Research Center for Insect Ecology and Pest Control
On ecological adaptation of insect population and regional ecological security assessment, the research center concentrates on pest monitoring, control and insect diversity. For termite prevention and control, using Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) and Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki as model organisms, we investigate their colony development, social immunity, lignocellulose degradation physiology, and the molecular mechanisms therein. Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Termites has been approved and established. Our long-term goal is to develop the environmentally-friendly key technologies and methods for preventing and controlling termite infestations and utilization of termite resources. For insect diversity, based on the insect resources in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area and Guangdong Nanling mountains, our current studies include insect classification, phylogeny, the ecological response of insect diversity on ecological environment, and monitoring and early warning of main pest, so as to provide support for biological safety and ecological security of Guangdong.
科研方向
1、Sociobiology of Termites: phenotypic plasticity, behavioral and chemical ecology, digestive physiology and immune mechanism.
2、Pest Management: evaluation on control effects of insecticide, termite bait, pest investigation and control in urban and forest areas.
3、Insect Diversity: insect taxonomy and phylogeny, biodiversiy, bioindicator.
科研团队组成
中心主任：李志强,博士，研究员，博士生导师，主要从事白蚁分类、社会生物学、害虫安全防控及昆虫群落生态学研究。
二级PI:
杨星科，研究员，博士生导师，主要研究方向为鞘翅目、脉翅目等昆虫类群的系统学和昆虫地理学研究。
刘炳荣，博士，主要研究方向为白蚁生物学及杀虫剂药效评价。
科研成果概况
近5年主要承担项目：
国家基金面上项目：中国鼻白蚁科分类修订和系统发育研究（31172140）。
国家基金面上项目：南亚热带森林白蚁多样性及其对环境变化的响应机制（31172163）。
国家基金面上项目：中生代郭公甲总科昆虫的系统分类及其与环境的协同演化关系（32070471）。
国家青年基金项目：Met蛋白调控台湾乳白蚁兵蚁品级形成的分子机理（31702068）。
广东省自然基金重点项目：白蚁对农业固体废弃物的降解处理机制(2018B030311055）。
广东省自然基金项目：基于转录组分析研究酚氧化酶在低等白蚁木质纤维素代谢通路中的调控机制（2015A030313817）。
广东省科技计划项目：“一带一路”沿线国家白蚁防控技术与管理政策研究（019A101002106）。
广州市科技计划重点项目：白蚁免疫防御机制研究及其在生物防治中的应用（201904020002）。
广州市科技计划项目：基于RNAi技术台湾乳白蚁纤维素酶抑制剂研究（201510010036）。
广东省林业局项目：广东省生态公益林松材线虫病防治效果监测与评估（粤财资环〔2020〕28号）。
澳门特区政府资助项目：澳门蛾类昆虫资源考察与物种分布格局研究（45/SZVJ/2015）。
广东省质监局标准化专项：古树名木危害评定技术规范（粤财农[2018]2号）。
广东省科学院百人计划：粤北及周边山区昆虫多样性与生态环境的关系研究（2020GDASYL-20200102021）
广东省科学院创新人才引进专项：台湾乳白蚁对感染绿僵菌个体的识别及与群体行为免疫的关系（2020GDASYL-2020013091）。
广东省科学院创新人才引进专项：大湾区城市森林生态系统昆虫群落多样性的研究（2021GDASYL-20210103049）。
广东省现代农业产业共性关键技术研发创新团队建设项目：外来入侵物种风险评估和监测预警（2019KJ134）子课题。
近5年主要研究论文：
Zeng WH, et al. A natural high-sugar diet has different effects on the Prokaryotic community structures of lower and higher termites (Blattaria). Environmental Entomology, 2020, 49(1): 21-32.
You P, et al. Sublethal doses of essential oils impact growth and esterase levels in German Cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) with and without symbiotic bacteria. Journal of Entomological Science, 2020, 55(2): 273-285.
Du H, et al. Methoprene-induced denes in workers of Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki). Insects, 2020, 11(2): 71.
Wu WJ, et al.. RNA interference of endoglucanases in the formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus shiraki (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) by dsRNA injection or ingestion. Journal of Insect Physiology, 2019, 112: 15-22.
Du H, et al. Screening of reference genes for expression analysis in the study of soldier caste differentiation of Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. PeerJ, 2019, 7(15): e7981.
Huang Y, et al. Effects of flavor enhancers on the survival and behavior of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25(22): 21879-21886.
Wu WJ and Li ZQ. dsRNA Injection Successfully Inhibited Two Endogenous beta-Glucosidases in Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 2018, 111: 860-867.
Ke YL, et al. Morphological and genetic evidence for the synonymy of Reticulitermes species: Reticulitermes dichrous and Reticulitermes guangzhouensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Florida Entomologist, 2017, 100(1): 101-108.
Liu XL, et al. Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Putative beta-glucosidase from the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Entomological Science, 2017, 52(2): 177-192.
Li ZQ, et al. Response of termite (Blattodea: Termitoidae) assemblages to lower subtropical forest succession: A case study in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve, China. Environmental Entomology, 2016, 45(1): 39-45.
Wu WJ, et al. Transcriptome response to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). PeerJ, 2016, 4: e2527.
Wu WJ, et al. De novo transcriptome sequencing of Cryptotermes domesticus and comparative analysis of gene expression in response to different wood species. Gene, 2016, 575(2, Part 3): 655-666.
Zeng WH, et al. Correlation between rearing temperature and the dual cellulolytic system of Coptotermes formosanus shiraki and its intestinal microenvironment. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2016, 19: 209-215.
Zeng WH, et al. Disruption of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) gut microbiota reproduction and its consequences for the cellulolytic system. Journal of Entomological Science, 2016, 51: 138-150.
黄珍友, 等. 铲头堆砂白蚁原始繁殖蚁形成的周期. 中国森林病虫, 2020, 39: 23-27.
葛科, 等. 欧洲白蚁的发生危害与防治技术现状. 植物检疫, 2018, 32(4): 26-31.
候亚会, 等. 对苯二酚对台湾乳白蚁诱食效果及其诱导代谢的响应. 林业科学, 2018, 54: 97-103.
李志强，等. 澳门城市森林生态系统白蚁群落对气象温度敏感性评估. 环境昆虫学报, 2018, 40(6): 1285-1292.
候亚会, 等. 台湾乳白蚁β-葡萄糖苷酶基因的克隆与分析. 东北林业大学学报, 2017, 45: 96-101.
柯云玲, 等. 台湾乳白蚁与赭黄乳白蚁的异名关系-基于形态与分子特征的分析（等翅目:鼻白蚁科）. 环境昆虫学报, 2016, 38(02): 341-347.
近5年授权专利：
实用新型专利：一种便携式电动白蚁防治喷粉器（ZL 201520266704.3）
国家发明专利：一种台湾乳白蚁的规模化养殖方法（ZL 201610118436.X）
国家发明专利：一种内源性β-葡萄糖苷酶及其编码基因、相应的载体和应用（ZL 201611242880.9）
国家发明专利：一种收集白蚁有翅成虫的方法（ZL 2018 1 0632310.3）
国家发明专利：一种具有诱食作用的乳白蚁饲料及其制备方法（ZL 201710292685.5）
国家发明专利：更高有益物质含量的白蚁的饲养方法及饲养的白蚁及应用（ZL 201710816258.2）
国家发明专利：粘质沙雷氏菌在制备白蚁拒食剂中的应用（ZL 202010395240.1）
国家发明专利：一种防治白蚁的多含量组合饵剂施药方法（ZL 201810639382.0）
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