This study demonstrates a variability in efficacy of mating disruption against the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, populations infesting apples cultivated in differential environmental conditions. Throughout the growing seasons, trap catches of G. molesta male moths and damaged leaf and fruit were examined to evaluate the efficacy of a commercialized mating disruptor. Treatment of the mating disruptor significantly reduced the trap catches of male moth in treated plot, compared to those of the untreated plot. This reduced trap catches were significantly correlated with leaf and fruit damage. Moreover, the highest host damage occurred in June just after the highest overwintering adult peaks in both plots. The treatment of mating disruptors in Chungsong effectively disrupted the overwintering population in April and May, resulting in no noticeable host damage during the following growing seasons. However, there was a marked difference in host damage between two plots, especially in late seasons. Variation in the efficacy of mating disruption technology in terms of host damage appeared to be related with nearby pheromone-untreated orchards, which may result in the immigration of gravid females.

생태적으로 교란되지 않은 과수생태계에서 포식성 응애류 종 구성과 그들의 잎응애류 밀도조절 작용을 이해하기 위하여 장기간 약제를 살포하지 않은 사과원에서 연간 그들의 밀도변화를 조사하였다. 약제를 장기간 살포하지 않은 본 조사 과원에서 발생되고 있는 잎응애류는 일반관행방제 과원과는 크게 달랐다. 점박이응애와 사과응애는 거의 발생이 없었으며 차응애가 연중발생하였다. 포식성 응애로 Amblyseius ehurai (긴꼬리 이리응애), A. kokufuensis (꽃병이리응애), Tyhlodromus vulgaris (대중이리응애), A. womersieyi (긴털이 리응애) 등 4종의 이리응애(Phytoseiid)와 마름응애류(Stigmaeidae)인 Agistemus terminalis 1종이 발견되었다. 그 중 T. vuigaris는 차응애밀도가 낮고 기온이 서늘한 생육초기부터 발생을 시작하여 생육중기 및 생육후기까지 발생하였다. 반면 A. womersleyi는 고온기, 차응애 밀도가 높은 때 한하여 발생되었고, A. eharai와 A. kokufuensis는 초기 발생 후 그 뒤로는 발생하지 않았다. A. terminalis생육중기부터 발생을 시작하여 생육후기까지 지속적으로 밀도를 유지하였다. 이와 같은 포식성 응애류 상은 차응애 밀도를 잎당 약 8마리 이내로 조절하였다. 잠정적 결론으로써 T. vulgaris는 잎응애 밀도가 낮고 서늘한 기온 상태에 정착할 수 있는 종이고 A. womersleyi는 잎응애 밀도가 높고 고온 상태에서 효과적인 포식자로 생각된다. 기타 우리나라 과수원에서 포식응애류 계획적 관리에 기초를 둔 잎응애류 생물적 방제 전략에 대하여 고찰하였다.

This study was conducted to select native ground cover plants for sod culture in an organic apple orchard by estimating the effect of three native ground cover plants, Glechoma hederacea, Thymus magnus, and Ixeris stolonifera, on the soil coverage, time-periodic weed occurrence, fruit characteristics, and soil chemical properties. The plant height of G. hederace, T. magnus and I. stolonifera were 15.0 ㎝, 13.4 ㎝ and 7.2 ㎝, respectively. The dry weight of G. hederace, T. magnus and I. stolonifera were 463 ㎏/10a, 247 ㎏/10a, and 255 ㎏/10a, respectively. The plant height and dry weight of G. hederacea were higher than in the other species. T. magnus and I. stolonifera having relatively lower soil cover rate during their life cycle produced a lot of weeds in the orchard as compared with the control. In contrast, G. hederacea showed 100 percentage of ground cover in the first year, and maintained high percentage of ground cover in the growing season of ‘Tsugaru’ apple for another 2 years. When the soil was covered with G. hederacea in the orchard for 3 years, the amount of weed was only 114 ㎏/10a and number of weeding was also reduced about 33% compared with control as well as the other species. There were no differences in the tree growth and fruit characteristics between the native ground cover plants and the control; however, positive effects of native ground cover plants on soil chemical properties were found. In G. hederacea, available P2O4content in soils remarkably increased and was a significant difference among native species. In addition, cation (Ca, Mg and K) content in soils increased by 39% in Ca, 6% in Mg, and 11% in K at G. hederacea compared with control. These results suggest that G. hederacea could be advantageous in terms of reducing the amount of herbicide applied and the labor required for weed control, and controlling soil chemical properties; therefore, it is a good candidate for sod culture in an organic apple orchard.