톱다리개미허리노린재(Riptortus pedestris [Fabricius] [Hemiptera: Alydidae])는 다식성이며 콩에서 특히 중요한 해충으로 봄과 이른 여름에는 보리와 참깨에서도 발생한다. 계절적 발생소장과 기주식물의 적합성과의 상관관계를 이해하기 위하여 기주식물의 종자를 다른 조합으로 제공(보리, 참깨, 콩, 보리 + 참깨, 보리 + 참깨 + 콩)하여 톱다리개미허리노린재의 알에서 성충까지 발육과 산란율을 관찰하였다. 참깨만 공급하였을 때 2령충에서 발육이 정지하였고, 모든 개체가 사망하였다. 보리만 공급한 경우 65%의 톱다리개미허리노린재는 5령충까지 발육하였고, 6%의 노린재가 성충으로 우화하였다. 5령충까지 발육기간은 보리만 제공하였을 경우 24.8일, 보리+참깨를 제공하였을 경우 23.6일, 콩만 제공하였을 경우 15.0일, 보리 + 참깨 + 콩을 제공하였을 경우 14.7일이 걸렸다. 성충이 된 노린재는 콩만 먹이로 한 것이 보리+참깨+콩을 먹이로 제공한 것보다 산란전 기간이 길었지만, 산란수는 더 많았다. 따라서 보리와 참깨의 종자는 톱다리개미허리노린재의 적합한 기주가 될 수 없다.

From April 2010 to the present, seasonal occurrence of Riptortus pedestris was investigated. Five locations for population density and migration route tracking were the same as last year (two sites of Mt. Yangseong, Jujung-dong, O-Chang, and the campus of Chungbuk National University(CBNU)). In Mt. Yangseong, separated the farmland (80m) and forest (200 and 300m) by altitude, population density in 2010 was showed high density at mid-June, mid-Aug., and late-Oct., but population density in 2011 was showed high density at late-April, late-July and mid-Aug. In O-Chang and Jujung-dong, population density in 2010 was captured the adult from June to Aug. in the farmland, and from Sept. to Nov. in the forest. Total captured number of R. pedestris were high in farmland than forest. In campus of CBNU, the adult was captured from mid-Jul. to late-Aug. It showed the difference in the population density by its environmental conditions. Attraction effect of pheromone lure trap with soybeans were good than that of pheromone lure trap only. To track the migration of R. pedestris, we painted the fluorescent paint with different color. Being painted 500 R. pedestris were released and recaptured 10 and 20 days after release. Among released 500 R. pedestris at asl 300m on Yangseong site A and B in 25 Apr. were recaptured one at 300 and 80 m at site A, and site B was recaptured one marked R. pedestris adult at 200 m. In 25 May, release at 200 m in site A was recaptured only 80 m with 2 and site B was recaptured 200m with 8 and 80m with 1. Released in 17 Jul. at 80 m, marked R. pedestris adults were recaptured only 80 m with 5 and 2, respectively. It means that R. pedestris adults seem to migrate from the forest to the farmland in this season, but the data from Aug. to Oct. in 2010 was different.

톱다리개미허리노린재 [Riptortus pedestris (Thunberg)]는 콩과 작물의 주요 해충이었으나, 최근에는 발생량이 증가함에 따라 단감, 사과 등의 과수에서도 돌발적으로 피해를 주는 문제 해충으로 대두되고 있다. 본 연구는 톱다리개미허리노린재 집합페로몬을 예찰, 방제에 효율적으로 이용하기 위하여 유인 가능 거리를 측정하였고, 월동 후 개체군 밀도 증가에 야생 식물의 기주로서의 역할을 이해 하고자 수행되었다. 2010년 8월 국립식량과 학원 답작 포장에서 방사지점으로부터 동서남북으로 20, 40, 80, 160, 200m 떨어진 곳에 상용 집합페로몬 트랩을 설치한 후 표식된 톱다리개미허리노리재 1200마리를 방사하였다. 일자별 재 포획 결과 15일간 총 회수율은 7.8% (93마리)였으며 방사 지점으로부터 20m에서 57마리로 가장 많이 재포획 되었다. 방사 지점으로부터 거리가 멀어짐에 따라 재 포획밀도는 감소하여 200m에서는 1마리만 포획되었다. 트랩 설치 방향에 따른 재 포획 밀도 차이는 없었다. 콩 (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), 돌콩 (Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc.), 아까시나무 (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) 종자를 이용한 톱다리개미허리노린재 발육 기간을 25℃ 항온기에서 조사한 결과 모든 기주에서 성충까지 발육이 가능하였다. 성충까지 발육에 성공한 비율은 콩, 돌콩, 아까시나무에서 각각 70%, 83.3%, 13.3% 였으며 약충 발육기간은 각각 29.3±2.33, 27.4±1.47, 27.0±0.82 였다. 각 기주에서 자란 암컷 성충의 수명은 콩, 돌콩, 아까시나무에서 자란 성충이 각각 46.3±29.14, 34.7±5.51, 20±1.41일 이었으며, 산란수는 38.3±58.77, 31.7±4.73, 0개 였다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 돌콩의 경우 개체군의 발육 및 증식면에서 좋은 야생 기주로 판단되며, 지역에 따라 야생콩의 존재와 양이 톱다리개미허리노린재의 밀도 유지 및 증식에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 판단된다.

