• 보존과학연구
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• 통권23호
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• pp.77-93
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• 2002

There are several methods of pest control for the prevention of wooden cultural properties from damages caused by insects, especially termites. Those are as follows; physical control, chemical control, biological control, and integrated pest management. In Korea, we primarily use mvestigation of monitoring, fumigation, treatment of insecticidal and antiseptic chemicals, soil termiticide treatment, and termite colony elimination system. As damages by termites were detected at Eunghyanggak and Saundang of Haeinsa temple in June, 1998, we carried out monitoring with wooden device, in order to investigate damages of wooden building by termite and paths of termite invasion. According to the result of investigation of monitoring from1999 to 2002, we found that termites were inhabiting continually at forests around Haeinsa and that wooden buildings such as Saundang, Cheonghwadang were damaged by termites. So we thought that control methods such as soil termiticide treatment and termite colony elimination system would be effective. Especially, to investigate efficacy of termite colony elimination system, we carried out efficacy test of termite colony elimination system in Jongmyo during 17 months(2000.7.~2001.11.). The result of efficacy test showed that termite colony elimination system eliminated termite colonies gradually(over 12 months from installation of colony elimination system to elimination of termite colony).

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권19호
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• pp.133-158
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• 1998

There are about 2,000 species of termite in the World, but one species of termite inhabits in the southern part of Korean peninsula. Termites are social insects that live in colonies. The colonies are composed of king, queen, soldiers and workers. Termite food consists of cellulose obtained from wood. Protozoa in their digestive tracts convert the cellulose into usable food. Korean termite is a subspecies of Reticulitermes speratus Kolbe, Rhinotermitidae. It's subterranean termite and the scientic name is R. speratus kyushensis Morimoto. The subterranean termite must nest in the soil in order to survival, and infest soft-wood which contact with the soil near the nest. There are several ways which subterranean termite infestations can be noticed. Atcertain times of the year during daylight hours, king and queen termites emerge from the colonies. The propose of these flight is to establish new colonies. The termite is a decomposer of biological ecosystem, but an invader in the preservation of cultural properties as like wood buildings. There are serveral control methods for the prevention of wood building from termite's damages. Those are biological control, ecological control, physical control and chemical control. Ecological and Physical control are the best methods in the new constructing wood-building. Fumigation which is a method of chemical control, is the best method for the building damaged by the termite. After the fumigation, we have totake wood & soil treatments for the building and nearby in order not to be reinvaded by the termites.

• 대한건축학회논문집:계획계
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2018

Termites are important sub-baits of natural ecosystems and are beneficial insects that are natural decomposer. However, the building materials used by human beings can not coexist with each other on timber which is a termite food. As of 2017, due to fertile forests, warming, and the spread of boilers, termite damage to timber construction is increasingly occurring day by day. Currently, Korea utilizes fumigation, Beit system, preserved wood, etc. of chemical products as termite control measures. But in the case of control measures, timber that has already been eaten by termites can not serve as a structural material and must be repaired. On the other hand, in the case of overseas, Scale of damage to termites the influence on the construction is also large, and a lot of research has been carried out on the prevention methods. In this thesis, investigate such foreign control measures, Would like to suggest a suitable method for Korea.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.102-111
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• 2022

