In terms of aphid species identification, both host plant association and morphological characteristics are crucial factors. However, aphids in the genus Aphis Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Aphididae) often are cryptic in morphology due to their rapid radiation. Moreover, overlapping host plant species can make difficult situation worse. Three cryptic species Aphis gossypii Glover, Aphis glycines Matsumura, and Aphis rhamnicola sp. nov. occur together on the Buckthorn, Rhamnus spp. in the overwintering season in Korea. Due to lacking informative morphological characters and host plant sharing, the new species recently has been recognized as a distinct species. In this study, A. rhamnicola sp. nov. on various host plants was compared with the primary host sharing species, A. gossypii and A. glycines, based on morphological and molecular characteristics. In the results, there were significant genetic differences between three species, despite the high similarities in morphology. Our results provide strong evidence for establishing new species, which seems to be a typical heteroecious species that alternates between only primary host, Rhamnus spp., and various secondary hosts. We describe a new species, A. rhamnicola sp. nov., for apterous and alate vivipara, fundatrix, ovipara, and gynopara, including diagnostic key for host sharing species in genus Aphis.

복숭아혹진딧물(Myzus persicae)의 온도에 따른 발육시험을 실내 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30℃의 6개 항온, 광주기 14L:10D, 상대습도 50~60% 조건과 고추 비닐하우스에서 3월 23일부터 8월 20일까지 6회 접종하여 수행하였다. 실내사망률은 저온에서는 1~2령충의 사망률이 높았고 온도가 증가할수록 3~4령충의 사망률이 높았으며 고온에서는 66.7%까지 높아졌다. 실내와 포장조건 모두 온도가 증가할수록 발육기간이 짧아지는 경향을 보였으며 포장조건 8월 접종에서 6.03일로 가장 짧았다. 온도와 발육률과의 관계를 보기 위해 선형 및 3개의 비선형 모형(Briere1, Lactin 2, Logan 6)을 이용하여 분석한 결과, 선형모형을 이용하여 전체약충의 발육영점온도는 3.0℃였으며 발육유효적산온도는 111.1DD였다. 3가지 비선형 모형중 Logan-6 모형이 전약충, 후약충 전체약충 단계에서 AIC와 BIC 값이 가장 적어 온도와 발육율과의 관계를 잘 설명하였으며, 발육단계별 발육완료분포는 3-parameter Weibull 함수를 사용하였으며 전약충, 후약충, 전체약충에서 r2 값이 0.95~0.97로 높은 값을 보여 양호한 모형 적합성을 보였으며 정식시기별 성충 발생 예측치와 포장 조사치가 일치하여 방제적기 추정에 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

목화진딧물 (Aphis gossypii)의 온도에 따른 발육시험을 실내 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30℃의 6개 항온, 광주기 14L:10D, 상대습도 50∼60% 조건과 오이 비닐하우스에서 3월 23일부터 8월 20일까지 6회 접종하여 수행하였다. 실내사망률은 저온에서는 2~3령충의 사망률이 높았고 온도가 증가할수록 3~4령충의 사망률이 높았으며 고온에서 전체 사망률이 높았다. 전체 약충의 발육기간은 실내에서 15℃에서 12.2일로 가장 짧았으며 변온의 28.5℃에서 4.09일로 가장 짧았다. 온도와 발육율과의 관계를 보기위해 선형 및 3개의 비선형 모형(Briere 1, Lactin 2, Logan 6)을 이용하여 분석한 결과, 선형모형을 이용하여 전체약충의 발육영점온도는 6.8℃였으며 발육유효적산온도는 각각 111.1DD였다. 3가지 비선형 모형중 Logan-6 모형이 전약충, 후약충 전체약충 단계에서 AIC와 BIC 값이 가장 적어 온도와 발육율과의 관계를 잘 설명하였으며, 발육단계별 발육완료분포는 3-parameter Weibull 함수를 사용하였으며 전약충, 후약충, 전체약충에서 r2 값이 0.88~0.91로 높은 값을 보여 양호한 모형 적합성을 보였으며 정식시기별 성충 발생 예측치와 포장 조사치가 일치하여 방제적기 추정에 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

Uroleucon is one of the large aphid genera including some important pest on agricultural crops, mostly feeding on Asteraceae, few species on Campanulaceae. In this study, we suggest the phylogenetic position of Uroleucon in the tribe Macrosiphini, and subgeneric relationship of the main three subgenera using mitochondrial and nuclear genes: tRNA-leucine+cytochrome oxidaseⅡ(tRNA+COII) and Elongation factor-1 alpha gene (EF1α)). With the results of comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study by Bayesian phylogeny (BP) and Maximum-likelihood (ML) using combined data sets of two molecular markers, we reconstruct subgeneric relationship with the data of host plants and morphological characters.

