Effect of neem limonoids on lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Neem is derived from the neem tree Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae), and its primary insecticidal component is the tetranortriterpenoid azadirachtin and other limonoids. The effect of neem limonoids azadirachtin, salannin, deacetylgedunin, gedunin, 17-hydroxyazadiradione and deacetylnimbin on enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity of the rice leaffolder (RLF) Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae was investigated. There was a decrease in enzyme activity relative to the control at all concentrations tested. When fed a diet of rice leaves treated with neem limonoids in bioassays, gut tissue enzyme, LDH levels in rice leaffolder larvae are affected. These results indicate neem limonoids affect LDH activity. These effects are most pronounced in early instar larvae. Azadirachtin was the most potent in of all the limonoids in all experiments indicating strong enzyme inhibition. Clear dose-response relationships were established with respect to LDH activity.     

Genetic determination of nectar foraging,pollen foraging,and nest-site scouting in honey bee colonies

Summary Allozyme analyses of honey bee workers revealed significant differences in the intracolonial subfamily composition of groups of nectar foragers, pollen foragers, and nest-site scouts. These differences demonstrate that colony genetic structure influences the division of labor among older foraging-age bees just as it does for younger workers. The maintenance of genetic variability for the behavior of individual workers and its possible effects on the organization of colonies are discussed.     

大亚湾海域多溴联苯醚的生物累积特征

 于2003年9月在大亚湾海域采集生物(鱼、虾、蟹和乌贼)样品,分析其多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)的浓度和脂含量,以及同位素δ¹⁵N与δ¹³C的值.结果表明,鱼、虾、蟹和乌贼的PBDEs总平均含量分别为5.43±3.97,1.18±0.67,3.37±2.33,5.66ng/g脂重.肉食性的鱼类PBDEs的生物累积比植食性的鱼类相对较高.BDE47为最优势组分,占总PBDEs的30%,且在所有样品中均被检出.生物体中PBDEs的含量与脂含量和δ¹⁵N值均呈正相关,脂含量对生物体富集PBDEs的影响远比生物所处的营养级的影响大.