흰개미는 사회성 곤충의 일종으로 목조건축문화재의 주요 손상 원인 중 하나이다. 흰개미 피해는 문화재의 원형 가치와 구조적 안정성을 저해하므로 흰개미 피해가 발생하기 전 예방하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구는 목조건축문화재 흰개미 피해 예방을 위한 기초 연구로, 전국에 분포한 국가지정 목조건축문화재의 흰개미 피해 현황을 파악하고자 하였다. 국가지정 목조건축문화재 362건(국보 25건, 보물 157건, 국가민속문화재 180건), 1,104동을 대상으로 국립문화재연구원이 2016~2019년 실시한 '목조문화재 가해 생물종 조사' 결과를 통해 각 문화재별 흰개미 피해 현황을 정성적·정량적으로 확인하고 지역별로 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 362건 중 317건(87.6%)의 문화재에서 흰개미 탐지견의 반응이 확인되었으며, 185건(51.1%)에서 육안으로 확인 가능한 흰개미 피해가 나타났고 두 방법(탐지견, 육안 조사) 중 하나라도 피해가 확인된 대상은 324건(89.5%)에 달했다. 1,104동의 건물 중 668동(60.5%)에서 흰개미 탐지견의 반응이 확인되었으며, 339동(30.7%)에서 육안으로 확인 가능한 흰개미 피해가 나타났고 두 방법 중 하나라도 피해가 확인된 대상은 702동(63.6%)에 달했다. 전국을 9개 지역(수도권·강원·충북·충남권·전북·전남·경북권·경남권·제주)으로 구분하여 흰개미 피해율과 각 문화재의 피해 정도를 확인하였다. 그 결과 모든 지역에서 70% 이상의 문화재들이 흰개미 탐지견 반응이 나타났으며 육안 피해는 수도권(32.1%)과 강원(21.4%)이 적고 충남권(65.6%), 전남(67.3%), 경남권(68.2%)이 높은 피해율을 보였다. 총 부재 중 흰개미 피해가 발생한 부재의 비율로 각 문화재의 흰개미 피해 정도를 정량화한 결과 전국 문화재의 평균 흰개미 피해 정도는 9.2%로 나타났으며, 각 지역별 분산분석 결과 전북.전남의 문화재들은 수도권·충북·경북권의 문화재들에 비해 통계적으로 유의미하게 높은 흰개미 피해 정도가 나타났다. 본 논문을 통해 전국의 국가지정 목조건축문화재 흰개미 피해 현황을 세부적으로 파악하였으며, 이 결과는 향후 문화재 보존관리 정책 수립에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권22호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2001

The wooden building is mainly damaged by the termite which have an effect of the structure by making emptied inner part of wood. One class, Japanese termite, inhabits throughout Korea and is often detected. So the deterioration by termite attacking the wooden building needs to be controlled. Termites are over 2,800 species in the world, usually they inhabit in the tropical or subtropical region and don’t over winter in dormant condition. So their activity and distribution are chiefly restricted by temperature and humidity. The termite inhabiting in Korea is Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, which known to have an optimal temperature range at $12~30^{\circ}C$ and minimum temperature at $6^{\circ}C$ for activation. These temperatures correspond to the mean temperature($5.6^{\circ}C$~$25.8^{\circ}C$) from March to November and the activity time of termitein Seoul. In addition, as a result of environmental pollution by industrial development, the climate of Korea is getting warm. The increase of mean temperature in Korea has been $1.1^{\circ}C$ for the past seventy five years, so it is expected that the damage of wooden building by termite will increase gradually. Therefore, in order to protect wooden building from damages by termite, it needs not only development of new pest control methods, but also studies on the control of environmental factors having an effect on the activity and growth of termite. For the conservation of the large cultural properties such as the wooden building in the open air, it would be effective to use the methods of fumigation, insecticidal and antiseptic chemical treatment of wood materials, soil termiticideinjection treatment, and termite colony elimination system.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2022

This study aimed to explore the biodiversity of chemical compounds found in the bark of Guibourtia tessmannii from Gabon, commonly called Kévazingo, and evaluate their anti-termite activity to determine their potential values as a source of development of anti-termite products that can be valued in the fields of fine chemicals and wood preservation. Extraction of G. tessmannii bark powders was carried out using the cold maceration method with trichloroethylene, acetone, ethanol, and water. Phytochemical screening made it possible to highlight groups of chemical families present in the extracts. Anti-termite activity was tested on the wild termites "Cubitermes sp" of the genus Isoptera. The yield of the extracts were 17.11% for the buttress and 13.42% for the height at 6 m. Phytochemical tests revealed that alkaloids, polyphenols, sterols, tannins, reducing compounds, flavonoids, saponins, and anthraquinones were present in the extracts. Results of anti-termite activity indicated that anti-termite activity varied with the different parts of the bark studied, extraction solvent, and concentration (50/50) and (25/75) of the extracts used. The extracts at 50/50 concentration showed a slightly better anti-termite activity compared to the 25/75 concentration. In addition, the buttress Kévazingo or buttress showed the strongest anti-termite activity for the aqueous extract with a survival rate of 0% after 2 days.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.134-144
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• 2024

