人工饲料与天然饲料饲养条件下烟青虫的生长发育和繁殖力比较

报道饲养烟青虫HelicoverpaassultaGue澖ee的一种人工饲料,比较了烟青虫取食该饲料和天然饲料的主要生物学指标,测定了6龄幼虫对2种食料的转化和利用率。该人工饲料的主要成分是麦胚、黄豆粉、酵母粉和烟叶粉,天然饲料为烟草叶片。结果表明:取食人工饲料的烟青虫幼虫生长发育快,化的蛹较大,成虫寿命长,产卵量大,所产卵孵化率高;取食人工饲料的烟青虫与取食烟草蒴果的相比,前者相对取食量和近似消化率较高,相对生长率无显著性差异。说明烟青虫对该人工饲料有较好的适应性,可以作为繁殖烟青虫的实用饲料。     

四种食料植物对斜纹夜蛾生长发育及营养指标的影响

在室内平均温度28.1℃,平均相对湿度84.0%的条件下研究了蓖麻、豇豆、番木瓜和香蕉等4种食料植物对斜纹夜蛾Prodenia litura(Fabricius)生长发育及营养效应的影响。结果表明:不同食料植物对斜纹夜蛾的幼虫发育历期、蛹重及营养效应等均有显著差异。幼虫发育历期以蓖麻组最短(9.93 d),香蕉组的最长(15.84 d);蛹重以蓖麻组最重(377.8 mg),香蕉组最轻(245.6 mg);幼虫存活率蓖麻组最高(98%),香蕉组最低(66.0%);斜纹夜蛾幼虫的相对取食量、近似消化率和相对生长率等以蓖麻组最高(分别为5.46,68.49,0.53),而以香蕉组最低(分别为0.86,16.30,0.26)。斜纹夜蛾嗜食蓖麻等,而不喜食香蕉。     

不同食料植物对棉铃虫生长发育和繁殖的影响

报道了棉花、烟草、番茄和辣椒4种植物对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera生长发育和繁殖的影响。棉铃虫成虫喜欢在番茄上产卵,在辣椒上的着卵量最少。初孵幼虫喜选食嫩棉叶,选食辣椒嫩叶的虫数最少。4组幼虫取食嫩叶时的平均相对生长速率都有显著差异,顺序为棉叶组>烟叶组>番茄叶组>辣椒叶组。幼虫存活率以取食棉花时最高,取食番茄时最低。棉花组成虫的产卵量最高,烟草组的产卵量最低。取食棉花的棉铃虫种群增长的速度约为取食番茄时的14倍。6龄幼虫能有效利用和转化棉铃、烟草蒴果、辣椒果实,而对番茄果实的利用和转化效率较低。棉铃虫可分别以这4种植物的不同器官为食完成世代循环。其中,棉花是最适宜的寄主,辣椒和番茄是较不适宜的寄主。     

不同食料植物对美国白蛾生长发育和繁殖的影响

2010年6月至7月,在室内研究了美国白蛾Hyphantria cunea(Drury)第1代幼虫对洋白蜡、欧美107号杨、法桐和白榆的取食量及不同的食料种类对美国白蛾生长发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明,美国白蛾对受试的各树种的取食量以洋白蜡为最多,完成一代平均每头可以取食2.21 g,其次为欧美107号杨1.95 g,再次为法桐和白榆,分别为1.85 g/头和1.68 g/头。3龄后幼虫对不同的寄主呈现出一定的偏好性,特别是5龄和6龄幼虫对不同的寄主的取食量表现出显著差异。不同的食料植物对美国白蛾幼虫和蛹的发育历期、存活率、蛹重、成虫寿命、产卵量等有显著影响。取食法桐对其生长发育和繁殖表现出明显的不利性,主要表现为幼虫期延长、蛹重减轻、单雌产卵量降低。     

选择性采集对植物及生态系统的效应

选择性采集是人类利用野生生物资源过程中的一个普遍现象.选择性采集不仅对采集对象及其所在的生态系统有明显影响,而且也对资源的可持续利用和保护具有十分重要的意义.本文对近年来在选择性采集对资源植物及其所在生态系统等方面的影响进行了综述.集中阐述选择性采集对采集对象的居群遗传结构、多样性及动态的影响,以及和采集对象的生物学特征、采集部位、采集方式、采集时间和采集强度的关系.在生态系统水平上,选择性采集可能会导致采集对象所在的群落中物种多样性、生态系统的结构和功能等发生变化.然而,随着商业性采集强度的增大,传统选择性采集方式也发生了显著变化.民族植物学应该在研究人类采集利用实践对植物资源的生态效应中发挥更为重要的作用.     

