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Mechanical and physical control of tree insect pest (병해충 방제 - 수목해충의 기계적, 물리적 방제)

  • Sin, Sang-Cheol
    • Landscaping Tree
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    • s.127
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    • pp.32-36
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    • 2012
  • 수목에 있어서 해충방제란 인간에게 경제적 손실을 초래하고 해충의 활동을 억제하는 것으로서, 수목 해충의 밀도 개체수를 일정한 수준 이하로 조절하는 것을 의미한다. 즉 유해한 생물이 존재하더라도 그 밀도가 인간에게 심각한 피해를 줄 정도가 아니면 굳이 시간과 경비를 투자하여 방제 작업을 수행할 필요가 없다. 어떤 해충의 밀도가 점점 높아져서 이들에 의한 피해를 방치 하였을 때 예상되는 손실액이 방제에 소요될 제반 비용보다 높을 경우에는 방제 수단을 적용해야 할 것이며, 이러한 해충에 의한 손실액과 방제비용이 같을 때의 해충밀도를 경제적 피해수준이라고 한다. 따라서 경제적 피해수준을 경계로 하여 방제를 할 것인가 말 것인가를 결정하게 되며 조경수의 경우에는 경관미적 가치도 이러한 경제적 피해수준에 반영되어야 한다고 생각된다. 해충의 방제법을 대별하여 보면 기계적 방제법, 물리적 방제법, 화학적 방제법, 생물학적 방제법, 임업적 방제법, 페로몬과 기타 생리활성물질을 이용한 방제법, 법적 방제법으로 분류할 수 있다. 그러나 최근의 수목해충 방제는 화학적 방제 일변도의 방제가 이루어지고 있기 때문에 환경오염 등 생태환경에 영향을 주고 있는 상황에 있다. 이러한 관점에서 본다면 수목해충 방제는 여러 가지의 방제법을 적지 적소에 활용할 수 있는 종합적인 방제방법이 필요한 시점이라고 할 수 있다. 특히 화학적 방제를 할 시의 주의점 등 각각의 방제법에 대하여는 추후 살펴보도록 하겠으며, 본 지면에서는 직접적 방제법인 기계적 방제법과 물리적인 방제법에 대하여 소개하도록 하겠다.

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Effects of Cadmium on Total Lipid Content and Fatty Acids of the Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella

  • Shin, Byung-Sik;Choi, Ri-Na;Lee, Choong-Un
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.349-352
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    • 2001
  • The beekeeping pest insect Galleria mellonella larvae(greater wax moth) were reared on an artificial diet contaminated indipendently with cadmium chloride($CdCl_2$) at different concentrations(1.25, 2.50, 5.00, 10.0 20.0, 40.0 ${\mu}g/g$ food fresh weight). Results of these studies suggested that Cd exposure of G. mellonella may influence its whole body lipid contents. We decided, therefore, to analyze lipid content of G. mellonella exposed to different concentrations of Cd. Lipid concentrations were measured photometrically by phosphovanillin method. Significant decrease in the total lipid content was found in Cd-contaminated larvae and pupae. In this study, six kinds of lipids were separated, and they were phospholipid, monoglyceride, diglyceride, sterol, fatty acids, triglyceride. And fatty acids were proved to consist of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linolenic acid. Palmitic acid, linoleic acid and oleic acid were found high rate in all groups, but stearic acid was low. In conclusion, lipid contents decreased in Cd-contaminated groups in comparison to the control group.

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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Chestnut Brown Chafer, Adoretus tenuimaculatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Golf Courses (주둥무늬차색풍뎅이(Adoretus tenuimaculatus)의 산란지 선호성과 골프장에서의 분포)

  • 이동운;추호렬;이태우;박지웅;권태웅
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.113-124
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    • 1999
  • This study was carried out to know the oviposition preference site of chestnut brown chafer ( CBC ), Adoretus tenuimaculatus and its temporal activity and spatial distribution in green. Larval distribution was also investigated in golf courses for the control of CBC. CBC collected from Yongwon Golf Club in Chinhae, Tongdo Golf Club in Yangsan, Gyeongsan Province, Daegu Golf Club in Gyeongsan, Kyeongbuk Province, Dongrae Golf Club laid more eggs on broableaf of Zoysia matrella than Z. japonica, broadleaf+middleleaf of Z. matrella, Poa pratensis, and P. annua. The number of CBC egg was $19.7\pm$6.7 in Z. japonica,$ 1.7\pm$1.5 in P. pratensis, $1.3\pm$1.5 in sandy loam and $5.7\pm$2.9 in sand. Acitivity time of CBC in a day was the peak at 20:00 and continued to 24:00. CBCs adults were more collected from outside of golf courses whichhad many host plants than roadside courses. Density of white grubs was significantly different in fairway only. CBCs were more collected at tee and fairway than green. Density of white grubs was $54.6\pm$100 in broadleaf of Z. matellia and $37.7\pm$33.8 in P. pratensis at the back tee of the 7th hole in Dongrae Golf Club.

