七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫3变种成虫触角感器扫描电镜观察

七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫触角上分布粗大的毛状感器和短小的锥状感器。毛状感器分布于各个亚节,锥状感器主要密布于鞭节的末节端部。化感器的数量大小中顺序：七星瓢虫＞异色瓢虫显明变种＞异色瓢虫二斑变型和十九斑变种。     

三种瓢虫集团内捕食卵对初龄幼虫生长发育的影响

种内和种间捕食卵现象常见于对食蚜瓢虫的研究报道中。源自亚洲、入侵北美和欧洲的异色瓢虫(Harmonia axyridis)由于卵含有生物碱而被认为可能是威胁本土瓢虫生存的原因,但该推测只有在明确异色瓢虫在原产地是否对本土瓢虫具有类似负面影响后,才能确证。通过饲喂实验,旨在明确异色瓢虫在原产地是否对本土七星瓢虫(Coccinella septempunctata)和龟纹瓢虫(Propylea japonica)具有食卵负面作用,为揭示异色瓢虫入侵机理提供依据。实验中用蚜虫(对照)和3种瓢虫卵对瓢虫初孵1龄幼虫进行饲喂处理,观察幼虫生长发育指标。对瓢虫初龄幼虫存活表现的分析结果表明:(1)龟纹瓢虫初孵幼虫取食同种卵和七星瓢虫卵后存活至2龄的比率均高于取食异色瓢虫卵的近7倍;(2)七星瓢虫幼虫取食异色瓢虫卵未存活到2龄,但取食其他瓢虫卵和蚜虫后85%以上个体存活至2龄;(3)异色瓢虫初孵幼虫取食同种和其他2种瓢虫卵后有90%以上存活至2龄。龟纹瓢虫和七星瓢虫1龄幼虫取食异种卵比同种卵后的发育历期显著延长,但异色瓢虫并未表现出差异。龟纹瓢虫和异色瓢虫1龄幼虫取食同种和异种卵后的体增重相同,但七星瓢虫取食龟纹瓢虫卵后体增重比取食同种卵减小。研究结果说明,异色瓢虫卵对七星瓢虫和龟纹瓢虫初孵幼虫的生存具有负面影响,反之不然。所以,取食异色瓢虫卵本身并非是导致北美和欧洲本土瓢虫数量减少的原因。     

猎物密度对七星瓢虫与异色瓢虫种间竞争的影响

通过单种群与混合种群饲养,研究了猎物密度对七星瓢虫Coccinella septempunctata和异色瓢虫Leis axyridis种间竞争影响,并用Lotka-Volterra种间竞争模型对两种瓢虫在猎物相对充足与不足条件下的种间竞争进行模拟,结果表明：猎物充足,两种瓢虫的种群增长呈线性增长趋势;猎物不足时,单独饲养时,两种瓢虫的种群增长趋势呈Logistic曲线,混合饲养时异色瓢虫的种群增长呈上升趋势,七星瓢虫趋于下降。在两种瓢虫的种间竞争中,异色瓢虫占相对优势,竞争的结局是二者可以形成一个稳定的平衡局面而得以共存。     

不同温度条件下异色瓢虫四龄幼虫亲缘关系对自残行为的影响

在14、18、22、24℃及30℃下对异色瓢虫Harmonia axyridis(Pallas)的不同同血缘的四龄幼虫自残行为及其对生长发育的影响进行研究。结果表明,异色瓢虫四龄幼虫自残发生概率受环境温度条件影响显著。在22-24℃处理范围内同血缘个体间自残发生概率均显著小于非同血缘个体。自残滞后时间同样受环境温度条件影响显著,且在同一温度条件下同血缘个体间均显著小于非同血缘处理。个体间相互攻击率不受环境温度变化影响,而在高于22℃下受血缘关系影响显著。此外,总受攻击次数在不同温度处理间差异显著。同血缘个体间自残后死亡率随温度增加而减少,均在30%以上。而非同血缘个体间自残后死亡率不受温度变化影响,均在70%以上。自残后残存个体的化蛹率及成虫羽化率均不受环境温度变化及个体间血缘关系的影响,化蛹率除30℃处理外均在90%以上,而在各温度下两血缘处理的羽化率均大于70%。     

