Apolygus lucorum（Meyer-Dür.） and Erythroneura apicalis（Nawa） are important pests that affect the quality and the yield of grapevine and cause huge economic losses. This paper focuses on the selection of effec...Apolygus lucorum（Meyer-Dür.） and Erythroneura apicalis（Nawa） are important pests that affect the quality and the yield of grapevine and cause huge economic losses. This paper focuses on the selection of effective botanical pesticides to control A. lucorum and E. apicalis. This experiment explores the effect of several botanical pesticides for A. lucorum and E. apicalis, including the 0.5% veratrine, the0.6% Oxygen·Lactone agent, the 5% natural pyrethrin, the composite neem pesticide, the rotenone and the composite nicotine. The 0.5% veratrine shows a stable control efficacy, which is higher than 60% in Chengdu, while the composite nicotine shows the highest efficacy against A. lucorum, which is above 70%. In Yinchuan,the 0.5% veratrine shows the highest efficacy, against the first generation adults and the second generation larvae of E. apicalis, while the 5% natural pyrethrin shows 100% control efficacy against E. apicalis in Nanjiang. The 0.5% veratrine and the composite neem could be used as effective pesticides to control A. lucorum and the 5% natural pyrethrin can be used to control E. apicalis. They could be widely used in the production of pollution-free grapes.展开更多
Artemisia annua is an important preferred host of the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum in autumn.Volatiles emitted from A.annua attract A.Iucorum.Volatile artemisinic acid of A.annua is a precursor of artemisinin that has b...Artemisia annua is an important preferred host of the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum in autumn.Volatiles emitted from A.annua attract A.Iucorum.Volatile artemisinic acid of A.annua is a precursor of artemisinin that has been widely investigated in the Chinese herbal medicine field.However,little is known at this point about the biological roles of artemisinic acid in regulating the behavioral trends of A.lucorum.In this study,we collected volatiles from A.annua at the seedling stage by using headspace solid phase microextraction(HS-SPME).Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) analysis showed that approximately 11.03±6.00 and 238.25±121.67 ng hartemisinic acid were detected in volatile samples and milled samples,respectively.Subsequently,a key gene for artemisinic acid synthesis,the cytochrome P450 gene cyp71 av1,was expressed in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to catalyze the production of artemisinic acid.After the addition of exogenous artemisinic alcohol or artemisinic aldehyde,artemisinic acid was identified as the product of the expressed gene.In electroantennogram(EAG) recordings,3-day-old adult A.lucorum showed significant electrophysiological responses to artemisinic alcohol,artemisinic aldehyde and artemisinic acid.Furthermore,3-day-old female bugs were significantly attracted by artemisinic acid and artemisinic alcohol at a concentration of 10 mmol L,whereas 3-day-old male bugs were attracted significantly by 10 mmol Lartemisinic acid and artemisinic aldehyde.We propose that artemisinic acid and its precursors could be used as potential attractant components for the design of novel integrated pest management strategies to control A.lucorum.展开更多
Background Apolygus lucorum is a worldwide omnivorous pest damaging a range of crops and causing great economic losses.Symbiotic bacteria living in insects play a key role in the nutrition,physiology,and behavior of h...Background Apolygus lucorum is a worldwide omnivorous pest damaging a range of crops and causing great economic losses.Symbiotic bacteria living in insects play a key role in the nutrition,physiology,and behavior of hosts.Here,we present an experiment using Illumina HiSeq sequencing targeting the V3–V4 regions of bacteria’s 16S rRNA throughout the entire life cycle of A.lucorum.Results The first and second instar nymphs have the largest alpha diversity compared with other life stages of the insect.Bacterial phyla Proteobacteria(72.29%),Firmicutes(15.24%),Actinobacteria(7.76%)exhibit the largest relative abundance in all developmental stages.Erwinia(23.97%)and Lactococcus(10.62%)are the two genera with the high-est relative abundance.The relative abundance of Erwinia in the nymph stage is significantly greater than the adult stage,and the relative abundance of Lactococcus in 6-day-old and 9-day-old adult females is higher compared with adult males.Conclusions These results reveal that microbial community composition and relative abundance shift dynamically at different life stages,implying that different bacterial phyla and genera may have specific roles in specific life stages such as metabolism,nutrition absorption,detoxification,and reproduction.This study reveals for the first time the community composition and ecological dynamics of symbiotic bacteria throughout the life stages of A.lucorum,and thus may provide insight to new strategies for pest control.展开更多
Plants reshape their transcriptomes, proteomes and metabolomes in response to insect damage. In this study, we used suppression subtractive hybridization to investigate the transcriptomes of two cotton varieties （CCR...Plants reshape their transcriptomes, proteomes and metabolomes in response to insect damage. In this study, we used suppression subtractive hybridization to investigate the transcriptomes of two cotton varieties （CCRI41 and CCRI23） under Apolygus lucorum damage. From the CCRI23 libraries we obtained 92 transcripts and from the CCRI41 libraries we obtained 96 transcripts. 26 and 63 of the transcripts from CCRI23 and CCRI41, respectively, had known functions. Using reverse transcription PCR, we detected expression proifle of genes with known functions. Ultimately, we identiifed eight signiifcantly regulated genes, including one downregulated and four upregulated genes from the CCRI41 libraries, and one downregulated and two upregulated genes from the CCRI23 libraries. Only the gene encoding the polyphenol oxidase （PPO） is involved in plant defense against insect herbivores, and the others are related to improving tolerance to insect damage. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to study changes in expression levels during A. lucorum damage in CCRI23 and CCRI41. Signiifcantly regulated genes from CCRI23 showed a response in CCRI23 but not response in CCRI41. Similarly, signiifcantly regulated genes from CCRI41 showed a response in CCRI41 but not response in CCRI23. The results showed that, among transcriptomes of cotton varieties, there are different responses to A. lucorum damage.展开更多
