The Ceratovacuna aphids are one of the major gall-forming aphids. Four Ceratovacuna aphids have been reported from East Asia including Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. In Korea, only one species, Ceratovacuna nekoashi (Sasaki), has been confirmed amongst the four species, and yet their colonies have been found only from the banana bundle or cats-paw shaped galls on the primary hosts, Styrax trees (Styraceae). Colonies on the secondary hosts (Gramineae) have not been seen from Korea nor confirmed from Taiwan, although they are usually seen from Japan limitedly on stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum. Recently in Korea, a colony consisting of an emigrant and first instar soldiers were found from a grass species, Seteria sp. that have not been reported as a secondary host of C. nekoashi. Identity of C. nekoashi is definite based on morphology of the first instar soldier. Genetic identity is being explored for confirmation.

Social parasitism was occasionally found some Polistes species as well as Vespa species like Vespa dybowskii. In this summer, we newly discovered interspecific facultative parasitic relationship between two closely Polistes species, Polistes djakonovi and Polistes mandarinus, in a rural area of Machi-ri (N35°47′35.05″ E127°15′30.48″), Wanju-gun of Jeonbuk, South Korea. Individuals of P. djakonovi closely resemble individuals of P. mandarinus in their color pattern. Accordingly, the morphological similarity between two species should motivate the parasitism for the invader species. We obviously recognized case of typical social parasitism as follows. 1) P. mandarinus dwelling together in a nest of P. djakonovi, 2) A discovered yellow cocoon cap of P. mandarinus in the nest (cf. color of cocoon cap of P. djakonovi is white). Wecollected 2 females of P. mandarinus among all 30 individuals (14 females and 16 males) in the nest. However, we could not comprehend their ecological characteristics because this phenomenon was discovered after removing of this nest.

It was first recorded that Elasmus japonicus Ashmead had occurred from three Polistes nests in Busan city, Wanju-gun, and Pyeongchang-gun of South Korea. The 2 females and 14 males were collected from the nest of Polistes rothneyi koreanus in Busan city (N35°17′57.71″ E129°06′33.24″), 12 females and 2 males from P. djakonovi in Wanju-gun (N35°47′35.05″ E127°15′30.48″), 18 females and 3 males from P. snelleni in Pyeongchang-gun (N37°39′7.84″ E128°35′15.81″). P. rothneyi koreanus and P. djakonovi were first recorded as new hosts. To date, two Elasmus species, E. nephantidis and E. viridiceps, have been reported from South Korea. In this study, we provide diagnosis, description, and photos of female and photos of male of E. japonicus.

우리나라 전국연안에서 해조류에 부착한 저서성 부착맹독와편모조류의 분포특성을 파악하기 위해서 2011년 11월 25일에서 30일 사이 조사하였다. 해조류에 부착하는 맹독와편모조류 Gambierdiscus spp.는 전국 27개 정점 중 5개 정점[St. 6 (전남고흥군), St. 9 (경남남해군), St. 18 (경북 포항시 구룡포), St. 20 (경북 영덕), St. 26 (강원도 양양)]에서 출현하였다. Ostreopsis spp.는 3개 정점의 해조류[St. 11 (잎꼬시래기, 붉은까막살, 애기풀가사리), St. 18(진두발, 마디잘록이, 참곱슬이), St. 21 (붉은까막살, 마디잘록이, 큰잎모자반)]에서 출현하였으며, 그중, 정점 18에서는 극히 높은 개체수(140 cells g-1)가 관찰되었다. Prorocentrum lima는 서해와 남해안에서는 거의 출현하지 않았으나, 동해해역 대부분의 정점에서 높은 밀도로 출현하였다. Coolia spp.는 서해와 남해안에서는 전혀 출현하지 않았으나, 동해해역 일부 정점에서 극히 낮은 밀도로 출현하였다. 결과적으로 아열대성 저서 와편모조류는 우리나라 대부분의 연안해역 (동해를 중심으로)에 정착하고 있다는 것을 확인 할 수 있었고, 그들의 개체수 밀도는 해조류의 기질과 관련이 있을 것이다.

Field survey to estimate extent of damage to Reticulitermes species were conducted from 2009 through 2011 in the various locations of Korea. We discovered Reticulitermes species from three different locations of Jeju island. Partial COII sequences of mt DNA and morphological characters were collected and compared with previous reports. As result of comparative sequence analysis and taxonomic study, it was identified as Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto 1968 and this is first report of Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis from Jeju island in Korea which can be used as estimation of population structure and tool of control strategy.

The early phase of design intrinsically contains multiple sources of uncertainty in describing design, and nevertheless the decision-making process at this phase exerts a critical effect upon drawing a successful design. This paper proposes a set-based de

In this study, a zygaenid speies, Artona martini Efetov, was reported for the first time from Korea. Recently we collected numerous larvae of the species, feeding on bamboo, Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino, in Hongneung arboretum of Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul. This species is very similar to Artona (Balataea) funeralis (Butler) in appearance, which was recorded first from Korea by Witt (1985). Because the two species is very similar to each other in appearance and host plants, it will be need to examine and compare the Korean materials of the two species. But there is no available specimen of Artona (Balataea) funeralis (Butler), which was reported by Witt (1985) for the time being. They have two generations per year in Korea: The moths of first generation fly during the middle of May to middle of June and the second generation during the late of July to the early of August respectively. Also Sasa borealis (Hack.) Makino was recorded as host plants of the species from Japan (Yamaguchi & Arita, 1960). The external morphology was examined and illustrated. Materials examined herein are now preserved in the Korea National Arboretum.

