• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2018

Beekeeping status of Apis cerana with emphasis of experiences overcoming sacbrood virus disease are presented. Social bee fauna are rich in Vietnam with 6 honeybee species (Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis andrenifomis, Apis florea); 8 stingless bee species (Trigona laeviceps, Trigona ventralis, Trigona pagdeni, Trigona gressitti, Trigona fuscobalteata, Trigona capenteri, Trigona scintillans Trigona iridipenis) and 2 bumble bee species (Bumbus haemorrhoidalis, B. breviceps). All of them are native except A. mellifera which was introduced in1887. These bees are slated for conservation by the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development. Honey and other bee products are mainly harvested from 3 species including A. cerana, A. mellifera and A. dorsata. The manageable species (A. cerana and A. mellifera) are increasing in number, reaching about 1,500,000 beehives. Vietnam is the second largest honey exporter in Asia, with a total of about 48,000 tons of honey exported to the international market in 2014. A. cerana plays an important role in poverty alleviation in mountainous and remote areas of Vietnam. Honeybee suffers from various diseases of Sacbrood virus disease (SBV), European foulbrood (EFB), Nosema, and parasitic mites of Tropilaelaps mercedes and Varroa destructor. Most of these diseases can be resolved with biocontrol methods. For the parasitic mites, Vietnamese beekeepers usually apply formic acid.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2012

The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is involved in various processes, including stress responses, development, and differentiation. However, little information on p38 MAPK in insects is available. In this study, a p38 MAPK gene, $Accp38b$, was isolated from $Apis$ $cerana$ $cerana$ and characterized. The quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) analysis revealed that $Accp38b$ was induced by multiple stressors. Notably, the expression of $Accp38b$ was relatively higher in the pupae phase than in other developmental phases. During the pupae phase, Accp38b expression was higher in the thorax than in the head and abdomen and higher in the fat body than in the muscle and midgut. Immunohistochemisty showed significant positive staining of Accp38b in sections from the brain, eyes, fat body, and midgut of $A.$ $cerana$ $cerana$. These results suggest that Accp38b may play a crucial role in stress responses and have multiple aspects function during development.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2008

The midgut epithelium of Indian honey bee Apis cerana indica is consist of digestive cells and small regenerative cells. The regenerative cells are placed in the nests scattered among the digestive cells. During metamorphosis the midgut of Apis cerana indica is remodeled. The larval midgut epithelium and muscular sheath digested partially at the end of larval period and thrown out in the form of debris in the lumen. The new epithelium is formed by the proliferation of the regenerative cells and during pupation reorganization of midgut layer occurs. The ultrastuctural studies shows that the regenerative cells are in contact with degenerative cells by the cytoplasmic extension which have many septed and gap junctions in the fifth instar larvae. In developing pupae reorganization of the midgut epithelium is continued whereas in the pharate adult the midgut wall shows, characteristic of adult midgut epithelium with pycnotic nuclei in some cells.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2003

꿀벌 2종 Apis mellifera L.(서양종)와 Apis cerana F.(동양종)일벌의 안테나, 다리 그리고 날개의 표피 탄화수소를 용매추출을 거치지 않고 직접 GC와 GC/MS를 이용하여 분석 하였다. 동양종과 서양종 일벌의 세 부위에서 nC22, nC23, nC25-nC3O, nC32 그리고 nC34와 같은 포화탄화수소를 검출하였고 nC24의 경우는 어느 종에서도 발견되지 않았다. 전체 포화탄화수소 중 nC26(23.0-42.6%)과 nC28(16.8-54.8%)의 함량비율이 높았고 나머지 포화탄화수소의 함량은 상대적으로 낮은 비율을 나타냈다. 서양종 일벌의 경우, 안테나, 날개 그리고 다리 부위에서 분석한 표피탄화수소 중 nC30, nC32 그리고 nC34가 항상 높은 함량비율로, nC25가 낮은 함량비율로 검출됨으로써 동양종 일벌과 구별할 수 있었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2011

TGF-$\beta$ activated kinase-1 (TAK1) plays a pivotal role in developmental processes in many species. Previous research has mainly focused on the function of TAK1 in model organisms, and little is known about the function of TAK1 in hymenoptera insects. Here, we isolated and characterized the TAK1 gene from Apis cerana cerana. Promoter analysis of AccTAK1 revealed the presence of transcription factor binding sites related to early development. Real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry experiments revealed that AccTAK1 was expressed at high levels in fourth instar larvae, primarily in the abdomen, in the intestinal wall cells of the midgut and in the secretory cells of the salivary glands. In addition, AccTAK1 expression in fourth instar larvae could be dramatically induced by treatment with pesticides and organic solvents. These observations suggest that AccTAK1 may be involved in the regulation of early development in the larval salivary gland and midgut.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 1993

