본 연구는 상자형 포획트랩으로 멧돼지를 성공적으로 포획할 수 있는지 확인하고 유인 먹이에 대한 반응과 트랩포획 개체수를 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 상자형 철골 포획트랩은 길이 4 ×폭 1.5 × 높이 1.2 m 크기로 제작하여 2017년 1월 17일부터 동년 3월 24일까지 전남 담양군 소재 2개소와 전북 순창군 소재 1개소에서 설치하였다. 유인먹이의 선호도를 확인하고자 옥수수 알곡사료와 발효된 옥수수 알곡사료를 혼합하여 멧돼지 이동통로 주변에 200 m 간격으로 제공하였다. 미리 먹이주기를 통해 먹이반응이 활발한 곳으로 선택하여 트랩설치를 하였고, 트랩설치를 한 후 유입구를 열어둔 상태를 유지하였다. 그 결과 유인먹이 처리별로 선호하는 특성을 확인할 수 없었고 모두 고르게 섭식하였다. 또한 처음 유인 먹이를 제공한 후 멧돼지가 먹이를 모두 섭식할 때까지 소요일수를 조사한 결과, 수렵활동이 활발한 담양과 영암지역은 6~12일이 소요되었으나 수렵활동이 없었던 순창지역은 5일이 걸렸다. 또한 먹이유인을 8.7일간 하고 트랩 유입구를 개방한 채로 3일 더 유인작업을 한 결과 약 13.7일이 되어 트랩당 4.3마리의 멧돼지가 포획되었다. 따라서 멧돼지의 포획을 성공적으로 하기 위해서는 트랩주변의 수렵활동 강도가 중요 요인임을 시사한다.

The study investigated the efficacy of four different essential oils on the repellent responses of large black chafer (Holotrichia parallela) Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in organic pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) orchards. Cinnamon, pine, peppermint, and eucalyptus oils were used, and the behavioral responses and repellent effects against H. parallela were investigated under laboratory and field conditions. Adult beetle responses to different oils were examined using a Y-tube olfactometer in the laboratory and four absorbent blocks with each oil in the field. The repellent responses rates of H. parallela were 100% for cinnamon oil; however, only 67% of adult beetles avoided peppermint and eucalyptus oil in the Y-tube olfactometer bioassay. In the field tests, the least damage to leaves was observed on trees treated with cinnamon oil, whereas the most damage was observed in the control (non-treated) trees and those treated with peppermint oil, followed by eucalyptus and pine oil. Therefore, cinnamon oil can be used as a repellent to avoid damage form large black chafers in organic pear orchards.

The efficacy of different control techniques against the large black chafer, Holotrichia parallela Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in organic pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) orchards was evaluated. In this study, field trials were conducted in three locations in Korea—Naju, Hampyeong, and Boseong—to evaluate different techniques to suppress these beetles. Pheromone traps, bio-insecticides (Hongmengye and Melchungdaejang), and a combination of the two were applied as treatments. In Naju, Hampyeong, and Boseong, the highest number of adult H. parallela were caught in the control plots (n=45, n=39, and n=20, respectively), while the fewest were caught in the pheromone plus bio-insecticide plot (n=19) in Naju and in the combined treatment plot in Hampyeong (n=10). In Naju, the greatest leaf damage was observed in the control (66%), and in all locations (Naju, Boseong, and Hampyeong), the least damage occurred in the combined treatment plots (42%, 36%, and 24%, respectively). Regarding the tree canopy, the greatest leaf damage was observed in the upper canopy, and less damage was observed in the lower canopy. These results demonstrate that the combination of sex pheromone traps and bio-insecticides can be used to manage H. parallela in organic pear orchards.