Phyllotreta cruciferae and Phyllotreta striolata responses to insecticidal seed treatments with different modes of action

The strategy used most commonly in western North America to protect seedlings of canola (Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L.) from attack by adults of the flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) and Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) involves planting seed coated with insecticide for systemic activity. Previous research determined that the two beetle species responded differently to the most commonly used neonicotinoid seed dressings. However, other insecticides that exploit different modes of action have commercial potential for managing infestations of these pests, but no information exists on their efficacies for these flea beetle species. Studies were conducted to compare effects of the neonicotinoid compounds, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, to spinosyn and fipronil as systemic seed treatments for reducing feeding damage to canola seedlings and increasing mortality of P. cruciferae and P. striolata. Phyllotreta cruciferae experienced greater mortality and caused less feeding damage than P. striolata to seedlings treated with the neonicotinoid compounds. Mortality increased and feeding damage decreased significantly when beetles fed upon seedlings treated with fipronil, indicating its potential usefulness for control of these pests. However, spinosyn seed treatment was relatively ineffective against either beetle species. Higher rates of P. striolata mortality with fipronil than thiamethoxam suggest that fipronil may provide improved flea beetle control over hundreds of thousands of hectares in western North America where flea beetle populations are dominated by P. striolata, and control with thiamethoxam has been suboptimal.     

Effects of seeding date and canola species on seedling damage by flea beetles in three ecoregions

Flea beetles ( Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius), Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) and Psylliodes punctulata Melsheimer) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are chronic threats to canola seedling establishment throughout the Northern Great Plains of North America. We conducted field studies in AB, Canada, from 2001 to 2004 at Lethbridge, Lacombe and Beaverlodge in the southern, central and northern regions of the province, respectively, to assess the impacts of seeding date (fall, April, May), and canola species ( Brassica rapa L., Brassica napus L.) on flea beetle damage to canola. Flea beetle damage was generally low at Lacombe but reached economic threshold levels at other sites. Although our results were not consistent in all years, seeding date had opposite effects on flea beetle damage to canola seedlings at the southern and northern sites. In the south, both canola species planted in April escaped flea beetle damage unlike the May-seeded plots, which required insecticide spraying in 2003. The numbers of flea beetles on sticky cards sampled during the seedling stage of canola were also lower in early-planted plots than in those planted in May. In the north, flea beetle damage was lower in the May-planted plots compared with those planted earlier. To maximize yields, canola growers need to plant as early as possible in all agro-ecoregions; our study showed that crops in the central and northern regions will be at greater risk of flea beetle damage than in southern regions.     

Alternative management tactics for control of Phyllotreta cruciferae and Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Brassica rapa in Massachusetts

The flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) and Phyllotreta striolata (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) are significant pests of crops in the Brassicaceae family. From 2001 to 2003, the efficacy of both new and commonly used treatments for the control of flea beetles in brassicas, Brassica rapa L., were evaluated in three small plot, randomized complete block design trials. Row cover and carbaryl (applied as a weekly foliar spray) were found to be the most consistent at reducing damage in comparison with untreated controls in all trials. Two new products that may provide adequate flea beetle control are spinosad (in either conventional or organic formulations) and thiamethoxam. The plant-derived compounds azidiractin and pyrethrin did not protect treated plants from flea beetle feeding. Treatment of plants with kaolin, or removal of the beetles with a vacuum, also did not reduce the level of crop damage. The level of damage at harvest was found to be correlated with population size of flea beetles in each plot, as measured by captures on yellow sticky traps and direct visual counts. Removal of the outer two leaves of individual B. rapa plants reduced the total number of holes per plant by 40%, while only removing 15% of the leaf area.     

Feeding by flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; Phyllotreta spp.) is decreased on canola (Brassica napus) seedlings with increased trichome density

