Rodríguez-Gómez Amador, Donate Alberto, Sánchez-Martínez Isabel, Balanza Virginia, Abelaira Ana Belén, Reche María Del Carmen, Bielza Pablo
Departamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Spain.
Insects. 2022 Oct 30;13(11):996. doi: 10.3390/insects13110996.
A mutation showing a distinct orange color in the nymph stages was found in (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), a key biological control agent in protected crops, used to control small pests, especially thrips. A laboratory strain carrying this body color mutation was established. Genetic analysis determined that the mutation () was controlled by a single autosomal recessive allele. Some biological and ecological characteristics of this orange strain were compared to a normal population. Longevity, fecundity and fertility were similar in both populations, but immature survival, development rate, body size, starvation tolerance and predation capacity were inferior in the orange strain. The utility of the orange mutant as a visible marker for biological and ecological studies of this important biological control agent is discussed.
在用于控制小型害虫尤其是蓟马的保护地作物关键生物防治剂小花蝽（Fieber，半翅目：花蝽科）若虫阶段发现了一种呈现独特橙色的突变。建立了携带这种体色突变的实验室品系。遗传分析确定该突变（）由单个常染色体隐性等位基因控制。将该橙色品系的一些生物学和生态学特性与正常种群进行了比较。两个种群的寿命、繁殖力和生育力相似，但橙色品系的未成熟个体存活率、发育速率、体型、饥饿耐受性和捕食能力较差。讨论了橙色突变体作为这种重要生物防治剂生物学和生态学研究可见标记的实用性。