The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is one of the most serious pest in cabbage cultivation. Field survey was carried out to know the insecticide resistance levels in five main cabbage cultivation regions (Pyeong-chang, Hong-cheon, Bong-wha, Mu-ju and Je-ju) in 2009~2011. The green peach aphid can resist a wide range of insecticides in five surveyed local populations. Among the nine tested insecticides, four chemicals (methomyl, bifenthrin, pymetrozine and flonicarmid) showed less than 60% mortality in the recommended concentration in most years of local populations. Multi resistant (MR) strain was selected from these populations and modified AChE (MACE: StoF mutation), MtoL mutation in para-type sodium channel, esterase over-expression were observed in almost of all populations including MR strain. Especially, StoF and MtoL mutations were highly correlated with resistance ratio and population based quantitative sequencing results. Therefore, these results suggested that molecular-biology based resistance monitoring can applied resistance management in M. persicae.

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is one of the most serious pest in seed potato and various vegetable cultivation. The imidacloprid-resistant strain (IR) was over 300-fold more resistant to imidacloprid compared to a susceptible strain (S) as judged by LC50 values. A highly imidacloprid-resistant local field population (L) was collected from cucumber at Gangwha island in 4th August 2011. Even though neonicotinoid insecticides especially imidacloprid were sprayed six times during June and July, aphid density was too high to be counted. To identify differentially expressed genes in IR or L, comparative transcriptome analyses based on GS-FLX were conducted using total RNAs extracted from IR, L and S strains. Futhermore, to search the resistance associated proteins in IR or L, comparative proteome analyses based on 2DE were conducted using total proteins extracted from IR, L and S strains. Few common candidate genes detected among IR and L such as ABC genes. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of six nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit (alpha 1-5, beta 1) genes from IR, L and S strain revealed a point mutation in the loop D region of the nAChR beta 1 subunit of the IR, causing an arginine to threonine substitution (R81T). These mechanisms also reported in Myzus persicae and this amino acid change confers a vertebrate-like character to the insect nAChR and results in reduced sensitivity to neonicotinoids.

Macrosiphini is the most largest group in aphids, comprising near half of the described aphid species. The existence of Macrosiphini could be related to host alternation and various life cycle. Since the phylogenetic relationship of the tribe Macrosiphini has been still controversial, we analyzed Bayesian phylogeny (BP) and Maximum-likelihood (ML) based on molecular data (cytochrome oxidase I, tRNA-leucine+cytochrome oxidase II, 16S ribosomal RNA and elongation factor-1 alpha gene), and compared with the Shaposhnikov (1998) 's subtribal division: Macrosiphina, Myzian, Anuraphidina and Liosomatinae. Analyses for host range association with the morphological characters (e.g. Siphunculus and antennal tubercle on head) correspond to the tendency of host range radiation in the tribe Macrosiphini.

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are well known as micro-insect pests, which are very specific to their host plants, sucking phloem for acquiring nutrients, and most of them have successfully maintained parthenogenetic generations cyclically or permanently. In the world, the approximately 5,000 described aphid species belong to the family Aphididae, which has taxonomically been subdivided into 27 subfamilies in current. The diversification of host plants, especially angiosperms, has played an important role in their evolution. Major questions about aphid evolution include origins of host alternation as well as age and patterns of diversification in relation to host plants. To address these, I did both macroscale (phylogenetics) and microscale (population genetics) researches on aphids. First I reconstructed the phylogeny of the three major aphid groups, Aphidini, Macrosiphini, and Pterocommatinae, which are the most diverse in the world and constitute more than 60% of the total species. These major lineages demonstrate the evolutionary history of aphids interacting with their host plants. I also used molecular dating method to calculate reasonable divergence time on each clade. Based on phylogenetic and dating analyses, most generic divergences in Aphidinae occurred in the Middle Tertiary when primary hosts, mainly Rosaceae, were diverging, whereas species-level divergences were related with diversification of secondary hosts such as Poaceae in the Middle to Late Tertiary. Most generic divergences in Aphidini occurred in the Middle Tertiary, and species-level divergences occurred between the Middle and Late Tertiary. The divergence times of aphid lineages at the generic or subgeneric levels are close to those of their primary hosts. Second I performed population genetics of the polyphagous cotton-melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. I analyzed population genetic structure between 570 aphids collected from 41 plant species of primary and secondary, mostly wild, hosts using 9 microsatellite loci. As results, population structure of A. gossypii revealed that several genetic affinities in common use of some secondary and primary hosts are detected. Host preference in secondary host is higher than that in primary host, and woody plants share same genetic structure. This species might speciated by the related mechanisms such as host alternation and loss of primary host. I will propose macro- and micro-evolutionary patterns of the Aphidini aphids based on integrating phylogenetic and population genetic approaches

