곤충병원성 곰팡이 Zoophthora radicans (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae)가 혹명나방, 배추좀나방, 복숭아혹진딧물과 진딧물 인 미분류 1종을 감염시키는 것을 발견하였다. 이들은 전라북도 진안, 김제, 익산에서 수집되었고, 6월과 9월에 관찰이 가능하였다. 이 균에 감염 된 혹명나방은 진안에서 수집되었고, 감염율이 46%에 달하였다. 감염된 곤충 충체로부터 균을 분리하여 Sabouraud dextrose agar with yeast extract (SDAY)를 이용하여 인공배양을 시도하였다. 그 결과, 20~28°C가 인공배양을 위한 최적온도로 판단되며, SDAY보다 SDAY supplemented with egg yolk and milk (SDAY-EM)에서 발육이 보다 양호하였다. 이 곰팡이는 자연적으로 발생함을 포장에서 확인할 수 있었다.

The entomopathogenic fungus Zoophthora radicans (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) was found to infect Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Plutella xylostella, Myzus persicae and one unidentifed species. Samples of the fungus were collected from three areas (Jinan, Gimje, and Iksan) in Jeollabuk-do, Korea. Infected insects appeared in July and September, during which time population infection rate of Z. radicans on C. medinalis reached up to 46%. Zoophthora radicans hyphal bodies are rod-like to hyphoid, and primary conidia are bullet-shaped to long ovoid. The fungus was isolated from the surfaces of larvae and cultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar with yeast extract (SDAY). The optimal temperature range for mycelial growth was 20~28°C. Mycelium growth on SDAY supplemented with egg yolk and milk (SDAY-EM) was higher than on SDAY alone. Zoophthora radicans may play an important role in controlling insect population density using naturally induced epizootics.

• 최선우 | Seonu Choi Corresponding author
• 김주희(전라북도농업기술원) | Juhee Kim (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 54591, Korea)
• 서경원 | Kyoungwon Seo
• 문영훈 | Younghun Moon
• 이공준(전라북도농업기술원) | Gongjun Lee (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 54591, Korea) Corresponding author
• 이창규 | Changkyu Lee
• 김재수(전라북도농업기술원) | Jaesu Kim (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 54591, Korea)
• 김진호(전라북도농업기술원) | Jinho Kim (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 54591, Korea)