분재는 우리나라의 주요 수출 임산물이다. 외국으로의 분재수출 요구도는 증가하고 있지만 수출을 위해서는 검역적 위해 요소가 제거 되어 야 하는데 식물기생선충도 검역의 중요 대상이다. 우리나라 6개 분재원에서 활엽수 분재[단풍나무(Acer palmatum), 백일홍(Zinnia elegans), 쥐똥나무(Ligustrum obtusiflium), 소사나무(Carpinus turcaninowii), 애기사과(Malus sieboldii)]를 대상으로 발생하는 선충을 조사하였다. 세 종의 식물기생선충[미국검선충(Xiphinema americanum), 둥근꼬리붙이나선선충(Rotylenchus blothrotylus), 한국껍질선충(Hemicycliophora koreana)] 과 세 종의 비기생 선충 [등화육각창선충(Aporclaimellus donghwaens), 둥근꼬리붙이나선선충(Egtitus andhricus), 계룡중간창선충(Mesodorylaimus usitatus)]들이 분재로부터 분리되었다. 비기생선충인 계룡중간창선충은 모든 조사 수종에서 검출되었고, 미국과 EU연합 검역대상 선충으로는 한국껍질선충과 미국검선충의 두 종만 발견되었다. 등화육각창선충과 계룡중간창선충은 분재목 뿌리에서 분리되었고, 나머지 선충들은 토양에서 분리되었다.

Diversity and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes were surveyed in Korea from 2010 to 2014. Soil samples were examined for the presence of steinernematid and heterorhabditid nematodes by baiting method with Galleria mellonella larvae. Out of the 189 soil samples, 47(24.9%) were positive for entomopathogenic nematodes, with the share of 7(3.7%) for Heterorhabditis and 40(21.2%) for Steinernema isolates. Morphological and molecular studies were also utilized to characterize isolates. The Heterorhabditis isolates were identified as H. megidis and Steinernema isolates as S. carpocapsae, S. monticolum and S. kraussei, respectively. H. megidis was the most common species of Heterorhabditis, which was isolated from 7 sites across the five different provinces and Steinernema monticolum was the most common species of Steinernema, which was isolated from 34 sites, respectively. S. carpocapsae was isolated from only two sites, Namwon, Jeongnam province and Iksan, Jeonbuk province, respectively. S. kraussei was the first recorded entomopathogenic nematode in Korea. Those entomopathogenic nematodes were recorded from coniferous and deciduous forests.

Parasitism of horsehair worm in mantids were investigated for two years, from 2012 and 2013. The mantids were collected from forty-nine sites from August to November. Twenty-one sites (42.9%) of the collected mantids were parasitized by horsehair worms. C. japonensis was recorded from T. angustipennis, T. aridifolia and C. fukuii. The C. japonensis parasitism of T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia were 27.0% and 10.7%, respectively. The infested number of C. japonensis was 1-9 per host. The body length of C. japonensis showed tendency to decrease with number of parasites, but not significantly different. Horsehair worms did not affect body, abdomen length and digestive system of host. However, egg possession of host was different, unparasitized T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia had more eggs (63.7%) than parasitized ones (2.6%). C. japonensis was parasitized as immature stage in late Aug. immature and adult stage in early Sept. and only adult in late Oct. Parasitism was the highest in late Sept.

Various insect pest damage agricultural crops and forest. Several control strategies have been tried against these pests. Using chemical pesticides is one of the major control strategies. However, in recent years, eco-friendly control measures have received a big attention. Entomogenous nematodes are best known as potential biocontrol agent which are promising alternatives of chemical pesticides. During the survey of insect-parasitic nematodes as well as their parasitism in Korea, three new species, Parasitylenchus cyrtogenii n. sp., Parasitylenchus oscavus n. sp., Bathymermis sancheongensis n. sp. and seven other new records for the Korean nematode and nematomorpha fauna were identified, which are: Howardula phyllotretae, Parasitaphelenchus uncinatus, Hexamermis albicans, Hexamermis sp., Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis, Pristionchus pacificus, and Spinochordodea tellini, respectively. Parasitism of nematodes ranged from 0.7 to 87.5%. The highest parasitism was recorded in P. cyrtogenii n. sp isolated from Cyrtogenius brevior as 87.5%, however the lowest parasitism found in Hexamermis sp. isolated from Oxya chinensis as 0.7%.