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is one of the most serious pest in the cultivation of various vegetables. A highly imidacloprid-resistant field population (CA-L) was collected from cucumber at Gangwha island in 4th August 2011. Even though neonicotinoid insecticides especially imidacloprid were sprayed six times during June and July, aphid density was too high to be counted. IEF and 2DE analyses revealed that general esterase isozyme (pI. 5) in CA-L were dramatically overexpressed and more isozyme spots identified in CA-L compared to susceptible (CA-S) strain. To identify differentially expressed genes in CA-L, comparative transcriptome analyses based on GS-FLX were conducted with total RNA extracted from CA-L, which generated ca. 143 Mb reads. Previously reported, comparative transcriptome analyses performed in imidacloprid resistant (CA-IR) and CA-S. The comparative transcriptome analyses re-investigated after all data sets were combined together. As previously reported, seven ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes were newly identified in A. gossypii, among which only ABCC9 gene was highly expressed in CA-IR and L. These results suggested that ABCC subfamily associated with imidacloprid resistance in A. gossypii.

After pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum genome project, hologenome concept was applied to pea aphid and symbioant such as Buchnera aphidicola. Here we screened symbiotic microorganism in four lab strains (two genetically different insecticide susceptible strains, host plant: cucumber and two different host adopted imiacloprid resistance strains, host plants: cucumber and potato) and four field populations (Jeju, Goryeong, Gimjae and Muju, host plant: potato) of cotton aphid based on GS-FLX pyrosequencing which were conducted with universal primer amplified partial fragments of 16S rRNA from total DNA which was extracted from each strain and population. B. aphidicola occupied over 90% of all identified prokaryotic microorganisms which all tested samples. It’s interesting that the ratio of B. aphidicola occupied over 99% in all of the tested lab strains. However, specific enterobacteriaceae occupied six to seven percents of all field populations which closely related endosymbiont of Glycaspis brimblecombei. That means B. aphidicola occupied only 91~92% of all identified prokaryotic microorganisms. Futhermore, other actinobacteridae and bacillaceae also were detected in field populations. The results obtained for these ratios suggested that there has some interaction between symbioant and environment NOT in imidacloprid resistance.

The impact of transgenic Bt maize plant contained Cry1F was evaluated on the oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as a non-target insect species. Slightly reduced rates of survival and alata vivipar production were observed on Bt maize than on the non-Bt maize. In addition, slightly low preference to Bt maize plant was observed. Aphid fecundity, measured as the number of offspring produced for 7 days, was higher on Bt maize than on non-Bt maize but not different significantly. ELISA test using Cry1F-antibody revealed that 26% of Cry1F protein compared to the positive control was detected from the whole body of R. padi when the insects were fed Bt maize for 50 days, showing that R. padi can carry Cry1F protein to the higher trophic level when exposed to Bt maize. Taken together, the Bt maize plant is not likely to cause any negative side impacts on non-target insect R. padi but Bt toxin can be transferred to higher predators via R. padi as it carries the toxin.

The genus Illinoia is originally distributing in North America, few species found in other continents as exotics with the introduction of their hosts as ornamental plants and weeds. Recently, we confirmed two Illinoia species in Korea as the first record of this genus in the Eastern Part of Palaearctic: Illinoia goldamaryae (Knowlton 1938) on Erigeron sp. (Asteraceae) and I. liriodendri (Monell 1879) on Liriodendron tulipifera (Magnoliaceae). Two exotic aphids are illustrated, diagnosed, and discussed for their host plants, distribution, etc.

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is one of the most serious pest in seed potato and various vegetable cultivation. The imidacloprid-resistant strain (IR) was over 200-fold more resistant to imidacloprid compared to a susceptible strain (S) as judged by LC50 values. The IR showed cross resistances to other neonicotinoid insecticides. IEF and 2DE analyses revealed that general esterase isozyme patterns in IR were almost identical to those of S. Nevertheless, a significantly overexpressed protein spot was detected in IR. To identify differentially expressed genes in IR, comparative transcriptome analyses based on GS-FLX were conducted using total RNAs extracted from both IR and S strains, which generated ca. 290 Mb reads for each strain. Generally, most nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes, such as alpha 2 and beta 1, were more transcribed in S than in IR. In contrast, only alpha 5 subunit gene was 1.8 fold more expressed in IR. Seven ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes were newly identified in A. gossypii, among which only ABCC9 gene was highly expressed in IR. Therefore, this ABCC subfamily, a member of the MRP subfamily which is involved in multi-drug resistance, could be one of the main factors associated with imidacloprid resistance in A. gossypii.