七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫四变种成虫对茶蚜蜜露的搜索行为和蜜露的组分 …

采用培养皿,①承接茶蚜自然分泌蜜露;②惧蜜露浓缩后点于培养皿中心。逐头释放瓢虫于分别胃这２类蜜露的培养皿中心进行生物测定,两个试验均证明：①蜜露强烈地吸引七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫,随着蜜露浓度呈梯并地增大,搜寻时间极显著地延长（Ｐ〈０．０１）;②蜜露可激发瓢虫的搜索行为由广域搜索型转换为地域集中搜索型。前０￣５ｓ局限在较小范围内不断地转向,即搜索速度小,转动角度大。七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫 变种最敏感,搜索和     

三种捕食性瓢虫成虫对卵的种内自残及其集团内捕食作用

捕食性瓢虫是农田生态系中一类重要的天敌昆虫,种内自残和集团内捕食现象在捕食性瓢虫中普遍存在。本研究在室内通过选择性和非选择性试验比较分析了异色瓢虫、七星瓢虫及龟纹瓢虫成虫对卵的种内自残和集团内捕食作用以及卵表面的化学物质对集团内捕食作用的影响。结果表明:在非选择性试验中,3种捕食性瓢虫成虫对卵表现出相似的取食现象,即对龟纹瓢虫卵取食最多,其次为七星瓢虫卵,对异色瓢虫卵取食相对较少;在选择性试验中,七星瓢虫和龟纹瓢虫较偏好取食同种卵,对异色瓢虫卵取食均较少;而异色瓢虫喜欢取食异种卵,对同种卵取食相对较少。3种瓢虫卵经正己烷漂洗后,异色瓢虫、七星瓢虫和龟纹瓢虫成虫却未对卵表现出取食偏好性。本研究可为捕食性瓢虫组合释放与协调利用、田间集团内捕食作用评定及其在生物防治中的应用提供理论依据。     

七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫四变种成虫对茶蚜蜜露的搜索行为和蜜露的组分分析

采用培养皿 ,1承接茶蚜自然分泌蜜露 ;2收集蜜露浓缩后点于培养皿中心。逐头释放瓢虫于分别盛有这 2类蜜露的培养皿中心进行生物测定 ,两个试验均证明 :1蜜露强烈地吸引七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫 ,随着蜜露浓度呈梯度地增大 ,搜寻时间极显著地延长 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ;2蜜露可激发瓢虫的搜索行为由广域搜索型转换为地域集中搜索型。前 0～ 5s局限在较小范围内不断地转向 ,即搜索速度小 ,转动角度大。七星瓢虫和异色瓢虫显明变种最敏感 ,搜索和滞留时间也最长。用高效液相色谱定性定量地分析出蜜露中有茶氨酸等 1 3种氨基酸和蔗糖等 7种糖分。     

功能植物金盏菊对七星瓢虫温室定殖 控害的增效作用研究

利用蜜源植物为天敌提供栖境和营养的生物防治增效技术已广泛应用。金盏菊Calendula officinalis(Asterales:Asteraceae)由于生长快、花期长而具备作为蜜源性功能植物为天敌昆虫定殖、迁移和控害能力增效的潜力。本试验从室内种群定殖、诱集助迁和控害增效作用评价3个方面研究了金盏菊对七星瓢虫Coccinella septempunctata(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae)温室定殖控害的增效作用。试验表明,在金盏菊的伴存下七星瓢虫种群个体数在15 d和30 d时分别增长170%和320%,显著高于对照组。金盏菊伴存时番茄植株对七星瓢虫的诱集助迁作用随时间的延长而显著上升。控害增效作用评价试验表明,引入瓢虫15 d后,试验处理内各个区域间七星瓢虫个体数量和蚜虫密度均有显著差异,种植有金盏菊的小区内七星瓢虫个体数量显著大于对照组,蚜虫密度均显著小于对照组;引入瓢虫30 d时,不同区域间的七星瓢虫个体数量和蚜虫密度未见显著差异。本研究证明了金盏菊对七星瓢虫诱集助迁、温室内定殖及控害效果均有增效作用,为其作为功能性蜜源植物增加天敌释放效率和控害效果奠定了理论基础。     

