Der Einfluß von Insektiziden auf die Mumienmortalität des Parasitoiden Monoctonus cerasi (Marshall) (Hymenoptera,Aphidiidae)

Die Behandlung von Zuckerrübensaatgut mit Furadan und anderen systemischen Insektiziden auf der Basis des Wirkstoffes Carbofuran wurde im ukrainischen Zuckerrübenanbau etabliert. Sie ist ökonomisch und ökologisch vorteilhaft gegenüber anderen Anwendungsformen von Insektiziden. Die biologische Effektivität gegenüber den Rüsslerarten Bothynoderes punctiventris Germ und Tanymecus palliatus (F). Erdfioharten (Chaetocnema spp.) und Moosknopfkäfer (Atomaria linearis Steph.) ist zwar abhängig von Witterung, Dosis und Saatgutfraktion, aber in der Regel ausreichend. Gegenüber der Rübenblattlaus (Aphis fabae Scop.), Rübenminierfliege (Pegomya hyoscyami (Panz.) sowie Drahtwürmern (Elateridae‐Larven) ist die Wirkung stärker von Aussaattermin und Witterung abhängig. Die Phytotoxizität wird vom Humusgehalt des Bodens und seiner Feuchtigkeit, dem pH‐Wert, der Bodenart, aber auch der Saatgutfraktion beeinflußt. Eine kurzzeitige negative Beeinflussung bodenmikrobiologischer Aktivität wurde festgestellt, jedoch erwies sich die Aussaat behandelten Saatgutes praktisch ohne Einfluß auf die epigäische Nützlingsfauna.     

棉蚜和七星瓢虫对紫茎泽兰挥发物的行为反应及挥发物化学成分初步分析

田间调查 发现紫茎泽兰Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng上有一定数量的棉蚜Aphis gossypii寄生。从棉蚜是否可为紫茎泽兰的生物防治提供新思路的角度出发,研究了紫茎泽兰挥发性气味物质的化学组成及其对棉蚜和七星瓢虫Coccinella septempunctata行为的影响。棉蚜选择性试验结果表明：紫茎泽兰饲养的棉蚜对紫茎泽兰的趋向率为62.5%,对棉花的趋向率为37.5%。棉花饲养的棉蚜对紫茎泽兰的趋向率为30%,对棉花的趋向率为70%。在七星瓢虫对感染蚜虫植株的选择性实验中,七星瓢虫对感染蚜虫的紫茎泽兰植株气味趋向率为29.2%,对感染蚜虫的棉花植株气味趋向率为70.8%;七星瓢虫对除去植株的两种蚜虫气味选择率没有显著差异,对取食紫茎泽兰的蚜虫气味选择率为46.7%,对取食棉花植株的蚜虫气味选择率为53.3%。通过GC-MC分析了紫茎泽兰挥发性化学物质的组分及相对含量,其主要挥发物的成分是α-蒎烯、莰烯、β-蒎烯、2-蒈烯和α-水芹烯等。     

Soybean Cyst Nematode Population Development and its Effect on Pennycress in a Greenhouse Study

Midwest crop production is dominated by two summer annual crops grown in rotation, viz., corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.). Winter oilseed crops, such as pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.), can provide ecosystem and economic benefits when added to the corn–soybean rotation. However, adding a new crop adds risks, such as increased pest pressure. The objectives of this study were to (i) evaluate population development of three soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines) biotypes on three pennycress genotypes and susceptible soybean and (ii) determine whether SCN inoculation level influenced plant biomass. SCN population density and biomass were determined after 60 d in the greenhouse. At the inoculation level of 2,000 eggs/100 cm³ soil, the average egg density for the three pennycress genotypes was 1,959 eggs/100 cm³ soil, lower than that for the susceptible soybean ‘Sturdy’ (9,601 eggs/100 cm³ soil). At the inoculation level of 20,000 eggs/100 cm³ soil, the average egg density for the three pennycress genotypes was 6,668 eggs/100 cm³ soil, lower than that for ‘Sturdy’ (40,740 eggs/100 cm³ soil). The inoculation level did not affect plant biomass. Pennycress is an alternative host to SCN under greenhouse conditions but is a less suitable host than soybean.     

The reactions of two species of aphid to chemotactile cues from a wolf spider match their vulnerability to predation

Various strategies have evolved to protect animals from predators. We explored the activity and predation risk experienced by two species of aphid. Both species will drop from plants when disturbed and face a suite of predators, including wolf spiders, when they reach the ground. We focused on Aphis fabae Scopoli and Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae, Aphidini); A. nerii sequesters cardiac glycosides when it feeds on milkweed. We explored the interactions between these aphids and the wolf spider Pardosa milvina Hentz (Araneae: Lycosidae) that is likely a predator they encounter when they are not on their host plants. We hypothesized that there would be differences in the susceptibility of the two species to predation and that the more vulnerable species would react more strongly to substrate-borne cues deposited by the spider. We predicted that any behavioral reactions that the aphid displayed in response to predator cues would be effective in reducing risk. We documented the activity of each aphid species on chemotactile cues from P. milvina and measured predation rate in arenas with and without those same cues. Aphis fabae altered their activity in the presence of P. milvina cues but A. nerii did not. Likewise, A. fabae was more susceptible to predation by P. milvina when no cues were present, but when cues were present, predatory success was much lower. Aphis nerii, the less desirable prey for this predator, moved less and had a different locomotory pattern than A. fabae in control trials with no spider cues and so we cannot determine whether its chemical protection or activity were more important in reducing predation levels. These results provide insight into the risks faced by aphids when they are off of their host plant and in a barren environment.     

