Identification of factors responsible for insecticide resistance in Helicoverpa armigera

Moth larvae (Helicoverpa armigera Hübner) collected from field crops were tested for resistance to cypermethrin, fenvalerate, endosulfan, monocrotophos and quinolphos. Larvae were treated with a dose of the pesticide that would kill 99% of the susceptible insects. The percent survival of the resistant strains was determined. Highest seasonal average percentage survival was recorded by fenvalerate (65.0%) followed by cypermethrin (62.4%). Acetylcholinesterase of resistant larvae was less sensitive to monocrotophos and methyl paraoxon. Resistant larvae showed higher activities of esterases, phosphatases and methyl paraoxon hydrolase compared with susceptible larvae. The presence of high activity of esterases was attributed to appearance of extra bands of esterases in native PAGE. The presence of P-glycoprotein expression was detected in resistant larvae using P-gp antibodies; this was not detected in the susceptible larvae. Our results indicate that the high level of resistance detected in the field pests could be because of a combined effect of decreased sensitivity to AChE, higher levels of esterases, phosphatases and the expression of P-gp.     

棉铃虫的细胞色素P-450单加氧酶系与菊酯类杀虫剂抗药性的关系(英文)

细胞色素Ｐ－４５０单加氧酶系在昆虫抗药性中起重要作用。本文研究了棉铃虫抗性品系与敏感品系间细胞色素Ｐ４５０含量、对－硝基茴香醚Ｏ－脱甲基酶和艾氏剂环氧化酶的差异。结果表明：抗性品系中细胞色素Ｐ－４５０含量、对－硝基茴香醚Ｏ－脱甲基酶活性分别是敏感品系的１．７１倍和２．２１倍,而艾氏剂环氧化酶活性仅为１．３５倍。因此细胞色素Ｐ－４５０含量和对－硝基茴香醚Ｏ－脱甲基酶在棉铃虫抗菊酯品系中起重要作用。进一步讨论了不同抗性品系间抗性机制不同的原因。     

CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASES ASSOCIATED WITH PYRETHROID RESISTANCE IN HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HÜBNER)

Abstract  The relationship between the cytochrome P-450 (cytP⁴⁵⁰ monooxygenase and insecticide resistance mechanisms in Helicoverpa armigera was studied. The level of cytP450 and activity of p -ni-troanisole ( p -NA) O-demethylase in resistant strain were 1. 71 times and 2. 21 times respectively higher as compared with those of the susceptible strain. Aldrin epoxidase activity showed 1. 35 fold strain difference. Therefore aldrin epoxidase might not be important for H. armigera resistance mechanism, the level of cytP450 and activity of p -NA O-demethylase might play a vital role in H. armigera resistance mechanisms. The reason of different resistance mechanisms among different H. armigera resistant strains is discussed.     

棉铃虫抗药性监测方法——浸叶法敏感毒力基线的建立及其应用

通过室内饲养的2个棉铃虫敏感品系,用浸叶法建立了11种常用药剂 (氯氰菊酯、溴氰菊酯、功夫菊酯、氰戊菊酯、久效磷、辛硫磷、甲基对硫磷、毒死蜱、灭多威、硫双灭多威、硫丹) 的敏感毒力基线,确定了它们的LC₅₀值和区分剂量。并用浸叶法监测了江苏、山东、河南、安徽4省棉田2代棉铃虫对氯氰菊酯、久效磷、灭多威和辛硫磷的抗性,结果表明用区分剂量监测抗性个体频率既快速简便,又适宜于进行早期抗性检测,因此这4种药剂的区分剂量可以推广应用于棉铃虫田间抗药性监测。     

RESISTANCE ALLEVIATION IN THE LARVAL COTTON BOLLWORM TO FENVALERATE AFTER PRE-TREATMENT WITH BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS

Abstract  Resistance alleviation and mechanism in the 2nd instar larvae of one susceptible and two resistant strains of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera to fenvalerate were studied at 24 h after the larvae were treated with Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner ( B.t. ) preparation. The results showed that responses of larvae with B. t pretreatment to fenvalerate were much more sensitive than those without B. t pretreatment. Compared with the susceptible strain (YZ-S), net ratios between LD₅₀s with and without B. t pretreatment in the two resistant strains increased approximate 62. 6% and 80. 9%, respectively) inhibition of specific inhibitors to esterases displayed that efficacy of malaoxon and paraoxon methyl to acetyl-cholinesterase increased from 66.1% to 99. 8% in vitro and in vivo ; dynamic factors of acetylcholinesterase were significantly changed, in which K _m and V _max values decreased from 45. 58% to 68. 62% and K _i values of malaoxon and paraoxon methyl to acethylcholinesterase increased approximate 60%. It suggested that the sensitivity of the 2nd instar larvae of resistant H. armigera to fenvalerate might increase after B. t pretreatment for 24 h, and change of acetylcholinesterase was an important factor during resistance alleviation by B. t pretreatment. The research showed that it is practicable to bring the coordinated use of B. t and chemical insecticides in IPM system.     

Correlation between fenvalerate resistance and cytochrome P450-mediated O-demethylation activity in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are a major metabolic mechanism responsible for pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) from Asia. Cytochrome P450-mediated O-demethylation activity toward p-nitroanisole (PNOD) of individual fourth instars was determined in five strains of H. armigera by using a microplate reader. The four resistant strains of YS, HD, YGF, and YG59 had 6-, 71-, 2540-, and 11,800-fold resistance, respectively, to fenvalerate in comparison with the susceptible BK77 strain. Their mean PNOD activity was 4-, 10-, 24-, and 60-fold, respectively, compared with the BK77 strain. A strong positive correlation (correlation coefficient r = 0.98) between PNOD activity and fenvalerate resistance was found. Of 48 larvae from each strain, only 4% larvae of the susceptible BK77 strain had detectable PNOD activity, whereas 25, 33, 79, and 96% of larvae from the resistant strains YS, HD, YGF, and YG59 exhibited PNOD activity, respectively. There was a clear discrimination of patterns of PNOD frequency distribution between H. armigera strains and their magnitudes of fenvalerate resistance. The PNOD activity can be used as a biochemical marker for monooxygenase-mediated pyrethroid resistance in field populations of H. armigera.     

棉铃虫对氰戊菊酯-辛硫磷混剂的抗性演化及解毒酶活性变化

用氰戊菊酯-辛硫磷混剂（有效成分1∶10,简称氰-辛混剂）对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera室内品系(YS)进行16代的抗性选育,获得棉铃虫对氰-辛混剂的抗性品系（YS-FP）。YS-FP品系与YS品系相比,对氰-辛混剂的抗性为14.7倍,对其中的单剂氰戊菊酯和辛硫磷的抗性分别为2 170倍和3.1倍。随着筛选的进行,氰戊菊酯和辛硫磷之间的共毒系数在F₂代出现短暂的增加,然后逐渐降低,它们之间的互作由增效变为拮抗。交互抗性测定结果表明,YS-FP品系对氯氰菊酯、溴氰菊酯、三氟氯氰菊酯、三唑磷和灭多威产生了明显的交互抗性,对硫丹、多杀菌素和爱玛菌素没有产生交互抗性。YS-FP品系6龄幼虫中肠细胞色素P450氧化酶甲氧基香豆素O-脱甲基活性为YS品系的10倍,3龄幼虫谷胱甘肽S-转移酶和酯酶活性分别是YS品系的1.7倍（CDNB结合作用）和2.4倍（α-NA 酯酶水解作用）。氰-辛混剂的筛选导致了棉铃虫多种解毒酶活性的增加,特别是细胞色素P450氧化酶活性增强最为明显。本研究结果表明氰-辛混剂对棉铃虫的筛选导致了广谱的交互抗性和多种代谢抗性机理,并且两个单剂之间的互作由增效变为拮抗,因此氰 辛混剂在棉铃虫抗性治理中的作用是有限的和暂时的。     