干扰作用及空间异质性对七星瓢虫成虫捕食作用的影响

通过系统研究,得出：1)七星瓢虫Coccinella septempunctata雌雄成虫在捕食过程中麦秆数越多,环境阻力越大,捕食作用率越低;2)七星瓢虫与异色瓢虫 Harmonis axyridis 捕食过程中的种间干扰作用大于两种瓢虫的种内干扰作用;3)异色瓢虫(♀)种内竞争强度I与瓢虫数P的关系为I=0.0012+1.4072lgP;异色瓢虫(♂)种内竞争强度I与P的关系为I=0.0058+1.3942lgP;七星瓢虫(♀)种内竞争强度I与P的关系为I=-0.0072+0.7234lgP。异色瓢虫(♀)和七星瓢虫(♀)的种间竞争强度I与天敌数量(P)关系的模型为I=0.0539+1.1167 lgP,异色瓢虫(♀)和七星瓢虫(♂)的种间竞争强度I与P的模型为I=0.0018+1.1944lgP。     

异色瓢虫取食蚕豆蚜及菜蚜的生物学特性研究

原产于亚洲的异色瓢虫[Harmonia axyridis Pallas(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae)]是最重要的捕食性瓢虫种类之一,被广泛应用于农林业害虫的生物防治。通过室内给予异色瓢虫两种不同的食物(豆蚜、菜蚜)的饲养,观察其生物学特性(如生活史、食性、龄期变化、羽化时间及产卵数量等)的区别,研究发现,对于给予不同的食物饲养,异色瓢虫会表现出某些差异性的生物学特性。二龄、三龄其历期各组都为3~5d,无区别;但以菜蚜饲养的异色瓢虫四龄、蛹期历时分别为7~11d、9~12d,而以豆蚜饲养的分别为9~11d、8~11d;异色瓢虫蛹的羽化率以菜蚜饲养:以豆蚜饲养为100%:95%;在产卵方面,以菜蚜饲养的异色瓢虫平均19粒/块、小于300粒/头,而以豆蚜饲养的异色瓢虫产卵平均大于22粒/块、大于600粒/头,在总体特性方面也有明显区别。另外,对以菜蚜饲养的异色瓢虫成活时间平均都在60d左右,而以豆蚜饲养的成活时间平均都在90d左右。研究表明,给予豆蚜饲养异色瓢虫优势略大于以菜蚜饲养。在得出结果后本文并对异色瓢虫在农业生产特别是果园、菜地、温室花卉上的应用前景作了讨论,指出异色瓢虫是一种很有利用前景和产业化生产价值的天敌生物。     

Long flights in Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) measured by a flight mill: influence of sex, mated status and age

Abstract. The flight capacity of Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) was measured in the laboratory by using computer-linked flight mills. Codling moths showed a large variation in flight capacity between individuals. We defined arbitrarily a longest single flight (LSF) of more than 5 km as an index for long-flyers. About 16.7% of virgin and 10.0% of mated males and 20.0% of virgin and 7.4% of mated females undertook such flights. Based on the LSF and the total distance flown (TDF^we concluded that males and females have little or no difference in flight capacity and that both the within-and between-habitat flights are similar in number and magnitude for both sexes. In the field, females are therefore potentially able to undertake flights of up to 11 km, as reported for males by other authors. This ability was highest at ages of 2–7 days after emergence, i.e. the first third of their lifetime, for virgin and mated male moths and for virgin female moths. Mated females showed peak flight capacity between 1 and 3 days after eclosion, which corresponded with the major egg-laying period. Few long flights were undertaken before oviposition. These findings do not agree with the oogenesis flight syndrome described by other authors, and this theory is believed not to apply to C.pomonella. Our laboratory results are discussed in relation to field experiments in general and hypotheses are developed about the significance of long-flyers for this species.     