Laboratory and field studies were undertaken to determine the effects of increased numbers of trichomes on seedling stems, petioles, and first true leaves of Brassica napus L., canola, on the feeding and behavior of the crucifer flea beetle Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Seedlings of 'Westar' canola with genes inserted from Arabidopsis thaliana L. for increased trichome production, called Hairyl, were tested against Westar seedlings in no-choice and choice laboratory tests, and against parental plants and other cultivars grown from seed with and without insecticide in field trials at Saskatoon and Lethbridge, Canada. Analyses ofprefeeding and feeding behavior in no-choice tests of first true leaves found that flea beetles interacted with their host while off Hairyl leaves more so than beetles presented with leaves of Westar. Beetles required twice as much time to reach satiation when feeding on leaves with increased pubescence than on Westar leaves. In laboratory choice tests, flea beetles fed more on cotyledons and second true leaves of Westar than on comparable tissues of the transgenic line. In field trials, variations in feeding patterns were seen over time on cotyledons of the line with elevated trichomes. However, all four young true leaves of Hairyl seedlings were fed upon less than were the parental lines. Feeding on Hairyl plants frequently occurred at levels equal to or less than on cultivars grown from insecticide-treated seed. This study highlights the first host plant resistance trait developed in canola, dense pubescence, with a strong potential to deter feeding by crucifer flea beetles.     

Yield reduction in Brassica napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, and Sinapis alba caused by flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)) infestation in northern Idaho

Phyllotreta cruciferae is an important insect pest of spring-planted Brassica crops, especially during the seedling stage. To determine the effect of early season P. cruciferae infestation on seed yield, 10 genotypes from each of two canola species (Brassica napus L. and Brassica rapa L.) and two mustard species (Brassica juncea L. and Sinapis alba L.) were grown in 2 yr under three different P. cruciferae treatments: (1) no insecticide control; (2) foliar applications of endosulfan; and (3) carbofuran with seed at planting plus foliar application of carbaryl. Averaged over 10 genotypes, B. rapa showed most visible P. cruciferae injury and showed greatest yield reduction without insecticide application. Mustard species (S. alba and B. juncea) showed least visible injury and higher yield without insecticide compared with canola species (B. napus and B. rapa). Indeed, average seed yield of S. alba without insecticide was higher than either B. napus or B. rapa with most effective P. cruciferae control. Significant variation occurred within each species. A number of lines from B. napus, B. juncea, anid S. alba showed less feeding injury and yield reduction as a result of P. cruciferae infestation compared with other lines from the same species examined, thus having potential genetic background for developing resistant cultivars.     

Impact of planting dates and insecticide strategies for managing crucifer flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in spring-planted canola

Integration of cultural practices, such as planting date with insecticide-based strategies, was investigated to determine best management strategy for flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in canola (Brassica napus L.). We studied the effect of two spring planting dates of B. napus and different insecticide-based management strategies on the feeding injury caused by fleabeetles in North Dakota during 2002-2003. Adult beetle peak emergence usually coincided with the emergence of the early planted canola, and this resulted in greater feeding injury in the early planted canola than later planted canola. Use of late-planted canola may have limited potential for cultural control of flea beetle, because late-planted canola is at risk for yield loss due to heat stress during flowering. Flea beetle injury ratings declined when 1) the high rate of insecticide seed treatment plus a foliar insecticide applied 21 d after planting was used, 2) the high rate of insecticide seed treatment only was used, or 3) two foliar insecticide sprays were applied. These insecticide strategies provided better protection than the low rates of insecticide seed treatments or a single foliar spray, especially in areas with moderate-to-high flea beetle populations. The foliar spray on top of the seed treatment controlled later-emerging flea beetles as the seed treatment residual was diminishing and the crop became vulnerable to feeding injury. The best insecticide strategy for management of flea beetle was the high rate of insecticide seed treatment plus a foliar insecticide applied at 21 d after planting, regardless of planting date.     

Comparisons of ecorational and chemical insecticides against crucifer flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on canola

Studies were done comparing the insecticides SpinTor (spinosad), BotaniGard (Beauveria bassiana), Neemix (azadirachtin), and Surround (kaolin, a clay) with conventional chemical insecticides Capture (bifenthrin) and Helix XTra (thiamethoxam), all applied at seven rates in a 7-d assay to assess their impact on adult crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Lethal time (LT) required for 25, 50, and 75% mortality (LT25, LT50, and LT75) and relative potencies for the insecticide concentration groupings (0, 1X-1.5X, and 2X- 4X) were estimated for each treatment by using survival functions. P. cruciferae mortality increased in response to increasing concentrations, especially for Helix XTra, Capture and SpinTor. After 2 d of exposure in 2002, mortality ranged from 54 to 78% for Helix XTra, from 60 to 94% for Capture, and from 66 to 92% for SpinTor across concentrations. In 2003, flea beetle mortality ranged from 37 to 60%, from 29 to 63%, and from 23 to 52% on exposure to Helix XTra, Capture, and SpinTor, respectively, for 2 d. The LT50 and relative potencies of the insecticides were in the order of Helix XTra, Capture, and SpinTor > BotaniGard, Neemix, and Surround. In 2002, LT50 values were 1 and 2 d for Capture and SpinTor, 2 d for BotaniGard, and 3 d for Neemix and Surround. In 2003, LT50 values occurred between 2 and 4 d after exposure to Helix XTra, Capture, and SpinTor, with LT50 values of 5-7 d on exposure to BotaniGard, Neemix, and Surround. SpinTor seems to be a suitable ecorational insecticide in canola, Brassica napus L., for P. cruciferae management.     

