• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.88-92
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• 1989

The Oriental tobacco budworm, Heliothis assulta (Guenee), larvae usually feed on the hot-pepper fruits and young tobacco leaves or buds in Korea. This experiment was conducted t(} compare their attraction to their host plants including fruits of the sweet-pepper and solanum uk kwang, besides the other two mentioned above. First instar larvae were most attracted to the hot-pepper fruits. Flowers or leaves of the hot pepper plants were not attractive either. When the hot-pepper fruits were compared for attractancy, based on developmental stages, relatively mature fruits, just before ripening, were the most attractive. Their extract with or without 10% ethanol also gave similar result to 1st instar larvae or 2~4 instar larvae, suggesting a possibility that there is an attractant(s) in the hot-pepper fruits.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.113-119
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• 1989

Larval development and adult oviposition of the Oriental tobacco budworm, Heliothis assulta were examined with tobacco leaves sprayed with aqueous or ethanolic extracts from ten selected wild plant species. High larval mortality was observed with extracts from Rhamnus davurice. Persicaria hydroPiPer, Forsythia koreana, Trifolium repens, Styrax japonica, Ginkgo bi/oba, and vilis amurensis. Most of larval mortality occurred during first and second instar, apparently due to antifeeding effects of plant extracts. These extracts also prolonged developmental period of survived larvae and increased the number of larval molts. Oviposition was not affected as much as the larval mortality, but Rhamnus davurice and Styrax jaPonica extracts reduced the number of eggs laid by more than fifty percent.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.277-285
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• 1990

Laboratory and field studies were conducted to investigate the initiation and termination factors for pupal diapause in the Oriental tabacco budworm, Heliothis assulta Guenee. Diapause induction was dependent of photoperiod and temperature experienced by 4th and 5th instar larve. One hundred percent of pupal diapause was obtained when larvae were grown at 10L/14D or shorter and $20^{\circ}C$. But at $25^{\circ}C$ the maximum rate of diapause was only about 85% at 8L/16D, the shortest photoperiod tested in this experiment. Adults, eggs or pupae did not respond to diapause-inducing environmental conditions. The critical photoperiod was 12-12.5 hr at $25^{\circ}C$and 14-14.5 hr at $20^{\circ}C$. In the field-collected sample 100% of diapuse rate was observed on Sept. 20 and thereafter in Suwon and middle part of Korea. Cold temperature treatment was not necessary in the termination of pupal diapause, but accelerated adult development.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.274-280
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• 1994

담배나방(Heliothis assulta) 혈림프 항세균성 단백질의 특성을 알아보기 위해 종령 유충의 혈강으로 고라구연us thuringiens논 균을 주입하였다. 혈림프의 항세근적 활성은 주입후 48시간 경과군에서 가장 높았으며, E. coli와 풍 thuringiensis에 대하여 항세균성을 보이는 두 개의 단백질(G-1 및 G-11)들을 cation exchange chromatography와 gel filtration을 통해 정제하였다 49KD와 46KB의 두 subunit로 구성된 G-1은 높은 glvcine(17 13 mole %) 및 alanine(13.88 mole %) 함량을 보였으며, 14KD의 단일 pclvpeptide인 G-11에서는 histidine(16 14 mole %)과 glvclne(14.27 mole %)의 함량이 높아, 이러한 높은 glvcine 함량에 있어서 곤충에서 나타나는 다른 항세균성 단백질과 공통점을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.176.2-176
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• 1994

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• Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.738-740
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• 1998

Bacterial soft rot was occurred on fruit of pepper that was grown in Chunceon, Kangwon province, Korea. The symptoms began as a small hole at 5 mm diameter, which made injury by a tobacco bud worm (Heliothis assulta). The affected fruit became soft and produced offensive odor. The causal organism was isolated from the diseased fruit and was identified as Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora based on the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics, and on the results of the Biolog program (Biolog Inc., U. S. A.). E. carotovora subsp. carotovora is the first described bacterium which causes bacterial soft rot on pepper in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.90-96
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• 1994

Changes in haemolymph proteins, hydrolases such as esterase(EST), acid phosphatase(ACP) and alkaline phosphatase(ALP) , and inorganic ion(Na+, K+ and Cl- ) contents were induced by the injection of Bacillus thuringiengis into haemocoel of the last instar larva of Heliothis assulta. Protein concentration of haemolymph was increased until 24 hrs after injection, and decreased thereafter. Among the 8 basic protein bands identified through acid - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(PAGE), 2 bands(bands a and b) became stronger by the bacterial infection. Activities of EST and ALP increased until 12 hrs after injection and then fell down, whereas ACP activity was decreased continuously with time after injection. Contents of inorganic ions were all increased by the bacterial injection, showing slow rate of increase in the chloride ion, but rapid in the sodium and potassium ions.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.48.1-48
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• 1996

No Abstract, See Full Text

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.25 no.1 s.66
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• pp.33-35
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• 1986

To discriminate features of H. assulta and H. armigera, this study was done in 1983. There is 7 spots on the forewing of H. armigera but not on that of H assulta. Ratios of length and width of valves were 5.6 on H. assulta and 4.3 on H. armigera. Numbers of setae on hindtibia of H. assulta and H. armigera were 8.5, 11.4, respectively.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.286-293
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• 1990

Studies were carried out to investigate the change in protiens and carbohydrates from diapausing pupae of the Oriental tobacco budworm, Heliothis assulta Guenee. The oxygen consumption rate of non-diapausing pupae through the whole pupal period showed an U-shaped curve, while that of diapausing pupae decreased to a mean level of 20$\mu$1/g/hr. But the rate of oxygen consumption increased in diapausing pupae before their emergence. The body weight of diapausing pupae showed almost no change during 12 days after pupation. The total contents of major carbohydrates and soluble proteins were higher in diapausing pupae than those in non-diapausing pupae and the change in carbohydrate and protein contents was more dynamic in non-diapausing pupae than that of diapausing pupae. the electrophoretic band patterns of proteins were similar in both of diapausing and non-diapausing pupae. Diapausing pupae increased their haemolmph osmolarity further when they were exposed to low temperatures.