The striped fruit fly, Zeugodacus scutellata., is ubiquitous in agricultural areas, making it a critical pest to monitor and manage. It is necessary to develop a technique for rearing Z. scutellata in the laboratory to achieve mass production for biological control. The pumpkin is an important host plant for Z. scutellata; females lay their eggs on the tops of pumpkin flower buds, and larvae consume the stamens from top to bottom before dropping to the ground. Several types of diets are considered in the present study, including liquid, solid, and semisolid diets. Methyl benzoate, propionic acid, sodium benzoate, and citric acid were tested for their ability to suppress microbial contamination and improve the shelf life of diets. Fresh pumpkin, pumpkin flower, and pumpkin powder were used as primary ingredient. Reared adults were tested for their egg laying and survival abilities based on different diets. Approximately 86% of adults emerged from liquid and semisolid diets. Solid diets reduce pupae production and adult emergence. The diets with a total viability of less than 75% were discarded, which is considered as a reasonable threshold to determine whether a diet is nutritionally sufficient to rear the flies. Based on the results of the present study, we have developed a diet for mass rearing in laboratories, which may assist in providing a scientific basis for the effective control of Z. scutellata.

Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are polyphagous, highly invasive pests in which female adults lay eggs under the skin of fruit and larvae damage the fruit. Among them, the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) was first reported in Taiwan and is distributed throughout much of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, as well as on the African continent and in the Pacific region. In order to prevent the introduction of pests into country, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency has designated them as prohibited pests and is conducting surveillance and investigation on their occurrence. The experimental countries were Taiwan and Vietnam, and statistical analysis was conducted based on the number of B. dorsalis caught by setting up traps for about 8 months. Methly eugenol (ME; 4-allyl-1,2-dimethoxy-benzene) is a widely distributed natural plant and is used because it strongly attracts males of B. dorsalis. The experiments aimed to verify the effect of attractant formulations (liquid, solid, wax) and traps (Delta trap, Lynfield trap, Steiner trap) on B. dorsalis.

최근 주요 절화 수입량이 증가하면서 외래 병해충 유입률 또한 증가하고 있다. 농림축산검역본부 병해충정보 시스템(PIS)에 따르면 최근 10년간(2011-2020년) 수입된 절화류에서 검출된 총채벌레목은 총 43종 6,734건이다. 그중 가장 많이 검출된 총채벌레는 Frankliniella occidentalis (2,526건), Thrips tabaci (1,470건)로 전체 검출건수의 59% 이상 차지한다. 본 연구에서는 수입 절화류에서 검출률이 가장 높은 총채벌레 두 종의 미토콘드리아 DNA CO I 유전자를 이용하여 염기변이에 의한 국가별 다양성과 유전적 다양도 분석을 실시하였다. 네덜란드, 중국 등 7개국에서 검출한 Frankliniella occidentalis 184개 개체에서 9가지의 단상형(haplotype)이 관찰되었다. 또한 페루, 네덜란드 등 6개 국가에서 검출된 Thrips tabaci 80개 개체에서는 7가지 단상형이 보였다. 본 연구에서 검출 한 mtDNA내 염기서열 다형성은 총채벌레 집단의 국가적 변이성 추정 및 연관성 분석에 기초자료로 활용할 것으 로 기대한다.

The striped fruit fly (SFF), Zeugodacus scutellata, is an agricultural pest species with a strong and rapid reproductive ability that can cause significant harm. To control the population of these kind of pests, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is being used as one of the effective methods. SIT involves the introduction of sexually transmitted factors that reduce the reproductive capacity of males. This study shows that knocking down the testis-specific serine/threonine protein kinase 1 (Zs-Tssk1) gene alters male fertility and male-initiated types of communication. Since Zs-Tssk1 influences the physiology of the testes, spermatogenesis is also affected, which in turn alters the lifespan of Zs-Tssk1 knock down group in comparison with the control. Based on these results, Zs-Tssk1 may be crucial in reproductive function, and its down-regulation may be helpful in controlling SFF through SIT.