First report of voltage-gated sodium channel M918V and molecular diagnostics of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor R81T in the cotton aphid

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is one of the most important agricultural insect pests. Pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides have generally shown excellent control of A. gossypii, but many populations of this pest have developed resistance against these classes of insecticides. The success of insecticide resistance management strategies requires detailed knowledge of both phenotype and genotype of the target insect pest. In this study, we attempted to understand the molecular status of insecticide resistance in cotton aphid populations in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, the major cotton planting region of China. In addition to the previously reported M918L mutation, we discovered another substitution (M918V) in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC). Moreover, we developed a molecular assay that could be used to detect precisely the R81T mutation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). This survey revealed that 918L was the predominant VGSC allele with a frequency ranging from 50.0% to 56.7%. Notably, appreciable frequencies (between 10% and 40%) of the resistance 81T allele of the nAChR gene were detected in three investigated populations. The prevalent co-occurrence of both VGSC 918L/V and nAchR 81T indicates a worrisome situation of multiple resistance to both pyrethroids and neonicotinoids.     

Screening of broad spectrum natural pesticides against conserved target arginine kinase in cotton pests by molecular modeling

Cotton is an economically important crop and its production is challenged by the diversity of pests and related insecticide resistance. Identification of the conserved target across the cotton pest will help to design broad spectrum insecticide. In this study, we have identified conserved sequences by Expressed Sequence Tag profiling from three cotton pests namely Aphis gossypii, Helicoverpa armigera, and Spodoptera exigua. One target protein arginine kinase having a key role in insect physiology and energy metabolism was studied further using homology modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation to identify potential biopesticide compounds from the Zinc natural database. We have identified four compounds having excellent inhibitor potential against the identified broad spectrum target which are highly specific to invertebrates.     

Two-dimensional proteome reference maps for the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines

2-DE reference maps of Heterodera glycines were constructed. After in-gel digestion with trypsin, 803 spots representing 426 proteins were subsequently identified by LC-MS/MS. Proteins with annotated function were further categorized by Gene Ontology. The results showed that proteins involved in metabolic, developmental and biological regulation processes were the most abundant.     

Stylet penetration behaviors of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii on transgenic Bt cotton

Stylet penetration behaviors of cotton aphids Aphis gossypii Glover on a transgenic cotton line "GK-12" expressing Bt toxic protein of Cry1A (Bt cotton) and a non-Bt conventional cotton line "Simian-3" (CK cotton) were recorded with the direct current electrical penetration graph (DC-EPG) technique. Cotton aphids reared on Bt cotton (abbreviated as Bt-aphids) and its parental non-Bt control line (CK-aphids) for more than 20 generations each, were used for recordings on two cotton lines. Among 47 selected parameters reflecting the activities of aphid stylets within plant tissues, there were eight parameters of CK-aphids showing significant differences between the performances of CK-aphids on Bt cotton and CK cotton, while for Bt-aphids, all the parameters were statistically equal between the performances on the two cotton lines. All parameters with significant differences indicated that CK-aphids could penetrate into Bt cotton more easily, but the phloem saps of Bt cotton were not as good as those of regular cotton for CK-aphids. Based on the present results, we concluded that there were some factors in Bt cotton affecting penetration behaviors of CK-aphids, but it just took several generations for CK-aphids to completely adapt Bt cotton, and Bt-aphids could feed on two cotton lines without difficulty.     

有机农业棉田中棉蚜及其捕食性天敌的种群动态

采用定期目测棉叶上的棉蚜数量,用扫网法同步估测天敌种群数量,对有机农业棉田和常规棉田(对照)中棉蚜及其捕食性天敌的种群动态进行了比较。结果表明,有机棉田和常规棉田中棉蚜及其主要捕食性天敌种群动态差异显著。在2005年6~8月,有机棉田中棉蚜数量是常规棉田的4.17倍(P<0.05)。瓢虫成虫和幼虫的数量分别是常规棉田的3.22倍(P<0.01)和3.70倍(P>0.05);草蛉成虫和幼虫的数量分别是常规棉田的1.33倍(P>0.05)和3.00倍(P<0.05);食蚜蝇的数量是常规棉田的2.89倍(P>0.05),蜘蛛的数量是常规棉田的3.47倍(P<0.05)。因此,建议在有机农业棉花生产中,采用一些植物源杀虫剂辅助控制棉蚜。