| Dedication | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter I– General Introduction | 第14-25页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第14页 |
| 1.2 Economic importance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Biology of F.occidentalis | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Pest status | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 F.occidentalis transmission of TSWV | 第17-18页 |
| 1.6 Pheromones of F.occidentalis | 第18-19页 |
| 1.7 Mating behavior | 第19-22页 |
| 1.8 Feeding behavior | 第22-23页 |
| 1.9 Aim of this study | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter II– Tomato spotted wilt virus Infection Mediates Mating Behavior in its Vector Western Flower Thrips | 第25-37页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Materials and methods | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Thrips culture and Tomato spotted wilt virus mechanical inoculation | 第27页 |
| 2.2.2 TSWV acquisition by F.occidentalis | 第27页 |
| 2.2.3 General experimental setup | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.4 Effects of TSWV infection on mating behavior in F.occidentalis | 第28页 |
| 2.2.5 Effects of TSWV infection on the F.occidentalis offspring sex ratio | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.6 Statistical analysis | 第29页 |
| 2.3 Results | 第29-34页 |
| 2.3.1 Effects of TSWV infection on the mating behavior of F.occidentalis | 第29-33页 |
| 2.3.2 Effects of TSWV infection on the offspring sex ratio in F.occidentalis | 第33-34页 |
| 2.4 Discussion | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter III–Tomato spotted wilt virus on the Aggregation Pheromone Contents of Western Flower Thrips | 第37-45页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第38页 |
| 3.2 Materials and methods | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Insects and plants | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 TSWV on the pheromones titer of F.occidentalis | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.3 Effect of TSWV on the pheromones response behavior of F.occidentalis | 第40页 |
| 3.2.4 Statistical analysis | 第40页 |
| 3.3 Results | 第40-43页 |
| 3.3.1 TSWV on the pheromones titer of F.occidentalis | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Effect of TSWV on the pheromones response behavior of F.occidentalis | 第42-43页 |
| 3.4 Discussion | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter IV– Transmission of Tomato spotted wilt virus by a Spinosad-Resistant Strain of Western Flower Thrips and its Feeding Behavior on Pepper | 第45-58页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 Materials and methods | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Thrips culture and TSWV inoculation | 第47页 |
| 4.2.2 TSWV acquisition by F.occidentalis nymphs | 第47页 |
| 4.2.3 TSWV titer in adult F.occidentalis and virus transmission | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.4 Real-time PCR quantification of TSWV titer in thrips | 第48页 |
| 4.2.5 EPG recording of feeding behavior | 第48页 |
| 4.2.6 Statistical analysis | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3 Results | 第49-56页 |
| 4.3.1 TSWV-N RNA titer in nymphs of F.occidentalis | 第49-50页 |
| 4.3.2 TSWV-N RNA titer in individual adults of F.occidentalis | 第50页 |
| 4.3.3 The percentage of adult F.occidentalis with TSWV | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.4 TSWV transmission efficiency of adult F.occidentalis | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.5 Feeding behavior | 第52-56页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第56-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第77-79页 |
