ, 200 mg/l Car and 20 mg/l Km for 60 days; 0.5 mg/l indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), 100 mg/l
Car and 20 mg/l Km 50 days. 21.7% of nodules produced multiple adventitious shoot buds, of which 27.7% survived in initial
selection. The shoot buds were subjected to repeated selection on MS medium supplemented with 0.1 mg/l TDZ, 200 mg/l Car and
20 mg/l Km for 60 days. Transgenic plants were obtained after rooting on half-strength MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l
IBA, 100 mg/l Car 20 mg/l Km 50 days. Genomic PCR analysis confirmed the incorporation of the antisense Pt4CL1 with respect to the Pt4CL1P promoter fragment into the host genome. 相似文献
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Bracoviruses are used by parasitoid wasps to allow development of their progeny within the body of lepidopteran hosts. In
parasitoid wasps, the bracovirus exists as a provirus, integrated in a wasp chromosome. Viral replication occurs in wasp ovaries
and leads to formation of particles containing dsDNA circles (segments) that are injected into the host body during wasp oviposition.
We identified a large DNA transposon Maverick in a parasitoid wasp bracovirus. Closely related elements are present in parasitoid wasp genomes indicating that the element
in CcBV corresponds to the insertion of an endogenous wasp Maverick in CcBV provirus. The presence of the Maverick in a bracovirus genome suggests the possibility of transposon transfers from parasitoids to lepidoptera via bracoviruses. 相似文献