우리나라에 분포하고 있는 재래꿀벌(Apis cerana)의 일벌을 대상으로 춘계 11지역 및 하계 12지역 개체군을 선발하였으며, 총 47개 정량형질에 대해 지역별로 판별분석을 실시 하였고, 또한 양 계절간 변이도 분석하였다. 그 결과, 지역별 비교에서는 춘계 91.67%, 하계 88.44%의 평균분리율을 보였으며, 양계절간 비교에서는 97.58%로 나타났다. 반면에 양계절을 통합한 비교에서는 70.16%로 낮았다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.30-41
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• 1993

우리나라에 분포하고 있는 재래꿀벌(Apis cerana)의 일벌(worker)을 대상으로 춘계 15지역 및 하계 16지역 개체군을 선택하였으며, 총 47개 정량형질에 대해 계절 및 개체군별로 판별분석(discriminant analysis)을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 각 계절별 및 개체군별 분리도는 모든 비교방법에서 매우 뚜렷하였다. 특히, 전체 47형질 중 앞다리 경절 길이(FTL)가 분리 기여도가 가장 큰 형질로 나타났다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 1992

우리나라에 분포하고 있는 재래꿀벌(Apis cerana)의 일벌을 대상으로 춘계 15지역 및 하계 16지역 개체군을 선발하였으며, 총 47개 정량형질에 대해 계절별, 지역별등의 요인에 의해 군분석(cluster analysis)을 실시하였다. 그 결과 각 계절별 구분은 명백하게 나타났으나, 유사도에 있어서는 인접지역간 유연관계를 계통적으로 보여주지는 않았다.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.283-295
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• 2018

As Sacbrood virus (SBV), a causative agent of larval death and colony collapse in Apis cerana honey bee, is prevalent and poses one of the most significant threats to the Korean apiculture, development of methods to counter this viral disease is urgently needed. In this study we tested some SBV controlling methods, such as requeen, shook swam, adding Apis mellifera and spraying yogurt to SBV inoculated colony. Colony size measured by number of sealed brood and adult were evaluated every 15 days until two months while instances of recurrence were recorded up to five months after applying treatment methods. We also test the effects of yogurt on healthy and SBV-infected larvae at both in vitro reared larvae and colony level. Our result showed that all SBV controlling methods had similar success rates with respect to elimination of SBV clinical symptom up to 30 days post treatment. Mix-species and spraying yogurt method had similar pattern of sealed brood and adult number and higher than that of other SBV controlling methods up to 45 days post treatment. These two groups also showed the lower percentage of SBV recurrence (50% and 66.7%) at 120 days post treatment than other group that mostly colony had clinical symptom. Result on in vitro reared larvae challenged with yogurt showed that yogurt have neither harmless on healthy larvae nor remedial effect on SBV infected larvae. However, at colony level, colony in group received yogurt treatment removed significantly more SBV-infected larvae, SBV-killed larvae, and even healthy larvae in comparison to the control, suggested that yogurt could trigger the hygienic behavior of nurse bee. Our results recommended that it is practical in beekeeping by adding A. mellifera and spraying yogurt to control SBV in A. cerana colony.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2022

새롭게 육성된 낭충봉아부패병 저항성 신품종 토종벌(Apis cerana koreana) 과 기존 농가에서 관행적으로 사육되는 토종벌 사이의 형태학적 차이를 육안으로 확연하게 구분하는 것은 어렵지만 본 연구에서는 신품종 토종벌(A. c. koreana) 을 기존 토종벌(A. c. koreana) 품종 및 계통 간 형태학적 비교를 통해 신품종 만의 특성을 결정할 수 있는 표현형 정보를 제공하였다. 신품종 토종벌(A. c. koreana)의 외부형질을 이용한 품종 특성은 22가지의 형태학적 특성을 기하학적, 형태학적 분석 방법을 적용하고 토종벌(A. c. koreana)의 로얄젤리 생산량, 일벌, 여왕벌, 수벌의 특성을 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과, 신품종 토종벌(A. c. koreana)은 기존 토종벌과 앞날개의 길이에 차이를 보였으며, 중국의 동양종꿀벌(A. cerana)과 비교한 결과, 일벌은 몸무게, 혀의 길이, 앞날개의 길이 등의 값이 높았다. 또한, 신품종 토종벌(A. c. koreana)은 A. cerana indica 보다 두 가지 부위에서 형태학적인 차이를 보였다. 그리고 신품종 토종벌(A. c. koreana)은 로얄젤리를 다른 품종과 비교하여 많이 분비하여 봉군의 발육에 긍정적인 영향을 끼쳤다. 따라서 본 연구결과는 신규 육성 토종벌(A. cerana)에 대한 형태학적 분석 방법을 이용하여 품종을 분류하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.