Aphis gossypii was widely distributed throughout the tropical, subtropical and temperate zone. The chemical control of A. gossypii is becoming problem because it was rapidly appeared resistance expression to chemicals. We will attempt to resolve the this problem using RNAi technique. Besides, RNAi technology can be helpful to study the target genes of A. gossypii. In this study we produce cDNA library construction using gateway cloning system for selecting target gene in order to control of A. gossypii using RNAi. As a result, the 100-400bp of insert size, which is appropriate for RNAi was confirmed. Most of insert gene is associated with A. gossypii, after that insert sequence was compared with DNA databases and EST databases using NCBI blast search. Consequentially, A. gossypii of cDNA library with the titer of 3.15x105 clones were completed. And we will perform the LR recombination to transfer cDNA library into TRV2 (tobacco rattle virus) vector with att site. Then, after performing transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens (GV 2260), we inoculated to cucumber with A. tumefaciens. An insecticidal effect or a repellent activity against A. gossypii by changing behavior in transgenic cucumber plants were conformed. Also, the selecting target gene in order to control A. gossypii using RNAi may be provided.

도시 텃밭에서 재배되는 농산물의 대부분은 식탁에 바로 오르는 채소류로 안전성 확보가 요구되나 아직 이에 대한 자료가 없다. 본 연구는 도시 텃밭에서 재배되는 채소류의 생물학적 안전성을 평가하기 위한 기초 자료를 확 보하기 위하여, 2012년 9월부터 10월 사이에 서울시내 11 곳의 도시텃밭에서 채취한 9종 채소류(배추, 상추, 무잎, 시금치, 겨자잎, 쑥갓, 파, 양배추와 치커리) 530 표본을 대상으로 총호기성균(일반세균), 대장균/대장균군, Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes 및 E. coli O157:H7 오염 수준을 정량적으로 혹은 정성적으로 평가하였다. 조사한 농산물에 존재하는 총호기성 세균과 대장균군의 평균 수는 각각 6.3 log CFU/g (범위, 3.8-8.1 log CFU/g) 및 4.3 log CFU/g (범위, 2.1-6.4 log CFU/g) 이었다. 대장균군은 전체 표본의 67%에서 발견되었다. 치커리에서 가장 많은 수의 총호기성 세균과 대장균군이 검출되었고, 부추에서 가장 적은 수의 대장균군 오염을 보였다. 대장균은 전체 채소류의 2.3%에서 발견되었으나, 농산물별로는 상추, 무잎, 갓과 치커리에서 발견되었다. 그렇지만, 조사한 농 산물에서 식중독 유발 세균인 Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes 및 E. coli O157:H7은 검출되지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 보아, 서울시내 도시텃밭에서 재배되는 채소류에서 식중독 유발 세균은 발견되지 않았으나, 재배 과정중 대장균군 및 대장균의 오염을 줄이기 위한 노력이 요구된다.

Many community gardens in large cities worldwide grow vegetables; however, no information regarding the levels of sanitary indicator bacteria and prevalence of foodborne pathogens in vegetables grown in urban community gardens is available. To evaluate the microbiological quality of vegetables from urban community gardens in Korea, 530 samples (nine types of vegetable, including Chinese cabbage, lettuce, radish leaves, spinach, mustard leaves, crown daisy, leek, Korean cabbage, and chicory) were collected at 11 urban community gardens in Seoul, Korea from September through October 2012. The levels of total aerobic bacteria, Escherichia coli, total coliforms, Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes, and E. coli O157:H7 were evaluated quantitatively and/or qualitatively. The mean numbers of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms were 6.3 log CFU/g (range 3.8-8.1 log CFU/g) and 4.3 log CFU/g (range 2.1-6.4 log CFU/g), respectively. Total coliforms were detected on 67% of whole vegetables. Chicory showed the highest number of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms, whereas the lowest number of coliforms was detected on leeks. E. coli was detected on 2.3% of whole vegetables, including lettuce, radish leaves, mustard leaves, and chicory; however, foodborne pathogenic bacteria were not detected on any of the vegetable samples using this highly sensitive and validated procedure. Based on these findings, the presence of coliforms and E. coli demonstrates that opportunity for improvement of microbiological safety exists throughout the produce production chain, although no major foodborne pathogens were present in vegetables grown in urban community gardens.

From April 2010 to the present, seasonal occurrence of Riptortus pedestris was investigated. Five locations for population density and migration route tracking were the same as last year (two sites of Mt. Yangseong, Jujung-dong, O-Chang, and the campus of Chungbuk National University(CBNU)). In Mt. Yangseong, separated the farmland (80m) and forest (200 and 300m) by altitude, population density in 2010 was showed high density at mid-June, mid-Aug., and late-Oct., but population density in 2011 was showed high density at late-April, late-July and mid-Aug. In O-Chang and Jujung-dong, population density in 2010 was captured the adult from June to Aug. in the farmland, and from Sept. to Nov. in the forest. Total captured number of R. pedestris were high in farmland than forest. In campus of CBNU, the adult was captured from mid-Jul. to late-Aug. It showed the difference in the population density by its environmental conditions. Attraction effect of pheromone lure trap with soybeans were good than that of pheromone lure trap only. To track the migration of R. pedestris, we painted the fluorescent paint with different color. Being painted 500 R. pedestris were released and recaptured 10 and 20 days after release. Among released 500 R. pedestris at asl 300m on Yangseong site A and B in 25 Apr. were recaptured one at 300 and 80 m at site A, and site B was recaptured one marked R. pedestris adult at 200 m. In 25 May, release at 200 m in site A was recaptured only 80 m with 2 and site B was recaptured 200m with 8 and 80m with 1. Released in 17 Jul. at 80 m, marked R. pedestris adults were recaptured only 80 m with 5 and 2, respectively. It means that R. pedestris adults seem to migrate from the forest to the farmland in this season, but the data from Aug. to Oct. in 2010 was different.

