重金属离子对不动杆菌BCL-1降解吡虫啉的影响

目的:进一步明确吡虫啉降解菌不动杆菌BCL-1的降解动力学特性,以及重金属离子对其降解特性的影响。方法:实验分析菌株BCL-1对100 mg/L吡虫啉的降解动力学特性和半衰期,以及不同Cu~(2+)和Al~(3+)浓度的影响。结果:降解菌BCL-1对100 mg/L吡虫啉的降解率在第7 d达到最高,为87.9%,而菌株生长量第5 d达到最高,此条件下的降解动力学模型为y=55.175e~(-0.271x)(R~2=0.8179),半衰期为2.56 d。在10、50、100、200、500 mg/kg Cu~(2+)影响下,BCL-1第5 d对吡虫啉的降解率分别为59.84%,62.49%,62.96%,66.26%,64.84%,其对应的半衰期分别为2.16、2.06、2.14、2.08、2.12 d,均与同期空白对照的变化趋势一致且无差异;在10、50、100 mg/kg Al~(3+)影响下,BCL-1第5 d对吡虫啉的降解率分别为79.51%,75.56%和73.97%,半衰期分别为1.52,1.56,1.75 d,比同期对照高;在500、1000 mg/kg Al~(3+)影响下,BCL-1第5 d对吡虫啉的降解率分别为34.14%和36.18%,半衰期分别为3.67和3.52 d,同期均低于对照。结论:不同浓度的Cu~(2+)对菌株BCL-1降解吡虫啉无影响;低于100 mg/L的Al~(3+)可促进吡虫啉的降解,高于200mg/kg的Al~(3+)会抑制吡虫啉的降解,进一步表明菌株BCL-1吡虫啉降解与环境酸碱度有关。     

辣椒碱对烟粉虱的生物活性及生长发育和生殖力的影响

在实验室条件下研究了辣椒碱对烟粉虱的生物活性及生长发育和生殖力的影响.结果表明:辣椒碱对烟粉虱各虫态均有杀虫活性,且随辣椒碱浓度的增大活性增强;辣椒碱浸叶法/浸虫法处理对烟粉虱成虫、卵和若虫的毒力(LC50分别为3525.79、1603.29和1526.27mg·L-1))均高于内吸法处理(LC50分别为5360.04、2359.19和5897.43 mg.L-1),两种处理方法下辣椒碱对烟粉虱卵的毒力均明显高于对成虫的毒力;2000和4000 mg·L-1浓度辣椒碱对烟粉虱成虫具有明显的拒食作用,烟粉虱在该两种浓度辣椒碱处理过的棉花叶上取食24 h的蜜露分泌量均显著低于取食非处理棉花叶后的蜜露分泌量;辣椒碱各试验浓度对烟粉虱成虫均表现出较强的产卵忌避作用,当辣椒碱处理浓度达4000 mg·L-1时,对烟粉虱的选择性产卵忌避率和非选择性产卵忌避率分别高达94.2％和83.0％.500、1000和2000 mg·L-1辣椒碱浸渍处理对烟粉虱存活卵和若虫的发育历期、成虫羽化率均没有影响,但辣椒碱4000mg·L-1处理明显延长烟粉虱若虫发育历期、降低成虫羽化率.不同浓度辣椒碱处理均明显抑制烟粉虱生殖力,且这种抑制作用随辣椒碱浓度的增大而增强.     