Carbamate and organophosphate resistance in cotton pests in India, 1995 to 1999

Monitoring for organophosphate and carbamate resistance was carried out on five major insect pests of cotton collected from 22 cotton-growing districts across India. Resistance was monitored in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) for the period 1995-1999 and for Spodoptera litura (Fabricius), Earias vittella (Fabricius) and Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a survey conducted during the 1997-98 cropping season. Of the 53 field strains of H. armigera, only four were found to exhibit resistance to quinalphos, the highest 15-fold, whereas all 16 field strains tested were found to be resistant to monocrotophos. Similarly, out of 40 field strains tested, only eight were found to express appreciable resistance to methomyl. Resistance in P. gossypiella to quinalphos was high in the majority of the strains tested. Of the seven strains of E. vittella tested, two strains from northern India exhibited > 70-fold resistance to monocrotophos. Of the 11 S. litura strains tested, only four were found to exhibit resistance factors of 10 to 30-fold to quinalphos and monocrotophos. All of the B. tabaci field strains exhibited resistance to methomyl and monocrotophos and susceptibility to triazophos. Practical implications for pest control resulting from the observed patterns of cross-resistance between quinalphos, monocrotophos and methomyl are discussed.     

苏云金杆菌预处理棉铃虫二龄幼虫对氰戊菊酯抗性缓解及机理研究(英文)

本文研究了Ｂ．ｔ预处理棉铃虫二龄幼虫对氰戊菊酯抗性缓解及其机理。结果表明,Ｂ．ｔ预处理后的幼虫对氰戊菊酯的敏感性提高。与敏感性种群相比较,在Ｂ．ｔ预处理和未处理两个抗性种群的幼虫对氰戊菊酯的ＬＤ_５０之间纯比值分别大约增加了６２．６％和８０．９％。特异性酶抑制剂对乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制作用显示,在活体内,马拉氧磷和甲基对氧磷对乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制效率提高了６６．１％和９９．８％;在活体外抑制效率（Ｉ_５０） ６０％和６７．５％及５５．６５％和８６．４％。同时,乙酰胆碱酯酶动力学各因子变化显著。在Ｂ．ｔ预处理的抗性棉铃虫幼虫中,Ｋｍ值从４５．５８％减少到６８．６２％;Ｋｉ值分别增加了２１．２％和４０．９％及３８．２％和６１．５％。这些结果证实Ｂ．ｔ预处理２４ｈ抗性棉铃虫二龄幼虫对氰戊菊酯的敏感性提高,乙酸胆碱酯酶的变化是重要原因之一。这一研究为在ＩＰＭ系统中将微生物杀虫剂和化学杀虫剂协调使用缓解棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的抗性提供理论基础。     

Relative fitness of Cry1A-resistant and -susceptible Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on conventional and transgenic cotton

Glasshouse and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the relative fitness of Cry1A-susceptible and laboratory-selected resistant strains of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). Life history parameters of H. armigera larvae feeding on young cotton plants showed a significant developmental delay of up to 7 d for the resistant strain compared with the susceptible strain on non-Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton. This fitness cost was not evident on artificial diet. There was no developmental delay in the F1 hybrid progeny from the reciprocal backcross of the resistant and susceptible strains, indicating that the fitness cost is recessive. In two cohorts tested, survival to pupation of resistant larvae on Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac was 54 and 51% lower than on non-Bt cotton, whereas all susceptible and F1 larvae tested on Cry1Ac cotton were killed. Mortality of susceptible larvae occurred in the first or second instar, whereas the F1 larvae were able to develop to later instars before dying, demonstrating that resistance is incompletely recessive. The intrinsic rate of increase was reduced by >50% in the resistant strain on Cry1Ac cotton compared with the susceptible strain on non-Bt cotton. There was a significant reduction in the survival of postdiapausal adults from the resistant strain and the F1 strains, indicating that there is a nonrecessive overwintering cost associated with Cry1A resistance in H. armigera.     

