Thiacloprid is a new insecticide of the chloronicotinyl family. To assess its risk after application, residual characteristics of thiacloprid in marjoram, thyme, and camomile and in soil were studied under field condi...Thiacloprid is a new insecticide of the chloronicotinyl family. To assess its risk after application, residual characteristics of thiacloprid in marjoram, thyme, and camomile and in soil were studied under field conditions. The active ingredient was extracted from the plant material using a mixture of acetone-water. After filtration, the extract was concentrated to the aqueous phase, diluted with water, and portioned against ethyl acetate on a matrix solid phase dispersion column. Thiacloprid was extracted from soil using a mixture of methanol-water, filtered, and re.extracted （clean up） with dichloromethane. The residues were quantified using HPLC-MS-MS. The methods were validated by recovery experiments. Thiacloprid residues in marjoram, thyme, and camomile and in soil persisted beyond 10, 14, 14, and 21 d but no residues were detected after 14, 21, 21, and 28 d, respectively. The data obtained in this study indicated that the biexponential model is more suitable than the first-order function to describe the decline of thiacloprid in fresh marjoram, fresh thyme, and dried camomile flowers with half-life （t1/2） of 1.1, 0.7, and 1.2 d, respectively. However, both the first-order function and biexponential model were found to be applicable for dissipation of thiacloprid in soil with almost the same t1/2 values of 3.5 and 3.6 d. The results indicated that thiacloprid dissipates rapidly and does not accumulate in the tested herbs and in soil.展开更多
In this study, the ecological effects of culling programs are considered in the context of rodent pest management.Despite the escalation of rodent problems globally, over the past quarter of a century there have not b...In this study, the ecological effects of culling programs are considered in the context of rodent pest management.Despite the escalation of rodent problems globally, over the past quarter of a century there have not been many newdevelopments in culling programs directed at managing these populations. There is a strong reliance on broad scaleuse of chemical rodenticides or other lethal methods of control. The ecological consequences of culling programsbased on chemical rodenticides and bounty systems are considered. Although rodents cause tremendous economichardship to people on a continental scale, usually less than 10% of species cause substantial impacts. Indeed, manyspecies of rodent provide important “ecological services” and, given that culling programs rarely distinguishbetween rodent species, often the non-pest rodents are at grave risk. Rodent control is conducted with littleappreciation of what proportion of the population would need to be culled for a significant reduction in economicdamage. In Indonesian rice fields, once rodent densities are high then a reduction in yield loss from 30% to 15%would require more than 75% of the population to be culled;a reduction to less than 5% yield loss would requiremore than a 95% cull. The negative ecological consequences of culling can be better managed if the method isspecifically tailored to the species that need to be managed. A greater emphasis on ecologically-based rodentmanagement would assist markedly in reducing the unwanted and unintended effects of culling.展开更多
Most papers presented in this, the previous and thenext special issue of Integrative Zoology were presentedat the 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biologyand Management (3rd ICRBM) that was held in earlyAugust i...Most papers presented in this, the previous and thenext special issue of Integrative Zoology were presentedat the 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biologyand Management (3rd ICRBM) that was held in earlyAugust in Hanoi, Vietnam 20061 . The conference attractedan international audience of 130 participants from35 countries and provided an opportunity for all participantsto refresh and update their knowledge of scientific,technical and extension developments in the field ofrodent biology. There were about 110 spoken papers andabout 50 posters. The three main themes of the conferencewere (1) rodent biology, (2) rodent ecology, and (3)rodent management.展开更多
This special issue of Integrative Zoology is the third and final one in a series of issues containing papers presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM).The conference was h...This special issue of Integrative Zoology is the third and final one in a series of issues containing papers presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM).The conference was held in Hanoi,Vietnam in August 2006 and focused on the areas of rodent biology,ecology and management(for details,please the summary report by C.J.Krebs see Integrative Zoology,1(4),194–195).The 1st ICRBM was held in Beijing,China,in 1998.The 2nd ICRBM was held in Canberra,Australia,in 2003.Papers of these two conferences were also published(Singleton et al.1999;Singleton et al.2003).This special issue contains a diverse range of papers examining rodents in urban environments,rodent behaviour and biology,and rodents in agricultural systems.展开更多