Cd、低Pb/Cd下冬小麦幼苗根系分泌物酚酸、 糖类及与根际土壤微生物活性的关系

采用土壤盆栽试验法研究了Cd、低于国家“土壤环境质量标准”规定的Ⅱ类土壤环境基准值300 mg/kg干土时的Pb与Cd复合处理对冬小麦幼苗根系分泌物总酚酸和简单糖类及其与根际土壤微生物活性关系的影响特征.结果表明:1)冬小麦幼苗生长3周时,随Cd浓度的升高,根系简单糖类的分泌量表现为降低-增加-降低现象,而酚酸分泌量主要表现为显著(P＜0.05)增加;幼苗生长7周时,简单糖类分泌量极显著(P＜0.01)降低,酚酸分泌量表现为降低-增加-降低现象;幼苗生长12周时,简单糖类分泌量在Cd≤50.00 mg/kg干土时降低,Cd浓度为70.00 mg/kg干土时极显著(P＜0.01)增加,酚酸分泌量在Cd≤20.00mg/kg干土时降低,Cd＞20.00 mg/kg干土时增加.2)低于国家“土壤环境质量标准(GB15618-1995)”规定的Ⅱ类土壤环境基准值(300 mg/kg)时,Pb的存在会对Cd胁迫下冬小麦根系酚酸和简单糖类分泌特征有明显影响,主要表现为可使Cd处理下幼苗根系酚酸分泌量增加,而简单糖类分泌量降低.3)低Pb/Cd处理与Cd处理之间,冬小麦幼苗根系酚酸和简单糖类分泌量与细菌、真菌和放线菌数量、脲酶、转化酶和脱氢酶活性、有机质和全氮含量、微生物量碳等根际土壤微生物生化活性之间的相关性特点明显不同.     

吡虫啉胁迫对西花蓟马生长发育及种群性比的影响

为明确吡虫啉持续大量使用对外来入侵害虫西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis的影响。本研究通过毒力测定得到西花蓟马室内种群LC_(30)及LC_(50)的两种吡虫啉浓度162 mg/L和171 mg/L,在室内人工气候箱环境下研究了西花蓟马各虫态的发育历期、成虫寿命及性比等相关种群参数。结果表明,西花蓟马未成熟虫期的发育历期在经过吡虫啉处理后相比对照显著缩短(P0.05),且雌性西花蓟马的未成熟虫期明显短于雄性西花蓟马,其中以171 mg/L吡虫啉处理后西花蓟马的雌性种群未成熟虫期发育历期缩短最为明显(P0.05);西花蓟马雄性种群的寿命略长于雌性种群,且171 mg/L吡虫啉处理后雌雄虫寿命与对照相比均显著缩短(P0.05);吡虫啉处理后西花蓟马的平均产卵期低于对照,但单雌产卵量、日均产卵量均显著高于对照,171 mg/L吡虫啉处理后的单雌产卵量和日均产卵量最高(P0.05)。吡虫啉胁迫后,西花蓟马的雌性种群在整个种群中所占比例增速迅速上升,经过125 d(大约5代)之后,雌性种群已经占绝对优势,几乎取代雄性种群,即种群中90%以上均为雌性西花蓟马。西花蓟马雌性种群对吡虫啉的胁迫适应性强于雄性种群,吡虫啉胁迫是造成西花蓟马雌性种群比例迅速升高的主要原因之一,在吡虫啉浓度LC_(30)到LC_(50)胁迫的范围内,随着吡虫啉胁迫浓度的增加,种群中雌性种群所占比例增大。     

5种杀虫剂对滇东白背飞虱种群的毒性及其田间药效

【目的】为持续有效防控白背飞虱,研究云南东部白背飞虱种群对常用5种杀虫剂的敏感性及药剂的田间防治效果。【方法】采用室内稻茎浸渍法测定白背飞虱种群对5种杀虫剂的敏感性,同期通过田间小区试验评价5种杀虫剂对白背飞虱种群的防治效果。【结果】与敏感种群比较,噻虫嗪、噻嗪酮、吡虫啉、吡蚜酮和毒死蜱对滇东白背飞虱种群的LC_(50)分别为0.208、0.459、0.608、3.108、1.256 mg·L~(-1),抗性倍数分别为2.2、10.4、5.6、6.5、5.3倍;白背飞虱对噻虫嗪无抗性,对吡虫啉、吡蚜酮和毒死蜱为低水平抗性,对噻嗪酮为中等水平抗性;5种杀虫剂药后1、5和10 d对白背飞虱种群的田间防控效果均有显著差异。除了吡蚜酮外,其他药剂的防效均在80%以上,其中以吡虫啉和噻嗪酮的持续期较长,药后10 d仍在90%以上;噻虫嗪和吡虫啉药后1和5 d的防效达90%以上;吡蚜酮药效在供试药剂中防效最低,在64.88%～77.82%之间。【结论】滇东师宗白背飞虱种群对噻嗪酮为中等水平抗性,对吡虫啉、吡蚜酮和毒死蜱均为低水平抗性,对噻虫嗪无抗性,田间防控效果以吡虫啉和噻嗪酮为最好。建议滇东稻区可以使用吡虫啉和噻嗪酮药剂防控白背飞虱,注意控制吡蚜酮的使用次数与用量。     

