안동지역 농가 주변의 정수에서 두 종의 모기가 채집되었다. 형태적 특징을 바탕으로 이들이 한국숲모기(Aedes koreicus)와 줄다리집모기 (Culex vagans)로 각각 동정되었다. 또한, DNA 바코드 서열을 분석한 결과 이러한 동정 결과를 뒷받침하였다. 이들 모기류 유충에 대해 곤충병 원세균인 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (BtI)가 살충효과를 보였으며 유사한 B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki에 비해 우수하였다. 한편 곤충의 면역억제를 유발하여 B. thuringiensis의 병원력을 높인다고 알려진 Xenorhabdus 세균류의 배양액을 BtI에 첨가하여 이들 모기류에 대한 살충력 증가 효과 유무를 확인하였다. 분석에 이용된 3 종류의 Xenorhabdus 세균배양액 가운데 X. ehlersii (Xe)의 배양액이 비교적 다른 세균배 양액에 비해 두 종의 모기류에 대해서 BtI의 살충력을 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 바탕으로 Xe 세균배양액으로부터 유기용매 추출물의 생물 활성을 분석한 결과 모기의 혈구 활착행동을 뚜렷이 억제시키는 면역억제자가 존재한다는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 BtI와 Xe의 두 세균을 혼합한 비티플러스 미생물제제가 한국숲모기와 줄다리집모기의 방제에 효과적이라는 것을 제시한다.

Ticks and mosquitoes are well known as the most dangerous animals in the world. During the blood feeding, they can transmit a variety of pathogens (bacteria, virus, and protozoa) causing human diseases such as SFTS (severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome), malaria, Zika, and dengue. In Korea, SFTS is a newly emerging vector-borne disease transmitted by Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis. However, there are no effective methods to control ticks and tick-borne disease. The laboratory of medical entomology at Kyungpook national university is focusing on not only fundamental biology of hard ticks in Korea including life cycle and host ranges but molecular physiology and comparative transcriptomics to understand interactions between vector and pathogen at the molecular level. We are also focusing on molecular physiological mechanisms of mosquito salivary secretion by investigating the function of neuropeptides and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the salivary glands of Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus. We believe that understanding the biology of blood feeding arthropods will lead us to the development of novel methods for the disruption of feeding, thus allowing for the prevention of pathogen transmission.

모기는 현재까지 약 3500여 종이 알려져 있지만 이들 중에는 외형적으로 종 동정이 어려울 뿐만 아니라 생식적 격리가 완벽하지 않고 낮은 수준에서의 유전자 이입이 일어나고 있는 단발종(incipient species) 또한 존재하고 있다. 이러한 종에 대하여 분자적 수준에서 관련된 유전자 정보 및 미소부수체(microsatellites)를 통한 개체군간 유전적 형태를 분석하여 이들의 유전적 분화 정도를 알아보고자 한다. 이를 통해서 종 내에서의 변이 또는 근연종간 유전적 차이와 유전자 이입을 확인하여 연구 대상 종의 진화 과정을 설명하고자 한다. 이러한 자료와 이들의 생태 및 행동적 특징을 바탕으로 모기 방제 및 감염성 질병 전파 연구에 대한 기초 자료로 제공하고자 한다.

Surveillance of the vectors were conducted at a total of 7 locations from March to November, 2018 in Gyeongnam province. In the surveillance, a total of 13 species belonging to seven genera were collected in a total of 15,935 females and 126.5/trap/night (TI; Trap Index) in 2018. Among the collection sites, a bird refuge in Busan, Eulsukdo recorded the highest TI 230.4 (Species Ratio; SR 60.1%) for Cx. tritaeniorhynchus females in 2018. A Cx. tritaeniorhynchus female collected firstly for 2018 in the nation at the pigsty of Busan at 1st April. In the results of isolation of viral RNA from 12 mosquito species including Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. pipiens, Ae. vexans, Ae. albopictus, and Oc. togoi. Chaoyang virus was positive at a pool of Ar. subalbatus collected at a bird refuge but negative in the other 543 pools (14,295 individuals) in 2018.

