본 연구는 감귤의 해충인 귤굴나방의 기생성 천적의 종류와 기생률을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 2013～2014 제주 감귤원에서 발견된 귤굴나방 기생봉 천적은 좀벌상과에 속한 총 7종이 발견되었다. 그 중 좀벌과에 속한 Sympiesis striatipes가 73%, Quadrastichus sp.가 22%로 대부분을 점유하였다. 나머지 종은 Neochrysocharis sp., Ageniaspis sp., Pnigalio sp., Holcopelte sp., Trichomalopsis sp.(Pteromalidae) 등이었다. 천적의 평균 기생률은 관행재배에서 10.7%, 무농약 과원에서는 32.2%를 나타냈다.

The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an important pest of horticultural and agricultural crops worldwide. The repeated use of chemical insecticides resulted in the development of insecticide resistance. We evaluated response of F. occidentalis to three synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), methyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, and nonanal known as attractants of thrips’ natural enemy, in Y-tube olfactometer. Mated fed adult females of F. occidentalis showed lowest response rate to methyl salicylate than methyl anthranilate, and nonanal. These results show that methyl salicylate may act as repellent to F. occidentalis, and can be used as a component of push-pull strategies for the management of F. occidentalis.

The oriental fruit fly is a major polyphagous insect pest with a worldwide distribution. The effects of temperature on stage-specific development were investigated at eight constant temperatures (13.0, 14.4, 16.2, 19.5, 23.8, 27.7, 31.8 and 34.8℃). Stage-specific lower developmental thresholds and thermal constants were determined using linear regression. The lower and higher temperature threshold (TL and TH) were estimated using the Sharpe-Schoolfield-Ikemoto (SSI) model. The daily adult emergence frequency of B. dorsalis was estimated in relation to adult age and temperature. Thermal performance was compared among B. dorsalis populations from different locations in Taiwan.

Harpiphorus, a monotypic genus of subfamily Allantinae (Symphyta: Tenthredinidae), was established based on Tenthredo (Emphytus) lepida Klug. The genus is close to Hemibeleses Takeuchi but can be easily distinguished by the following characteristics: the cell 1M in fore wing with a distinct petiole dorsally and cell M in hind wing closed. Harpiphorus is widely distributed in Europe, but has not yet been found in outside the continent. The larva of this genus is phytophagous attacking the oak species (Quercus trojana Webb and Q. robur L.). As a result of the present study, the genus Harpiphorus is reported based on H. lepidus for the first time from South Korea and the Eastern Palaearctic region. A diagnosis, figures of morphological features are provided.

One species of the genus Schizoprymnus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Helconinae) is reported in this study. The genus Schizoprymnus is a braconid group distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, which include currently nine species in South Korea. In this study, Schizoprymnus terebralis Snoflk, 1953 is recognized for the first time in South Korea. Descriptions, diagnosis distribution and illustration are provided.

The genus Yponomeuta Latreille belongs to the family Yponomeutidae, with over 75 described species worldwide. This genus is distributed mainly in the Palaearctic Region, comprising 42 species. In Korea, a total of 16 species have been reported from Korea. This genus is reported by Park (1983), with seven species in Illustrated Flora & Fauna of Korea Vol. 27. Bae & Byun (2003) reported four newly recorded species of this genus: Yponomeuta kanaiella, Y. montanatus, Y. sociatus, and Y. yanagawanus. Byun (2009) listed a Korean Micro-Lepidoptera, recording 12 Yponomeuta species, with a newly recorded species Y. solitariellus. Sohn et al. (2010) and Lee & Park (2016) added two species: Y. anatolicus and Y. cinefacta. In the present study, we reported three newly recorded species of Yponomeuta, including adults and genital photographs, host plants, distribution and short descriptions.

Laos is located in mainland of Southeast Asia, covered with 236,800 square kilometers. This country is located at the heart of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula and is surrounded by Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China, providing a potential for a resource base and land- link in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. Spilomelinae described over 3,800 species in the world, but Species diversity of Spiloemlinae moths were recorded only seven species in Laos by Shubhalaxmi (2011), Mally (2015) and Park et al. (2017). In this study, we provided seven species of illustrations and basic data on Laotian moth research.