虫害诱导的植株对小菜蛾取食和生长发育的影响

本文从菜田生态系统的角度出发,就黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata(Fabricius)取食诱导对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella(L.)造成的影响进行了研究。黄曲条跳甲取食诱导对小菜蛾取食的影响比较明显,一般来说,黄曲条跳甲少量或短时间的取食会刺激小菜蛾幼虫在相应叶片上的取食,反之则会抑制;而且不同的寄主,不同完整度的叶片(即是否被黄曲条跳甲取食过)上的承载能力不同,芥菜、白菜、菜心和萝卜的承载力弱于甘蓝和芥蓝,黄曲条跳甲取食过的叶片弱于未被黄曲条跳甲取食过的叶片;不同数量的黄曲条跳甲取食对小菜蛾的产卵量影响显著,对其余生物学参数影响不显著,少量的黄曲条跳甲取食会刺激小菜蛾的产卵,多数则会抑制。     

Comparative evaluation and economic potential of ecorational versus chemical insecticides for crucifer flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) management in Canola

From 2001 to 2004, field studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of the ecorational insecticides SpinTor (spinosad), BotaniGard (Beauveria bassiana), Neemix (azadirachtin), and Surround (kaolin) against crucifer flea beetle on canola, Brassica napus L., at the cotyledon stage. The ecorational treatments were compared with a standard foliar chemical insecticide, Capture (bifenthrin), and the chemical seed treatment insecticide Helix XTra (thiamethoxam). This study indicated that flea beetle injury was lower for Helix XTra, Capture, and the ecorational insecticide SpinTor. SpinTor was less effective when flea beetle populations were relatively high (200-300 per trap-week). Yields for chemical insecticide treatments were always greater than SpinTor, with differences being the smallest (68-374 kg/ha) at low levels of flea beetle feeding injury. Differences were greatest when canola seedling injury was high (775-1,364 kg/ha). Yield differences between the conventional insecticides and BotaniGard, Neemix, and Surround were 119-439 and 61-2,248 kg/ha at low and high flea beetle feeding injury, respectively. Although yield differences between SpinTor and chemical insecticides were relatively small at lower levels of flea beetle injury, net losses ranged from $47 to $151/ha when SpinTor was used as an alternative to a standard chemical seed treatment, Helix XTra. This suggests that SpinTor would not be a viable alternative to the chemical insecticide. Net losses ranged from $30 to $266/ha when BotaniGard, Neemix, and Surround were used as alternatives to the seed treatment.     

Species spectrum of flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp., Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) attracted to allyl isothiocyanate-baited traps

In field tests in Hungary, Slovenia and Bulgaria, in allyl isothiocyanate-baited traps significantly more beetles of Phyllotreta cruciferae, Ph. vittula, Ph. undulata, Ph. nigripes, Ph. nodicornis, Ph. balcanica, Ph. atra, Ph. procera, Ph. ochripes, Ph. diademata and Psylliodes chrysocephalus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Halticinae) were captured than in unbaited control traps. With the exception of Ph. cruciferae, this is the first report on significant field attraction by allyl isothiocyanate for these species. The species spectrum captured included six important agricultural pests. At all sites a great portion of the catch (ranging from ca 30 to 98%) was Ph. cruciferae, irrespective of the plant culture. The second most abundant species present at most sites was Ph. vittula. The present results are very promising from the point of view of applicability of allyl isothiocyanate in Europe as a bait in cabbage flea beetle traps for detection and monitoring.     