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is an important pest of grape and strawberry because it lays egg inside fruit by damaging fruit surface. Recently, D. suzukii has been widely spreaded and causes several problems, so many countries include Australia designated D. suzukii as an important quarantine pest. Because of this, Korean farmers have trouble to export strawberry. In this study, we tested ethyl formate and phosphine to control D. suzukii, and also tested concurrent treatment of ethyl formate and phosphine to reduce phytotoxicity and enhance efficacy. When treated 35g/m3 of ethyl formate for 4 hours, mortality of egg, larvae, pupae and adult stages of D. suzukii was 22.2%, 21.1%, 19.2% and 28.3%, respectively. When treated 1g/m3 of phosphine for 24 hours, all stages of D. suzukii was completely controlled, but caused phytotoxic effect on strawberry. When treated with 35g/m3 of ethyl formate and 1g/m3 of phosphine concurrently for 4 hours, efficacy has been increased with less phytotoxicity than separate treatment. This result indicates that concurrent treatment enhanced efficacy with less phytotoxicity.

한국에서 화분매개곤충으로서 벌목 그 중 특히 꽃벌들의 다양성은 매우 중요하다. 특히 꿀벌을 제이한 야생꽃벌들은 과수와 같은 작물에서는 물론이고 국내 식물의 화분매개를 통하여 식물의 번식과 종다양성을 지켜나갈 수 있도록 하는 중요한 자원이다. 하지만 최근 화분매개를 담당하는 야생의 꽃벌의 수와 종이 급격하게 줄어들고 있다. 지리산, 설악산과 같은 중요 보존지역에서 조차 화분매개곤충의 개체수와 종수가 급격하게 줄어들고 있으며, 서울의 길동생태공원과 같은 근린 녹지에서는 더욱 가파르게 종수와 개체수가 줄어들고 있어 우려가 된다. 그 원인으로는 여러 가지 문제점이 지적되고 있으며, 그 중 몇가지를 예를 들어보겠다. 우선 녹지의 개발이다. 꽃벌류의 주서식지는 숲 가장자리인 경우가 많으며, 이 지역은 개발 압력으로부터 매우 취약하여 리조트나 인공공원으로 바뀌면서 서식지 자체가 사라진다. 20여년전의 많은 종을 확인할 수 있던 제주 유채밭이나 지리산 주변, 설악산 주변 등의 지역에서도 이제는 거의 꽃벌들이 사라져가고 있다. 두 번째는 돌발해충의 방제를 위해 사용되는 살충제의 영향으로 도시 근교에서 전체적인 곤충의 수가 감소하고 있지만 꽃벌들은 더 밀도가 감소한 것처럼 느껴진다. 마지막으로 양봉벌의 증가로 체격이 크고 수가 많은 꿀벌의 영향으로 야생꽃벌의 수가 줄고 또한 질병 등의 전파로 질병에 취약해질 수 있다.

A male specimen of Lymantria albescens (called as Okinawa gypsy moth) was captured in Busan, by sex-pheromone trap for Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) (7R,8S)-cis-7,8-epoxy-2- methyloctadecane [(+)-disparlure]. Up to now, this species is distributed only in Ryukyu Islands of Japan including Ishigaki and Okinawa. The male of Okinawa gypsy moth might be attracted to AGM pheromone trap. If L. albescens is occurred in Korea, more many male individuals must be captured in pheromone trap. Therefore, we considered that the individual might be imported from Japan by inanimate pathway. Although it is high probability that L. albescens might be imported from Okinawa, it is important to a survey on an invasive pathway of the species in a view point of quarantine inspection. Through this presentation, we provided a detection method on Lymantria species using DNA barcoding. On the basis of this study, we will conduct on an invasive pathway and inhabitation possibility.