诠释植食性昆虫是怎样选择食料植物的

昆虫对食料植物的选择,是各种昆虫行为最为明显的表现,和人类的农林生产有密切的关系。在蝗虫、甲虫等昆虫种类中,幼虫和成虫常取食相同的植物,但鳞翅目、双翅目等昆虫的幼虫的食料植物与成虫的不同,常在成虫产卵时决定幼虫取食的植物。昆虫对植物的选择依靠感觉器官的功能,而植物除合有昆虫所需的营养成分外,还合有种类特异性的代谢次生物质,它们对昆虫产生感觉刺激,是昆虫对植物进行选择的主要因素。有些昆虫在选择植物时嗅觉、味觉、触觉起着比较严格的限制作用,称为寡食性或单食性的种类。另一些昆虫虽然感觉作用也很灵敏,但适应的范围较广,能取食多种植物,称为多食性昆虫。以飞蝗、棉铃虫与烟青虫为例,介绍了昆虫的感觉器官和神经系统在选择食料植物时所起的作用。     

不同食料植物对棉古毒蛾生长发育和繁殖的影响

在恒温(28±1)℃、恒湿(80±5)%RH条件下,研究了莲雾、芒果、荔枝、龙眼、毛叶枣、木菠萝等6种食料植物对棉古毒蛾的生长发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明,棉古毒蛾能在这6种食料植物上完成其世代循环。其发育历期、雌蛹重、存活率、成虫繁殖力和寿命等,在6种寄主植物间均存在显著差异,其中莲雾和芒果是最适宜的寄主植物,荔枝和龙眼是不适宜的寄主植物。     

不同食料对两种金龟甲繁殖力的影响

在室内研究了榆树、樱桃树、核桃树、板栗树、苹果树、柿树、红叶碧桃树、花生叶片对暗黑鳃金龟Holotrichia parallela Motschulsky和铜绿丽金龟Anomqla corpulenta Motschulsky成虫寿命和繁殖力的影响.结果表明,不同食料对两种金龟甲成虫的寿命、产卵期、产卵量有显著影响.取食后使暗黑鳃金龟产生后代由高至低的食料顺序是:榆树叶＞碧桃叶＞板栗叶＞樱桃叶＞花生叶＞核桃叶＞柿叶＞苹果叶,使铜绿丽金龟产生后代由高至低的食料是:核桃叶＞板栗叶＞樱桃叶＞榆叶.在供试的8种食料中,榆树叶片是暗黑鳃金龟成虫的最适宜食料,取食后的寿命、产卵期和产卵量分别为41.5 d、43.0 d和6.2粒/♀;在供试的4种食料中,铜绿丽金龟成虫的最适宜食料是核桃叶片,取食后的寿命、产卵期和产卵量分别为20.9 d、25.0 d和46.8粒/♀.     

不同食料植物对东亚飞蝗肠道细菌状况的影响

目的比较在相同的环境条件下不同食料植物对东亚飞蝗肠道细菌状况的影响。方法以墨西哥玉米、野生马唐为食料植物饲喂东亚飞蝗,在其成虫肠道内和粪沙中分离纯化细菌,获得22株菌株,分别对其培养性状、菌体形态、染色反应和生理生化性状进行系统研究。结果上述22个菌株分别属于稀有杆菌属（Rarobact-er）、短状杆菌属（Brachybacterium）、棒杆菌属（Corynebacterium）、棍状菌属（Clavibacter）、葡萄球菌属（Staphylococ-cus）、丙酸杆菌属（Propionibacterium）、埃希菌属（Eschrichia）、气微杆菌属（Aercmicrobium）、沙雷菌属（Serratia）、克雷伯菌属（Klebsiella）、沙门菌属（Salmonella）、志贺菌属（Shigella）、口腔球菌属（Stomatococcus）、短杆菌属（Brevibacteri-um）、地杆菌属（Terrbacter）、微小杆菌属（Exiguobacterium）、皮杆菌属（Dermabacter）、短小杆菌属（Curtobacterium）、纤维单胞菌属（Cellulomonas）、微杆菌属（Microbacterium）、乳杆菌属（Lactobacillus）和凝结芽胞杆菌属（Bacilluscoag-ulans）。结论不同食料植物对东亚飞蝗肠道细菌种类和数量有很大的影响。     

昆虫对植物的选择性以及植物化学成分对昆虫的影响

植物与昆虫之间的关系一直被人们作为重要的研究目标。昆虫依靠绿色植物生存,植物通过自身的化学物质影响昆虫的进化方向,两者形成了复杂的协同进化关系。本文阐述了昆虫在定居、产卵、取食过程中运用不同的嗅觉、味觉、触觉刺激标准来选择适宜的寄主或寄主位置的方法,以及植物体内的化学成分对昆虫的营养作用和通过毒杀、拒食、招引天敌寄生蜂等方式抵御昆虫的进攻。     