Purification and characterization of an esterase isozyme involved in hydrolysis of organophosphorus compounds from an insecticide resistant pest, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctüidae)

An esterase isozyme was purified from the insecticide resistant pest, Helicoverpa armigera collected from field crops. Purification involved ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydrophobic interaction and ion exchange chromatography followed by gel filtration chromatography. The purification was 212-fold with 1% yield of the enzyme. The optimum pH of the isozyme was found to be 10.5 and 8.5 for p-nitrophenyl phosphate and paraoxon, respectively. The enzyme was unstable at temperature >50 degrees C. The molecular mass determined by SDS-PAGE was 66 kDa. Cations such as Hg(+2), Ag(+2), Cd(+2) inhibited the activity while Zn(+2) stimulated it. Kinetic studies indicated that the enzyme had low K(m) values of 0.238 and 0.348 mM for p-nitrophenyl phosphate and paraoxon, respectively. The enzyme had broad substrate specificity with high K(m) values for ATP, ADP and beta-glycerophosphate. This enzyme was partially sequenced and identified as an alkaline phosphatase.     

Oxydemeton-methyl resistance, mechanisms, and associated fitness cost in green peach aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Susceptibility to oxydemeton-methyl and imidacloprid, and the inhibitory effects of oxydemeton-methyl and some organophosphate compounds on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and carboxylesterase activity were studied in two populations (Karaj and Rasht) of green peach aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Results show that the Karaj population was resistant to oxydemeton-methyl but susceptible to imidacloprid. The esterase activity of the resistant and susceptible populations suggests that one of the resistance mechanisms to oxydemeton-methyl was esterase-based. The inhibition assay shows that the AChE of the Karaj population is less sensitive to oxydemeton-methyl and paraoxon derivatives. Regarding the paraoxon derivatives, the smaller paraoxon side chain is more potent against the modified AChE than against the AChE from the susceptible strain. Fertility life table parameters of green peach aphid populations resistant and susceptible to oxydemeton-methyl also were studied under laboratory conditions. The standard errors of the population growth parameters were calculated using the Jackknife method. Results showed that susceptible strain exhibits a significantly higher r(m) than the resistant strain, probably because the resistant strain had a higher generation time than the susceptible strain. These results suggested that the resistant Karaj strain may be less fit than the susceptible strain.     

USING FILTER PAPER TEST FOR DETECTING INHIBITORY FREQUENCY OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE TO ESTERASES IN COTTON APHIDS, APHIS GOSSYPII (GLOVER)

Abstract The individual esterase activity which is measured by filter paper test (FPT) method may determine the resistance of cotton aphids Aphis gossypii (Glover) against organophosphorus (OP) insecticides. For testing accurately resistant level caused by different insecticides, we applied FPT method for measuring inhibitory action of methyl-parathion, monocrotophos and omethoate to α-NA esterase of individual cotton aphids, and compared the inhibitory frequencies of these three insecticides to susceptible population (BCA) and resistant population (GCA). Results showed that their inhibitory frequencies of the susceptible population were evidently higher than that of the resistant population. The inhibitory rate of α-NA esterase in F1 generation individual cotton aphids by monocrotophos was low when the cotton aphid population had been treated in advance with monocrotophos, but it got to 75%-90% when the cotton aphid population had been untreated in advance with monocrotophos. Besides, the differences in esterase activity were not obvious between them. In same region when cotton aphids were treated with insecticides the inhibitory frequency of esterases in individual by the insecticides was lower than counterparts in individual cotton aphids which were not treated with insecticides. All these demonstrated that inhibitory frequency of α-NA esterase in individual cotton aphids by OP insecticides could be used as a technique of forecasting pest resistance.     