The family Tischeriidae belongs to superfamily Tischerioidea, comprising four genera and 115 species. Tischeriidae is known as a leafminer, Tischeriid larvae feed between the leaves of the host plants through all instars. In Korea, two genera and four species have been recorded. recently, Sohn (2007) reported one species and Byun et al (2009) arranged checklist of Tischeriidae. In the present study, we provided checklist of this family, including a newly recorded species from Korea. Brief descriptions of species and illustration of adult and genitalia are provided.

Cybalomiinae is a small subfamily of the family Crambidae, reporting 18 genera, 122 species in the world. However, this subfamily of species are still included in subfamily Pyraustinae in Korea with two species: Trichophysetis cretacea (Butler, 1879) and T. rufoterminalis (Christoph, 1881). Recently, these species transferred to Cybalomiinae by Shaffer et al. (1996). However, it was not considered in Korea. In the present study, we report the subfamily Cybalomiinae from Korea for the first time, with a newly recorded genus. Illustrations of adults, male and female genitalia, diagnosis, description are provided.

The family Nolidae belongs to the superfamily Noctuoidea comprising about 1,800 described species of 186 genera in the world. In China, a total of 101 species, 45 genera were recorded in ‘Fauna Sinica’ Vol.16, (1999) and in case of Japan, 110 species, 42 genera have been recorded in ‘The Standard Moth of Japan Ⅱ’, (2011). In Korea, a taxonomic study of this family has been carried out by several reseachers: Fixsen (1887), Leech (1888), Inoue (1976, 1982), Oh (2001), Sohn et al (2005), Choi (2006, 2011). However the family Nolidae has rarely been studied in Korea. A total 45 species, 25 genera have been reported from Korea (NIBR, 2016). In the present study, We overviewed the family Nolidae, with illustrations of adults in each genus, add checklist.

Some species of the genus Nemapogon Schrank, 1802 (N. granella, N. cloacella, and N. variatella) are well known as storage pests and distributed worldwide (Gaedike, 2000). The larvae of these moths feed on stored food such as cereals, flour, and dried mushrooms (Robinson and Nielsen, 1993). In Korea, the genus Nemapogon have been reported only one species up to date (Byun et al., 2009), with Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758). In this study, two additional species of the genus Nemapogon Schrank are reported for the first time in Korea. The adults are briefly described and illustrated, including adults genitalia.

While working on beetles collected by using flight interception trap, we found specimens possessing similar characters with salpingidine genus Lissodema Curtis. After detailed examination of the specimens and comparison with other Lissodema species, we concluded that these specimens represent a new species of the genus. The genus Lissodema was first proposed by Curtis based on Lissodema heyana Curtis and contains 19 species in the Palaearctic region. In eastern Asia, 14 and three species are recorded in Japan and Russian Far East, respectively, but no species have been reported from Korea. In this study, a description, habitus photographs and line drawings of diagnostic characters of a new species from Korea are provided.

오리엔탈과실파리는 동남아시아에서 유래한 주요 검역해충으로써 북쪽으로 중국 본토, 인도의 고위도 지역 및 중국남부의 고지대까지 그 범위가 확산되고 있다. 우리는 오리엔탈과실파리의 알려진 분포와 계절적 발생동향, 확산경로로부터 오리엔탈과실파리가 월동가능한 상한선을 결정하였다. 이 상한선으로부터 CLIMEX의 종 매개변수를 결정하고 RCP8.5 기후변화 시나리오를 따르는 국내 미래 기후도를 이용하여 오리엔탈과실파리에 대한 향후 우리나라 의 기후적합성을 검정하였다. 국내에서의 기후적합성의 검토는 이 해충의 잠재적인 정착능력과 영향에 대한 중요한 정보를 제공한다.

A prostaglandin (PG), PGE2, mediates both cellular and humoral immune responses of insects. Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) biosynthesizes PGE2 by an unknown enzyme. This study predicted the enzyme, which is a novel membrane-bound prostaglandin E synthase-2 (mPGES-2). The transcriptional expression analysis showed the mPGES-2 is inducible to immune challenge. After RNA interference (RNAi), the hemocyte nodulation and expression of eleven antimicrobial peptides were significantly impaired. The RNAi effect was rescued by addition of PGE2 suggesting that mPGES-2 is crucial for immune responses mediated by PGE2.

