철모깍지벌레의 생물적 방제를 위한 애홍점박이무당벌레의 포식능력과 기초 생태특성을 25℃± 2℃, 70% ± 5%, 16L : 8D로 설정된 사 육실에서 검정한 결과, 애홍점박이무당벌레 성충은 하루에 77.5마리의 철모깍지벌레를 포식하여, 깍지무당벌레 포식력의 2.9배, 어리줄풀잠자 리 포식력의 2.8배 이상의 뛰어난 포식능력이 관찰되었다. 1령 ~ 4령 유충 기간 동안 659.0마리의 철모깍지벌레를 포식하였고, 애홍점박이무당 벌레와 철모깍지벌레의 밀도 별 상호작용을 조사한 결과 Holling (1959)의 기능반응곡선 제 II 형과 유사한 포식반응을 확인하였다. 애홍점박이 무당벌레는 철모깍지벌레를 먹이로 공급했을 때 알에서 성충까지 21.1일 ~ 27.9일이 소요되었으며, 72.3%, 77.8%, 83.3%의 높은 부화율, 용화 율과 우화율을 보였다.
Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 is one of the largest group in Gracillariidae. 314 species have been known around the world. To date, 15 species were known from Korea. In the present study, four species of Caloptilia are newly recognized from Korean insect fauna: C. fidella (Reutti), C. hidakensis Kumata, C. illicii Kumata, and C. pulverea Kumata. All of 19 Korean species, including four newly recognized species, are redescribed with illustrations of adults and genitalic structures.
Biological control of Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana) with new indigenous natural enemy (Chrysoperla nipponensis (Okamoto)) was carried out on tropical plant (Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook)) from May to July in 2013. Control experiments were conducted at Tropical Plant Resources Research Center of Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Korea. Chrysoperla nipponensis was released once (20 larvae/m2) to control Pseudococcus comstocki on 11st May in 2013. We investigated the density of leaf-feeding P. comstocki at intervals of approximately 7 days after introducing their natural enemy, C. nipponensis. The densities of P. comstocki were suppressed 22.4% (after 4 weeks) and 8.2% (after 6 weeks) after introducing C. nipponensis.