복숭아혹진딧물의 포식기생자인 콜레마니진디벌의 기능반응을 온도별(15, 20, 25, 30°C) 복숭아혹진딧물 밀도를 달리하여(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128마리) 평가하였다. 모든 온도 처리에서 콜레마니진디벌은 제 3 유형의 기능반응을 보였다. 30°C에서 공격률(0.0043 day-1)은 높았지만 처 리시간(0.9268 day)은 다른 온도보다 길었다. 추정된 처리시간은 온도가 15°C에서 25°C로 증가할수록 감소하였다. 콜레마니진디벌의 24시간동 안 최대 공격률은 15, 20, 25, 30°C에서 29.1, 31.9, 59.3, 25.9이었다. 온도처리별 복숭아혹진딧물 기생률은 유사한 특징을 나타내었다. 가장 높 은 기생률은 15, 20, 25, 30°C에서 복숭아혹진딧물 32, 32, 16, 32마리에 대해 0.52, 0.54, 0.57, 0.40이었으며 25°C에서 콜레마니진디벌의 기생 력이 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구는 복숭아혹진딧물의 생물적 방제원으로서 콜레마니진디벌의 효율성을 여러 온도조건에서 평가하였다.

We established a soybean banker plant system and evaluated the biological control effects of aphid control in bell pepper greenhouses. The soybean banker plant was B.communis breeding system and developed as an alternative aphid control agent to the most common Barley banker(Barley-Colemani). After inoculating approximately 50 soybean aphids(Aphis glycines, aphid starter population) on 2 week old soybean seedling pot after sowing and then releasing aphid parasitoids, an average of 348.7 parasitic wasps per a soybean banker plant could be produced without additional host aphid inoculation. Common recommendation for installation in the greenhouses are about 2 soybean banker plants per 330㎡ before or immediately after planting. If the number of aphids per stem is fewer than three on 2 weeks after installation of the banker plant, additional supplementation of 20~30 aphids is necessary to maintain this system for one month. When one soybean banker plant was installed per 120㎡, the aphid control effect was about 60% on the 21st day after installation.

The box tree moth (BTM, Cydalima perspectalis Walker) is a pest that infests various plants within the Buxus genus. Although a specific parasitoid wasp species associated with the BTM has been observed in the Republic of Korea, no research on this species has been published. Here we describe the fundamental biological and morphological characteristics of this parasitoid. We placed the wasp under the genus Eriborus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae). Eriborus sp. parasitizes within the living host body, with one wasp emerging from each host. The parasitism rate in collected BTM populations was 33.1%. The emergence rate was 87.1%, with all emerging adults being females, resulting in a sex ratio of 0. The pupal period averaged 9.5 days, and the adult lifespan averaged 10.5 days. Eriborus sp. parasitized BTM larvae from the first to the fourth instar and reproduced by parthenogenesis. Eriborus sp. exhibited morphological differences compared with previously reported Eriborus species in Korea, particularly in the length of the ovipositor sheath. In addition, the proportion of the highest similarity in nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA was only 94.53%, rendering species identification using GenBank’s mt cytochrome c oxidase 1 DNA sequences unfeasible. These data suggest Eriborus sp. could be used as a biological control agent for managing BTM infestations.

We investigated the behavioral attractive responses of a lepidopteran larva parasite, Exorista japonica to 10 synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These synthetic HIPVs have been revealed the attractive effect on several parasites. For each of the HIPVs, we asked the following two questions : (1) Which volatiles show the attractiveness to this parasitoid, (2) Whether the attractant directly or indirectly affects the host settlement and parasitism of the parasitoid. To experimentally address these questions, we performed 2 and 4 choice indoor cage tests. E. japonica adults were significantly attracted to benzaldehyde and (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol showing higher settlement and parasitic rates on Spodoptera litura of treatments. Compared to the untreated plots, the average parasitism of E. japonica on S. litura larvae in the benzaldehyde treatments increased by approximately 20%.

The Eurytoma appendigaster species-group is a second large group within the genus Eurytoma Illiger found in the Palearctic region. This group comprises 44 species by Zerova, but in Korea, only one species, E. appendigaster (Swederus), has been previously reported. They are well-known for their predation on phytophagous insects, mainly the genus Tetramesa which is belonged to the family Eurytomidae and associated with grasses (Poaceae). In this study, we report seven species of the appendigaster species-group from Korea for the first time. Also, key to Korean species of appendigaster species-group and photos of diagnostic characteristics are provided.

송충살이고치벌아과의 Aleiodes의 미기록종 4종(A. lipwigi, A. guidaae, A. subemarginatus, A. caprinus)을 국내 최초로 보고한다. 본 연구에 선 종의 동정을 위한 진단, 분포, 삽화 및 DNA 바코드 서열을 제공한다.

깡충좀벌과에 속하는 Neastymachus japonicus (Tachikawa,1970)와 Boucekiella depressa Hoffer, 1954 2종을 한국에서 처음으로 보고한다. 본 종의 기술, 분포, 삽화를 수록한다

고치벌과의 송충살이고치벌아과에 속하는 Aleiodes conina Quicke and Butcher, 2012를 국내 최초로 보고한다. 본 종에 대한 진단, 분포 및 삽화를 제공한다.

In this study, Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) was first reported as a natural enemy of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) egg collected from corn fields in Korea, and its biological characteristics was studied. Based on morphological and molecular analysis, the parasitoid emerged from S. frugiperda eggs was identified as T. remus. We found that T. remus can attack the eggs of S. frugiperda, Spodoptera litra and Spodoptera exigua under a laboratory condition. The longevity of T. remus female adult was longer than that of male adult. The egg-to-adult period of T. remus was not affected by the host age and sex. T. remus female adult laid at least 1-3 eggs a day to a maximum of 37 or more eggs, and the most oviposited on the 3rd to 4th day after emergence. The host preference for oviposition of T. remus adult was high in the order of S. litura>S. exigua>S. frugiperda. T. remus preferred to parasitize 1- and 2-day-old host egg rather than 3-day-old host egg. When compared to the sex ratio of T. remus progeny, the rate of female progeny was higher at the initiation time of oviposition, while the proportion of male progeny increased significantly with female adult age, especially after 8-day-old adult. This information may be useful for improving T. remus mass rearing system and developing a biological control program to control S. frugiperda.

고치벌과의 송충살이고치벌아과에 속하는 Aleiodes thirakupti (Butcher et al., 2012)을 국내 최초로 보고한다. 본 종에 대한 진단, 분포 및 삽 화를 제공한다.