식품 중 곰팡이 이물에 대한 연구를 위하여 식품 제조 및 유통/보관 현장에서의 곰팡이 오염수준 및 주요 곰팡이류를 조사하였다. 측정은 식품유형별 총 8장소(과자류, 젓갈류, 식초류, 빵류, 쌀류, 밀가루류, 냉동만두류, 생면류)와 유통/보관현장 총 8장소(물류창고)에서 진행하였고, 각 생산라인에서 부유곰팡이, 표면 곰팡이 오염도를 조사하였다. 측정결과, 젓갈류 생산현장에서 부유곰팡이 오염도는 5.5 × 102 CFU/m3 로 가장 높게 측정되었으며, 쌀류 생산현장에서 의 부유곰팡이 오염도는 38 CFU/m3 로 가장 낮게 측정되었다. 설비 및 벽면에서의 표면 곰팡이 오염도의 경우, 식품 제조 및 유통/보관 현장에 관계없이 거의 검출되지 않았다. 현장에서 검출된 주요곰팡이류를 조사한 결과, 총 42종의 곰팡이가 검출되었고, 그 중 Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., Cladosporium sp. 종이 우점종 곰팡이로 조사되었다. 기존 문헌에서 알려진 식품제조현장에서의 곰팡이 종과 공통적으로 발견된 종은 총 8종이고 새롭게 발견된 종은 총 34종으로 조사되었다.

Heterodera trifolii, mostly known as clover cyst nematode, is currently a serious problem for Chinese cabbage growers of the highland area in Korea. Due to lack of readily information about the nematode on Chinese cabbage in Korea, the pest steadily spread within the highland areas and has become a serious setback. Occurrence, spatial aggregation, egg hatching and the pathogenicity of this nematode are depicted in this study from ecological point of view. The study results suggest site-specific control and a potential planting time for the cabbage to avoid severe damage caused by this nematode.

Orius spp. (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) prey on small arthropods such as aphids, thrips, whitefly, and mites both in greenhouse and field. Use of chemical attractants to natural enemies can improve the efficacy of biological control through push-pull strategy. We compared attractiveness of three synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), i.e., nonanal, methyl anthranilate, and methyl salicylate for thrips natural enemies, O. laevigatus (Fieber) and O. minutus (L.), in Y-tube olfactometer. Mated unfed adult females of O. laevigatus showed higher choice rate to methyl anthranilate or methyl salicylate than nonanal. Orius minutus showed higher choice rate to methyl anthranilate than methyl salicylate or nonanal. These results suggest that, among the three HIPVs, methyl anthranilate can be used for the attractant of both O. laevigatus and O. minutus.

Large-size graphene samples are successfully prepared by combining ultrosonic assisted liquid phase exfoliation process with oxidation-deoxidation method. Different from previous works, we used an ultrasound-treated expanded graphite as the raw material and prepared the graphene via a facile oxidation-reduction reaction. Results of X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy confirm the crystal structure of the as-prepared graphene. Scanning electron microscopy images show that this kind of graphene has a large size (with a diameter over 100 μm), larger than the graphene from graphite powder and flake graphite prepared through single oxidation-deoxidation method. Transmission electron microscopy results also reveal the thin layers of the prepared graphene (number of layers ≤3). Furthermore, the importance of preprocessing the raw materials is also proven. Therefore, this method is an attractive way for preparing graphene with large size.

Gold functionalized graphene oxide (GOAu) nanoparticles were reinforced in acrylonitrilebutadiene rubbers (NBR) via solution and melt mixing methods. The synthesized NBR-GOAu nanocomposites have shown significant improvements in their rate of curing, mechanical strength, thermal stability and electrical properties. The homogeneous dispersion of GOAu nanoparticles in NBR has been considered responsible for the enhanced thermal conductivity, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of NBR nanocomposites. In addition, the NBR-GOAu nanocomposites were able to show a decreasing trend in their dielectric constant (ε´) and electrical resistance on straining within a range of 10–70%. The decreasing trend in ε´ is attributed to the decrease in electrode and interfacial polarization on straining the nanocomposites. The decreasing trend in electrical resistance in the nanocomposites is likely due to the attachment of Au nanoparticles to the surface of GO sheets which act as electrical interconnects. The Au nanoparticles have been proposed to function as ball rollers in-between GO nanosheets to improve their sliding on each other and to improve contacts with neighboring GO nanosheets, especially on straining the nanocomposites. The NBR-GOAu nanocomposites have exhibited piezoelectric gauge factor (GFε´) of ~0.5, and piezo-resistive gauge factor (GFR) of ~0.9 which clearly indicated that GOAu reinforced NBR nanocomposites are potentially useful in fabrication of structural, high temperature responsive, and stretchable strain-sensitive sensors.