In late 2018,the fall armyworm(FAW)Spodoptera frugiperda Smith(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)made its arrival in China and its populations have since proliferated across most of eastern Asia.While S.frugiperda exhibits a cons...In late 2018,the fall armyworm(FAW)Spodoptera frugiperda Smith(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)made its arrival in China and its populations have since proliferated across most of eastern Asia.While S.frugiperda exhibits a considerable dispersal capacity and engages in long-distance migration,there’s only scant information on the species’flight capability.Here,we empirically assessed S.frugiperda flight activity under varying climatic conditions using a flight mill.More specifically,under laboratory conditions,FAW exhibited superior flight performance at 20-25℃ and 60-90%relative humidity(RH).When quantifying flight performance over five consecutive nights(i.e.,10 h/night),all flight parameters initially increased and then gradually dropped and FAW adults attained a total flight distance,duration and velocity equal to 63.73 km(48.42-94.12 km)(median,quartile range),24.12 h(20.87-27.73 h)and 2.73 km h^(-1)(2.13-3.33 km h^(-1)),respectively.Our work constitutes a first comprehensive assessment of S.frugiperda flight performance and provides baseline information for future efforts to forecast spatiotemporal changes in its geographical distribution,movement patterns and invasion trajectories.Such can ultimately permit a timely and targeted deployment of area-wide pest management measures against this newly-invasive pest in China and across eastern Asia.展开更多
The fall armyworm(FAW),Spodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae),has invaded many countries in Africa and Asia since 2016,posing a major threat to world food security.Long-distance migration and strong reproductive...The fall armyworm(FAW),Spodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae),has invaded many countries in Africa and Asia since 2016,posing a major threat to world food security.Long-distance migration and strong reproductive ability form the biological basis of its rapid population expansion,but the relationship between the flight and reproduction of FAW has not been studied in depth.Here,an empirical assessment of this relationship in an invasive FAW population in China found that 1-3-day-old adults which had undergone 10-h tethered flights had a significantly shorter pre-oviposition period and greater oviposition synchronization,but did not show any differences in fecundity,oviposition period,mating percentage or other reproductive variables.Further studies on moths after 1.25-15-h tethered flights indicated that the reproductive process of adults could be fully triggered by flight activity longer than 2.5 h.Dissection of the reproductive organs also showed that tethered flight promoted ovarian and testicular development of FAW.These results show that appropriate moth flight activity significantly speeds up the reproductive process of FAW,which increases our knowledge on its migratory biology in relation to regional outbreaks.展开更多
Insect migratory flight differs fundamentally from most other kinds of flight behavior, in that it is non-appetitive. The adult is not searching for anything, and migratory flight is not terminated by encounters with ...Insect migratory flight differs fundamentally from most other kinds of flight behavior, in that it is non-appetitive. The adult is not searching for anything, and migratory flight is not terminated by encounters with potential resources. Many insect pests of agricultural crops are long-distance migrants, moving from lower latitudes where they overwinter to higher latitudes in the spring to exploit superabundant, but seasonally ephemeral, host crops. The migratory nature of these pests is somewhat easy to recognize because of their sudden appearance in areas where they had been absent only a day or two earlier. Many other serious pests survive hostile winter conditions by diapausing, and therefore do not require migration to move between overwintering and breeding ranges. Yet there is evidence of migratory behavior engaged in by several pest species that inhabit high latitudes year-round. In these cases, the consequences of migratory flight are not immediately noticeable at the population level, because migration takes place for the most part within their larger year-round distribution. Nevertheless, the potential population-level consequences can be quite important in the contexts of pest management and insect resistance management. As a case study, I review the evidence for migratory flight behavior by individual European corn borer adults, and discuss the importance of understanding it. The kind of migratory behavior posited for pest species inhabiting a permanent distribution may be more common than we realize.展开更多
The Yitong（伊通） basin is a Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental sedimentary basin in Northeast China.On the basis of well tests and seismic data,we use the 2D modeling technique to rebuild the pressure evolution ...The Yitong（伊通） basin is a Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental sedimentary basin in Northeast China.On the basis of well tests and seismic data,we use the 2D modeling technique to rebuild the pressure evolution and hydrocarbon migration in the Moliqing（莫里青） fault depression of the Yitong basin.Based on the modeling results,four conclusions are drawn as follows.（1） The Eocene Shuangyang（双阳） Formation within the Moliqing fault depression had entirely undergone three epi-sodic cycles of pressure accumulation and release in geological history,and the three tectonic move-ments since the Middle Eocene played important roles in the episodic changes of excess pressure.（2） The present formation pressure distribution is characterized by normal pressure in almost the entire fault depression with some residual overpressure.The differential distribution of pressure results mainly from the difference in rock facies,sedimentation rate,hydrocarbon generation,and fault activi-ties.（3） The hydrocarbon migration is more active during the release of pressure in the Moliqing fault depression,which happened mainly in the Middle-Late Oligocene and provided the driving force for hydrocarbon migration.（4） The hydrocarbon migration was mostly directed to the Shuangyang For-mation within the Jianshan（尖山） uplift and the Kaoshan（靠山） sag.With the superior condition ofhydrocarbon accumulation and the higher de-gree of hydrocarbon concentration,the north-west part of Kaoshan sag is considered a favor-able area for oil and gas exploration in the Moliqing fault depression.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31727901)。
