Nokona regalis (Butler) and Toleria romanovi (Leech) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) are economically important pests of grape in northeast Asia. We compared the overwintering, damage and seasonal flight activities of these two species in Korean vineyards. Mature larvae of N. regalis overwintered in the infested shoots of grape, while T. romanovi overwintered as mature larvae enclosed within a cocoon in the soil. Larvae of the former species fed primarily in grape shoots (97.2%), whereas larvae of the latter species burrowed into main trunks (57.4%) and branches (40.4%), causing significant damage and frequent mortality. The seasonal fluctuation of male catches was monitored with pheromone traps in 2010. Male moths of N. regalis were present from late May until middle June, and peak abundance occurred in early June. T. romanovi males were trapped from early June to early August with peak catch in middle July in Suwon.

Temperature effects on diapause termination of Paratlanticus ussuriensis eggs were studied by measuring embryonic development and hatching rates at various conditions of indoor chilling and overwintering temperatures. Diapausing eggs of P. ussuriensis did not hatch at continued incubation at 25℃ and even after chilling for once at either 5℃ or 10℃ for 30, 45 and 60 days. In addition, double chillings at 5℃ with a 90 days interval at 25℃ did not induce hatching of diapausing eggs. However, double chillings at 10℃ induced hatching at 3.6~26.7%. When eggs were incubated at 25℃ after chilling for once at 5℃ for various periods, those weights were not changed but those chilled at 10℃ gradually increased to approximately 1.5 times. When 60-days-old eggs were artificially deposited under the soil at three different mountain sites in September 2007, the hatching rates of the first-overwintered eggs were 11.3, 3.5 and 4.1% and those of the second-overwintered eggs were 25.1, 21.6 and 0.4% at Hoepori, Bitanri and Hwasanri, respectively. Most eggs were hatched from mid-March to mid-April but little bit earlier in southern regions. During the hatching period soil temperatures in three tested locations were around 8 to 12℃. In overall, diapausing eggs of P. ussuriensis were greatly influenced by chilling temperature conditions and those repeated cycles, and may required overwintering for one or two times to hatch for the post-embryonic development.

This study was conducted to investigate specific stages and distribution of overwintering nymphs of green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps by measuring head capsule width. The nymphal head capsule width of the 1st instar to the 5th instar was 0.381, 0.502, 0.673, 0.979 and 1.128 ㎜, respectively. Its coefficient variation was 5.3, 4.0, 3.0, 4.5 and 5.3%, respectively. Growth ratio of each instar was not significantly different among 2nd to 4th instars as 1.31 to 1.34, but for the 5th instar it decreased as 1.28. The logarithm of the nymphal head capsule width was regressed as a function of the stage number of insects, resulting in LogY = 1.4627 + 0.1192X (r² = 0.9993). Also fitness to the Dyar’s law for the nymphal head capsule width of each instar was 98% or over and the Dyar’s constant (K) was 1.316. The occurrence of N. cincticeps was maximum at the end of January with 195 individuals/0.25 ㎡. The most abundant instar in the overwintering N. cincticeps population was 4th instar accounting for over 90%. Population of the 5th instar began to increase from mid-March, and adults began to occur in early April.

The green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps is an insect vector which transmits virus diseases of rice plant causing severe damage to the rice and its damage both quality and yield of rice. Survival rate of overwintering N. cincticeps in Alopeculus acquadis among 15 species of the winter crops and weeds was 37.8% and its most preferred. Density of N. cincticeps in environment-friendly agriculture area which cultivated Astragalus sinicus as a green manure crop in winter season increased in number wintering pass in Alopeculus acquadis and Astragalus sinicus as host plants, because of control of N. cincticeps was not enough in the previous year. Survival rate of N. cincticeps was higher mainly in habitation mixed with rice straw, Astragalus sinicus and Alopeculus acquadis as winter habitation. It warmed due to the effect of the keeping warmth inside of a rice paddy field and the bank around a rice field covered with rice straw or Astragalus sinicus. Also, habitation conditions were optimal for survival because of growing Alopeculus acquadis as the major host plant of N. cincticeps in that place.

Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) is a potential biological control agent of spider mites in orchards. The field occurrence of this species was first reported from citrus orchards in Jeju Island and recently this mite started to be sold as a commercial product in Korea. However, the natural occurrence of N. californicus in the Korean mainland is unclear or quite limited. At this time, it is not certain whether N. californicus can overwinter in the Korean mainland or not. This mite is presently planning to be used as a biological control agent against spider mites in apple orchards of the Korean mainland. The main objective of this study was to investigate natural overwintering sites of N. californicus and possible factor increasing winter survival of this species, to develop effective method for collecting overwintering population of N. californicus. For the first objective, we conducted field survey in two citrus orchards of Jeju in early and late February 2008. Samples were collected from various possible overwintering sites: citrus trees, ground covers and windbreaks. Total 259 phytoseiid mites were collected, 94% of the mites were identified as N. californicus and 98% of them were adult females. Most of N. californicus were collected from ground covers, specially the weed species which had rosette leaves: Youngia japonica (L.) DC. and Erigeron spp. This result seemed to suggest that N. californicus try to hide beneath weed leaves near ground surface during winter to get successful survival. Thus, the second experiments were conducted in Andong from December 2007 to early March 2008. N. californicus conditioned in a greenhouse with natural day length was individually put in a small tube, and the tubes were kept under different ground surface conditions: bare, fallen leaves and urethane foam. When water had been added in the tube, the mites on bare ground had died after one month, while 70% of the mites of the other cover treatments were surviving. In these cover treatments, 7-10% of the mites had survived until two months, and eventually all died within three months. This result showed that hiding under cover structure near ground surface may be effective to increase winter survival of N. californicus. Therefore, collecting weeds which have rosette leaves may be an effective method to estimate of the overwintering possibility of N. californicus in the Korean mainland.

Spring phenology of the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, was monitored using sex pheromone traps in apple cultivating areas. Their occurrence was earlier in southern areas and their population sizes were significantly different among orchards even in a local cultivating zone. The overwintering populations appeared to move between local orchards, based on the fact that monitoring data obtained at the sites between orchards were similar to those of nearby orchards. However, within orchards, these adult movements appeared to decrease and showed skewed occurrences at the side of upwind direction or close to neighboring orchards. At initial occurrence peak (April 20-25), the overwintering populations of the different localities were collected and analyzed in their genetic distances. PCR-RAPD analysis indicated that there were significant genetic differences among the overwintering populations of G. molesta. This genetic differentiation of overwinterin populations may be due to genetic bottleneck following differential selection pressures against the subpopulations of G. molesta during winter on the basis of the RAPD analysis that each early spring population was significantly different to its previous fall population in the same locality.

Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), which is a potential biological control agent of spider mites, has been produced by some Korean natural enemy companies. Now, our project related to the biological control of spider mites by releasing N. californicus in apple orchards is going on. The field occurrence of this species in Korea was first reported in Jeju citrus orchards (Jung et al. 2006). However, the natural occurrence of the mite has not been recorded in Korean mainland so far. Therefore, it is questioned whether the released N. californicus population originated in Jeju can successfully overwinter in Korean mainland. First, to clarify the natural overwintering sites in field, we conducted field samplings in Jeju citrus orchards in Feb. 2008. Samples were collected from the various possible overwintering habitats, such as citrus leaves and twigs, ground covers and windbreaks. Most of the mites were collected from ground cover samples. Next, to estimate of the winter mortality, the mite was individually put in small tubes which have some different food conditions, and the tubes were kept under the different ground surface conditions in the university experimental orchard in Dec. 2007. Most of the mites had died by late Jan. and all by early Mar. 2008. And also, to evaluate the field survival of the mite, in the spring 2008, sampling would be conducted in apple orchards in Cheongsong where we released the mites in 2007. From these data, we would discuss possible overwintering of N. californicus in Korea.

월동기간 동안 zoysiauass [Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr]와 creeping bentgrass(Agrostis palustris Hunds)의 뿌리에서 저온 스트레스에 대한 생리학적 반응을 규명하기 위해 지질과산화 정도와 효소적 항산화 반응 및 탄수화물의 변화를 조사하였다. 1월 말 Creeping bentgrass의 뿌리 고사율은 zoysiagrass 보다 약 20% 현저히 높게 나타났다. Creeping bentgrass의

Efficacies of two commercial mating distruptors (SPLAT<SUP>®</SUP> and Isomate<SUP>®</SUP>-ROSSO) were evaluated on field overwintering populations of Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck), in four apple orchards. Based on the monitoring with sex pheromone traps, all the orchards (Youngchun, Kyungsan, Chungsong, and Youngju in Korea) exhibited significant overwintering populations from late April to late May. Both mating disruptors that were applied 10 days before the monitoring period significantly inhibited the male orientation to the monitoring lures, in which SPLAT type was more effective than Isomate type in the disrupting efficacy. The disruption of male orientation was highly correlated with the reduction in the early leaf damage caused mostly by G. molesta.