In recent years, Apolygus htcorum has become the main pest of winter jujube. It sucks juice of young parts of winter jujube and causes falling of buds and flowers, leaf perforations, deformities and fall- off of fruit...In recent years, Apolygus htcorum has become the main pest of winter jujube. It sucks juice of young parts of winter jujube and causes falling of buds and flowers, leaf perforations, deformities and fall- off of fruits, leading to serious economic loss. Considering the occurrence characteristics and control problems, the distribution, occurrence regularity, damage characteristics and outbreak reasons of A. lucorum are overviewed and analyzed in this paper, and the pollution-free control measures are also put forward.展开更多
[Objective] The aim was to analyze effect of climate change on occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province, in order to provide authentic references for better prevention. [Method] S...[Objective] The aim was to analyze effect of climate change on occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province, in order to provide authentic references for better prevention. [Method] Statistical analysis was conducted on Information about occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum in Binhai County in Jiangsu Province from 1985 to 2007 under guidance of Integral regression method. [Result] Because of climate change, cotton Lugus lucorum occurrence de- grees differed in different generations and growth stages in Binhai County. Tempera- ture and humidity constituted the main climate factors. In general, climate change hindered occurrence degree from increasing. We could make use of the period when occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum is prone to significant increase and choose some periods, such as early April, late June and middle August, to improve prevention effect. In addition, attention should be paid to comprehensive measures, such as adjustment of industrial structure, which will reduce pesticide and minimize cotton Lugus lucorum damage and adverse impact from prevention measures. [Conclusion] The results provided authentic references for cotton Lugus lucorum preven- tion in Jiangsu coastal areas.展开更多
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文摘Apolygus lucorum（Meyer-Dür.） and Erythroneura apicalis（Nawa） are important pests that affect the quality and the yield of grapevine and cause huge economic losses. This paper focuses on the selection of effective botanical pesticides to control A. lucorum and E. apicalis. This experiment explores the effect of several botanical pesticides for A. lucorum and E. apicalis, including the 0.5% veratrine, the0.6% Oxygen·Lactone agent, the 5% natural pyrethrin, the composite neem pesticide, the rotenone and the composite nicotine. The 0.5% veratrine shows a stable control efficacy, which is higher than 60% in Chengdu, while the composite nicotine shows the highest efficacy against A. lucorum, which is above 70%. In Yinchuan,the 0.5% veratrine shows the highest efficacy, against the first generation adults and the second generation larvae of E. apicalis, while the 5% natural pyrethrin shows 100% control efficacy against E. apicalis in Nanjiang. The 0.5% veratrine and the composite neem could be used as effective pesticides to control A. lucorum and the 5% natural pyrethrin can be used to control E. apicalis. They could be widely used in the production of pollution-free grapes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772176 and 31972338)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2019YFD0300100)
文摘Artemisia annua is an important preferred host of the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum in autumn.Volatiles emitted from A.annua attract A.Iucorum.Volatile artemisinic acid of A.annua is a precursor of artemisinin that has been widely investigated in the Chinese herbal medicine field.However,little is known at this point about the biological roles of artemisinic acid in regulating the behavioral trends of A.lucorum.In this study,we collected volatiles from A.annua at the seedling stage by using headspace solid phase microextraction(HS-SPME).Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) analysis showed that approximately 11.03±6.00 and 238.25±121.67 ng hartemisinic acid were detected in volatile samples and milled samples,respectively.Subsequently,a key gene for artemisinic acid synthesis,the cytochrome P450 gene cyp71 av1,was expressed in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to catalyze the production of artemisinic acid.After the addition of exogenous artemisinic alcohol or artemisinic aldehyde,artemisinic acid was identified as the product of the expressed gene.In electroantennogram(EAG) recordings,3-day-old adult A.lucorum showed significant electrophysiological responses to artemisinic alcohol,artemisinic aldehyde and artemisinic acid.Furthermore,3-day-old female bugs were significantly attracted by artemisinic acid and artemisinic alcohol at a concentration of 10 mmol L,whereas 3-day-old male bugs were attracted significantly by 10 mmol Lartemisinic acid and artemisinic aldehyde.We propose that artemisinic acid and its precursors could be used as potential attractant components for the design of novel integrated pest management strategies to control A.lucorum.