Flight performance of the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles atroparvus.

The flight potential and metabolism of two malaria vectors, Anopheles gambiae s.str. and An. atroparvus, were analyzed on flightmills. The flight distance, the flight time, and individual flight activities of females were recorded during 22 h flight trials. The glycogen and lipid before flight, after flight, and of unflown controls were measured for starved, sugar-, or blood-fed females. Maximal flight distances of An. gambiae were 9 km when sugar-fed and 10 km when blood-fed, while in starved females it was below 3 km and the average speed was around 1 km/h. In Anopheles atroparvus, the maximal flight distances were 10-12 km when sugar-fed, 4.5 km when blood-fed, and below 3.5 km when starved, with an average speed of 1.3 km/h. Flight performances consisted of 1-4 h intervals of continuous flights, but mainly of bouts shorter than one h, randomly distributed during the long flight trials in both species. An. gambiae utilized an average of 47% of its pre-flight carbohydrate reserves for survival and 38% for flight at a rate of 0.07 cal/h/female. After a blood meal they utilized 11% for survival and 61% for flight at a rate of 0.04 cal/h. At the same time, 25% of the pre-flight lipid was mobilized for flight at a rate of 0.09 cal/h when sugar-fed and 22% when blood-fed at a rate of 0.06 cal/h; lipid was barely mobilized for survival. An. atroparvus differed: carbohydrate mobilization was 28% for survival and 41% for flight at a rate of 0.15 cal/h when sugar-fed; lipid mobilization for flight was only 13% at a rate of 0.06 cal/h. After a blood meal only 2% of the pre-flight lipid was used (0.02 cal/h). The contribution of carbohydrate reserves for flight metabolism at the high rate of 0.21 cal/h could not be fully elucidated because its decrease coincided with a pronounced resynthesis from the blood meal. An. atroparvus always depended on sugar meals for its flight activities and barely utilized lipid reserves. An. gambiae was independent of sugar sources for strong flights due to its early blood feeding and because of its equicaloric lipid mobilization during flights. Strong evidence for lipid oxidation during its flight is discussed.     

Temporal and spatial pattern of common tern (Sterna hirundo) foraging in the Wadden Sea

In 1989, 313 foraging flights of common terns in the Wadden Sea were radio-tracked. The feeding trips lasted on average 115 min covering about 30 km per flight. Completely tracked flights had a mean radius of 6.3 km. The terns preferred distinct foraging areas in the Wadden Sea. These were visited at site-specific phases of the tidal cycle resulting in a temporal and spatial pattern of foraging, caused by the site-specific and tide-related fluctuations of food availability.Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft     

Landscape movements of migratory birds and bats reveal an expanded scale of stopover

Many species of birds and bats undertake seasonal migrations between breeding and over-wintering sites. En-route, migrants alternate periods of flight with time spent at stopover--the time and space where individuals rest and refuel for subsequent flights. We assessed the spatial scale of movements made by migrants during stopover by using an array of automated telemetry receivers with multiple antennae to track the daily location of individuals over a geographic area ~20 × 40 km. We tracked the movements of 322 individuals of seven migratory vertebrate species (5 passerines, 1 owl and 1 bat) during spring and fall migratory stopover on and adjacent to a large lake peninsula. Our results show that many individuals leaving their capture site relocate within the same landscape at some point during stopover, moving as much as 30 km distant from their site of initial capture. We show that many apparent nocturnal departures from stopover sites are not a resumption of migration in the strictest sense, but are instead relocations that represent continued stopover at a broader spatial scale.     

