Non-target predatory insects can be indirectly exposed to aerial pesticide spraying and fogging to control Monochmus beetles that transmit pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. We evaluated potential lethal or sublethal effects of thiacloprid on survival and behavior of a carpenter ant species, Camponotus japonicus Mayr. Field-collected ant colonies were directly exposed to several food items, such as thiacloprid-addicted Monochmus beetles, 10% sugar watered cotton balls contaminated by thiacloprid concentrations, and 10% sugar water. Dead beetle bodies caused no apparent adverse effect through dietary exposure in general, although a few ants were died with paralysis at colony level experiment. At individual level, most ant workers were died within 10 days compared to control group. In contrast, dietary exposure of ants to thiacloprid concentrations showed significant lethal effect with paralysis and impaired walking, especially at 10 and 50 mg/L thiacloprid concentrations. Some intoxicated ants recovered within a few days in 10 and 50 mg/L thiacloprid concentrations, but intoxicated ants were generally shown to be less responsible to enemy ants with low aggressive behavior. Implications for predicting hazards of thiacloprid to beneficial arthropods in pine forests are discussed.

고랭지 착색단고추 여름재배시 착과 증대 및 품질향상을 위하여 호박벌을 이용한 수정증대 효과에 대하여 검토하였다. 호박벌에 의하여 처리기간 동안 착과수의 증가는 있었으나 재배기간의 총 수량에서는 무처리와 비교하여 차이가 없었다. 과실의 종자수는 무처리에 비해 호박벌 처리에서 7.3%가 증가되었으나 배꼽썩음과 발생은 높았다. 과중의 분포 비율이 호박벌 처리에 의하여 SS 사이즈는 감소하고 L 사이즈가 증가하여 수출 규격품율이 향상되었다. 따라서 고랭지 여름재배시 착과증진을 위한 호박벌 처리는 착과율을 높이고 과실의 종자수를 증가시켜 수출 규격품율을 높이는 등 고품질 생산에 효과적이었으며 배꼽썩음과 방지에 대한 검토가 추후 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.