基金This research was supported by Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
文摘Background Apolygus lucorum is a worldwide omnivorous pest damaging a range of crops and causing great economic losses.Symbiotic bacteria living in insects play a key role in the nutrition,physiology,and behavior of hosts.Here,we present an experiment using Illumina HiSeq sequencing targeting the V3–V4 regions of bacteria’s 16S rRNA throughout the entire life cycle of A.lucorum.Results The first and second instar nymphs have the largest alpha diversity compared with other life stages of the insect.Bacterial phyla Proteobacteria(72.29%),Firmicutes(15.24%),Actinobacteria(7.76%)exhibit the largest relative abundance in all developmental stages.Erwinia(23.97%)and Lactococcus(10.62%)are the two genera with the high-est relative abundance.The relative abundance of Erwinia in the nymph stage is significantly greater than the adult stage,and the relative abundance of Lactococcus in 6-day-old and 9-day-old adult females is higher compared with adult males.Conclusions These results reveal that microbial community composition and relative abundance shift dynamically at different life stages,implying that different bacterial phyla and genera may have specific roles in specific life stages such as metabolism,nutrition absorption,detoxification,and reproduction.This study reveals for the first time the community composition and ecological dynamics of symbiotic bacteria throughout the life stages of A.lucorum,and thus may provide insight to new strategies for pest control.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31201518)
文摘Plants reshape their transcriptomes, proteomes and metabolomes in response to insect damage. In this study, we used suppression subtractive hybridization to investigate the transcriptomes of two cotton varieties （CCRI41 and CCRI23） under Apolygus lucorum damage. From the CCRI23 libraries we obtained 92 transcripts and from the CCRI41 libraries we obtained 96 transcripts. 26 and 63 of the transcripts from CCRI23 and CCRI41, respectively, had known functions. Using reverse transcription PCR, we detected expression proifle of genes with known functions. Ultimately, we identiifed eight signiifcantly regulated genes, including one downregulated and four upregulated genes from the CCRI41 libraries, and one downregulated and two upregulated genes from the CCRI23 libraries. Only the gene encoding the polyphenol oxidase （PPO） is involved in plant defense against insect herbivores, and the others are related to improving tolerance to insect damage. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to study changes in expression levels during A. lucorum damage in CCRI23 and CCRI41. Signiifcantly regulated genes from CCRI23 showed a response in CCRI23 but not response in CCRI41. Similarly, signiifcantly regulated genes from CCRI41 showed a response in CCRI41 but not response in CCRI23. The results showed that, among transcriptomes of cotton varieties, there are different responses to A. lucorum damage.
基金Supported by Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest ( 201103012)
文摘In recent years, Apolygus htcorum has become the main pest of winter jujube. It sucks juice of young parts of winter jujube and causes falling of buds and flowers, leaf perforations, deformities and fall- off of fruits, leading to serious economic loss. Considering the occurrence characteristics and control problems, the distribution, occurrence regularity, damage characteristics and outbreak reasons of A. lucorum are overviewed and analyzed in this paper, and the pollution-free control measures are also put forward.
文摘[Objective] The aim was to analyze effect of climate change on occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province, in order to provide authentic references for better prevention. [Method] Statistical analysis was conducted on Information about occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum in Binhai County in Jiangsu Province from 1985 to 2007 under guidance of Integral regression method. [Result] Because of climate change, cotton Lugus lucorum occurrence de- grees differed in different generations and growth stages in Binhai County. Tempera- ture and humidity constituted the main climate factors. In general, climate change hindered occurrence degree from increasing. We could make use of the period when occurrence degree of cotton Lugus lucorum is prone to significant increase and choose some periods, such as early April, late June and middle August, to improve prevention effect. In addition, attention should be paid to comprehensive measures, such as adjustment of industrial structure, which will reduce pesticide and minimize cotton Lugus lucorum damage and adverse impact from prevention measures. [Conclusion] The results provided authentic references for cotton Lugus lucorum preven- tion in Jiangsu coastal areas.