白背飞虱对不同抗虫性稻株糖类物质的利用

本文通过对白背飞虱Sogatella furcifeta Horvath在不同苗龄抗虫品种Rathu Hee nati(简称RHT)和感虫品种Taichung Native 1(简称TNl)稻株上的取食反应,对摄入食物中糖类的利用和体内葡糖苷酶的活性变化,以及对稻株含糖量的分析,初步探讨了白背飞虱对稻株糖类物质的利用。白背飞虱在抗虫、感虫品种上的取食均随稻株苗龄的增长而降低,沮不管品种的抗虫性如何,稻株内的总糖量却随稻株苗龄的增加而上升。高效液相色谱分析飞虱分泌的蜜露结果表明,在RHT上分泌的蜜露里,蔗糖和果糖的含量明显地低于在TNI上分泌的。由此推测白背飞虱从RHT稻株韧皮部中吸食的汁液较从TNI中的少,但利用率高。取食RHT后的白背飞虱,体内的葡糖苷酶活性明显地较取食TNl后的低,并与飞虱体重的变化呈正相关。在白背飞虱体内可能存在着两种独立的、可控制食物的摄入及摄入食物的消化和吸收的机制。     

黄荆提取物对棉蚜的生物活性

【目的】探讨黄荆Vitex negundo提取物对棉蚜Aphis gossypii的生物活性,并明确其中的有效成分,为进一步开发利用该杀虫植物提供理论基础。【方法】采用不同有机溶剂、超临界CO2萃取和水蒸气蒸馏3种提取方法,分别从黄荆的种子和叶片中提取活性物质。采用浸渍法测定了各提取物对棉蚜无翅成蚜的杀虫活性;并采用酸水提取法提取了其中的生物碱,采用毛细管点滴法测定黄荆生物碱对棉蚜生长发育及蜜露产生的影响。【结果】二氯甲烷种子提取物、甲醇种子提取物和水蒸气蒸馏得到的叶片精油对棉蚜无翅成蚜杀虫活性高,1 200 mg/L处理24 h校正死亡率分别达到86.98%,65.01%和85.27%。黄荆生物碱对棉蚜无翅成蚜有一定的忌避活性,20~40 mg/m L处理12 h时,忌避率在50%以上;对棉蚜无翅成蚜毒杀活性略低于黄荆种子二氯甲烷提取物,LD30浓度处理存活成蚜的产仔量和蜜露分泌量均较对照明显降低,处理到第10天棉蚜已经全部死亡,而对照组棉蚜第10天的存活率却为70%,生物碱处理后的9 d平均单雌棉蚜累计产仔量比对照减少了57.66%。排蜜频率、总排蜜量及单滴蜜露重量较对照处理组分别降低了13.18%,20.00%和8.79%。【结论】黄荆种子二氯甲烷提取物杀棉蚜活性最高,其中的生物碱是主要的杀蚜活性成分且对棉蚜生长发育及产仔和蜜露分泌具有一定的抑制作用。     

