Assessment of the Effects of Some Herbicides on Mortality of Earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

The toxic effects of 9 commercially available herbicides on the earthworm, Eisenia fetida (Savigny) were evaluated with recommended dose, 2-fold and 4-fold dose using soil surface spray, immersion and contact filter tests in order to find out whether herbicides actually influence the life of earthworm in the soil or not. In the surface sprayed soil test, the earthworm mortality to nine herbicides were not significantly different from the comparison with the control regardless of level of dose. In the immersion test, the mortality of 4-fold dose was 34% in the napropamide and 64% in the alachlor. In contact filter test, the mortality appeared 80% in alachlor, 37% in napropamide, and 10% in triclopyr at 2-fold dose level and those of 4-fold dose were as follows: napropamide 96%, alachlor 80%, glyphosate 47%, triclopyr 37%, paraquatdichloride 37%; glufosinate ammonium 33%, pyributicarb 10%. As a result of these tests by three methods, the mortality of earthworm in terms of the recommended dose level was no observation about eight herbicides while the napropamide appeared 33% in contact filter test.

제초제가 줄지렁이 치사에 미치는 영향평가

농경지에 과거에 사용했거나 사용 중인 9종의 제초제가 농경지에 서식하는 지렁이에게 악영향이 있는지 알기위하여 추천사용량, 2배량 및 4배량을 기준으로 토양표토처리법, 침지법, 여지접촉법으로 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 토양표토처리법에서 처리양과 제초제 종류와 관계없이 무처리와 비교하여 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 침지법의 4배량에서 phamid WP는 34%, alra EC는 64%의 치사율을 나타냈고, 여지접촉법의 추천사용량에서 phamid WP는 33%, 2배량에서 phamid WP는 37%, alra EC는 80%, triclopyr EC는 10%, 4배량에서 phamid WP는 96%, alra EC는 80%, triclopyr EC는 37%, glyphosate SL는 47%, Paraco SL는 37%, pyributicarb WP는 10%, Glufosinate-ammonium SL는 33%의 지렁이 치사율을 나타냈다.