The possibility of commercializing the controlled release of chitosan carrier nano formulation was examined with mortalities and population increase rates of Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae after treatment of 2 α-cypermethrin nano type formulations of different chitosan carrier molecular weight (M.W. 3,000 and 30,000) and 2 etofenprox nano types of chitosan content (70% and 80%). After 14 days of treatment, α-cypermethrin nano formulation showed over 40% mortality against A. gossypii. Therefore, it was confirmed that the insecticide release was controlled through chitosan carrier. Results of the investigation of insecticidal activity of α-cypermethrin nano formulation showed there were no differences between nano types at 4 days after treatment. However, after 14 days, the population increase rate treated with chitosan M.W. 30,000 formulation was -0.037, much lower than that of M.W. 3,000 formulation with 0.231. The result exhibits that chitosan M.W. 30,000 formulation would be a suitable controlled release formulation. On the other hand, etofenprox formulations didn’t show any significant insecticidal effect or persistency difference against both aphid species.

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is one of the most serious pest in seed potato and various vegetable cultivation. The imidacloprid resistant strain (IR) was over 200 fold more resistant to imidacloprid compared to the susceptible strain (S) as judged by the LC50 values and IR showed cross resistant to acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid, clothianidin. By using the suppression subtractive hybridization method, a imidacloprid resistant associated cDNA library was constructed in adult cotton aphid. In total 115 differentially expressed cDNA clones were obtained. Any point mutation detected in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 1~5 and beta 1 subunits in the IR. Based on IEF, the IR general esterase isozyme banding patterns were identical with that of S.

In the tribe Macrosiphini (Hemiptera: Aphididae), we discovered two new records in Korea, Capitophorus formosartemisae (Takahashi, 1921) and Hyperomyzus lactucae (Linnaeus, 1758) collected on Artemisia princeps and Sonchus oleraceus, respectively. They are illustrated and described, based on the macerated slide specimens of the apterous viviparous females.

The genus Periphyllus has been revised as seven species in the Korean Peninsula. Recently, Periphyllus hokkaidensis Sorin 1990 is newly discovered on the young shoot of Acer mono subsp. okamotoanum in Ulleung Island. This is the first record found P. hokkaidensis in other areas except Hokkaido, its origin region. As the result of this study, we announce totally eight species in this genus and present description and illustration of P. hokkaidensis with apterous viviparous females.

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are well known as micro-insect pests, which are very specific to their host plants, sucking phloem for acquiring nutrients, and most of them have successfully maintained parthenogenetic generations cyclically or permanently. In the world, the approximately 5,000 described aphid species belong to the family Aphididae, which has taxonomically been subdivided into 27 subfamilies in current. In recent, we have revised the checklist of the Korean aphids based on 43 references which include the catalogues, checklists, faunistic researches, and taxonomic reports treating the aphids in the Korean Peninsula. As results, we confirmed that a total of 427 valid species (species names) in 142 genera in 16 subfamilies had been historically recognized in the Korean Peninsula after checking classifications and invalid names (misidentifications, synonyms, and etc.). Among them, 36 species need Korean name which mostly were recorded after 2000. We also present and correct the wrong applications of some invalid names still used in official internet databases and documents due to citation of 'Checklist of Insects from Korea (Anonymous, 1994)'.

Occurrences of Rhopalosipnum rufiabdominalis damage in the leaves of Japanese apricots were observed in Hadong, Gyeongnam Province, a major producing area. R. rufiabdominalis occurred from early May to mid October, with the peak occurrence of damaged leaves in mid May. To find proper timing of chemical control against R. rufiabdominalis, acetamiprid WP was sprayed weekly from 3 April, before budbreak, to 8 May in 2007. The best time for control R. rufiabdominalis was on 17 April 2007, at which the leaves were still tender and developing up to 3 to 5 leaves.

The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is one of the most serious pest in cabbage cultivation. Field survey was carried out to know the insecticide resistance levels in five main cabbage cultivation regions (Pyeong-chang, Hong-cheon, Bong-wha, Mu-ju and Je-ju) in 2009. The green peach aphid can resist a wide range of insecticides in five surveyed local populations. Among the nine tested insecticides, four chemicals (methomyl, bifenthrin, pymetrozine and flonicarmid) showed less than 50% mortality in the recommended concentration in all populations. Multi resistant (MR) strain was selected from these populations and esterase over-expression, modified AChE (MACE) and mutation(s) in para-type sodium channel were analysed using native IEF and quantitative sequencing with five local populations. Esterase over-expression and MACE (StoF mutation) were observed in all populations including MR strain. LtoF mutation is well known as a kdr mutation in para-type sodium channel. However, even though LC50 values of MR strain noted over 2,000 times higher than that of susceptible strain against bifenthrin, any mutation was not detected in para type sodium channel and also local populations. These results suggested that unusual case could be existed in pyrethroid resistance mechanism in green peach aphid.