Intercolony variation in foraging flight characteristics of black‐headed gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus during the incubation period

Using GPS loggers, we examined the influence of colony, sex, and bird identity on foraging flight characteristics of black‐headed gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus during the incubation period. We studied tracks of 36 individuals breeding in one urban and two rural colonies in Poland. Birds from both rural colonies performed the furthest flights (mean max distance 8–12 km, up to 27 km) foraging mainly in agricultural areas. Gulls from the urban colony performed shorter flights (mean 5 km, up to 17 km) visiting mainly urbanized areas and water bodies. We found that females performed longer flights and their flight parameters were less repeatable compared to males. Males from both rural colonies visited water bodies more frequently than females. In all colonies, males (but not females) used habitats unproportionally to their availability in the vicinity. Relatively low interindividual and relatively high intraindividual overlap in home ranges indicated considerable foraging site fidelity. Individuals specialized in the use of a particular type of habitat performed shorter foraging flights compared to individuals using diverse habitats during their foraging flights. Our results indicate diverse foraging strategies of black‐headed gulls, including generalists that explore various habitats and specialists characterized by high foraging site and habitat fidelity.     

Flight Performance and Dispersal Potential of Red Palm Weevil Estimated by Repeated Flights on Flight Mill

The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Olivier, 1790) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has recently become the most severe palm pest in the Mediterranean basin. Its dispersal was initially supported mainly by the acquisition of infested trees, but was further facilitated by the weevils’ flight. Therefore, knowledge of weevils’ flight capacity is a key element in evaluating their dispersal capability and setting preventive actions in advance. We tested the weevils’ flight ability in repeated flights that were 7–10 days apart by computer-monitored flight mill with a seesaw design. Tested flight parameters were: flight distance, duration, and velocity, number of flights, and cumulative flight distance, of virgin and mated weevils of both sexes. Our tests found no differences in flight distance between virgin and mated individuals or between sexes. Weevils showed flight capability between the ages of 2 and 97 days, and covered up to 315 km of cumulative distance during this time. In addition, we tested the effect of age of flight initiation and found that old starters perform fewer flights than young starters, and are thus assumed to possess inferior dispersal capabilities.     

Patterns and correlates of songbird movements at an ecological barrier during autumn migration assessed using landscape‐ and regional‐scale automated radiotelemetry

Departure decisions of songbirds at ecological barriers they encounter en route can strongly influence time, energy and survival costs of migration. To date, most field studies of departure decisions and their correlates have used indirect methods and followed migrants at a single stopover site, with limited information on what happens to individuals after they depart from the site. We used an automated radiotelemetry array extending 350 km from southwest Nova Scotia to southern Maine to study the migratory and stopover movements of Northern Waterthrushes Parkesia noveboracensis, Red‐eyed Vireos Vireo olivaceus and Yellow‐rumped Warblers Setophaga coronata in relation to fuel load and weather at the northeastern edge of the Gulf of Maine. From the 105 radio‐transmitters we deployed in southwest Nova Scotia, we recorded 42 landscape‐scale stopover flights and 47 migratory flights by 75 individuals. Of the migratory flights, 57% were orientated southwest, a trajectory that, if held, would require individuals to complete a 350–440 km overwater flight. The remaining 43% of migratory flights were orientated northwest, away from the Gulf of Maine, and 15 individuals were confirmed to have detoured around all or a portion of the barrier, as evidenced by their being re‐detected over the Bay of Fundy and/or along the coast of Maine between 4 h and 15 days later. Across all individuals, initial fat score had a positive effect on departure probability, especially for individuals that made stopover flights. Among weather variables, tailwind assistance was the best predictor of migratory departures but did not appear to be the main factor determining whether individuals orientated towards or away from the Gulf of Maine. Weather had little effect on departure decisions of individuals that made stopover flights. These differences in the correlates of migratory departures and stopover flights would probably not have been distinguishable had our study been restricted to a local scale. Therefore, our findings highlight the importance of expanding the scale at which departure decisions and the ecology of stopover in general are studied.     