The papers presented in this special issue of Integrative Zoology(and over the next two issues)were mostly presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM)that was held in 28 Aug...The papers presented in this special issue of Integrative Zoology(and over the next two issues)were mostly presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM)that was held in 28 Aug−1 Sept 2006 in Hanoi,Vietnam(for a summary of the conference,see the summary report by C.J.Krebs in Integrative Zoology,1(4),194–195).The conference attracted an international audience of 130 participants from 35 countries,with a good mix of developed and developing countries,and students and researchers,with a particular emphasis on supporting scientists and students from developing countries.The conference provided an opportunity for all participants to refresh and update their knowledge of scientific,technical and extension developments in the field of rodent biology.There were approximately 110 spoken papers and 50 posters over the 4 days of the conference.展开更多
Prays oleae Bern, （OM） andPalpita unionalis Hfib., （JM） are two of the most important pests in olive groves in Egypt. A 3-year monitoring study using sex pheromone traps in semi-arid and arid olive groves was perf...Prays oleae Bern, （OM） andPalpita unionalis Hfib., （JM） are two of the most important pests in olive groves in Egypt. A 3-year monitoring study using sex pheromone traps in semi-arid and arid olive groves was performed. In the semi-arid grove, flight pattern of the OM was the same as in other Mediterranean countries, but in dates concordating plant phenology. The moth completes three generations annually： the first flight is in March to April, the second is in May to June and the third occurs in August to October. In the arid olive grove, an interesting flight pattern was observed. First flight was always very close or overlapped with the second one with no male catches during August to October. However, eggs were present most of the season, indicating unusually high female presence and oviposition activity of the OM during the absence of males in the traps. Generally, moth densities were significantly lower in low fruiting years than in higher ones and were also lower in the arid olive grove than in the semi-arid one. In contrast, JM males were present all season, exhibiting six to seven and three to four overlapping flight peaks in arid and semi-arid olive groves, respectively. Moth densities were significantly higher in the arid olive grove than those in the semi-arid one. This study shows that trapping location and fruit beating year are characteristics that strongly affect the grove-specific information needed to estimate correctly adult emergence and thus the timing of control measures.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Cooperative Program in Agricultural Science and Technology between China and Germany (No. 2004/2005-1).
文摘Thiacloprid is a new insecticide of the chloronicotinyl family. To assess its risk after application, residual characteristics of thiacloprid in marjoram, thyme, and camomile and in soil were studied under field conditions. The active ingredient was extracted from the plant material using a mixture of acetone-water. After filtration, the extract was concentrated to the aqueous phase, diluted with water, and portioned against ethyl acetate on a matrix solid phase dispersion column. Thiacloprid was extracted from soil using a mixture of methanol-water, filtered, and re.extracted （clean up） with dichloromethane. The residues were quantified using HPLC-MS-MS. The methods were validated by recovery experiments. Thiacloprid residues in marjoram, thyme, and camomile and in soil persisted beyond 10, 14, 14, and 21 d but no residues were detected after 14, 21, 21, and 28 d, respectively. The data obtained in this study indicated that the biexponential model is more suitable than the first-order function to describe the decline of thiacloprid in fresh marjoram, fresh thyme, and dried camomile flowers with half-life （t1/2） of 1.1, 0.7, and 1.2 d, respectively. However, both the first-order function and biexponential model were found to be applicable for dissipation of thiacloprid in soil with almost the same t1/2 values of 3.5 and 3.6 d. The results indicated that thiacloprid dissipates rapidly and does not accumulate in the tested herbs and in soil.