Alterations in esterases are associated with malathion resistance in Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Biochemical mechanisms of malathion resistance were investigated in a malathion-resistant strain of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor Say collected from a farm storage in Kansas. General esterase activities were significantly lower in the resistant strain compared with those in a susceptible strain. However, no significant differences were found in activities of malathion specific carboxylesterase (MCE), glutathione S-transferase and cytochrome P450 dependent O-demethylase activities, cytochrome P450 contents, and sensitivity of acetylcholinesterase to inhibition by malaoxon between the 2 strains. Because MCE was not elevated in the resistant strain, the weak malathion resistance in H. hebetor may result from a different mechanism compared with that hypothesized for some insect species in which reduced general esterase activity is accompanied by an elevated MCE. Decreased esterase activity in the resistant strain suggested that null alleles of some esterases were associated with the resistance. Indeed, E1 and E2, major esterases in the susceptible strain, were not present in the resistant strain on polyacrylamide gels that were stained for esterase activity using the model substrate 1-naphthyl acetate. In contrast, the activity of esterase E3 on the gels was much higher in the resistant strain as compared with that of the susceptible strain. These findings indicate that malathion resistance in H. hebetor is associated with both an increased activity of the esterase E3 and null alleles of the esterases E1 and E2.     

新疆棉铃虫对溴氰菊酯和硫丹 抗性的生化机理研究

通过生物测定和生化分析研究了新疆棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)敏感种群和室内筛选获得的抗性种群对硫丹和溴氰菊酯的反应及其α-乙酸萘酯酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶的动态活性反应。结果表明,筛选后新疆棉铃虫对硫丹和溴氰菊酯产生的抗性倍数分别为13倍和66倍。两个抗性种群的α-乙酸萘酯酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶比活力均高于敏感种群。相应杀虫剂预处理后,α-乙酸萘酯酶酶活力受到抑制。抗性种群的α-乙酸萘酯酶对底物的亲和力高于敏感种群,但Vmax低于敏感种群。抗性种群的乙酰胆碱酯酶对底物的亲和力显著低于敏感种群,Vmax比敏感种群高。聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳显示,两个抗性种群都有一条特异性酶带,其迁移率相近,且均可被甲基对氧磷抑制。因此推测,α-乙酸萘酯酶参与了新疆棉铃虫对硫丹和溴氰菊酯的抗性,具有代谢和阻断作用;乙酰胆碱酯酶对抗性的产生也起到了重要作用。     

Biochemical characterization and purification of esterases from three strains of German cockroach,Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Three strains of German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) showed varying levels of resistance to chlorpyrifos, methyl parathion, propoxur, bendiocarb, and cypermethrin. The general esterase activity was at least twofold higher than susceptible strain. The subcellular distribution studies revealed that the majority of the esterase activity is present in the 100,000g cytosolic fraction. Only a small portion of the activity was membrane bound. Using non-denaturing gel electrophoresis, ten isozymes were identified in German cockroaches. These isozymes were isolated individually from the gels and analyzed for differences in activity. The isozymes E5, E6, and E7 of resistant strains had significantly higher specific activities when compared with the susceptible strain. The purification process using various column chromatography and preparative gel electrophoresis resulted in 9–11% of total esterase recovery. About double the amount of E6 was recovered from the resistant strains when compared with the susceptible strain. Kinetic analyses of E6 did not indicate differences in K_m and V_max values between the resistant and susceptible strains. Also, inhibition of esterase activity by paraoxon, chlorpyrifos, and propoxur did not suggest any structural differences in esterase E6 between strains. The results suggest that the increased production of E6 esterase contributes to insecticide resistance in German cockroaches. The role of E6 may be sequestration of toxic molecules rather than hydrolysis. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

The involvement of microsomal oxidases in pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera from Asia

