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...     

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.     

交趾黄檀心材的黄酮类和三萜类成分

为研究交趾黄檀(Dalbergia cochinchinensis)的化学成分,采用有机溶剂提取、萃取及多种色谱分离技术,从其心材中分离得到5个新黄酮和7个其他类型成分.根据理化性质和波谱数据,其结构分别鉴定为:7-hydroxy-2?,3?,4?-trimethoxyisoflavan(1)、6,4?-dihydro...