Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물)

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Development of a new trap using multiple narrow tubes to detect ants rapidly

개미류 신속발견을 위한 다단협관유도트랩 개발

  • Hogi Lee (Jungbu Regional Office, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Kyung-Bong Koh (Jungbu Regional Office, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Hyoung-Ho Mo (Jungbu Regional Office, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
  • 이호기 (농림축산검역본부 중부지역본부) ;
  • 고경봉 (농림축산검역본부 중부지역본부) ;
  • 모형호 (농림축산검역본부 중부지역본부)
  • Received : 2022.09.06
  • Accepted : 2022.09.19
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

After detection of red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) at Gamman port in Busan in September of 2017, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency has surveilled invasive ants in the area with a high invasion risk of ants. However, existing surveillance traps have several limitations such as captured ants could escape easily or it is very hard to set up the trap on a hard ground like concrete or asphalt. To solve these problems, we developed a new trap using multiple narrow tubes to attract ants to the inside of the trap and make it hard for ants to escape. The new trap can be easily set up under various conditions. The new trap has more than four times ant capturing efficacy compared to conventional pitfall traps. Our results confirmed that the new trap could prevent captured ants from escaping. We hope that this newly developed trap would contribute to the prevention of invasive ants.

2017년 9월 부산 감만부두에서 국내 최초로 붉은불개미(Solenopsis invicta)가 검출된 이후, 농림축산검역본부에서는 외래개미류의 유입가능성이 높은 지역에 대해 주기적 예찰을 수행하고 있다. 그러나 현재 사용 중인 개미류 예찰용 트랩들은 개미가 들어갔다가 다시 쉽게 빠져나오거나, 토양이 없는 단단한 바닥 환경에서는 설치하기가 어려운 단점이 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 다단협관을 이용하여 탈출이 어렵고, 콘크리트 같은 곳에서도 쉽게 설치가 가능한 신형 트랩을 개발하게 되었다. 신형 트랩은 함정트랩에 비해 4배 이상의 개미류 포획효과를 가지고 있으며, 포획된 개미들의 재탈출을 효과적으로 차단하는 것을 확인하였다. 새로 개발된 트랩을 통해 외래개미류의 국내 침입을 효과적으로 차단하기를 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 농림축산검역본부 식물검역기술개발사업(과제번호: PQ20205A018)의 지원에 의해 수행됨.

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