(Z)-9-tetradecenal: a potent inhibitor of pheromone-mediated communication in the oriental tobacco budworm moth,Helicoverpa assulta

The behavioural significance of (Z)-9-tetradecenal to male H. assulta was tested by comparing the number of moths attracted to lures containing a standard synthetic female sex pheromone with lures in which (Z)-9-tetradecenal was also added. The standard pheromone mixture used contained 1000 g (Z)-9-hexadecenal, 50 g (Z)-11-hexadecenal, 300 g (Z)-9-hexadecenyl acetate and 15 g (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate impregnated on rubber septa. Addition of (Z)-9-tetradecenal to the standard pheromone was shown to significantly reduce the caught of male H. assulta when added in amounts greater than 10 g or 1% of the major pheromone component in both field and net-house experiments. The reduction in catch was found to be dependent on the quantity of (Z)-9-tetradecenal added to the standard pheromone. The implications of these results on conspecific and inter-specific pheromone-mediated communication in H. assulta and related sympatric heliothine species is discussed.Abbreviations Z9-16:AL (Z)-9-hexadecenal - Z11-16:AL (Z)-11-hexadecenal - Z9-16:AC (Z)-9-hexadecenyl acetate - Z11-16:AC (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate - Z9-14:AL (Z)-9-tetradecenal - Z9-16:OH (Z)-9-hexadecen-1-ol - Z11-16:OH (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol - RH relative humidity     

烟夜蛾几丁质酶基因的克隆与表达

运用RT-PCR技术扩增编码烟夜蛾Helicoverpaassulta(Guen啨e)幼虫几丁质酶基因的cDNA片段,将其克隆至pMD18-T载体,获得该基因的成熟蛋白阅读框序列。将该基因重组到表达型质粒pGEX-4T-2中,并转化入原核细胞中表达,序列测定结果表明,烟夜蛾幼虫几丁质酶基因的成熟蛋白阅读框全长1338bp,编码445个氨基酸残基,预测分子量和等电点分别为50.1kDa和9.26;推导的氨基酸序列与其近缘种棉铃虫几丁质酶氨基酸序列的一致性达99%,与其他6种昆虫几丁质酶的氨基酸序列也高度一致(65%~76%),并具有几丁质酶的典型特征。将该基因克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-4T-2上并转化BL21,SDS-PAGE和Western印迹分析表明,经IPTG诱导,76kDa附近没有特异蛋白条带出现,表明烟夜蛾几丁质酶基因不能在原核表达载体pGEX-4T-2中表达。     

Regulation of sex pheromone biosynthesis in the oriental tobacco budworm,Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The five components, Z9-16:Ald, 16:Ald, Z11-16:Ald, Z9-16:Ac and Z11-16:Ac, of the sex pheromone in Helicoverpa assulta were mostly detected during the scotophase, with their titer peaking at the 4th hour during the scotophase under a 15L/9D regime. They were not detected during the photophase, but were produced during the photophase when decapitated females were injected with extracts of virgin female (FHE), male heads (MHE), homogenates of the brain-suboesophageal ganglion complex (Br-SOG), or synthetic Hez-PBAN. Production of Z9-16:Ald increased during the first 45min after FHE injection and then declined to a very low level after 2h during the photophase. Synthetic Hez-PBAN stimulated the sex pheromone glands for at least 2h and the effect was more or less proportional to the concentration of the peptide. From the present results, we suggest the following: PBAN is released continuously into the haemolymph to stimulate pheromone biosynthesis at least during the first half of the scotophase, PBAN is synthesized and accumulated independent of photoperiod or sex, and the release starts just prior (about 1h) to the beginning of the scotophase.     

Disinfestations of the oriental tobacco budworm in green hot pepper by ultra high carbon dioxide: Implications for postharvest fruit quality