표고버섯좀나방(Morophagoides moriutii)은 최근 버섯 에 심각한 피해를 주는 해충으로 유충이 골목이나 종균, 자실체를 직접 가해하여 생산량을 감소시키고 상품성을 저하 시킨다. 표고버섯좀나방의 환경 친화적 방제에 이용 할 수 있는 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 국내 토양에서 탐 색된 토착 곤충병원성 선충 Steinernema carpocapsae GSN1 계통의 접종 농도별 병원성, 침입수, 증식수를 표고 버섯좀나방의 령기에 따라 조사하였다. 선충의 표고버섯 좀나방에 대한 병원성은 접종농도가 높을수록 증가하였다. 표고버섯좀나방 2령충, 3령충에서 유충 한 마리당 선충 감염태 유충(3령충) 80마리 접종부터 100%의 높은 병원 성을 나타내었고, 표고버섯좀나방 4령충은 한 마리당 선 충 감염태 유충 40마리 접종부터 100%의 치사율을 나타 내었다. 선충의 표고버섯좀나방 유충 체내로의 침입수는 접종 농도와 령기가 높을수록 선충의 침입수도 증가 하였 다. 선충 감염태 유충 5마리 농도 처리에서는 2령충 1.3마 리, 3령충 1.7마리, 4령충 1.8마리 였으나, 160마리 농도 처리에서 2령충 12.3마리, 3령충 21.1마리, 4령충 22.5마 리로 조사 되었다. 끝으로 표고버섯좀나방 유충 한 마리 당 침입한 선충의 증식수는 같은 령기에서는 선충의 접종 농도가 많아질수록 증식수가 증가하였다. 또한 표고버섯 좀나방의 령기에 따라 선충 증식수의 차이는 많았는데, 선충 감염태 유충 160마리 처리농도에서는 각각 표고버 섯좀나방 2령충이 6,335마리, 3령충이 21,660마리, 4령충 이 88,700마리로 조사되었다. 따라서 토착 곤충병원성 선 충 S. carpocapsae GSN1 계통은 표고버섯좀나방의 생물 적 방제를 위한 방제제로 활용할 가능성이 높음을 알 수 있었다.

Horsehair worm parasitism of mantids was investigated for two years, 2012 and 2013. The mantids were collected from forty-nine sites from August to November. Mantids collected from twenty-one sites (42.9%) including Amur silver grass plantation at Samjang-myeon in Sancheong, Gyeongnam province were parasitized by horsehair worms. C. japonensis was recorded from T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia and C. fukuii, a newly recorded species in Korea, was isolated from T. aridifolia. C. japonensis was found from T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia collected from Gyeongnam province (Jinju, Sancheong, Sacheon, Uiryeong, Hapcheon, and Goseong) and Sangju, Gyeongsbuk province. C. fukuii was isolated from T. aridifolia collected from Gunwi, Gyeongbuk province and Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi province. The C. japonensis parasitism of T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia was 27.0% and 10.7%, respectively. The number of C. japonensis in a host was from one to nine, but most was one from a host. The body length of C. japonensis showed tendency to decrease with number of parasites, but not significantly different. Horsehair worms did not affect body and abdomen length and digestive system of host. However, egg possession of host was different, that is, unparasitized T. angustipennis and T. aridifolia. had more eggs (63.7%) than parasitized ones (2.6%).

Amur silver grass, Miscanthus sacchariflorus is one of the promising biofuel crops. A damage of noctuid pest, Leucapamea askoldis was firstly observed from Amur silver grass in Hwasun silver grass plantation during the survey of insect pests of Amur silver grass in Iksan, Hwasun, and Sancheong plantation areas in Korea. The host of L. askoldis was not known yet in Korea. Thus, M. sacchariflorus was the first known host in Korea. The L. askoldis damage was observed as larval feeding on newly grown shoots of M. sacchariflorus close to soil surface from early April to early May in 2013. Investigated larval density was 1.6 ± 1.1 per m2 on April 4 and damage rate of shoots was 0.8% ± 0.4 per hundred plants on May 4, 2013. The larvae bore into shoots of M. sacchariflorus and then feed inside of plant. The damaged shoots are easily pulled out and distinguished by the boring hole on the shoots.

Pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is associated with the pine wilt disease and transmitted by pine sawyer, Monochamus alternatus. Because pine sawyer has one-year life cycle, one natural infection of PWN is occurred a year. Therefore, artificial propagation method of PWN is needed to improve experiment associated with PWN. In this study, effect of diameter, paraffin sealing of twig and dosage on pine wood nematode reproduction in Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii. PWN reproduction was compared in twigs of P. thunbergii and P. densiflora. Numbers of reproduced PWN were higher with decreasing diameter of twig. Distance (5 and 10 cm) from inoculation site of PWN did not influence reproduction of PWN. Reproduced numbers of PWN were higher in the paraffin-sealing twig than non-sealing twig. Dosage of PWN influenced reproduction of PWN. Reproduction rate was the highest at the rate of 10 IJs (13.7 and 61.1-fold increasing in P. densiflora and P. thunbergii, respectively 30 days later) whereas lowest at the rate of 1000 Ijs (1.1 and 0.7-fold increasing in P. densiflora and P. thunbergii, respectively 30 days later). Numbers of reproduced PWN were more in P. thunbergii than P. densiflora.

Host plants of insect pest in turfgrass and ornamental tree, Popillia flavosellata (Coleoptera: Ruteridae) were investigated in golf courses and forest. Twenty six species in 18 families were observed to be fed on from this research and 22 species in 15 families were recorded newly host plants of P. flavosellata. Thus, total number of host plants of P. flavosellata were 49 species in 23 species. P. flavosellata adult mainly fed on flower of host plants. Seasonal prevalence of P. flavosellata adult was investigated in East Valley Country Club in Gwangju, Gyeonggii, Korea using Japanese beetle pheromone lure and a eugenol feeding attractant. Peak activity of P. flavosellata adult was nearby 20 June. Mean attracted number of P. flavosellata adult at peak day were 197.6 individuals/ trap/day at 2008 and 268.1 individuals at 2010. Occurrence of P. quadriguttata were very lower then P. flavosellata. Mean attracted number of P. quadriguttata adult at peak day were 17.5 individuals/trap/day at 2008 and 2.3 individuals at 2010 in same trap.

Two new species of Tylenchorhynchus Cobb, 1913 from sugar cane fields in Sudan, T. sudanensis and T. elamini are described and illustrated. T. sudanensis is characterized by rather medium body size female, L= 0.692 ㎜ long with rather medium stylet length of 20 – 23 ㎛. While T. elamini is characterized by medium body size female, L = 0.61 – 0.78 ㎜ long, medium stylet length of 16 –19 ㎛. Different characters of two new species are discussed. In addition, vital measurements and brief descriptions of two species are presented.

창원의 단감 과수원에서 2000년 6월 하순에 해충에 의한 피해 잎에서 총채벌레를 채집하여 분류한 결과, 우리나라에서는 처음으로 보고되는 관총태벌레科(Phlaeothripidae)의 감관총채벌레(신칭)(Ponticulothrips diospyrosi)로 확인되었다. 이 종의 간략한 형태 및 생태학적 특성, 피해증상, 경남 도내에서의 분포현황을 마련하였다

Fenvalerate, cypermethrin, furathiocarb 및 prothiofos에 대해 각각 581, 18, 19, 11배의 저항성을 보인 진주계통과 fenvalerate와 furathiocarb에 대해 각각 38배와 9배의 저항성을 나타내고 있는 함양.서상계동을 bifenthrin과 prothiofos의 혼합조합으로 방제하기 위해 실내 엽침지법과 포장방제시험을 수행하였다. Bifenthrin 1EC와 prothiofos 50EC을 1:50으로 혼합하여 실내엽침지법으로 처리하였을 때 공력계수가 273.2로 최고점에 도달한 후 급격히 감소하는 양상을 보였다. 침지법에서 가장 효과적이었던 혼용비율의 조합을 함양.서상현지 농가에서 실증시험을 수행한 결과, 처리구에서 처리약량을 절반으로 줄였음에도 배추좀나방의 방제효과가 농가관행구와 마찬가지로 우수하였다. 또한 이 조합은 여러가지 대표적인 살충제에 대해 높은 저항성을 나타내고 있는 진주지역계통에 대해서도 합리적인 농약혼합으로 저항성문제에 적절히 대처할 수 있음을 보여주었다.