톱다리개미허리노린재의 집합페로몬은 수컷에 의해 분비되며 같은 종의 성충과 약충을 유인하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 현재 합성된 집합페로몬을 이용한 유인트랩이 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 합성된 집합페르몬에 대한 톱다리개미허리노린재 성충과 약충의 반응을 먹이 섭식 조건을 달리하여 Y자 후각계(Y-tube olfactometer)를 이용하여 조사하였다. Y자 후각계 끝의 공기와 페로몬이 혼합되는 지점에서 교미경험이 없고 수분만 공급받은 성충의 최초 반응률은 수컷에서 84%, 암컷에서 90%이었다. 그리고 반응한 암컷과 수컷의 69%가 Y자 후각계의 집합페로몬 쪽으로 이동하였다. 제2령 약충에서는 수분과 설탕물을 공급받은 경우 최초 반응률은 각각 60과 56%이었고 그 중 각각 63과 64%가 집합페로몬 쪽을 선택하였다. 다만 콩을 먹이로 충분히 공급받은 제2령 약충은 최초 반응률이 34%로 낮았고 집합페로몬 쪽으로 유인된 비율도 31%로 낮았다. 따라서 톱다리개미허리노린재 약충이 먹이를 섭식한 후에는 집합페로몬에 적게 유인되는 것을 알 수 있다.

Periodical release of non-viable refrigerated eggs of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) has been found to enhance field parasitism level in soybean fields. However, optimum refrigeration conditions required for the eggs in order to preserve its quality to ensure effective level of parasitism for a longer period has been rarely reported. We assessed optimum environment condition for refrigeration of the eggs using three different temperatures (2, 6, and 10℃) and relative humidities (RH) (high, medium and low). Eggs of R. pedestris were refrigerated at nine combinations of temperature and relative humidity for 30 consecutive days. Those eggs were taken out and after 8 days, mated female Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) were individually exposed to the eggs, and their development, emergence, and sex ratio were examined. Number of eggs parasitized was highest (5.9) on eggs stored at 6℃ and high RH. Significantly higher male proportion was recorded in the eggs stored at 10℃. However, RH had no effect on the sex ratio. For both male and female, development time was the least on host eggs stored at 2℃ and high RH. Adult emergence was recorded highest from the eggs stored at 2℃ followed by 6℃ and at high RH. In conclusion, eggs refrigerated below 6℃ at high RH condition maintained better quality of R. pedestris eggs for the parasitization by O. nezarae.

곤충의 장내 공생미생물은 소화, 발육, 생존, 번식 및 필수성분의 합성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이러한 공생미생물은 모세대로부터 얻어지는 수직적 전달과, 자연환경이나 먹이와 같은 외부적 요인으로부터 얻어지는 수평적 전달을 통해 획득되는 것으로 확인되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 콩과작물에 주요해충인 톱다리개미허리노린재(Riptortus pedestris)의 장내공생자이며, 수평적 전달을 통해서 획득되는 것으로 알려진 Burkholderia spp.와 이외의 장내세균이 톱다리개미허리노린재의 생물적ㆍ생태학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 하였다. 톱다리개미허리노린재 야외개체군과 실내 누대사육 개체군의 성충 소화기관을 채취하고 TSA배지에 배양하여 장내세균을 분리동정한 결과, 야외개체군에서만 Burkholderia spp. 균주를 확인 할 수 있었다. 실내사육개체의 누대사육과정에서 실제로 발생하는 발달이나 생식의 저해가 Burkholderia spp. 장내세균의 부재로 인한 것인지 확인하는 과정이 필요했다. 톱다리개미허리노린재의 장내세균 억제를 위한 항생제를 선발하고, 외부로부터 Burkholdria spp.가 유입될 가능성이 있는 기주와 토양(상토), 콩종자를 (Yoshitomo et al., 2011) 사용한 방법을 인용하여 모두 멸균 및 소독하여 부재시키고, Burkholderia spp. 균주도 같은 방법으로 처리하여 사육하였으며, 처리구별 충체길이를 측정하여 발육정도를 비교하였다. Burkhodria spp.를 모두 제거한 개체군과 제거하고 이 균주를 처리하여 획득하게 한 개체군, 정상개체군간의 발육의 정도에 있어 차이를 보이는 것으로 확인되었으며, 추후 약충기간, 성비, 생식정도를 확인하여 공생세균인 Burkhodria spp.가 톱다리개미허리노린재에 미치는 영향을 확인해야 할 것으로 판단되며, 그 외의 분리동정된 균주의 장내세균으로서의 가능성 또한 확인할 계획이다.