虫酰肼对甜菜夜蛾汰选种群生长发育及生殖的影响

研究虫酰肼对甜菜夜蛾汰选种群生长发育及生殖的影响。结果显示:经虫酰肼处理后,甜菜夜蛾SS种群和RR种群卵的孵化抑制中浓度分别为179.38和160.71mg/kg,孵化幼虫的存活抑制中浓度分别为18.64和30.53mg/kg,虫酰肼对甜菜夜蛾卵的孵化率影响较小,而对孵化后幼虫的存活率影响较大。处理初孵幼虫6d后,2种群幼虫存活率及化蛹率随处理浓度的增加而降低,幼虫历期最高饲毒浓度与最低饲毒浓度相比分别延长了2.71d和6.19d,同一浓度下,RR种群幼虫历期比SS种群缩短了0.94～2.59d。处理甜菜夜蛾3龄幼虫12h后,随虫酰肼浓度的增加,2种群化蛹率逐渐降低,雌雄蛹重均有递减的趋势,雌蛹比例随浓度的增加变化较小,但SS种群雌蛹比例≤50.00%,而RR种群雌蛹比例≥50.00%,雌雄成虫羽化率总体上依次递减,处理浓度大于1.00mg/kg时虫酰肼对甜菜夜蛾成虫羽化的影响较大。     

低剂量三聚氰胺对小鼠精子质量影响的研究

采用灌胃法,研究了三聚氰胺在1.0 mg/kg、2.0 mg/kg、4.0 mg/kg浓度下染毒35 d时,小鼠体重、精子运动参数和精子形态的变化.结果显示,4.0 mg/kg 处理组小鼠部分精子运动参数显著性降低(P＜0.05),1.0 mg/kg 和2.0 mg/kg 浓度组各项精子运动参数与对照比较变化不显著(P＞0.05);在染毒一周后,2.0 mg/kg 浓度组小鼠体重增长显著性下降(P＜0.05),4.0 mg/kg 浓度组小鼠体重极显著降低(P＜0.01);3个处理浓度组对小鼠精子形态影响均不显著.总之,食物中低浓度三聚氰胺对小鼠精子活性和形态无明显的影响.     

拌种吡虫啉残留对麦长管蚜实验种群的影响

为探明吡虫啉拌种后在下一代小麦籽粒中的吡虫啉残留对麦长管蚜Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)实验种群的影响, 用60%吡虫啉悬浮种衣剂与小麦籽粒按照2, 4, 6和8 g/kg的比例进行处理, 在室内条件下采用超高效液相色谱-串联四级杆液质联用法对收获后的小麦籽粒进行残留分析; 并通过室内生命表方法, 研究麦长管蚜取食上述剂量吡虫啉拌种处理收获后的小麦籽粒所长幼苗后的各项生命参数。结果表明： 收获的小麦籽粒中吡虫啉残留量随拌种剂量的增加而增加, 以8 g/kg处理后收获的籽粒中残留量最高, 为0.0290 mg/kg。随着吡虫啉残留量的增加, 麦长管蚜发育历期缩短, 有翅蚜率和产仔量增加, 但与对照相比均未达到显著差异(P=0.392＞0.05); 不同剂量吡虫啉拌种处理的麦长管蚜净生殖率、 内禀增长率、 周限增长率比对照偏高, 而种群加倍时间、 平均世代周期比对照偏低, 但均未达到显著性差异（P=0.406）。结果说明小麦籽粒中的吡虫啉微量残留对麦长管蚜生长发育无显著不利影响, 但对其生殖能力具有一定的促进作用。     

