Determining the major Bt refuge crops for cotton bollworm in North China  

作　　者：Le-Fu Ye Xue Fu Fang Ouyang Bao-Yu Xie Feng Ge 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing [2]College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin [3]College of Agricultural Resource and Environment, HeilongjiangUniversity, Harbin, China

出　　处：《Insect Science》2015年第6期829-839,共11页昆虫科学（英文版）

摘　　要：Evaluation of the effectiveness of refuge strategies involved in cotton boll- worm Bt resistance management would be aided by technologies that allow monitoring and quantification of key factors that affect the process under field conditions. We hy- pothesized that characterization of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in adult bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera （Htibner） （Lepidoptera： Noctuidae） moths may aid in determining the larval host that they developed upon. We found moths reared from larvae fed on peanut, soybean or cotton, respectively, could be differentiated using isotopic analyses that also corresponded to their respective larval host origins. These techniques were then used to classify feral second-generation bollworm moths caught in Bt cotton （Gossypium hirsu- rum） fields into different populations based on their isotopic signatures. In 2006-2007 feral moths captured in Bt cotton fields predominantly correlated with the peanut （Arachis hypogea） having served as their larval host, indicating this is the most important refuge crop for Bt-susceptible bollworm individuals （providing 58%-64% individuals） during independent moth peaks for the second generation in North China. The remaining feral moths correlated with soybean （Glycine max） （0-10%）; other C3 plant （20%-22%） and non-C3 plant （12%-14%） host types also provided some Bt-sensitive moths. Field obser- vations showed that peanut constitutes the primary refuge crop contributing to sustaining Bt-susceptible moths dispersing into cotton in North China. These results suggest that peanut may be a more effective refuge to sustain Bt-susceptible bollworm individuals and reduce the risk of development of a Bt-resistant biotype.Evaluation of the effectiveness of refuge strategies involved in cotton boll- worm Bt resistance management would be aided by technologies that allow monitoring and quantification of key factors that affect the process under field conditions. We hy- pothesized that characterization of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in adult bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera （Htibner） （Lepidoptera： Noctuidae） moths may aid in determining the larval host that they developed upon. We found moths reared from larvae fed on peanut, soybean or cotton, respectively, could be differentiated using isotopic analyses that also corresponded to their respective larval host origins. These techniques were then used to classify feral second-generation bollworm moths caught in Bt cotton （Gossypium hirsu- rum） fields into different populations based on their isotopic signatures. In 2006-2007 feral moths captured in Bt cotton fields predominantly correlated with the peanut （Arachis hypogea） having served as their larval host, indicating this is the most important refuge crop for Bt-susceptible bollworm individuals （providing 58%-64% individuals） during independent moth peaks for the second generation in North China. The remaining feral moths correlated with soybean （Glycine max） （0-10%）; other C3 plant （20%-22%） and non-C3 plant （12%-14%） host types also provided some Bt-sensitive moths. Field obser- vations showed that peanut constitutes the primary refuge crop contributing to sustaining Bt-susceptible moths dispersing into cotton in North China. These results suggest that peanut may be a more effective refuge to sustain Bt-susceptible bollworm individuals and reduce the risk of development of a Bt-resistant biotype.

关 键 词：cluster analysis cotton bollworm host plant stable isotope transgenic Bt-cotton 

分 类 号：S435.622.3[农业科学—农业昆虫与害虫防治] S433.1[农业科学—植物保护]