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Effect of Gamma Irradiation and Fumigation on the Biological Qualities of Green, Black, and Oolong Teas

  • Kwon, Joong-Ho;Kausar, Tusneem;Kwon, Yong-Jung;Kim, Jung-Ae;Huh, Eun-Youp;Lee, Kyeong-Yeoll;Saeed, Shafqat
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2006
  • The biological qualities of green, black, and oolong teas were monitored by observing their microbial decontamination and insect disinfestation following gamma irradiation (0-10 kGy) and fumigation (MeBr or $PH_3$) during 6-month storage at room temperature. Plodia interpunctella Hubner was found as an important quarantine pest in teas used. In a comparative study, both treatments were found to be effective in disinfecting the stored samples. An irradiation dose of 5 kGy was sufficient to control all microorganisms related to the quality of teas, while fumigation with methyl bromide and phosphine showed no appreciable decontamination effect on the microorganisms. As a result, irradiation was found an effective alternative to fumigants for the improvement of biological tea qualities during storage.

Insecticide Targets: Learning to Keep Up with Resistance and Changing Concepts of Safety

  • Casida, John E.;Quistad, Gary B.
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.185-191
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    • 2000
  • Pest insect control is dependent on about 200 insecticides that work by relatively few mechanisms. The targets they disrupt are mostly involved in the nervous system, respiratory chain, growth and development, or the gut. The major nerve targets are: acetylcholinesterase for the organophosphates and methylcarbamates; the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor for the neonicotinoids; the $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid receptor for several chlorinated hydrocarbons and fipronil; the voltage-gated sodium channel for DDT and pyrethroids. Selection of resistant strains often confers cross-resistance to some or all other insecticides working at the same site. The toxicological properties of different compounds acting on the same target are increasingly considered together, summating the risk even though the compounds are of quite diverse chemical types. Continuing attention is also being given to secondary targets not involved in the primary mechanism of toxicity but instead in side effects that must be considered in the overall safety evaluation. Research on insecticide targets is important in learning to keep up with resistance and changing concepts and policies on safety. These relationships are illustrated by recent studies in the Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory of the University of California at Berkeley.

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Pesticidal Activities and Effect on Its Biological Characteristics of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains from Soil against Rice Pests, Cnaphalocrosis medinalis and Maranga aenescens (토양에서 분리한 곤충병원성세균 Bacillus thuringiensis 의 혹명나방과 벼애나방에 대한 실내살충효과검정 및 생물학적 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Seo, Mi-Ja;Paik, Chae-Hoon;Kang, Mi-Hyung;Lee, Geon-Hwi;Lee, Du-Ku;Lee, Kyu-Seong;Youn, Young-Nam;Yu, Yong-Man
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 2009
  • For biological control of larva of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis and Naranga aenescens do considerable damage to crops by folding and scraping the leaf tissue of rice, a large number of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates have been obtained from soil samples in Korea and the pesticidal activity was assayed against two insect pest species described above. Among 53 Bt isolates tested in bioassay, 18 and 13 isolates showed over 90% mortality against C. medinalis and N. aenescens, respectively. Some isolates (11 isolates including CAB141) presented dual activity against C. medinalis and N. aenescens. These isolates showed over 96% control effect in pest control in laboratory against larvae of C. medinalis. Also, it was investigated that pupation, pupal length, and adult emergence of larvae exposed to Bt suspension decreased. Especially, the pupal length of C. medinalis after being fed corn seedling leaves treated Bt suspension for 10 days, were much smaller than that of control.

A Study on the Investigation and Application of Microbial Pathogens of Major Insect Pests of Forest in Korea (중요산림해충의 병원미생물 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Park Chang-Suk;Cho Yong Sup
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.18 no.4 s.41
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    • pp.161-167
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    • 1979
  • The study has been carried to investigate a possibility to control several major insect pest of forest by microbial pathogens existing in nature as one of the biological control measure. Microorganisms including polyhedral virus isolated from diseased fall webworm were total of 4 kinds pathogenic microbes among these 4 kinds were polyhedral virus and Bacillus .species. Control effect of these two pathogens appeared to be $70.6\%$ and $49.5\%$, respectively, when they were compared with those of control plot that was $27.8\%$. Each one of bacterium species and fungus species were isolated from diseased Japanese alder leaf beetle. Pathogenisity to the healthy beetle was recognized by the fungus species, while the bacterium showed none of pathogenisity. The fungus was identified as Beauveria sp. and its effect on the beetle control was $96.2\%$ while untreated plot showed $49.2\%$ of dead beetles in the same period. Fifteen species of microbes were isolated from diseased larvae of pine gall midge. Six species out of 15 showed certain level of insecticidal effect to the larvae of the insects. The highest efficiency was showed by a fungus species, Fusarium sp. and was followed by Bacillus SP. I, Spicaria sp. pathogens isolated from larvae of pine gall midge did not affected to both of Japanese alder leaf beetles and fall webworms in any means.