文摘In late 2018,the fall armyworm(FAW)Spodoptera frugiperda Smith(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)made its arrival in China and its populations have since proliferated across most of eastern Asia.While S.frugiperda exhibits a considerable dispersal capacity and engages in long-distance migration,there’s only scant information on the species’flight capability.Here,we empirically assessed S.frugiperda flight activity under varying climatic conditions using a flight mill.More specifically,under laboratory conditions,FAW exhibited superior flight performance at 20-25℃ and 60-90%relative humidity(RH).When quantifying flight performance over five consecutive nights(i.e.,10 h/night),all flight parameters initially increased and then gradually dropped and FAW adults attained a total flight distance,duration and velocity equal to 63.73 km(48.42-94.12 km)(median,quartile range),24.12 h(20.87-27.73 h)and 2.73 km h^(-1)(2.13-3.33 km h^(-1)),respectively.Our work constitutes a first comprehensive assessment of S.frugiperda flight performance and provides baseline information for future efforts to forecast spatiotemporal changes in its geographical distribution,movement patterns and invasion trajectories.Such can ultimately permit a timely and targeted deployment of area-wide pest management measures against this newly-invasive pest in China and across eastern Asia.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31727901 and 31621064)。
文摘The fall armyworm(FAW),Spodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae),has invaded many countries in Africa and Asia since 2016,posing a major threat to world food security.Long-distance migration and strong reproductive ability form the biological basis of its rapid population expansion,but the relationship between the flight and reproduction of FAW has not been studied in depth.Here,an empirical assessment of this relationship in an invasive FAW population in China found that 1-3-day-old adults which had undergone 10-h tethered flights had a significantly shorter pre-oviposition period and greater oviposition synchronization,but did not show any differences in fecundity,oviposition period,mating percentage or other reproductive variables.Further studies on moths after 1.25-15-h tethered flights indicated that the reproductive process of adults could be fully triggered by flight activity longer than 2.5 h.Dissection of the reproductive organs also showed that tethered flight promoted ovarian and testicular development of FAW.These results show that appropriate moth flight activity significantly speeds up the reproductive process of FAW,which increases our knowledge on its migratory biology in relation to regional outbreaks.
基金funded by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest of China (201403031)
文摘Insect migratory flight differs fundamentally from most other kinds of flight behavior, in that it is non-appetitive. The adult is not searching for anything, and migratory flight is not terminated by encounters with potential resources. Many insect pests of agricultural crops are long-distance migrants, moving from lower latitudes where they overwinter to higher latitudes in the spring to exploit superabundant, but seasonally ephemeral, host crops. The migratory nature of these pests is somewhat easy to recognize because of their sudden appearance in areas where they had been absent only a day or two earlier. Many other serious pests survive hostile winter conditions by diapausing, and therefore do not require migration to move between overwintering and breeding ranges. Yet there is evidence of migratory behavior engaged in by several pest species that inhabit high latitudes year-round. In these cases, the consequences of migratory flight are not immediately noticeable at the population level, because migration takes place for the most part within their larger year-round distribution. Nevertheless, the potential population-level consequences can be quite important in the contexts of pest management and insect resistance management. As a case study, I review the evidence for migratory flight behavior by individual European corn borer adults, and discuss the importance of understanding it. The kind of migratory behavior posited for pest species inhabiting a permanent distribution may be more common than we realize.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40172051)the Jilin Oil Field Scientific Project of China National Petroleum Corporation (No. 2006026157)the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (Nos. 2010029056, CUGL10024)
文摘The Yitong（伊通） basin is a Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental sedimentary basin in Northeast China.On the basis of well tests and seismic data,we use the 2D modeling technique to rebuild the pressure evolution and hydrocarbon migration in the Moliqing（莫里青） fault depression of the Yitong basin.Based on the modeling results,four conclusions are drawn as follows.（1） The Eocene Shuangyang（双阳） Formation within the Moliqing fault depression had entirely undergone three epi-sodic cycles of pressure accumulation and release in geological history,and the three tectonic move-ments since the Middle Eocene played important roles in the episodic changes of excess pressure.（2） The present formation pressure distribution is characterized by normal pressure in almost the entire fault depression with some residual overpressure.The differential distribution of pressure results mainly from the difference in rock facies,sedimentation rate,hydrocarbon generation,and fault activi-ties.（3） The hydrocarbon migration is more active during the release of pressure in the Moliqing fault depression,which happened mainly in the Middle-Late Oligocene and provided the driving force for hydrocarbon migration.（4） The hydrocarbon migration was mostly directed to the Shuangyang For-mation within the Jianshan（尖山） uplift and the Kaoshan（靠山） sag.With the superior condition ofhydrocarbon accumulation and the higher de-gree of hydrocarbon concentration,the north-west part of Kaoshan sag is considered a favor-able area for oil and gas exploration in the Moliqing fault depression.