角倍蚜瘿内干雌蜜露的排泄和糖分组成

【目的】角倍是角倍蚜Schlechtendalia chinensis在第一寄主植物盐肤木Rhus chinensis叶片上取食而形成的一种封闭型虫瘿,瘿内蚜虫排泄物(蜜露)的清洁对于维持角倍蚜种群的生存至关重要。本研究旨在探究角倍蚜瘿内世代的蜜露排泄及糖分组成情况。【方法】采用倒置荧光显微镜连续观察角倍蚜瘿内干雌的蜜露排泄情况;用含有不同浓度蔗糖或淀粉的培养基饲喂瘿内干雌,统计泌露率,分析蔗糖和淀粉对角倍蚜瘿内干雌蜜露排泄的影响;利用液相色谱检测和分析蜜露的糖分组成和含量。【结果】角倍蚜瘿内,很少能观察到无翅干雌排泄蜜露,35.40%±2.41%的有翅干雌可被观察到排泄蜜露。但在琼脂糖培养基上,无翅干雌和有翅干雌均可排泄蜜露,泌露率分别为23.89%±5.58%和173.96%±28.61%;在含有不同蔗糖浓度的琼脂糖培养基上,无翅干雌和有翅干雌泌露率均随蔗糖浓度的升高而降低。在含有不同淀粉浓度的琼脂糖培养基上,无翅干雌泌露率随淀粉浓度的升高而降低;当淀粉浓度由0增加至2%时,有翅干雌泌露率由173.96%±28.61%增加至236.81%±55.67%,随后泌露率随淀粉浓度的升高而降低,当淀粉浓度达到10%时,有翅干雌泌露率降为55.92%±7.22%。角倍蚜瘿内干雌排泄的蜜露共检测出7种糖分,其中：果糖和葡萄糖的含量较高,分别为51.07%和31.68%;蔗糖的含量较低,仅为1.59%;另有4种未知组分占15.66%。【结论】角倍蚜瘿内干雌蜜露的主要成分为果糖和葡萄糖;食物中蔗糖和淀粉的含量对其蜜露的排泄有明显影响。     

中国梨木虱若虫的排蜜规律及蜜露中氨基酸成分的研究

本文研究了中国梨木虱 Psylla chinensis Yang et Li若虫期的排蜜规律及蜜露中氨基酸成分。结果表明 ,若虫随着龄期的增大 ,体重增加 ,日平均排蜜量也不断增多 ,每头夏型若虫一生排蜜量为630 3.38μg。在室内条件下 ,若虫排蜜量与昼夜节律有关 ,夜间排蜜量为一昼夜的 2 / 3。温度对若虫排蜜量有一定影响 ,在 2 5℃条件下排蜜量最大。若虫蜜露中氨基酸含量为 4 .4 5% ,其中天门冬氨酸和谷氨酸含量较高 ,分别占所测定的 17种氨基酸的 4 2 .11%和 2 7.5% ,蜜露中氨基酸的种类及含量与其所寄生的梨树叶片中氨基酸的种类及含量有密切关系     

Assessment of Potential Sublethal Effects of Various Insecticides on Key Biological Traits of The Tobacco Whitefly,Bemisia tabaci

The tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci is one of the most devastating pests worldwide. Current management of B. tabaci relies upon the frequent applications of insecticides. In addition to direct mortality by typical acute toxicity (lethal effect), insecticides may also impair various key biological traits of the exposed insects through physiological and behavioral sublethal effects. Identifying and characterizing such effects could be crucial for understanding the global effects of insecticides on the pest and therefore for optimizing its management in the crops. We assessed the effects of sublethal and low-lethal concentrations of four widely used insecticides on the fecundity, honeydew excretion and feeding behavior of B. tabaci adults. The probing activity of the whiteflies feeding on treated cotton seedlings was recorded by an Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG). The results showed that imidacloprid and bifenthrin caused a reduction in phloem feeding even at sublethal concentrations. In addition, the honeydew excretions and fecundity levels of adults feeding on leaf discs treated with these concentrations were significantly lower than the untreated ones. While, sublethal concentrations of chlorpyrifos and carbosulfan did not affect feeding behavior, honeydew excretion and fecundity of the whitefly. We demonstrated an antifeedant effect of the imidacloprid and bifenthrin on B. tabaci, whereas behavioral changes in adults feeding on leaves treated with chlorpyrifos and carbosulfan were more likely caused by the direct effects of the insecticides on the insects'' nervous system itself. Our results show that aside from the lethal effect, the sublethal concentration of imidacloprid and bifenthrin impairs the phloem feeding, i.e. the most important feeding trait in a plant protection perspective. Indeed, this antifeedant property would give these insecticides potential to control insect pests indirectly. Therefore, the behavioral effects of sublethal concentrations of imidacloprid and bifenthrin may play an important role in the control of whitefly pests by increasing the toxicity persistence in treated crops.     