To develop environmentally amenable insect disinfestations, effects of a carbon dioxide (CO₂) controlled atmosphere (CA) on the control of the oriental tobacco budwormHelicoverpa assulta were investigated in green hot peppers. Green hot peppers (cv. Nokgwang) were exposed to CO₂. at 80% and 100% in 0.08-mm polyethylene film bags for 24 and 48 h at 20°C. Mortality percentages of oriental tobacco budworm larvae were determined after gas exposure. The CO₂-CA at both concentrations for 24 h greatly reduced survival of the larvae, showing approximately 65% mortality when compared with control fruit. Prolonged exposure at both concentrations up to 48 h completely disinfested the larvae. To evaluate plausible deleterious effects of the ultra high CO₂-CA on green hot peppers, the fruit were stored at 10°C, and postharvest quality was analyzed in terms of firmness, electrolyte leakage, respiration rate, and content of vitamin C and capsaicin. There were no significant differences in postharvest fruit quality up to 20 days of storage, compared with control fruit. Meanwhile, respiration rates of exposed pepper fruit were approximately half the control’s rate after 20 days of storage. These results suggested that ultra high CO₂ CA could disinfestH. assulta without significant differences in postharvest quality of green hot peppers, compared with control fruit. Exposure of 80% CO₂ for 24 h would be recommended as a reliable control means that is harmless to humans and can alleviate concern regarding pesticide residues.     

The significance of major pheromone components and interspecific signals as expressed by receptor neurons in the oriental tobacco budworm moth,Helicoverpa assulta

Receptor neuron specificities for intra- and interspecific chemical signals were determined in males of Helicoverpa assulta, by testing single neurons for twelve heliothine produced compounds and two chemical analogues. Three types of receptor neurons were identified in the male specific sensilla trichodea type 1.

1. One large group of neurons (29 out of 63) was tuned to the major pheromone component (Z)-9-hexadecenal, in contrast to results obtained previously in a related species, where the information from this compound seems to be mediated via neurons tuned to (Z)-9-tetradecenal.
2. Another group of neurons (28/63) was tuned to (Z)-9-tetradecenal which is not produced by the conspecific females. These neurons and those tuned to the major pheromone component, always appearing together, are probably located in the same sensillum. Their large number suggests that (Z)-9-tetradecenal mediates an important message in this species, probably causing interspecific interruption.
3. The third group of neurons (6/63) was tuned to the second principal pheromone component (Z)-11-hexadecenal. These neurons showed similar specificities as the corresponding type of neurons in related species, indicating a conservation of their membrane receptors through evolution. In contrast, the (Z)-9-tetradecenal receptor neurons in H. assulta showed a different specificity than their counterparts in the related species, suggesting that their receptor proteins have evolved differently.

     

Functional analysis of the SGNP I in the pupal diapause of the oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Helicoverpa assulta suboesophageal ganglion neuropeptide I (Has-SGNP I) is a 24-amino acids peptide amide, which shows 62.5% similarity with the diapause hormone of Bombyx mori (Bom-DH). It has been demonstrated that embryonic diapause is induced by DH in B. mori. Injection of synthetic amidated Has-SGNP I terminated pupal diapause in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore, Has-SGNP I might be referred to a "diapause termination hormone" in H. assulta (Has-DTH). The maximal dose of Has-DTH for diapause termination was 1.0 microg and the half-maximal dose 0.4 microg. The time required for diapause termination of Has-DTH was 2-3 days longer than that of 20-hydroxyecdysone. During the pupal stage, DTH mRNA content in the SGs of nondiapausing pupae was always higher than in diapausing pupae using the combined method of quantitative RT-PCR and Southern blot. DTH gene also expressed at a low level while diapausing pupae were chilled at 4 degrees C, but increased rapidly and largely after being transferred to 25 degrees C. Using a competitive ELISA, Has-DTH-like immunoreactivity in the haemolymph showed the same pattern as that of Has-DTH gene expression. Those results indicated that Has-DTH gene expression was related to diapause development and could be activated by low temperature. Has-DTH might be useful to elucidate the mechanism of diapause termination in pupal diapause species.     

Adaptation of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to a proteinase inhibitor expressed in transgenic tobacco

A giant taro proteinase inhibitor (GTPI) cDNA was expressed in transgenic tobacco using three different gene constructs. The highest expression level obtained was ca. 0.3% of total soluble protein when the cDNA was driven by the Arabidopsis rbcS ats1 promoter. Repeated feeding trials with Helicoverpa armigera larvae fed on clonally derived T₀ and T₁ plants expressing GTPI demonstrated that, relative to those fed on control plants, some growth inhibition (22–40%) occurs, but there was no increase in larval mortality. Proteinase activities of larvae fed on GTPI-expressing tobacco or GTPI-containing diet were examined to monitor the spectrum of digestive proteinases in the midgut. Total proteinase activity was reduced by 13%, but GTPI-insensitive proteinase activity was increased by up to 17%. Trypsin was inhibited by 58%, but chymotrypsin and elastase were increased by 26% and 16% respectively. These results point to an adaptive mechanism in this insect that elevates the levels of other classes of proteinases to compensate for the trypsin activity inhibited by dietary proteinase inhibitors.