The environmental friendly control of Platypus koryoensis (Murayama), a vector of oak wilt disease, was investigated using citral. To develop an effective attracted trap was performed in Yeoju (semi-field), Gunpo (field) and Cheongju (field). Using a ratio of four attractant (ethanol 100%, ethanol+citral (90:10, 95:5), ethanol+citral+hexane extract of Quercus mongolica (90:5:5)) was investigated attractive effects for the Platypus koryoensis. Most P. koryoensis were attracted to mixture of ethanol+citral (95:5). As a result, when using a citral in a certain concentration is would be able to develop an effective and environmental friendly control agent.

Monochamus saltuarius is one of the insect vector of pine wilt disease with Monochamus alternatus. The present study aimed to investigate the dose to induce sterile and the effect of sterility according to the gender of M. saltuarius. As the electron beam irradiation dose increased, the hatchability, adult eclosion rate and longevity of the former mid and late maturation feeding stage of adults was slightly reduced. However, there was no difference between these two adults. In addition, female adults were more sensitive to the electron beam than the male adults. Hatchability of the F1 generation of ♂T × ♀N o r♀T × ♂N (T: 200 Gy electron beam irradiation, N: 0 Gy) was completely suppressed. As electron beam irradiation dose increased, the fecundity of female adults were slightly decreased. Results by comet assay showed that electron beam irradiation induced as dose increased DNA damage in M. saltuarius adults. These results suggest that SIT using electron beam may be useful for control of M. saltuarius.

Monochamus alternatus is one of the insect vector of pine wilt disease with Monochamus saltuarius. The present study aimed to investigate the dose to induce sterile and the effect of sterility according to the gender of M. alternatus. As the electron beam irradiation dose increased, the longevity of the mid and late maturation feeding stage of adults was slightly reduced. However, there was no difference between these two adults. In addition, female adults were more sensitive to the electron beam than the male adults. Hatchability of the F1 generation of ♂T×♀N or ♀T×♂N (T: 200 Gy electron beam irradiation, N: 0 Gy) was completely suppressed. As electron beam irradiation dose increased, the fecundity of female adults were slightly decreased. Results by comet assay showed that electron beam irradiation induced as dose increased DNA damage in M. alternatus adults. These results suggest that SIT using electron beam may be useful for control of M. alternatus.

자나방과(Geometridae), 가지나방아과(Ennominae)에 속하는 줄마디가지나방(Chiasmia cinerearia)은 중부지방의 회화나무 가로수 및 조경수를 가해하는 대표적인 수목 해충이다. 본 연구의 결과 줄마디가지나방은 주로 잎 위에 250∼300개의 알을 무더기로 산란하였으며, 유충은 총 5령기를 거쳐 용화되었다. 성충은 5월 초순과 7월 말경에 2회 우화하였으며, 1세대 경과일수는 약 48일로 조사되었다. 유충의 몸길이는 25∼ 30 mm 정도이며 연녹색을 띠고 복부의 옆선은 황색이었다. 성충의 날개편 길이는 30∼35 mm 정도이며 회갈색을 띠며 앞날개 외횡선을 중심 으로 4각형의 무늬가 무리지어 있는 것이 특징이다.

Black fungus gnats play an important role as the decomposers in the forest ecosystem. Their larvae live on various organic matters, and the subfamily Sciarinae, in particular, have restricted habitats that feed on dead woods in the deep forest. We compared the biodiversity of family Sciaridae from two different habitats, the clear-cutting area (CA) and the pitch pine forest (PF) by the emergence traps (ET) and the pitfall traps (PT) from May to October, 2010. A total of 12 species were reliably identified to the species among 19 unique taxa belonging to 9 genera 4 subfamilies from 716 collected black fungus gnats. Taxonomic studies show that Corynoptera bicuspidata (Lengersdorf, 1926) (200 individuals, 27.9 % of total) and Cory. sinedens Hippa, Vilkamaa & Heller, 2010 (74 individuals, 10.3 % of total) dominate in the PF and the CA, respectively. Species richness and abundance of CA is lower than those of PF. Any species of subfamily Sciarinae were not collected in the CA. These findings indicate that the biodiversity of Sciaridae was influenced by forest management such as clear cutting, which leads to the changes of canopy cover, dead woods and leaf litter layer.

The genus Nemophora Hoffmannsegg is the largest group belonging of the family Adelidae. Based on the material in the collections of the Kangwon Nat. University, Incheon University, and Korea National Arboretum, Korea, we found that three species Nemophora albiantennella Issiki, N. tyriochrysa Meyrick and N. wakayamensis Matsumura are known for the first time from Korea. Taxonomic notes and photographs of adults and male/female genitalia for the newly known species are provided.

To monitor sequential changes in diversity and abundance of moth community in forest, moth samples were weekly collected by light traps at nine survey sites from 2001 in Korea. Among these, samples collected at Osan from 2001 to 2006 and belonged to Notodontidae and Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) were selected for analysis. Diversity and equitability were estimated by Simpson's index. A total number of Notodontidae collected during the period were 47 species and 970 individuals. In case of Sphingidae, 27 species and 346 individuals were collected during the period. In 2001 and 2004, more than 10 species belonged to Notodontidae were collected from June to August whereas less than 10 species were collected from June to August in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. In case of Sphingidae, more than 9 species were collected from June and August in 2001 and 2004 whereas less than 8 species were collected from June and August in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Interestingl y, total abundance of the two families had similar trends. The number of species was possibly related to the total abundance.