Five contemporary strains of the bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Hübner from China, Pakistan and India, all with high resistance to pyrethroids, were compared with a standard susceptible strain that originated from the Cote D'Ivoire in the 1970s ('SCD'). Two of the Chinese strains ('YGF' and 'YGFP') were derived by laboratory selection from a third, field collected strain ('YG'). The strain 'YG' exhibited 7-, 14- and 21-fold resistance to fenvalerate, cypermethrin and deltamethrin, respectively. After selection with fenvalerate for 14 generations ('YGF'), this increased to 1690-, 540- and 73-fold. Selection with a mixture of fenvalerate and piperonyl butoxide (PBO) for 14 generations ('YGFP') resulted in resistance ratios of 2510, 2920 and 286. The synergistic ratios to fenvalerate that resulted from pre-treatment of PBO were 5-, 462- and 12-fold in YG, YGF and YGFP strains, respectively. Resistance ratios for a Pakistani strain (PAK) were 2320-, 4100- and 223-fold to fenvalerate, cypermethrin and deltamethrin, respectively. The synergistic ratio of PBO to these pyrethroids was 450-, 950- and 11-fold. The strong synergism of pyrethroids by PBO implied that an oxidative metabolism could be involved in pyrethroid resistance in these resistant strains. The activities of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases from midguts of final instar larvae to p-nitroanisole (PNOD), ethoxycoumarin (ECOD), methoxyresorufin (MROD) significantly increased in all the resistant strains when compared with the susceptible strain. This further implies that cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are involved in pyrethroid resistance in Asian H. armigera. Comparative in vitro studies of the metabolism of 14C-deltamethrin by midgut microsomes of the resistant PAK and susceptible SCD strains showed that the resistant strain had a much greater capacity than the susceptible strain for the metabolic degradation of deltamethrin. This enhanced metabolic degradation occurred in the presence of NADPH which suggested an oxidative detoxification. In the resistant strains, minor increases in glutathione S-transferase activity (to the substrates CDNB and DCNB), and esterase activity (to the substrate alpha-naphthyl acetate) further suggested that, of the putative metabolic mechanisms, oxidases are the most important. This study provides the first evidence that cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are a major metabolic mechanism responsible for pyrethroid resistance in H. armigera from Asia.     

Genetics of Indoxacarb resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)

The present investigation was done with the aim of studying the genetics of Indoxacarb resistance. Selection of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) with Indoxacarb was done for eight generations to develop resistance. Reciprocal crosses between resistant and susceptible populations were made to understand the population genetics of Indoxacarb resistance in H. armigera . Generation-wise selection with Indoxacarb was evaluated for resistance development in H. armigera . The LC₅₀ of Indoxacarb was 2.81 p.p.m. for the first selected generation, and it increased to 272.55 p.p.m. after eight selected generations, which is a 1238.86-fold resistance compared to the susceptible strain. The estimated realized heritability (h²) after eight generations of selection with Indoxacarb was 0.45. The number of generations required for a tenfold increase in LC₅₀ (1/R) was estimated to be 2.59. The response to Indoxacarb selection in H. armigera was 0.39, the estimated selection differential (S) was 0.87, and the phenotypic standard deviation (σp) was 0.03. Reciprocal crosses between Indoxacarb resistant and susceptible strains revealed that the inheritance of Indoxacarb resistance was autosomal: neither maternal effect nor linkage was evident. The values of D_LC (0.10 and 0.09) indicated completely recessive inheritance of Indoxacarb resistance.     

Stimulatory effect of insecticides on partially purified P-glycoprotein ATPase from the resistant pest Helicoverpa armigera.

A P-glycoprotein-like protein (Ha-Pgp) was detected in a membrane preparation from the insecticide-resistant pest Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctüidae) using C219 antibodies that are directed towards an epitope in the nucleotide-binding domains. This protein was partially purified and found to be a glycoprotein displaying ATPase activity. SDS-PAGE confirmed that a high molecular mass glycoprotein (150 kDa) was overexpressed in resistant pests, but was not detected in susceptible pests. The partially purified Ha-Pgp ATPase was reconstituted into proteoliposomes and it was found that some insecticides, namely, monocrotophos, endosulfan, cypermethrin, fenvalerate, and methylparathion, stimulated the ATPase activity. The effect of various inhibitors on partially purified Ha-Pgp showed that orthovanadate is a potent inhibitor of its ATPase activity, inhibiting it by 90% at a concentration of 2 mmol/L. Other inhibitors, such as EDTA, sodium azide, and molybdate resulted in only a 20% decrease in activity. Details of the structure and function of Ha-Pgp will be important in the development of strategies to overcome insecticide resistance in this pest.