秋季菜心田主要害虫生态位

对福州郊区菜心田害虫种群的生态位进行了初步研究。结果表明,黄曲条跳甲、小菜蛾和蚜虫为秋季菜心田最主要的害虫。不同害虫的生态位上存在明显分化,黄曲条跳甲在时间生态位上占有较多资源,小菜蛾则在空间生态位上占有相当多资源。并分析探讨了田间不同害虫种群混合发生的竞争机制及相应的害虫控制策略。     

饲养黄曲条菜跳甲实验种群的一种新方法

介绍一种简便可行的饲养黄曲条菜跳甲Phyllotretastriolata(F.)的新方法———整苗大瓶罩养法。用5种植物根部饲养越冬代,黄曲条菜跳甲均可成功地完成其生活周期,未成熟期最高存活率为63.3%,成虫平均寿命最长为219.2d,平均产卵量最大为192.4粒雌。     

Prefeeding Behavior of the Crucifer Flea Beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae, on Host and Nonhost Crucifers

The prefeeding behaviours of adult crucifer flea beetles, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), were determined on seedlings of the host plant, Brassica napus, and compared to behaviors on seedlings of the nonhost crucifers, Crambe abyssinica, Sinapis alba, and Camelina sativa. Three stages of prefeeding behaviour, i.e., acclimation, stimulation, and initial feeding, were distinguished through observation of filmed beetles. Both antennal and tarsal chemoreceptors are important in determination of host plant quality by the crucifer flea beetle. The results of this study suggest that the sequence of prefeeding behaviors plays a crucial role in the onset of feeding. Differences in time spent on plant tissue and the frequency and duration of prefeeding behaviors provide insight into possible mechanisms of resistance to flea beetles in the non-Brassica crucifers. The nonpreferred hosts C. abyssinica and S. alba contain deterrent phytochemicals that partially inhibit feeding. These deterrent compounds appear to be volatile in nature in S. alba but nonvolatile in C. abyssinica. CFB resistance in the nonhost C. sativa may result from either the presence of repellent or the absence of stimulatory volatile phytochemicals.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌HA和HD对黄曲条跳甲成虫的毒力分析

黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius)是为害十字花科蔬菜的世界性害虫之一.为了探究苏云金芽胞杆菌HA和HD对黄曲条跳甲成虫的防治潜力,本研究测定了苏云金芽胞杆菌HA和HD菌株对黄曲条跳甲成虫的毒力,以及对其谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(GST)活性和中肠组织形态的影响.结果 表明:Bt-HA和Bt-HD均对黄曲条跳甲成虫有杀虫活性,LC50分别为4.01×108 CFU/mL和1.17×108 CFU/mL.菌株Bt-HD处理组的GST酶活性高于对照组和菌株Bt-HA处理组.菌株Bt-HA处理黄曲条跳甲成虫14 d后,中肠微绒毛肿胀脱落;菌株Bt-HD处理黄曲条跳甲成虫4d后中肠微绒毛开始疏松脱落,14 d后中肠柱状细胞底膜变形脱落.综上所述,苏云金芽胞杆菌HD对黄曲条跳甲成虫的毒力更强,是防治黄曲条跳甲成虫的优势菌株,其杀虫机理值得深入研究.     

关于黄曲条跳甲的寄主范围

通过非选择性试验方法,测定黄曲条跳甲Ｐｈｙｌｌｏｔｒｅｔａ ｓｔｒｉｏｌａｔａ（Ｆａｂｒｕｃｉｕｓ）在不同植物上的存活率,及番茄、茄子枝叶提取物对曲条跳甲的拒食作用结果表明,在供试的中,仅十字花科植物能使之正常存活,其他科的植物均全部或大量死亡,不可能作为黄曲条跳甲的寄主,甚至茄科的番茄、茄子提取物对黄曲条跳甲在显著的拒食作用,拒食率高达３０．９％和６０．５２％。从化学生态学的角度讨论了典曲条跳甲     

Temporal and host-related variation in frequencies of genes that enable Phyllotreta nemorum to utilize a novel host plant, Barbarea vulgaris

