기후변화가 국내 주요 외래 산림해충 발생에 미치는 영향을 리뷰하였다. 국내 주요 외래 산림해충으로 소나무 재선충병, 주홍날개꽃매미, 미국선녀벌레, 갈색날개매미충, 소나무허리노린재 등이 보고되어 있다. 외래 산림 해충에 대한 기후변화 영향 평가는 종 분포 모델에 기반을 둔 발생위험도 평가를 통해 분석되고 있었다. 여러 국내 연구 사례들은 기후변화가 진행됨에 따라 소나무재선충병의 발생위험도가 증가함을 보여주었다. 일본 등 국외 연구 사례에서도 기후변화에 의해 온대지역 소나무림의 소나무재선충병 발생위험이 증가할 것으로 예측되었다. 주홍날개꽃매미도 기후변화가 진행함에 따라 발생위험도가 증가하였다. 그러나 벼룩좀벌류 등의 천적이 주홍날개꽃매미 밀도를 감소시키므로 현실적인 기후변화 영향평가를 위해서는 천적류에 대한 기후변 화 영향 평가가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다. 산림 분야 기후변화 대응을 위해서는 산림해충 및 천적류에 기후변화 영향평가를 기반으로 한 적응 대책의 필요성이 확인되었다.

Forest pests are a major threat to forest ecological and economic health. For this reason, the monitoring for forest pests was necessary and the monitoring program has begun from 1968 in Korea. During past 50 years, forest pests in pine forests have been shifting from pine moth (Dendrolimus spectabilis) via pine needle gall midge (PNGM, Thecodiplosis japonensis) to pine wilt disease (PWD). The pine moth is a native species to Korea and its outbreaks were recorded even 500 years ago. It was the major forest pests in Korea from 1950s to 1970s. The cause of its decline was probably due to increase in activities of microorganism-type natural enemy. In 1980s and 1990s, PNGM was the major forest pests in Korea. It invaded to Korea in 1929 and dispersed to nationwide in 1992. The suite of parasitic wasps to PNGM at least partially contributed to decline of PNGM on the basis of long term monitoring research. After 2000s, the pine wilt disease caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, an invasive species and vectored by Monochamus alternatus and M. saltuarius, native species was the major forest pest in Korea. These results showed that threat by invasive species on the forest health was increase and natural enemies at least partially contribute to stabilize outbreak of forest pests. Therefore, the further researches and monitoring on invasive species and roles of natural enemies are intensively conducted.

Korean oak wilt (KOW) caused by Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae and its vector, Platypus koryoensis is one of the most severe forest pests in Korea. In spite of its importance, information about dispersal of P. koryeonsis is very limited. In here, a hypothesis related to long distance dispersal (LDD) of KOW reflecting behavior of P. koryoensis is proposed. When attack density of P. koryoensis increased, location of entry holes in the trunk moved to upward. The individuals which escaped from entry holes in upper trunk had potential to fly upper part of trees and they flew longer distance probably by aid of winds. We suggested that this density dependent dispersal of the beetle explain the spatial dynamics of KOW in large scale.

2007년에 잣나무림에서 하늘소과, 바구미과, 나무좀아과에 속하는 천공성 딱정벌레 군집을 말레이즈 트랩을 활용하여 조사하였다. 하늘소류 15종 184 개체, 바구미류 17종 185개체, 6종 1,246개체의 총 1,615개체 천공성 딱정벌레가 채집되었고 우점종은 왕녹나무좀이었다. 개체수에 따 라 순위를 매겼을 때, 잣나무림에서 천공성 해충과 나무좀류 군집은 나무좀아과의 한 종에 의해 우점되어 생물다양성이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 잣나 무림에서 간벌은 나무좀과 암브로시아좀류의 풍부도에 영향을 미쳐 특정 임분에서의 개체군들은 간벌 1년 후 밀도가 증가했으나 그 후 감소하였다.

The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), was originally distributed in North America and spread into central Europe and eastern Asia in the early 1940s. This species was first found in Seoul, Korea in 1958. In this study, the effect of temperatures on development in regional variation of the H. cunea was investigated. Local populations of fall webworm were collected in Goyang and Pusan, Korea and the larvae were reared on an artificial diet, incubated at seven constant temperatures of 17.5, 20.0, 22.5, 25.0, 27.5, 30.0 and 32.5℃ under the photoperiod 16L:8D. The average developmental periods decreased as the temperature increased at all stage in the Goyang population. The temperature dependent developmental rates in each stage were well described by linear and nonlinear Briere model in the Goyang population. The lower threshold temperature for development from egg to adult was 13.7℃ and all the eggs did not hatch at 32.5 ℃. Optimum temperatures for reproduction was 22.5℃, and average number of eggs laid by individual female at the temperature was 441.5±121.8. Developmental periods of larval and pupal stage in the Goyang population were not significantly different from those in the Pusan population at 25℃.