This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and route tracking of Riptortus clavatus from 5th April to 10th November, 2010. Investigation area was selected: farmland at Chungbuk National University (CBNU), Jujung-dong (Cheongju) and O-Chang (Cheongwon) that distinguished the farmland and the fores, and two sites by an altitude at Mt. Yangseong (Munui-myeon, Cheongwon). Aggression pheromone trap (below trap) and trap+soybean are set on two sites by an altitude of Mt. Yangseong farmland (80m) and forest (200 and 300 m). Population density of Riptortus pedestris showed the highest in Mid-Jun., Mid-Aug, and Late-Oct., and caught more trap+soybean than trap. Two sites of O-Chang and Jujung, R. pedestris was more caught to a farmland in June to August, but caught to forest at Sept. Comparison between traps, trap+soybean is more caught than trap, higher caught in season to a farmland from Jun. to Aug., a forest from Sept. to Nov. Farmland of CBNU without forest was caught from Mid-Jul. to Late-Aug, and the number of caught insect was higher in trap+soybean. This pattern caught more in trap+soybean shows the similar result from five investigation area but showed the difference according to the investigation area. R. pedestris was released after marked with florescent paint for route tracking. Ten days after release of 500 density at 200 m altitude (25th Aug), R. pedestris was re-caught seven in the same altitude, but the release at 80 m altitude (4th Oct.), R. pedestris was re-caught at 200 and 300 m. This result suggest that R. pedestris did not move in August to other altitude because of rich-food, however, R. pedestris seems to move in Oct. to the forest by reason of food-shortage or overwintering.

For the physiological study on environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) pepper plant on non-target but three-trophically related insect species, we investigated behavioral responses of Aphis gossypii and Aphidius colemani in Y-tube olfactometer to the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)-resistant transgenic pepper plant (H15 GM line) expressing coat protein gene of CMV and its wild type pepper plant (untransformed, susceptible to CMV pathotype II, P2377 inbred line) in relation to CMV infection. CMV-infected plants were prepared with the 30 min of inoculation by the winged A. gossypii viruliferous or mechanical inoculation using CMV-Fny, and with molecular diagnosis using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) over 2 weeks after inoculation. In this study, time for attraction responses (attraction time) of A. gossypii were not significantly different in the pepper strain, and the virus infection of plant. However, the attraction time of A. colemani was significantly different between the GM plant and the non-GM plant. In addition, the attraction time of A. colemani to the GM plant was significantly decreased according to the CMV infection. For further study, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by these plants were collected with an entrainment kit and analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC) on HP-1 column. The specific VOCs related to CMV infection were detected in the GM plant over 4 weeks after inoculation of CMV in this study. Thus, it is suggested that VOCs of the GM plant in this study may be produced more as a signal attracting A. colemani in relation to CMV infection.

Strawberries are among the leading ready-to-eat agricultural products that have superior taste and nutrition. Thus, consumer concerns about the safety of eating strawberries are growing. To evaluate the contamination levels of strawberries according to their cultivation methods (nutriculture, pesticide-free culture and organic farming) and parts [fruit (flesh), stalk (pedunle) and leaf (calyx)], 1,020 parts of strawberry samples were collected at 12 farms in Nonsan-si and quantitatively or qualitatively examined for the indicators of food safety and food poisoning bacteria. The total aerobic bacteria count in the whole samples was 2.3~6.8 log10 CFU/g, and coliform bacteria were detected in 14.2% of the whole samples with a contamination level range of 2.1~4.5 log CFU/g. E. coli were detected in 0.9% of the whole samples with a contamination level range of 2.1~2.8 log CFU/g. The analysis of the bacterial levels according to the cultivation methods showed that the total aerobic bacteria and coliform counts were higher in the strawberries that were grown via organic farming than in those that were grown via nutriculture and pesticide-free culture. However, the E. coli counts of the strawberries that were grown via organic farming and via pesticide-free culture were similar and differed from that of the strawberries that were grown via nutriculture. The analysis of the contamination levels according to the parts of the strawberries showed that the total aerobic bacteria, coliform and E. coli counts of the fruits, stalks and leaves of the strawberries did not significantly differ. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in two organically grown strawberries, but Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 were not detected in the whole samples. These results show that the bacterial contamination levels of the strawberries differed based on their cultivation methods. Thus, a suitable method of reducing the bacterial contamination levels of strawberries according to their farming methods is needed