Epidemiology of bluetongue in Central America and the Caribbean: initial entomological findings

Abstract. Forty-four species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were caught in insect light traps during the first 2 years of studies on the epidemiology of bluetongue virus in the Caribbean and Central America. Traps were operated near sentinel ruminants which were bled monthly for serologic evaluation and then virus isolation. More than 570,000 individuals were identified. Culicoides insignis Lutz accounted for 90% of the catch, C.filarifer Hoffman/C.ocumarensis Ortiz 5%, C.furens Poey 3% and C.pusillus Lutz 2%. Other species accounted for less than 1% of the total catch. Sentinel ruminants became seropositive when C.insignis populations were high at many study sites. At a few sites C.pusillus and C.filarifer I C.ocumarensis were predominant or were present in large numbers during seroconversions of sentinels. Virus isolations were obtained from sentinel ruminants during times when these same species were present in large populations.     

桂林喀斯特石山檵木群落不同恢复阶段种间联结研究

为揭示桂林喀斯特石山檵木群落自然恢复过程中不同阶段主要物种种间相互作用变化规律,该文采用空间代替时间的方法,通过多物种间的总体关联显著性检验、χ2统计量分析和Spearman秩相关检验对桂林喀斯特石山檵木群落不同恢复阶段主要物种进行种间联结分析.结果表明:(1)在灌木阶段,主要物种种间关系呈不显著负相关;在乔灌阶段,乔...     

五个猕猴桃种的皮孔、气孔器和叶片下表皮微观特征

为了探讨不同种类猕猴桃皮孔、气孔器和叶片下表皮特征的差异及其分类学意义,该文利用光学显微镜观察五个猕猴桃种共计9份样品材料的一年生枝条韧皮部上皮孔的形态,结果发现供试猕猴桃皮孔呈长椭圆形或长梭形,不同种皮孔的长×宽、皮孔密度、皮孔面积和皮孔面积的百分比值存在差异但与种类划分无明显规律,皮孔的宽可明显区分所选4个中华猕猴...     

Amino acid concentrations in fluids from the bovine oviduct and uterus and in KSOM-based culture media.

Amino acids in bovine oviductal and uterine fluids were measured and compared with those in modified simplex optimized medium (KSOM) supplemented with either fetal calf serum or Minimum Essential Medium amino acids in addition to bovine serum albumin, fetal calf serum or polyvinyl alcohol. Concentrations of cysteine, threonine, tryptophan, alanine, aspartate, glycine, glutamate, proline, beta-alanine, and citrulline were higher in oviductal fluids than in KSOM-based culture media. Nonessential and essential amino acids were present in ratios of 5:1 and 2:1 in oviductal and uterine fluids, respectively. Concentrations of alanine (3.7 mM), glycine (14.1 mM) and glutamate (5.5 mM) were high in oviductal fluids, comprising 73% of the free amino acid pool. Of the amino acids measured in uterine fluids, alanine (3.1 mM), glycine (12.0 mM), glutamate (4.2 mM), and serine (2.7 mM) were highest in concentration, and the first three comprised 43% of the free amino acid pool. In conclusion, amino acid concentrations in the bovine reproductive tract were substantially higher than those in embryo culture media. Certain amino acids, particularly alanine, glutamate, glycine and taurine, are present in strikingly high concentrations in both oviductal and uterine fluids, suggesting that they might play important roles in early embryo development. The particular pattern of amino acid concentrations may be an important factor to be considered for the improvement of embryo culture media.     

广东省中山市2种红树林有害生物风险分析及防控策略

【目的】了解红树林有害生物风险及其防控,维护红树林健康生长,发挥红树林的生态功能。【方法】2018—2019年,连续2年对广东省中山市红树林有害生物种类进行系统调查监测,并对薇甘菊和星天牛2种有害生物在中山市的分布状况、定殖和扩散的可能性、潜在危害性、受害对象的重要性、防控难度等进行分析,结合红树林的生态效益,参照国际有害生物风险性分析方法对两者在中山市红树林的危害风险性进行综合分析评估。【结果】调查发现,中山市红树林主要有害生物有23种,其中薇甘菊、星天牛最为严重,评估风险性R值分别为1.63和1.61,属中度危险的林业有害生物。【结论】薇甘菊和星天牛目前仅在中山市红树林局部地区发生危害,但具有明显扩散蔓延趋势,应该建立以应急除治、生物防治、生态修复等多种技术相结合的生态控制技术体系。     

白额巨蟹蛛对红头丽蝇捕食行为的初步观察

本文首次报道了在实验条件(温度19～23 ℃、相对湿度80 %)下白额巨蟹蛛对红头丽蝇的捕食行为和捕食功能反应的初步观察结果,并用Holling-Ⅱ型功能反应模型进行拟合,白额巨蟹蛛捕食红头丽蝇的功能反应直线回归方程为:NA＝1.0031 N/(1 0.0626 N).本研究结果,可以为蜘蛛控制卫生害虫提供理论依据.     

短角瘿蚊属一新种记述(双翅目,瘿蚊科)

记述了采自山东省的短角瘿蚊1新种:泰山短角瘿蚊Anarete taishanensis sp.nov.,模式标本存放于山东农业大学昆虫标本室.