Colonisation ability of the threatened tenebrionid beetle Oplocephala haemorrhoidalis and its common relative Bolitophagus reticulatus

Abstract. 1. Life-history traits associated with colonisation ability were compared in the threatened tenebrionid beetle Oplocephala haemorrhoidalis and its common relative Bolitophagus reticulatus . Both species feed and breed exclusively in fruiting bodies of the wood-decaying fungus Fomes fomentarius .
2. The presence and status of flight wings, flight muscles, and mature eggs were determined by dissection. Flight willingness was studied in a field experiment, and flight duration in a flight-mill experiment.
3. Females of O. haemorrhoidalis had fewer but larger eggs in their abdomen than B. reticulatus females.
4. All beetles of both species had fully developed flight wings but a larger proportion of B. reticulatus than O. haemorrhoidalis had developed flight muscles.
5. Bolitophagus reticulatus was more willing to take off than O. haemorrhoidalis , however both species, especially O. haemorrhoidalis , were powerful fliers, with many individuals being able to fly several kilometres. Oplocephala haemorrhoidalis tended to make few flights of long duration whereas B. reticulatus made several, but mostly shorter, flights.
6. The results indicate that B. reticulatus has a suite of life-history traits that makes it better adapted than O. haemorrhoidalis to exploit the scattered trees with fruiting bodies present in managed forests. This may explain why O. haemorrhoidalis is restricted primarily to sites with a high density of suitable substrates that have been available continuously for a long time.     

Radio-telemetric monitoring of dispersing stag beetles: implications for conservation

Migratory movements of the endangered stag beetles Lucanus cervus (18 males, 38 females) were monitored radio-telemetrically for three reproductive periods (2003–2005). The aim of the study was to estimate the migratory range of free-ranging individuals as a measure of connectivity among neighbouring populations for future conservation measures. Miniature transmitters of c . 350 mg (battery life: 10–15 days) were attached externally to the pronotum. Transmitter/beetle mass ratio was 12.8% on average (7.1–28.0%). Male dispersal behaviour consisted of frequent flights directed to sites with reproductive females and rarely of on-ground movement. Total displacement distance recorded was up to 2065 m, the maximum distance of a single flight being 1720 m. Flights always began at elevated structures such as trees and shrubs and took place in an air temperature range of 11–27°C. Within this range, temperature did not influence flight distance. Female dispersal behaviour consisted mostly of a single flight, followed by mating and consequent ground movements towards oviposition sites. Total displacement distance recorded was up to 762.6 m, the maximum distance of a single flight being 701 m. Climatic constraints of flights were the same as in males. Modelling the dispersal behaviour suggests that about 1% of males are capable of maintaining gene flux among nest sites within a radius of about 3 km. However, the colonization of new nest sites depends on the dispersal ability of females and amounts to less than 1 km. Thus, isolated populations (distance to the next population greater than 3 km) have an increased probability of local extinction.     

取食不同寄主植物的桃小食心虫飞行能力

【目的】评测取食不同寄主植物的桃小食心虫Carposina sasakii飞行能力,为该虫预测预报和防控提供参考。【方法】使用飞行磨装置测定了取食不同寄主植物(海棠、苹果和杏)的桃小食心虫雌雄成虫的飞行能力,比较了取食同一寄主植物的雌雄成虫间和取食不同寄主植物的同一性别个体间平均飞行距离、平均飞行时间、平均飞行速度和最大飞行速度4个飞行参数。【结果】在12 h的飞行测试中,桃食心虫成虫最长飞行距离为24.54 km,最长飞行时间接近12 h,最大飞行速度为5.88 km/h,飞行11~12h的个体占比最高(36.98%)。取食同一寄主的雌成虫各飞行参数值均大于雄成虫。取食苹果和海棠的成虫的平均飞行距离在雌雄间存在显著差异,取食苹果的雌成虫的平均飞行距离显著大于取食杏的个体,取食苹果的雌成虫平均飞行速度和最大飞行速度显著大于取食另外两种寄主的个体;但是取食不同寄主植物的雄成虫间各飞行参数值差异不显著。【结论】桃小食心虫成虫飞行能力较强,取食同一寄主植物的雌雄成虫间以及取食不同寄主植物的雌成虫间飞行能力存在差异。