Steinernematid와 heterorhabditid 선충은 쥐며느리에 침입하여 치사시킬수는 있었지만 효과는 없었다. Steinernema carpocapsae 포천 strain과 S. glaseri 동래 strain이 S. carpocapse All strain과 Heterorohabditis bacteriophora보다 효과가 있었으며, 병원성 발현에서 선충의 접종농도가 기주의 밀도보다 중요한 요인이었다.

벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)는 아시아의 중요한 벼해충이다. 현재의 방제법은 주로 살충제와 저항성 품종에 의존하고 있다. 한국에서의 가장 중요한 생물적 방제인자는 자연 발생하고 있는 mermithid선충의 한종인 Agamermis unka로 생각된다. 벼멸구에의 기생율이 비록 장소와 해에 따라 변이가 높다하더라도 Mermithid 선충은 기주의 생식력을 감소할 뿐만아니라결과적으로 기주티사를 가져오기 때문에 전망이 밝은 생물적 방제인자이다. Mermithid 선충은 벼멸구가 년 3~4년세대를 경과하는데 비하여년 1세대를 나나 Mermithid선충 암컷은 일시에 산란을 하지 않기 때문에 전세대의 많은 벼멸구가 기생된다. 본 Mermithid선충은 완전기생충으로 대량생산 기술이 아직 개발되지 않아 개체군 억제를위한 증대법을 단지 제한적인 범위에서 가능하다. 그러나 재배적 방법이나 저항성 품종의 이용, 살충제와의 혼용을 통한 자연발생 선충 개체군을 보존함으로서 효과적인 벼멸구의 종합방제를 이룰 수 있다.

나무좀인 Orthotomicus angulatus에서 천적기생선충인 Parasitylenchus orthotomici가 신종으로 기술되었으며, 적송에서 채집된 170마리의 표본에서 51.8%가 선충에 기생되어 있었다. 한 마리의 나무좀에서 발견된 선충수는 1~97마리였다. TEXF1/TEX세대의 기생율도 43.2%~52%로 높았으며 양지쪽과 음지쪽의 서식나무간좀에는 기생율에 일정한 경향이 없었다.

유인제에 유인된 20종의 나무좀과 2종의 미동정 나무좀을 목록화 하였으며, 유인된 나무좀 종 Trypodendron signnatum 과 Xyleborus defensus는 우리나라에서 처음으로 기록되는 종들로 그 특징을 기술하였다.

Five nematophagous fungi were evaluated for their nematicidal effect in vitro on Rhabditis sp. and Meloidogyne hapla in soil. Inocula of Arthrobotrys arthrobotryoides, A. conoides, A. oligospora, Dactylella lobata, and Fusarium oxyaporum were grown in moistened corn-sandy soil and chopped potato-sandy soil media, and incubated at 26 for one week. The prepared inocula were incorporated in autoclaved sandy soil, mixing thoroughly at rates equ-invalent to 1:50, 1:100, 1:200, and 1:400, repectively, before 80g of the mixture carrying 100 Rhabditis sp. was put into petri plates. Nematophagous fungi effectively teduced the popuation of Rhabditis sp. in soil in a week or two following treatment of the incula at concentration of 1:50 and 1:100. The optimum was at for nematicidial effect as high as 80-100%. The at the rate of 1:100 prepared incula were incorporated in auto-claved soil, where 100 Juveniles M. hapla were introduced per 80% soil. All fungi infected the M. hapla effectively in soil, caysing more than 90% mortality within one week. This result indicated the potential value of these fungi as promising biocontrol agents