This study aimed to analyze the anti-termite properties of tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum L.) stem bark extracts against subterranean termites, specifically, Coptotermes curvignathus. The bark powder of C. inophyllum was extracted using different solvents, such as n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol, using the maceration method. Anti-termite testing was performed using two paper disc methods: no- and two-choice tests. Whatman test paper was dripped with the extract solutions at concentrations of 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10% (w/v). Subsequently, the treated paper disc was placed into an acrylic tube, and the subterranean termite was added. The parameters utilized in the test included termite mortality and the weight loss of the test paper. The results revealed that the total extract yield of C. inophyllum stem bark was 30.24%. Furthermore, the extractive substances from C. inophyllum bark exhibited anti-termite activity. The most favorable outcomes were obtained with the n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts at a concentration of 10%. The termite mortality and weight loss of the test paper were respectively 66% and 5.67% for the n-hexane extract and 66.67% and 6.19% for the ethyl acetate extract. In addition, the n-hexane extract contained friedelan-3-one, while the ethyl acetate extract contained 1,2-benzene dicarboxylic acid, dinonyl ester, and friedelan-3-one. The results suggested that these compounds are responsible for the observed anti-termite activity.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권32호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2011

우리나라에는 지중흰개미의 일종인 큐슈흰개미 1종이 분포하고 있으며, 흰개미 피해가 발견되었을 경우 훈증처리, 토양처리, 방충방부처리, 흰개미 군체제거시스템 등 4가지 방법을 적용하여 방제하고 있다. 그러나 점차적으로 흰개미에 의한 피해가 증가하고 있으므로 흰개미 피해가 심각한 미국, 일본 등 다른 나라의 피해 현황 및 방제 방법에 대해서도 조사할 필요가 있다. 본 고에서는 1950년경부터 흰개미 피해가 발생한 미국을 중심으로 흰개미 분포 현황 및 방제 체계에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 미국에는 지중흰개미, 건재흰개미, 습재흰개미 등 다양한 종류의 흰개미가 분포하고 있어, 우리나라에 비해 흰개미에 의한 피해가 더 심하게 발생한다. 따라서 흰개미 피해를 조사하고 적절한 방제방법을 선택하는 것이 중요한데, 그 과정은 흰개미 피해 조사, 화학적 방제처리(토양 약제 처리, 흰개미 군체제거시스템), 건축물 유지보수, 주기적인 모니터링의 순서로 이루어진다. 그리고 분포하는 흰개미의 종류가 다양하기 때문에 흰개미 피해로부터 방제작업을 진행할 때도 흰개미의 특성을 고려하여 각각 다르게 적용된다. 지중흰개미에 의한 피해가 발견되었을 경우에는 건축물에 대한 기피성 또는 비기피성 살충제를 이용하여 처리하거나 흰개미 군체제거시스템을 이용하여 처리한다. 반면, 건재흰개미에 의한 피해가 발생한 경우에는 훈증처리,열처리 등을 통해 방제하고 있다.

• 한국토양동물학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1998

The importance of the gut microorganism in the termite, Reticulitermes Speratus kyushuenesis Morimoto, was estimated by feeding with several antibiotics. Antibiotics which killed the bacterium, but not the fungi (Ampicillin, Kanamycin, Erythromycin), or killed both the microorganismw (Cephaloridine, Tetracycline) reduced the life span of the termite from 245 days to about 15 days. On the other hand, some antibiotics, penicillin and pimaricin, did not greatly reduce the life span of the termite.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.818-825
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• 2015

전통 목조건축물의 보존을 위해 국내 전역에 서식하는 일본흰개미 아종(Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis)의 방제에 적합한 흰개미 예찰제어기 제형을 개발하고 실내 실험 및 현장적용성 평가를 수행하였다. 실내 실험 결과를 통해 적합한 제형을 구성하였으며, 보다 빠른 군체제거가 가능한 독먹이로써 피프로닐 0.001% (w/w)이 선정되었다. 흰개미 예찰제어기는 기존 군체제거제와 다르게 지면에 설치된 상태 그대로 흰개미 가해 여부를 육안으로 관찰할 수 있어 효율적인 모니터링이 가능하였다. 2013년 3월부터 10월까지 전남 순천 송광사 권역에서 수행된 현장적용성 평가 결과 총 367개 중 약 9.8%에 해당하는 36개에서 흰개미가 탐지되었으며, 군체제거약제 교체 후 36개 모두에서 흰개미 군체가 제거되거나 활성이 감소됨을 확인할 수 있었다.