As world become closer and many people travel around the world, infectious diseases are likely to be prevalent, Dengue, chikungunya, Zika virus would become endemic diseases in many places in the world as climate is more likely to be fit to mosquito vectors than before. As a matter of fact, Aedes albopictus mediating these diseases became endemic species in Japan and France recently. One of the things that we employ is that we need to apply the Internet of Things concept in disease vector control soon to increase the accuracy of vector species in time as they are present unexpectedly. Here in this presentation, many lines of current state-of-the-art technologies to control the disease vectors using big data informatics application and machine learning strategies. With this trend, this presentation will add future directions of integrated vector management with new research endeavors to monitor the population of disease vectors concisely and precisely, Application of internet of things (IoT) in disease vector management will be addressed in this presentation. This will change future research and development of apparatus to monitor and control disease vectors.

모기는 말라리아, 황열, 뎅기열, 웨스트나일열, 사상충, 치쿤구냐, 일본뇌염, 지카 등의 여러 질병을 매개하고 있고 자연적 요인과 인위적 요인에 의한 지구의 기후변화는 이들 병원성 매개모기들이 점점 더 번성하게 만드는 요인이 되고 있다. 현재 우리나라에서 주목해야 될 감염성 매개질병으로 말라리아와 뎅기열은 기후변화에 의한 기온 상승 요인으로 매개모기의 분포지역 확대와 함께 교통수단의 발달 및 국가 간 빈번한 교류에 의해서 유럽을 비롯한 오세아니아, 동아시아의 온대 지역에서도 감염자의 발생빈도 수가 최근 지속적으로 증가 추세를 보이고 있다. 따라서 기후변화 요인과 인간 활동 등에 의한 요인으로 감염 지역과 매개모기 분포가 미래 예측 불확실성과 복잡성을 가지고 있지만 국내 침입을 막기 위한 해외 유입 방지에 대한 지속적인 모니터링과 방제뿐만 아니라 국가 간 방제 프로그램 공조를 통한 모기에 의해 매개되는 질병 확산에 대비하는 것이 중요할 것으로 생각된다.

A catch basin sump is one major habitat for mosquito larvae, especially in urban areas. This study developed a device for mosquito control, specifically for the catch basin sump. It consists of a housing, is a little smaller than the catch basin sump, numerous floating materials, which the key component for mosquito control, and mesh nets. The small balls or pyramid-shaped floating materials inhibit mosquito enclosures and spawning by significantly decreasing the surface area of the water, which is essential for the mosquito life cycle. These floating materials were designed to keep the water flowing. The mesh nets were installed to prevent the outflow of floating materials. The efficiency of the floating materials was tested with 3 conditions (1, 2, 3 layers of floating materials) and a control group. The emergence of mosquito adults decreased by 20% in one-layer, and 70-80% in second and third layers. Therefore, this device is expected to certainly contribute to mosquito population control in the catch basin sump.