Imidacloprid‐induced transference effect on some elements in rice plants and the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Abstract The widespread use of imidacloprid against insect pests has not only increased the rate of the development of target pest resistance but has also resulted in various negative effects on rice plants and Nilaparvata lugens resurgence. However, the effect of imidacloprid on elements in rice plants and the transference of these element changes between rice and N. lugens are currently poorly understood. The present study investigated changes of Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Ca, K, Mg and Na contents in rice plants following imidacloprid foliar sprays in the adult female of N. lugens that develops from nymphs that feed on treated plants and honeydew produced by females. The results indicated that imidacloprid foliar spray significantly increased Fe and K contents in leaf sheaths. Generally, Fe, Mn, K and Na contents in leaf blades were noticeably decreased, but Ca contents in leaf blades for 10 and 30 mg/kg imidacloprid treatments were significantly increased. The contents of most elements except K and Mg in the adult females and honeydew were significantly elevated. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that Fe, Mn and Na in leaf blades and Fe and Mn in leaf sheaths could be proportionally transferred to N. lugens. The relationship between most elements in adult female bodies and in the honeydew showed a positive correlation coefficient. There were significant differences in the contents of some elements in rice plants and N. lugens from different regions.     

Electroantennogram responses of male Sphinx perelegans hawkmoths to floral and ‘green-leaf volatiles’

The effects of sublethal dosages of the chloronicotinyl insecticide imidacloprid on different strains of the tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), have been studied after leaf dip and systemic application. All bioassays were performed with the insecticide susceptible strain, SUD-S, and two Spanish biotypes, ALM-2 and LMPA-2, both resistant to conventional insecticides and with a lower susceptibility towards imidacloprid. Honeydew, excreted by all strains feeding on treated and untreated cotton leaf discs was quantified by photometric analysis of its carbohydrate content. EC50-values for the depression of honeydew excretion in female adults after systemic application of imidacloprid were calculated at 0.037 ppm, 0.027 ppm and 0.048 ppm for strains SUD-S, ALM-2 and LMPA-2, respectively, indicating no significant differences between strains in feeding behaviour throughout an 48 h testing period. Depending on the strain these EC50-values were 150- to 850-times lower than LC50-values calculated for mortality in the same bioassay. Starvation tests revealed mean survival times of >48 h for female adults placed on agar without leaf discs, indicating that sublethal dosages of imidacloprid which caused antifeedant responses, were probably not covered in common 48 h systemic bioassays, used to monitor resistance to imidacloprid. Effects of sublethal dosages on honeydew excretion after leaf dip application seem to be minor. In choice situations with systemically treated and untreated leaf discs in a single container, female adults of B. tabaci showed a clear preference for the untreated leaf discs. However, when using leaf discs treated by painting the surface with imidacloprid in the same bioassay, feeding activities on treated and untreated leaf discs were not significantly different. The results of the present study demonstrate the antifeedant properties of imidacloprid on B. tabaci, which might play an essential role after soil application or seed treatment under field conditions.     

Quantitation of two pathways for cholesterol excretion from the brain in normal mice and mice with neurodegeneration

Although the pool of cholesterol in the adult central nervous system (CNS) is large and of constant size, little is known of the process(es) involved in regulation of sterol turnover in this pool. In 7-week-old mice, net excretion of cholesterol from the brain equaled 1.4 mg/day/kg body weight, and from the whole animal was 179 mg/day/kg. Deletion of cholesterol 24-hydroxylase, an enzyme highly expressed in the CNS, did not alter brain growth or myelination, but reduced sterol excretion from the CNS 64% to 0.5 mg/day/kg. In mice with a mutation in the Niemann-Pick C gene that had ongoing neurodegeneration, sterol excretion from the CNS was increased to 2.3 mg/day/kg. Deletion of cholesterol 24-hydroxylase activity in these animals reduced net excretion only 22% to 1.8 mg/day/kg. Thus, at least two different pathways promote net sterol excretion from the CNS. One uses cholesterol 24-hydroxylase and may reflect sterol turnover in large neurons in the brain. The other probably involves the movement of cholesterol or one of its metabolites across the blood-brain barrier and may more closely mirror sterol turnover in pools such as glial cell membranes and myelin.     

