Predation, development, and ovipostion experiments were conducted to evaluate Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a potential biological control agent for tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Massee) (Acari: Eriophyidae) which is a periodic pest of greenhouse tomatoes. Results show that A. swirskii attacked all developmental stages of A. lycopersici, and had a type II functional response on the prey densities given. The predation rates of A. swirskii on A. lycopersici in the presense of alternative food sources such as pollen, thrips first instar, or whitefly eggs were recorded as 74%, 56%, and 76%, respectively of the predation rate on A. lycopersici alone. Amblyseius swirskii successfully completed their life-cycle on either A. lycopersici or cattail pollen. At 25oC, 70% RH, development time of female A. swirskii fed on A. lycopersici or on cattail pollen took 5.0 and 6.2 days, respectively. For the first 10 days after moulting to the adult stage, A. swirskii fed on A. lycopersici had higher daily oviposition rate (2.0 eggs per day) than on pollen (1.5 eggs per day). From this laboratory study, it can be concluded that A. swirskii has promising traits as a predator against A. lycopersici and that their populations can be stably maintained using alternative food such as cattail pollen. We suggest that the effectiveness of A. swirskii against A. lycopersici under field conditions deserves to be investigated.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of bovine nuclear transfer (NT) embryos cultured in serum-free conditions. Bovine NT embryos cultured in various culture conditions were compared blastocyst development, total cell number and apoptosis using TUNEL assay. In experiment 1, blastocyst rates of NT embryos were significantly higher (P<0.01) in FBS (22.0％) and BSA (26.6％) groups than in PVA (6.3％) group. Total cell number was significantly higher in FBS (78.4±19.4) and BSA (90.9±29.1) groups than in PVA group (46.0±0.0). Apoptotic cell number was significantly fewer in FBS (3.1±1.4) and BSA (1.7±1.4) groups than in PVA group (7.0±20.0) However, all of results were not different between the FBS and BSA group. In experiment 2, blastocyst rates of NT embryos were significantly higher (P<0.05) in fatty acid free-BSA (FAF-BSA) group (26.8％) than in fraction V-BSA group (11.2％). Total cell number were somewhat higher in FAF-BSA group (89.8±30.7) than in fraction V-BSA group (88.1±19.3). Apoptotic cell number were somewhat fewer in FAF-BSA (1.7±1.5) group than in fraction V-BSA group (4.2±2.9). These findings suggest that serum free condition were effective for the in vitro development of bovine NT embryos. Therefore, we concluded that fatty acid free-BSA has beneficial effect in development bovine NT embryos and can be use as a serum substitute.

사과원에서 사용되는 살비제 5종, 살충제 4종, 살균제 6종올 추천농도로 희석하여 점박이응애와 긴털이리응애에 대한 상대독성을 엽침지법으로 실험실에서 조사하였다. Dicofol은 점박이응애와 긴털이리응애에 대해 독성이 매우 강하였으며, 이들의 난에 대해서도 각각 46%와 40%의 致死效果가 있었다. Abamectin 용액에 침지된 긴털이리응애 암컷성충의 사망율은 무처리와 차이가 없었으나 점박이응애의 암컷성충은 24시간 이내에 모두 사망하였다. Tetradifon, Clofentezine, Hexythiazox등 3종의 살란성 살비제는 점박이 응애의 난에 대해서는 90%이상의 살란효과를 나타내었으나 긴털이리응애 난의 부화에는 아무런 영향이 없었다. Teflubenzuron, Triflumuron, Diflubenzuron, lmidacloprid 등 4종의 살충제와 Propineb, Fenarimol, Polyoxin-B.captan 등 3종의 살균제는 긴털이리응애 암컷성충에 대해 살비효과가 없었으며, Chlorothalonil, Nuarimol . Mancozeb, Folpet 등 3종의 살균제도 23% 이하의 낮은 살비효과를 나타내었다. 이상과 같이 긴털이리응애 난이나 암컷성충에 저독성을 나타내는 4종의 살충제와 4종의 살비제 및 6종의 살균제는 사과원 병해충 종합관리체계에서 긴털이리응애와 함께 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.