중금속이 곤충에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 빨간집모기 (Culex pipiens pallens) 금속용액 (Cu, Cd, Hg, Pb, Zn)에서 사육한 후 50% 치사농도 (LC50) 용화시기, 총 지질함량, 지질조성, 총 단백질 함량변화를 측정하였다. 50% 치사농도 (LC50)는 3령 유충으로 24시간 처리한 Hg 처리군에서 0.45 mg kg-1으로 나타나 다른 금속에 비해 독성이 강한 것으로 나타났고, 용화 시기는 처리군이 대조군 (129시간)에 비해 지연되었으며 Cd가 처리군 중 273시간으로 가장 늦게 용화되었다. 중금속에 노출된 모기시료에서 총 여섯 종류의 지질 band가 분리되었으며, 이 중 5종의 지질이 동정되었다 (phospholipid, cholesterol, fatty acid, triglyceride, cholesterol ester). 모든 처리군의 총 지질함량은 대조군에 비해 감소하였다. 또한, 대조군의 단백질 함량 (0.51 mg ind.-1)이 처리군의 단백질 함량에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 처리군 중 Hg과 Cd을 처리한 유충의 단백질 함량이 매우 낮게 나타났다. 결론적으로 중금속이 처리된 용액에서 사육된 모기유충은 오염된 환경에 의한 먹이섭취의 장애 및 중금속의 독성으로 인해 단백질 함량과 지질의 감소가 일어나 발육이 느려지고 용화시기가 길어지는 것으로 생각되며 이는 중금속에 의한 체내 물질대사의 변화를 의미한다. 이러한 결과는 중금속 오염이 모기의 생존과 성장을 억제시켜 모기 개체군 크기에 영향을 줄 것을 나타내며, 추후 연구를 통해 모기의 생육정도를 이용한 오염도 측정에 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다

3년간(2016-2018년) 청주지역에서 채집된 모기의 발생분포를 채집지 3곳(주거지와 철새도래지, 축사)에서 2종의 트랩(BL트랩과 BG트 랩)을 이용하여 비교 조사하였다. 주거지에서 가장 많이 채집된 모기 종은 빨간집모기였으며, 철새도래지와 축사에서는 금빛숲모기가 가장 많이 채집되었다. 철새도래지와 주거지에서는 BG트랩이 BL트랩보다 모기가 더 많이 채집되었으나 축사에서는 BL트랩에서 더 많은 모기가 채집되 었다. 빨간집모기와 흰줄숲모기, 큰검정들모기는 BG트랩에서 많이 채집되었고 금빛숲모기, 얼룩날개모기류, 동양집모기는 비교적 BL트랩을 선호하는 것으로 조사되었다. 채집된 모기를 분류 ․ 동정한 결과 2016년에는 10종 22,679개체가 채집되었고, 2017년에는 8종 6,502개체가 채집 되어 2016년보다 3.49배 감소하였다. 2018년에는 6,803개체가 채집되어 2016년보다 3.33배 감소하였다. 이러한 결과가 강수량과 관련이 있을 것으로 보이며 기상조건과 여러 변인들(채집지역과 모기종류, 트랩종류)에 의한 모기밀도와의 관련성을 비교한 결과 특정 관련성을 확인할 수는 없었다. 채집된 모기의 병원체 감염을 확인한 결과, 2016년도 축사에서 채집한 금빛숲모기 2개 pool, 2018년에 축사에서 채집한 빨간집모기 1개 의 pool에서 차오양바이러스(chaoyang virus)가 검출되어 각각 0.088와 0.147의 최소감염율(MIR)을 보였다. 2017년에는 바이러스가 검출되 지 않았다.

We investigated population densities of mosquitoes in Gyeongbuk region from March to November, 2017 and pathogens were detected from the mosquitoes. Mosquito populations were investigated at 3 sites in downtown and 1 site in cowshed in Andong, 3 sites in Yeongdeok downtown and 3 sites near migratory birds habitat in Sangju by collecting trap. Total collected female mosquitoes were 7 genus, 13 species, 9,892 individuals and relatively dominant ratios are Aedes vexans (40%), Ae. albopictus (20%), Culex pipiens (16%). Flavivirus were monitored in 9,125 collected mosquitoes by real-time PCR and no target flavivirus causing infectious diseases were detected in Gyeongbuk area in 2017.