Sublethal effects of imidacloprid on Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) under laboratory conditions

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the most important pests in tropical and subtropical agriculture and is a key pest in greenhouse production worldwide. Current management of B. tabaci relies upon frequent applications of insecticides. Insecticide use not only directly affects pest populations through acute toxicity but also has indirect (sublethal) effects on pest physiology or behavior. In this study, we described sublethal effects of imidacloprid on adult feeding, immature development, adult fecundity, and F1 development of B. tabaci. Honeydew excretion of adults feeding on leaves treated with LC20 and LC40 concentration was significantly lower than that on untreated leaf discs. Egg production of B. tabaci adults subject to LC20 and LC40 concentrations also was less than untreated individuals. Upon transfer to untreated leaves, honeydew excretion and egg production recovered well within 24 and 48 h, respectively. Exposure to LC20 and LC40 concentrations significantly affected developmental time of B. tabaci eggs and nymphs, whereas it did not affect adult molting rate. We did not find sublethal effects on longevity and fecundity of B. tabaci adults when exposed to LC90 and LC40 concentrations for 24 h, and on egg hatching rate, nymphal mortality, and molting rate of the subsequent F1 generation. Exposure to imidacloprid at LC40 concentration significantly decreased the number of females in the F1 generation. Imidacloprid negatively affects development and reproduction of exposed individuals, and sex ratio of subsequent (F1) generation of B. tabaci, which probably disrupts B. tabaci population dynamics, slows population increase, and reduces infestation levels. Therefore, it is necessary to consider potential impact from imidacloprid for integrated management of the pest.     

Effects of sodium depletion and orthostasis on plasma and urinary vasopressin in normal subjects

We investigated the effects of sodium depletion and orthostasis on the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of vasopressin (AVP) in eight normal female subjects. After 4 days on a sodium controlled diet (130 mEq/day), the subjects were placed on a low sodium diet (30 mEq/day) for 3 days and 120 mg of furosemide was administered orally on the first day of the low sodium regimen. Sodium depletion in the present study reduced body weight by 1.6 kg and increased hematocrit by 3.5%. A significant (p less than 0.05) increase in plasma AVP and a significant (p less than 0.05) decrease in 24-h urinary excretion of AVP were observed during sodium depletion. One-hour ambulation significantly increased plasma AVP in both control and sodium depleted phases (p less than 0.01). The percent change in plasma AVP tended to correlate with that in mean blood pressure in the control phase (r = 0.69, 0.05 less than p less than 0.1), and significantly correlated in the sodium depleted phase (r = 0.86, p less than 0.01). The present results suggest that AVP may play an important role in the maintenance of blood pressure during orthostasis in the sodium depleted state.     

Urinary excretion of furosemide in rats with HgCl2-induced acute renal damage.

To examine the influence of mercuric chloride (HgCl2)-induced acute renal damage on urinary excretion of furosemide, HgCl2 (1 mg/kg) or its vehicle alone was given intraperitoneally to Wistar rats. The following two experiments were done. Study I: Three percent body weight (b.w.) of 1% NaCl solution or furosemide (30 mg/kg) in 3% b.w. of 1% NaCl solution was given orally before and after HgCl2 treatment, and an 8-hour urine was collected. Study II: Furosemide (30 mg/kg) was given orally, and blood samples were obtained at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 hours after administration. Urinary excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase increased, and urine volume and urinary excretions of furosemide and sodium decreased in the HgCl2-treated rats. There were significant correlations between the urinary furosemide and its diuretic effects. Regression lines after HgCl2 were significantly different from those before treatment. The values of absorption as well as elimination rate constant were smaller, while the time to maximum concentration and the elimination half-life were longer in the HgCl2-treated rats compared to vehicle-treated animals. These results suggest that the urinary excretion of furosemide and the responsiveness of renal tubular cells to this agent are impaired in rats with HgCl2-induced acute renal damage.