文摘In this study, the ecological effects of culling programs are considered in the context of rodent pest management.Despite the escalation of rodent problems globally, over the past quarter of a century there have not been many newdevelopments in culling programs directed at managing these populations. There is a strong reliance on broad scaleuse of chemical rodenticides or other lethal methods of control. The ecological consequences of culling programsbased on chemical rodenticides and bounty systems are considered. Although rodents cause tremendous economichardship to people on a continental scale, usually less than 10% of species cause substantial impacts. Indeed, manyspecies of rodent provide important “ecological services” and, given that culling programs rarely distinguishbetween rodent species, often the non-pest rodents are at grave risk. Rodent control is conducted with littleappreciation of what proportion of the population would need to be culled for a significant reduction in economicdamage. In Indonesian rice fields, once rodent densities are high then a reduction in yield loss from 30% to 15%would require more than 75% of the population to be culled;a reduction to less than 5% yield loss would requiremore than a 95% cull. The negative ecological consequences of culling can be better managed if the method isspecifically tailored to the species that need to be managed. A greater emphasis on ecologically-based rodentmanagement would assist markedly in reducing the unwanted and unintended effects of culling.
文摘Most papers presented in this, the previous and thenext special issue of Integrative Zoology were presentedat the 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biologyand Management (3rd ICRBM) that was held in earlyAugust in Hanoi, Vietnam 20061 . The conference attractedan international audience of 130 participants from35 countries and provided an opportunity for all participantsto refresh and update their knowledge of scientific,technical and extension developments in the field ofrodent biology. There were about 110 spoken papers andabout 50 posters. The three main themes of the conferencewere (1) rodent biology, (2) rodent ecology, and (3)rodent management.
文摘This special issue of Integrative Zoology is the third and final one in a series of issues containing papers presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM).The conference was held in Hanoi,Vietnam in August 2006 and focused on the areas of rodent biology,ecology and management(for details,please the summary report by C.J.Krebs see Integrative Zoology,1(4),194–195).The 1st ICRBM was held in Beijing,China,in 1998.The 2nd ICRBM was held in Canberra,Australia,in 2003.Papers of these two conferences were also published(Singleton et al.1999;Singleton et al.2003).This special issue contains a diverse range of papers examining rodents in urban environments,rodent behaviour and biology,and rodents in agricultural systems.
文摘The papers presented in this special issue of Integrative Zoology(and over the next two issues)were mostly presented at the Third International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management(ICRBM)that was held in 28 Aug−1 Sept 2006 in Hanoi,Vietnam(for a summary of the conference,see the summary report by C.J.Krebs in Integrative Zoology,1(4),194–195).The conference attracted an international audience of 130 participants from 35 countries,with a good mix of developed and developing countries,and students and researchers,with a particular emphasis on supporting scientists and students from developing countries.The conference provided an opportunity for all participants to refresh and update their knowledge of scientific,technical and extension developments in the field of rodent biology.There were approximately 110 spoken papers and 50 posters over the 4 days of the conference.
文摘Prays oleae Bern, （OM） andPalpita unionalis Hfib., （JM） are two of the most important pests in olive groves in Egypt. A 3-year monitoring study using sex pheromone traps in semi-arid and arid olive groves was performed. In the semi-arid grove, flight pattern of the OM was the same as in other Mediterranean countries, but in dates concordating plant phenology. The moth completes three generations annually： the first flight is in March to April, the second is in May to June and the third occurs in August to October. In the arid olive grove, an interesting flight pattern was observed. First flight was always very close or overlapped with the second one with no male catches during August to October. However, eggs were present most of the season, indicating unusually high female presence and oviposition activity of the OM during the absence of males in the traps. Generally, moth densities were significantly lower in low fruiting years than in higher ones and were also lower in the arid olive grove than in the semi-arid one. In contrast, JM males were present all season, exhibiting six to seven and three to four overlapping flight peaks in arid and semi-arid olive groves, respectively. Moth densities were significantly higher in the arid olive grove than those in the semi-arid one. This study shows that trapping location and fruit beating year are characteristics that strongly affect the grove-specific information needed to estimate correctly adult emergence and thus the timing of control measures.