The wood-boring and bark beetle (Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) community in Korean white pine, Pinus koraiensis Sieb. & Zucc., forests was surveyed using Malaise traps in 2007. A total of 1,669 wood-boring and bark beetles were collected, including 193 cerambycids from 16 species, 221 curculionids from 21 species, and 1,255 scolydid beetles from 6 species, of which the dominant species was the ambrosia beetle Xyleborus mutilatus Blandford. Ranked by order of population size, the wood-boring and bark beetle community in Korean white pine showed high dominance by one species of Scolytinae, suggesting the community was unstable and had low biological diversity. Thinning in Korean white pine forests influenced the abundance of bark and ambrosia beetles, whose populations in particular stands increased 1 year after thinning, and then decreased the following year.

An ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is a vector of Raffaelea quercimongolicae that is known to cause Korean Oak Wilt (KOW), one of the serious threats to forest healthy in Korea. To manage P. koryoensis properly, it is necessary to clarify flight period of the adult. This experiment was conducted to elucidate the relationship between temperature and the flight period based on field observation in three forests consisted of Quercus mongolica from 2007 to 2009 except winter season. Date of flight period for 50% (FP50) was estimated by the cumulative Weibull distribution model based on cumulative proportion of the adult density and air temperature. Relationship between site temperature and the date of FP50 of P. koryoensis was the most significant when temperatures below 6.5℃ were excluded, suggesting lower threshold temperature for the flight period based on the site temperature. The pooling cumulative proportion of flight period against degree days was well described by the degree-day model, which has explanatory power for the 89% of year and site variation in the flight period and predicted accurately the flight pattern in 2011.

An ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is known as a major vector of Korean oak wilt disease (KOW) to Mongolian oak and it is considered as the one of the major threat to forest ecosystem health. This study was conducted to assess damage on Mongolian oak inflicted by the ambrosia beetle on the basis of entry hole density and location within the trunk. Two hundred forty Momgolian oak trees from Mt. Uam (Gyonggi-Do, Korea) and 60 from Mt. Gyebang (Gangwon-Do, Korea) were randomly selected. Initially, the damage degree on an individual tree and the diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured, and followed by the measurement of entry hole density per 148 X 210 mm2 on lower trunk (above the surface of the earth) and upper (100 cm above the surface) on each upslope and downslope. The damage degrees were divided into three classes: Ⅰ indicating healthy tree, Ⅱ tree damaged by the ambrosia beetles and Ⅲ dead tree by the KOW. As the damage class of the Mongolian oaks increased, the number of the entry holes increased regardless of locations of entry holes. The density of entry hole lower trunk was higher than that in upper trunk, showing that the ambrosia beetle preferred to attack the lower trunk on downslope. In addition, the results showed a tendency that the average DBH of the oak trees increased as the damage class increased from Ⅰ to Ⅲ. This suggests that the ambrosia beetle prefers to attack older trees. The entry hole densities on each lower and upper trunk on downslope were principal components to assess the damage degrees of the Mongolian oak.

Forest pests are one of the major disturbance factors in forest ecosystem and their outbreaks are expected to be severer under influence of climate changes. Among the forest pests, coleopterans can be key stone species because they are one of the dominant groups in forest and their ecological functions are very diverse. Moreover, saproxylic beetles contributed to ecological succession of forests thus, ecological functions of forests are changed in response to their outbreaks. The outbreaks of mountain pine beetle (MPB) were the most dramatic examples that outbreaks by climate change induce changes in ecological function of forest. Compositions of coleopteran species were variable to latitudinal changes whereas compositions of functional group were consistent. This showed that ecological function of coleopteran had resilience to climate changes and directions of changes in coleopteran communities were predictable based on species-specific latitudinal distribution. In addition, abundance of saproxylic beetles increased with increase in DBH (diameter at breast height), suggesting tree ages are one of the key factors for saproxylic beetles. Finally, potential changes in interactions between saproxylic beetles and trees under climate changes were discussed.

A 63-year-old woman with a history of nephrolithiasis and long-term hemodialysis (HD) presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed urinoma induced by renal forniceal rupture, and three causative calculi. No active stone growth or new stones were observed when compared with previous CT, however, fragmentation and migration of an existing stone was observed. After ureteroscopic lithotripsy and stenting with a double-J catheter, the patient made a full recovery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of spontaneous renal forniceal rupture in an anuric HD patient caused by calculi. Renal forniceal rupture can occur, even in anuric HD patients.

‘Seohong’ was bred within the potato breeding program of National Institute of Highland Agriculture (NIHA). It was originated from a cross made in 1997 between ‘Jashim’ as a female and 93K65-1 as a male parent. Seohong was evaluated as a seedling number 97S05-1 for tuber characteristics, growth and yielding ability from 2001 to 2002, and than this clone was renamed as Daegwan 1-82. This clone was evaluated in the regional yield trial and the disease resistance in the five locations for three years. Finally, this clone was named as ‘Seohong’ and registered a new recommended potato cultivar in 2006. This cultivar has a round, shallow eye depth, light red-skinned tuber characteristics and low to medium dry matter content. It showed high resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) and potato leaf roll virus (PLRV), however it was susceptible to potato virus Y (PVY) and late blight (Phytophthora infestans). Its mean tuber yields from the regional yield trial and winter cropping trial were 12 and 49 percent higher than that of ‘Superior’, respectively.

“Haryeong” was bred through the potato breeding program at the National Institute of Highland Agriculture (NIHA). Itin1996. It has a round, smooth, light yelow-skined tuber characteristics and high dry mater content. It showed high resistance tolate bligh