충북지역에서 벼먹노린재(Scotinophara lurida)에 대한 월동처와 본논발생에 대하여 1999년부터 2001년에 걸쳐 조사하였다. 벼먹노린재 월동성충은 월동처에서 6월 상순부터 7월 상순까지 유아등에 포획되었으며, 이동최성기는 6월 하순이었다. 본논에서 각 태별 발생 피크는 월동성충이 7월 중순, 알이 7월 하순, 약충은 8월 중순에 가장 높은 밀도를 보였으며, 제 1대 성충은 9월 중순에 가장 높은 밀도 피크를 보였다. 월동태는 성충이며, 월동충은 산기슭, 제방, 논뚝에서 발견되었다.

실험실과 밤 재배지에서 2001/2002년 겨울과 2003년 봄에 복숭아명나방 Dichocrosis punctiferalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)의 월동생태를 연구하였다. 같은 밤 재배지에서 2003년 겨울에 채집 우화시킨 24마리의 암컷과 14마리의 수컷은 모두 과수형이었다. 야외에서 월동유충 개체군의 휴면종료는 1월 하순부터 시작하여 4월 20일 이전에 완성되었다. 휴면종료된 유충의 용화는 5월 상순부터 시작하여 6월 3일까지 용화하였다. 휴면 종료 후 암컷 유충이 용화되기까지의 기간은 20, 25, 에서 각각 12.5일, 8.9일, 7.5일이었다. 용기간은 세 온도에서 각각 14.7일, 11.8일 ,9.0일이었다. 휴면 후 월동세대 성충의 우화시기는 5월 20일부터 6월 28일까지이었으며, 우화시기는 6월 8일-9일이었다. 그러나 산청, 하동, 진주 세 지역의 성페로몬 트램에 포획된 수컷의 수를 종합하면 포획시기는 6월 17일이었다

To investigate the physiological responses to naturally occurring winter freezing stress in creeping bentgrass, changes in carbohydrates were monitored during winter period. Turf quality and leaf growth was nearly parallel with temperature fluctuation. Th

네 가지 다형 동위효소를 이용하여 야외 월동세대의 배추좀나방(Plutella xylostella(Linne))의 집단 유전분석이 실시되었다. 세 지역 (안동, 영천, 양산)의 야외집단들은 모든 동위효소 유전좌위에서 서로 다른 대립유전자빈도를 보였다. 특히 두 동위효소(acid phosphatase and phosphoglucomutase)에서 나타나는 유전자 빈도의 불균형은 집단간에 임의교배가 이루어져 있지 않음을 나타냈다. 추정된 집단간 Nei의 유전거리는 0.0151(양산집단과 영천집단)에서 0.0877(안동집단과 영천집단)까지 다양했다. 기존의 배추좀나방 야외집단들의 유전거리 추정치에 비해 이러한 월동 초기세대들이 보인 다소 높은 유전분화는 이들 집단이 월동과정중 지역적 환경요인에 따른 상이한 도태압이 작용하여 유전적 병목현상이 초래되었음을 내포한다.

꽃양배추와 녹색 꽃양배추를 가지고 제주지역의 기후를 이용하여 합리적이고 양질의 생산기술을 개발하기 위해 적품종선발. 정식적기 판정, 무가온하우스 효과 등을 시험하였다. 꽃양배추 중에 Snow king과 Snow crown품종은 조생종으로서 초기 영양생장이 활발했지만, 화구의 형질이나 비타민 A와 C의 함량은 Snow dress가 많았다. 푸른꽃양배추와 비타민 분석결과 New green품종이 높게 나왔지만 초기 생육이나 상품성에서는 Green beauty가 제주지방에서 재배 가능한 품종임을 알 수 있었다. 꽃양배추와 녹색 꽃양배추 전 품종에서 10월 1일 정식한 구보다 9월 3일과 17일에 정식한 구가 정식일로부터 수확일까지의 소요기간이 짧았다. 수확물비교에서 꽃양배추는 정식기별로 유의차가 거의 없었고, 녹색 꽃양배추에서는 10월 1일 정식한 구가 상품성이 높았다. 꽃양배추의 경우 만생종인 Snow dress를 무가온 하우스에서 재배하면 생육기간을 대폭 줄일 수 있었고 녹색 꽃양배추는 비교적 노지와 무가온 하우스 재배가 비슷하였다. 꽃양배추와 녹색 꽃양배추 모든 품종에서 비타민 A와 C 함량은 노지와 무가온 하우스 재배간에 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 꽃양배추와 녹색 꽃양배추를 무가온 하우스에서 재배하면 화구중은 감소하고 화구폭은 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다