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Controlling effect of environmentally friendly organic materials on the black rice bug, Scotinophara lurida(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), depending on paddy flooding (논 담수 여부에 따른 유기농업자재의 먹노린재 방제 효과)

  • You Kyoung Lee;Nak-Jung Choi;Ju-Rak Lim;Jun-Yeol Choi;Bo Yoon Seo
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.463-472
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    • 2023
  • The insecticidal activities of 27 different commercial products with environmentally friendly organic material(EFOM) against Scotinophara lurida, a major rice pest, were evaluated in the laboratory using spraying methods on plants and insects. Seven plant-derived organic farming materials (EFOM-8, -10, -12, -13, -19, -20, and -26) with high insecticidal effects when sprayed directly on the insect's body rather than on the plant were selected. In the indoor rice pot test, all 7 EFOMs showed an insecticidal rate of over 73.3% under flooding conditions. Notably, EFOM-13 and EFOM-20 demonstrated much higher insecticidal rates, ranging from 1.5 to 1.8 times, in flooding conditions compared to drained conditions. In the semi-paddy field test, EFOM-10 (80% garlic extract), EFOM-13 (62% neem extract), and EFOM-26 (70% sophora extract+28% ethyl alcohol+2% pyrethrum extract) exhibited a higher control value of 88.9% in the irrigated paddy on the 7th day, surpassing the control values in the drained paddy by 1.4 to 1.9 times. The control value in the irrigated rice paddy field sprayed with EFOM-10 reached 86.2% on the 7th day, which was 1.4 times higher than 61.9% in the drained paddy. Taken together, the findings suggest that direct contact of the insect's body with sufficient amounts of spray solution and the maintenance of paddy irrigation can enhance the controlling effect of EFOMs. These findings will be valuable in developing an optimal S. lurida control strategy for application in rice paddy fields in the near future.

Behavioral Disruption of Frankliniella occidentalis Adults by a Synthetic Contact Pheromone and its Application to Control the Insect Pest (합성 접촉페로몬을 이용한 꽃노랑총채벌레의 성충 행동 교란과 이를 이용한 방제기술)

  • Hyunje Park;Chulyoung Kim;Seongchae Jung;Youngun, Kim;Yonggyun Kim
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.62 no.3
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    • pp.161-169
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    • 2023
  • Thrips are usually not exposed to insecticide spray due to hiding at holes, gaps, or crevices of host plants with their relatively small body sizes. This study devised a strategy to use a contact pheromone to suppress the seclusive behavior of the thrips, A contact pheromone identified as 7-methyltricosane (7TM) in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, was added to the diet to test the preference of the thrips. Although 7TM did not change the larval behavior, it significantly induced the avoiding behavior in male adults. In contrast, the contact pheromone was preferred by the female adults. Similar behavioral changes were also observed in another flower thrips, Frankliniella intonsa. Based on the behavioral changes induced by the contact pheromone, a mixture of 7TM and insecticide was applied to thrips infesting hot peppers in field conditions. Compared to spinetoram treatment, its mixture treatment with 7TM enhanced the control efficacy against thrips. Interestingly, 7TM treatment alone also gave slight reduction in F. intonsa density, suggesting a behavioral disruption of thrips by the contact pheromone. This study suggests a novel technology to control insect pests using contact pheromone by suppressing the seclusive behavior to avoid exposure to insecticide spray.

Occurrence and control of mushroom flies during Agaricus bisporus cultivation in Chungnam, Korea (충남지역 양송이버섯 재배지 버섯파리 발생과 방제 실태)

  • Lee, Byung-joo;Lee, Mi-Ae;Kim, Yong-Gyun;Lee, Sun-Gye;Lee, Byung-Eui;Seo, Geon-Sik
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.100-104
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    • 2016
  • Mushroom flies are one of the most serious threats to mushroom production and cultivation in Korea, and they cause significant losses in yield and quality. In this study, we investigated the occurrence and control of mushroom flies in farms where Agaricus bisporus was cultivated in Chungnam. The cultivation period was more than 7 years in the 32 mushroom farms examined; about 28% were environment-friendly cultivation farms, and 72% were conventional cultivation farms. Mushroom flies were a major pest in about 84% of the examined farms. Most of the mushroom flies were sciarids and phorids (71% and 24%, respectively). The adult flies were found throughout the year, but their occurrence was the highest in September when the temperature increased. In general, the occurrence of mushroom flies in the examined farms was high; however, insect nets and post-crop steaming programs used as basic control methods were not implemented properly. Our findings show that integrated pest management of mushroom flies is urgently required for A. bisporus cultivation in Korea.