This study is to integrate pest management （IPM） of maize insect pest. The paper reports the current condition of species diversity of maize field in Nanning, Guangxi Province. All exper/mcntal materials were collec...This study is to integrate pest management （IPM） of maize insect pest. The paper reports the current condition of species diversity of maize field in Nanning, Guangxi Province. All exper/mcntal materials were collected dur/ng the stages of tasseling, blister, milk, maturity and after reaping respectively from 5 plots from April to July, 2007. The Shannon-Wiener index（H）, Simpson index（H＇）, Brillouin index（J）, species evenness（E） and richness index （Dmc） were used into analysis of abundance and distribution characteristics of communities and populations of major arthropods in maize fields. Result showed that a total of 19 arthropods, belonged to 10 orders and 18 families, were obtained from maize fields. Of which there are 12 pest insects, 3 natural enemy insects, 2 spiders and 2 middle insects. All of the community diversity indices were the highest in maize fields after reaping. No significant difference was found between other 4 various stages i.t. tasseling, blister, milk and maturity stages. The results of this study will help to carry out the IPM of maize field pest insect.展开更多
Understanding how plant species richness influences the diversity of herbivorous and predatory/parasitic arthropods is central to community ecology.We explore the effects of crop species richness on the diversity of p...Understanding how plant species richness influences the diversity of herbivorous and predatory/parasitic arthropods is central to community ecology.We explore the effects of crop species richness on the diversity of pest insects and their natural enemies.Using data from a four-year experiment with five levels of crop species richness,we found that crop species richness significantly affected the pest species richness,but there were no significant effects on richness of the pests’natural enemies.In contrast,the species richness of pest insects significantly affected their natural enemies.These findings suggest a cascade effect where trophic interactions are strong between adjacent trophic levels,while the interactions between connected but nonadjacent trophic levels are weakened by the intermediate trophic level.High crop species richness resulted in a more stable arthropod community compared with communities in monoculture crops.Our results highlight the complicated cross-trophic interactions and the crucial role of crop diversity in the food webs of agro-ecosystems.展开更多
文摘This study is to integrate pest management （IPM） of maize insect pest. The paper reports the current condition of species diversity of maize field in Nanning, Guangxi Province. All exper/mcntal materials were collected dur/ng the stages of tasseling, blister, milk, maturity and after reaping respectively from 5 plots from April to July, 2007. The Shannon-Wiener index（H）, Simpson index（H＇）, Brillouin index（J）, species evenness（E） and richness index （Dmc） were used into analysis of abundance and distribution characteristics of communities and populations of major arthropods in maize fields. Result showed that a total of 19 arthropods, belonged to 10 orders and 18 families, were obtained from maize fields. Of which there are 12 pest insects, 3 natural enemy insects, 2 spiders and 2 middle insects. All of the community diversity indices were the highest in maize fields after reaping. No significant difference was found between other 4 various stages i.t. tasseling, blister, milk and maturity stages. The results of this study will help to carry out the IPM of maize field pest insect.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31030012)the National Key Technology Research & Development Program,China (2013CB127604)+2 种基金the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest,China (201103012)support from the National Research Foundation,South Africa (76912 and 81825)supported by the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station,Riverside,CA,USA
文摘Understanding how plant species richness influences the diversity of herbivorous and predatory/parasitic arthropods is central to community ecology.We explore the effects of crop species richness on the diversity of pest insects and their natural enemies.Using data from a four-year experiment with five levels of crop species richness,we found that crop species richness significantly affected the pest species richness,but there were no significant effects on richness of the pests’natural enemies.In contrast,the species richness of pest insects significantly affected their natural enemies.These findings suggest a cascade effect where trophic interactions are strong between adjacent trophic levels,while the interactions between connected but nonadjacent trophic levels are weakened by the intermediate trophic level.High crop species richness resulted in a more stable arthropod community compared with communities in monoculture crops.Our results highlight the complicated cross-trophic interactions and the crucial role of crop diversity in the food webs of agro-ecosystems.
