The multicolored Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is common to a wide range of natural and agricultural habitats. Applications of gamma irradiation minimized the losses of stored food and the death or failure of emergence in larval and pupal stages. On the other hand, degrade toxin waste as one of alternative to chemical pesticide for both quarantine and sprout control purposes of storage crop pest. So, we have investigated whether gamma irradiation exposed to eggs, lava, pupa and adults of H. axyridis. It may be affected the emergence, fertility, fecundity, development period and sex ratio of H. axyridis. Some changes of physiological characteristics may be applied to more efficient agents as biological control of several aphids. Insects were exposed to gamma irradiation from 0 to 500 Gy of 60Co depended on their developmental stages. The results showed that the first instar, eggs, third instar, pupae, and adults were more sensitive in order of irradiation dose. And fecundity and fertility of female adults were significantly decreased with increasing gamma irradiation dose at all tested individuals.

The multicolored Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis, which demonstrates typical genetic polymorphism in its elytra color patterns. Early studies have color polymorphism in terms of geographical clines while a few investigated temporal populations in Coccinellidae. Nevertheless, note that geographical and temporal morph variation does not always correspond to what is expected from thermal and industrial adaption theories. A recent study of transformation and RNAi of the ladybird beetle, however, there is yet no evidence to indicate the variation is genetic or environmental factors. Here we describe a relatively new molecular fingerprinting technique, amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Because we think that color polymorphism in Coccinellidae is affected by genetic polymorphism. In total 38 markers were scored from which some markers were polymorphic. Supsequent UPGMA cluster analysis revealed 3 major group of Harmonia axyridis populations. But for strains that are more genetically similar, different primer combinations may be need to generate enough polymorphic marker.

The multicolored Asian lady beetles (Harmonia axyridis) has characteristic color patterns, which show great variability within species. Up to now, it has been well known that main factors affected on individual color pattern variations in the population of H. axyridis are external, physical, and environmental characteristics. Indeed, there is as yet no evidence to indicate whether the variation is genetic or environmental factors. Also the factors which produce this variation are unknown in this species, although it is suspected that much of the variation is under genetic control. However, the genetic relationships among many of color types were investigated by observing the progeny of each particular pairs. It is worth mentioning a few particular breeding cases to illustrate certain facets of variability, and to indicate examples suitable for genetic analysis of the color pattern variation.

The multicolored Asian ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis) has been commonly used with biological control agents for control of several kinds of aphids in agroecosystems. Also, environment friendly agricultural materials have been commonly applied in crop fields because the government held down pesticide application and environment friendly agricultures are gradually increased with consumer"s desires. The multicolored Asian ladybird beetles may be directly or indirectly under the influence of environment friendly agricultural materials in crop fields. The insecticidal environment friendly agricultural materials (IEFAMs) might be safe against each developmental stage of multicolored Asian ladybird beetle. Fungicidal environment friendly agricultural materials (FEFAMs) had a miner effect to each developmental stage of multicolored Asian ladybird beetle with the exception of FEFAM A. Environment friendly agricultural materials contained useful soil microorganisms (EFAMSMs) C and H might be down the hatching rate of eggs, and EFAMSM A and F had a killing effect to 1st instar of lady beetles. Environment friendly agricultural materials contained plant extracts (EFAMPEs) A and D might be suffered effect a deathblow of egg hatching with lady beetles. Otherwise, there was a miner effect to lady beetles with the rest of tested environment friendly agricultural materials.

Inflammation in the brain has known to be associated with the development of a various neurologiacal diseases. The hallmark of neuro-inflammation is the activation of microglia, brain macrophage. Pro-inflammatory compounds including nitric oxide(NO) are the main cause of neuro-degenerative disease such as Alzheimer"s disease. In the study, we examined whether Harmonia axyridis extracts inhibit the NO production by a direct method using Griess reagent, western blotting and by RT-PCR(Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reactionin) the gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS). Distilled water(H₂O) and methanol(MeOH) extracts of H. axyridis inhibited the protein expression of TNF-α(Tumor Necrosis Factor) and IL-6(Interleukin) in LPS (Lipo-polysaccharide) stimulated BV -2 cells at the concentration of 100 ng/㎖. Incubation of BV-2 cells with the extracts of H₂O of MeOH inhibited the LPS induced NO and iNOS protein. And this inhibition of iNOS protein is concordant with the inhibition of iNOS mRNA expression. These data suggested that H. axyridis extracts may play a crucial role in inhibiting the NO production.

진딧물 포식성 무당벌레의 성충을 대상으로 저온처리에 의한 생식적 휴면을 유도하였다. 성충의 인위적인 생식적 휴면의 유지는 4℃에서 5개월 정도까지 가능하며 먹이의 공급이 필요하지 않아 경제적인 무당벌레의 저장법이라 할 수 있다. 하절기를 포함한 계절에 구분 없이 무당벌레의 성충의 저온저장이 가능하여 필요시 어느 때라도 진딧물 발생지에 무당벌레를 공급할 수 있게 되었다. 휴면 후 25℃에서 수명과 산란력이 우수하며 생식호르몬인 juvenile hormone(JH)의 합성 유사체인 methoprene은 암컷의 초반기 생식력을 증진시키는 효과를 나타낸다.

무당벌레(Harmonia axyridis)의 기본적인 행동학적 특성을 살펴보았다. 무당벌레는 먹이인 진딧물을 탐색할 때에 주로 작은턱수염을 이용하여 접촉감각에 의한 기주탐색을 하고 있다. 다른 한편으로는 무당벌레가 복숭아혹진딧물을 공격하게 되면 공격받은 진딧물 주위의 다른 복숭아혹진딧물은 근처의 잎으로 이동하거나 아래로 떨어져 도망하는 방어기작이 관찰되었다. 무당벌레가 먹이탐색을 위하여 이동하는 시간과 먹이를 잡고 섭식하는 시간은 무당벌레의 발육단계에 따란 현저한 차이를 나타내고 있었다. 무당벌레의 포식력을 조사한 결과 1일 평균 복숭아혹 진딧물은 약 120마리, 목화진딧물은 약 257마리를 섭식하였다. 오이 잎과 토마토 잎에 산란된 온실가루이 알은 무당벌레 3령충의 먹이로 제공하였을 경우 오이 잎에서는 2,420개, 토마토 잎에서는 2,750개의 알을 섭식하였으나, 진딧물을 제공한 무당벌레 유충과는 달리 정상적인 발육이 이루어지지 않았다.