The flea beetle, Phyllotreta nemorum L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is an intermediate specialist feeding on a small number of plants within the family Brassicaceae. The most commonly used host plant is Sinapis arvensis L., whereas the species is found more rarely on Cardaria draba (L.) Desv., Barbarea vulgaris R.Br., and cultivated radish (Raphanus sativus L.). The interaction between flea beetles and Barbarea vulgaris ssp. arcuata (Opiz.) Simkovics seems to offer a good opportunity for experimental studies of coevolution. The plant is polymorphic, as it contains one type (the P‐type) that is susceptible to all flea beetle genotypes, and another type (the G‐type) that is resistant to some genotypes. At the same time, the flea beetle is also polymorphic, as some genotypes can utilize the G‐type whereas others cannot. The ability to utilize the G‐type of B. vulgaris ssp. arcuata is controlled by major dominant genes (R‐genes). The present investigation measured the frequencies of flea beetles with R‐genes in populations living on different host plants in 2 years (1999 and 2003). Frequencies of beetles with R‐genes were high in populations living on the G‐type of B. vulgaris ssp. arcuata in both years. Frequencies of beetles with R‐genes were lower in populations living on other host plants, and declining frequencies were observed in five out of six populations living on S. arvensis. Selection in favour of R‐genes in populations living on B. vulgaris is the most likely mechanism to account for the observed differences in the relative abundance of R‐genes in flea beetle populations utilizing different host plants. A geographic mosaic with differential levels of interactions between flea beetles and their host plants was demonstrated.     

Action spectra of phototactic responses of the flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata

Abstract.  Adult flea beetles, Phyllotreta striolata , show a strong positive phototactic response. The action spectrum of phototaxis of dark-adapted beetles was measured with minimal required light intensity between the wavelength range of 300 nm and 600 nm. Male and female flea beetles showed identical phototacitc behaviours. The beetles were most sensitive to light with peak wavelengths between 350 nm and 430 nm in the morning. In the afternoon and evening, the sensitivity to wavelengths shorter than 430 nm decreased, but they remained most sensitive to 430 nm. These results suggest that changes in sensitivity of the photoreceptors or nervous integration influence the phototactic responses, and that the blue wavelengths are more attractive than others.     

黄曲条跳甲为害下十字花科蔬菜可溶性糖含量的动态变化

采用蒽酮比色法测定了十字花科蔬菜上黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata（Fabricius）不同危害程度下叶片可溶性糖含量的变化。结果表明黄曲条跳甲的为害显著影响十字花科蔬菜的可溶性糖含量。萝卜接虫2d,甘蓝接虫4d、12d,芥蓝接虫2d、8d、12d,白菜、芥菜、菜心接虫2d、4d、6d、8d、10d、12d时,健叶、轻度为害叶、中度为害叶、重度为害叶的可溶性糖含量均低于对照。但萝卜接虫4d、6d时,中度为害叶、重度为害叶的可溶性糖含量高于对照,4d时,重度为害叶升高28．65％,甘蓝接虫2d时,可溶性糖含量分别升高18．70％、24．40％、30．88％、30．50％,芥蓝接虫2d、4d时,轻度为害叶、重度为害叶的可溶性糖含量均高于对照。十字花科蔬菜可溶性糖含量的变化是植株对害虫胁迫的一种响应。     

马缨丹提取物对黄曲条跳甲成虫的生物活性

测定了马缨丹(Lantana camaraL.)地上部位(茎叶花)的不同溶剂提取物及萃取物对黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata(Fabricius)成虫的取食忌避、拒食、胃毒和触杀作用。结果表明:处理后48 h,以马缨丹乙醇回流提取物效果最好,其对黄曲条跳甲成虫的取食忌避率达94.94%;非选择性拒食率为85.48%;除正丁醇萃取物对黄曲条跳甲成虫的胃毒作用达到56.67%外,其它处理对黄曲条跳甲成虫的胃毒作用不明显;石油醚萃取物、石油醚冷浸物、乙醇回流物对黄曲条跳甲成虫的触杀作用效果最好,分别为56.67,53.33和53.33%。据实验结果可知马缨丹不同溶剂提取物及萃取物对黄曲条跳甲成虫的生物活性主要表现在对成虫较强的忌避和拒食作用。     

黄曲条跳甲人工饲养技术改进

通过室内人工饲养建立实验种群,是开展黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata(Fabricius)各种研究的基础,解决其幼虫阶段的人工饲养技术是建立其实验种群的关键。介绍经改进后的黄曲条跳甲室内人工饲养技术,该方法简单易行,可以方便地获取试虫的不同虫态;采用"小菜苗法"和"萝卜薄片堆叠法"室内饲养黄曲条跳甲幼虫,最高存活率可达90%以上。