A survey was conducted in the northern conifer forests of Korea from February to May in 2009 for the Monochamus species vectored Bursaphelenchus species. Dead pine trees infested with bark beetle larvaes were collected from Pinus densiflora and P. koraiensis located in the following target areas: Pocheon, Yeongi, Jincheon, Chuncheon, and Bonghwa. A cerambycid beetle, M. saltuarius was only found from sampled log piles in target areas. Bursaphelenchus species carried by M. saltuarius was only isolated in Pocheon, Gyeonggi province. The nematodes recovered from 17 (71%) of 24 beetles from P. koraiensis and 12 (75%) of 16 beetles from P. densiflora. The average number of nematode per adult was 1,974 and 11,823 from P. koraiensis and P. densiflora, respectively. The nematode was also recovered from the inner bark of both Pinus species infested with M. saltuarius larvae. Bursaphelenchus species identification was performed by morphological characters and molecular analysis with ITS-RFLP patterns and sequences of ITS and D2D3 region. Both morphological and molecular characters match well with the original description of the European type of B. mucronatus. This is the first report of M. saltuarius species as a vector of the European type of B. mucronatus on both P. densiflora and P. koraiensis in Korea.

The genus Tetramoera Diakonoff (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) is small group, including 6 species worldwide (Brown, 2005). Among them, 4 species, T. flavescens Kuznetsov, T. isogramma Meyrick, T. paragramma Meyrick, and T. schistaceana Snellen, have been described from the Oriental region in the early 20th century. And the other two species, T. gracilistira Turner, and T. leptalea Diakonoff were reported from Australia and South Africa respectively. During the course of the study on North Korean Tortiricidae based on the material deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary, one species of the genus Tetramoera Diakonoff was found. In the present study, the genus Tetramoera Diakonoff, is reported for the first time from the Korean Peninsula. Also a new species, Tetramoera bongwaensis sp. nov., is described as new to science. Photographs of the adults and male genitalia are presented.

점박이응애 밀도가 높은 돌콩에서 응애 포식천적인 Feltiella acarisuga Vallot(신칭, 응애 혹파리)가 국내에서 처음으로 발견되었다. 이 종의 형태적 특징 및 간략한 생태정보를 보고한다.

새로운 문제해충을 찾아내려면 작물별로 전국적인 survey가 이루어져야 한다. 인력과 경비면 그리고 수행상의 어려움이 있으므로 경작자나 그 지역의 농촌지도소를 통하여 문의.의뢰된 해충들을 살펴보면 그 해의 대체적인 해충발생상황을 알아볼 수 있다고 생각된다. 농업기술연구소 곤충과에는 1988년 40건의 민원과 의뢰사항이 접수.처리되었다(표 1). 그중 해충동정 및 방제법에 대한 것이 31건, 현지발생행동조사 의뢰 3건, 해충관계자료에 대한 문의가 3건 등이었다. 접수된 민원중에서 일부를 제외하고 각 해충의 발생상황을 작물별로 기술하여 기록을 남김으로서 금후 연구를 의한 기초 자료로 제공코자한다.

We report, for the first time, the afternoon (i.e., from noon to sunset time) observations of the northern mid-latitude E-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) made by the very high frequency (VHF) coherent backscatter radar operated continuously since 29 December 2009 at Daejeon (36.18°N, 127.14°E, 26.7°N dip latitude) in South Korea. We present the statistical characteristics of the mid-latitude afternoon E-region FAIs based on the continuous radar observations. Echo signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the afternoon E-region FAIs is found to be as high as 35 dB, mostly occurring around 100–135 km altitudes. Most spectral widths of the afternoon echoes are close to zero, indicating that the irregularities during the afternoon time are not related to turbulent plasma motions. The occurrence of afternoon E-regional FAI is observed with significant seasonal variation, with a maximum in summer and a minimum in winter. Furthermore, to investigate the afternoon E-region FAIs- Sporadic E (Es) relationship, the FAIs have also been compared with Es parameters based on observations made from an ionosonde located at Icheon (37.14°N, 127.54°E, 27.7°N dip latitude), which is 100 km north of Daejeon. The virtual height of Es (h’Es) is mainly in the height range of 105 km to 110 km, which is 5 km to 10 km greater than the bottom of the FAI. There is no relationship between the FAI SNR and the highest frequencies (ftEs) (or blanket frequencies (fbEs)). SNR of FAIs, however, is found to be related well with (ftEs–fbEs).

Background : During 2016 to 2017, Bacterial Rot symptom has been observed on Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. in Yeongju-si, Mungyeong-si, Jecheon-si and Eumseong-gun. This experiment was carried out to identify pathogenic bacteria that has not been reported up to now from A. macrocephala and to test pathogenicity of isolated bacteria against A. macrocephala. Methods and Results : Nine types of representative bacteria strains depending on colony size and color were isolated from surface disinfested symptomatic tissue that was macerated and streaked onto lysogeny broth (LB) medium with agar. Fungi were not recovered from any tissue that was surface disinfested and placed into acidified potato dextrose agar. Only one strain cause dark brown leaf rot symptom on A. macrocephala leaves soaked in bacterial suspensions. Potted A. macrocephala plants were used to test for pathogenicity. Inoculum was prepared by suspending the bacteria in sterile distilled water (SDW) for a final concentration of approximately 105 CFU/㎖. Suspensions were sprayed until runoff onto three replicate plants. Control plants were sprayed with SDW until runoff. Plants maintained in a dew chamber with 100% relative humidity at 30℃. After 3 days, leaf rot lesions developed on all inoculated plants; lesions later turned dark brown and appeared similar to symptoms observed in the field. Plants treated with water developed no symptoms. Same bacteria re-isolated onto LB from symptomatic tissues. Conclusion : On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence analysis, the strain isolated from A. macrocephala was identified as Pseudomonas viridiflava. Biological assay method using Potted plants confirmed the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas viridiflava. This is the first report of bacterial rot caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava on A. macrocephala.