Global climate change and increased international travel have affected the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. In South Korea, uncommon diseases such as Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus could be transmitted by potent mediator like Aedes albopictus. In order to cope with the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, rapid mosquito monitoring system is needed. Current mosquito monitoring procedures include installation of outdoor traps-mosquito collection-species classification-analysis of disease detection – upload of information to government research institutes – disease alert. In this process, species classification takes a lot of time, and if we reduce the time, we can cope with the disease outbreak more quickly. In this study, we developed automate species classification system target for 5 mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Ae. albpictus, Ae. vexans, Anopheles spp.) disease vector live in South Korea. After modeling the morphology of each mosquito species, machine learning was carried out using DenseNet (Densely Connected Networks), one of the models of Artificial Neural Network. Using the learned model, we tested the classification of 5 species of mosquitoes and showed the accuracy from 97.35% to 99.48% at the maximum. Future research will focus on increasing the number of identifiable mosquito species and reducing the time spent on species classification. The autonomous classification of mosquito species using Deep Learning technology will contribute to the development of mosquito monitoring system and public health.

The distribution of mosquitoes collected in Cheongju area in 2016 and 2017 were compared. The collection sites wereestablished from residential area, migratory bird sanctuary, and cattle feedlot using BL trap and BG trap. Culex pipienswere the most collected in residential area, and Aedes vexans were the most collected in migratory bird sanctuary andcattle feedlot in both years. BG trap was more collected than BL trap in residential area and migratory bird sanctuary.However, cattle feedlot was more collected in BL trap. A variety of mosquito species were collected from BG trap thanBL trap. However, the number of Anopheles sinensis collected in cattle feedlot showed significant differences betweenBL trap and BG trap. Based on the results of this study, it is considered that effective monitoring of mosquitoes mightbe done by using appropriate trap type according to the region

Seasonal distribution of disease vector species including mosquitoes and ticks plays a key role in establishing risk managementof vector-borne disease. However, environmental factors affecting abundance and distribution of vector species are notcurrently well understood. Therefore, we conducted a two-year field sampling to address the population dynamics of mosquitoesand ticks in Gyeonggi-do in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, the population density was highest in May for ticks (e.g. Haemaphysalislongicornis) and June for mosquitoes (e.g. Aedes vexans), whereas both pest groups peaked in August in 2016. Culexpipens (82.3% Species Ratio), Ae. vexans (77.3% SR), and Anopheles sinesis sp. (45.3% SR) were the most dominantspecies in urban area, cow shed and wild bird refuge, respectively. For ticks, H. longicornis (47.7% SR) was the mostdominant throughout four potential habitats.

West Nile Virus (WNV) is transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Vector mosquitoes usually acquire these pathogens fromfeeding on an infected host, and transmit the pathogens to a naive host during feeding events. To understand the virustransmission dynamics and to survey WNV throughout country, the present study has been conducted. We collected mosquitoesat urban parks in Seongnam, Wonju, Gunsan, Daegu, and Tongyeong using CDC light trap with Dry ice from April toSeptemper in 2017 (mosquito collecting is on going). Among collected mosquitoes, blood-fed mosquitoes were conductedblood meal identification assay and the other mosquitoes were subjected to virus detection using real-time PCR method.A total of 2,290 mosquitoes representing 6 genera and 15 species were collected. The most dominant species was Culexpipiens complex (42.1%) followed by Aedes albopictus (15.1%), Ae. vexans nipponii (14.6%), Ochlerotatus koreicus (9.8%),Cx. orientalis (6.5%), and Armigeres subalbatus (4.4%). The blood meal source were of mammal (93.3%), and birds (6.7%).So far, no WNV has been detected in any mosquitoes.

The intracellular endosymbiont bacterium Wolbachia is currently known to be the most common in arthropods. It mayleads to male-killing, cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis and feminization of genetic males with large impacton host ecology and evolution in mosquitoes. Mosquitoes was collected in four areas with various ecological conditionsusing black light traps and Wolbachia detection from the collected mosquitoes was carried out by PCR using WSP andFtsZ genes primers. A total of 385 individual mosquitoes were screened. 213 mosquitoes (55.3%) belonging to four specieswere positive for Wolbachia infections. Aedes albopictus showed the highest infection rate (100%). Wolbachia infectionand type were firstly reported in Aedes in Korea.