This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and route tracking of Riptortus clavatus from 5th April to 10th November, 2010. Investigation area was selected: farmland at Chungbuk National University (CBNU), Jujung-dong (Cheongju) and O-Chang (Cheongwon) that distinguished the farmland and the fores, and two sites by an altitude at Mt. Yangseong (Munui-myeon, Cheongwon). Aggression pheromone trap (below trap) and trap+soybean are set on two sites by an altitude of Mt. Yangseong farmland (80m) and forest (200 and 300 m). Population density of Riptortus pedestris showed the highest in Mid-Jun., Mid-Aug, and Late-Oct., and caught more trap+soybean than trap. Two sites of O-Chang and Jujung, R. pedestris was more caught to a farmland in June to August, but caught to forest at Sept. Comparison between traps, trap+soybean is more caught than trap, higher caught in season to a farmland from Jun. to Aug., a forest from Sept. to Nov. Farmland of CBNU without forest was caught from Mid-Jul. to Late-Aug, and the number of caught insect was higher in trap+soybean. This pattern caught more in trap+soybean shows the similar result from five investigation area but showed the difference according to the investigation area. R. pedestris was released after marked with florescent paint for route tracking. Ten days after release of 500 density at 200 m altitude (25th Aug), R. pedestris was re-caught seven in the same altitude, but the release at 80 m altitude (4th Oct.), R. pedestris was re-caught at 200 and 300 m. This result suggest that R. pedestris did not move in August to other altitude because of rich-food, however, R. pedestris seems to move in Oct. to the forest by reason of food-shortage or overwintering.

From our previous studies in a farm in Songcheon, Andong where a series of crops was cultivated in 2008 and 2009, occurrence patterns of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) and its egg parasitism by Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Gryon japonicum (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) were reported. With an objective to verify the trend of the occurrence pattern, a year long monitoring of R. pedestris and its egg parasitism was continued in 2010 in the same location where barley, sesame, and soybean were cultivated in series. We placed four aggregation pheromone traps added with 50 refrigerated eggs of R. pedestris each along the perimeter of the field from 11 April to 31 October. Weekly occurrence patterns of R. pedestris and its parasitism in 2010 were generally similar to the patterns of previous years. Riptortus pedestris population first appeared in the last week of April, peaked after the third week of August, and declined in October. Parasitism by G. japonicum was recorded up to 64% in July, 2010 which was much higher than previous years. This study verifies that G. japonicum is the first colonizer that appears as early as May and remains active until September. Ooencyrtus nezarae, however, starts to occur late from the last week of August and exist in the field until October.

The seasonal occurrence of Riptortus pedestris Fabricius was investigated using pheromone traps baited with its aggregation pheromone in the fields with various crop composition (mixture culture of barley and hairy vetch in Asan, Chungnam, monoculture of hairy vetch in Yuseung, Daejeon) from mid-May to mid-July of seed gathering season in 2010. The invasion of R. pedestris into the experimental fields began to increase rapidly from late-June in which period hairy vetch and barley reach the beginning of seed formation stage. After seed gathering season in mid-July, the invasion rate of R. pedestris decreased, and the activity was continually observed till early-November. In addition to dominant R. pedestris species, 33 species of hemiptera including Apolyaus watajii, Dolycoris baccarum, Adelphocoris suturalis, and Yemma exlis were collected, which indicated abundant species diversity in the hairy vetch fields. In the laboratory, R. pedestris did not developed successfully to adult stage on food sources of hairy vetch, with decreasing survival rate after 4th instar and the failure of emergence to adult stage. Also, R. pedestris showed higher preference on soybeans than hairy vetch. Consequently, hairy vetch may be not true host for the development and survival of R. pedestris. It is considered that R. pedestris is a temporary visitor at the season of seed formation in hairy vetch fields

Soybean seed injury was analyzed in the experiments in which the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris(Hemiptera: Alydidae), was released into screen-caged pots containing full seed stage(R6) of soybean. When the different stages of insects, from the 3rd instar nymphs to adults, were released into pots during 8 days in soybean R6 stage, soybean seeds with injury marks (B-type seeds) increased. The weight reduction ratio in B-type seeds was highest in the injury by the 5th instar nymphs, while the daily-produced number ratio of B-type seeds was small in the treatment. In the injury by the different number of adult released into pots, 4, 8, 16 adults caused a significant increase of B-type seeds, while 16 adults caused the significant increase of the deformed (C-type) seeds. In the injury by the different release period of adults, the total number of pods was not significantly different among treatments, while the total seed number harvested was significantly small in the release for 48 days. The release for 8 and 16 days caused a significant increase of B-type seeds, while the release for 48 days caused the increase of C-type seeds. The results indicated that injury of soybean R6 stage by the bean bug produced soybean seeds with distinct injury marks at relatively low density and during short term attack period, while it produced deformed seeds at high density and during long attack period.

Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) recently become an important fruit-spotting bug of apple and sweet persimmon trees in Korea. Although fruits of cultivated species are generally known to be unsuitable food for the fruit-spotting bugs, dietary importance of fruits of apple and sweet persimmon for R. pedestris is unknown. We evaluated fruits of apple and sweet persimmon with or without soybean seeds as a food source for R. pedestris by investigating nymphal development time, nymphal mortality, preovipositional period, fecundity, and adult size in the laboratory. None of 1st instar R. pedestris fed only on a fruit of apple or sweet persimmon became second instar nymph. When provided with soybean seeds together, both the fruits did support the nymphal development and the reproduction of R. pedestris. However, diets including soybean and one of the fruits were not better than control diets consisting of soybean seeds with or without vitamin C. Therefore, apple and sweet persimmon are not essential food sources for the development and the reproduction of R. pedestris. These results suggest that R. pedestris may not reproduce on the fruit trees, thus explain absence of either their eggs or their nymphs on the fruit trees in the fields.

In a previous study, aggregation pheromone trap added with refrigerated eggs of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in a netted pouch was found to enhance parasitism by its egg parasitoid Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in soybean fields. However, the eggs released in the netted pouch would not be well exploited by the egg parasitoid due to reduced encounter of the eggs and elevated inter- or intraspecific competition among the parasitoids in clumped condition of released eggs inside the pouch. To solve this problem, new trap was developed with twelve separate cells for egg placement. Efficiency of this new trap was evaluated in a soybean field in Songcheon, Andong. Newly developed trap and formerly designed trap each with 180 refrigerated eggs were placed at a distance of 15-20m in the field. The released eggs were collected every week, and the experiment was replicated for three weeks. In addition, comparison was carried out by placing eggs in different density in the cell (120 in total per trap) for three weeks. Parasitism in newly developed trap (32-35%) was higher than that in the former trap (16-20%). Parasitism in the trap where eggs were released in six cells was the highest, followed by three cells, one cell, and eggs released in the pouch. From these findings, newly developed traps is better than previous design in enhancing the parasitism in soybean fields.

The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (=clavatus) Fabricius (Hemiptera: Alydidae) is a serious pest of soybean in many countries. It enters a reproductive diapause in the winter by short day length (＜13.5 h.) in Korea and Japan. The combined effects of temperatures (25℃ and 8℃) and day lengths (10L:14D and 14L:10D) upon the termination of the male"s diapause were studied. The combinations are ① HTLD = 25℃, 14L:10D treatment for 1, 2, 3 weeks and 30 days, ② HTSD = 25℃, 10L:14D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks, ③ LTLD→HTLD = 8℃, 14L:10D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks followed by HTLD treatment, ④ LTSD→HTLD = 8℃, 10L:14D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks followed by HTLD. The amount of aggregation pheromone components secreted was adopted as the criteria for diapause termination in males. Males did not secrete aggregation pheromone under HTSD conditions. However, the males treated with HTLD for more than 21 days secreted significantly higher amounts of aggregation components, (E)-2-hexenyl (Z)-3-hexenoate and (E)-2-hexenyl (E)-2-hexenoate, compared to the control or HTSD treatments. The three components of the aggregation pheromone were secreted by the 14%, 29%, and 100% males treated with HTLD for 7 days, respectively. However more than 83% of the HTLD-treated males secreted all three components by the 30<SUP>th</SUP> day under the treatment. In comparison, the pheromone amounts secreted by the males treated with LTLD→HTLD or LTSD→HTLD were equal or less than those secreted by males with continuous HTLD treatment.

The bean bug, Riptortus clavatus Thunberg (Hemiptera: Alydidae), is a pest of soybeans and tree fruits. It enters reproductive diapause during winter. We studied the effect of different combinations of temperature, day length, and treatment period on the termination of diapause in R. clavatus using adult females collected in October and November 2006. Ovarian development was used to determine diapause termination. The treatments were: ① HTLD, 25℃, 14L:10D treatment for 1, 2, 3 weeks and 30 days, ② HTSD, 25℃, 10L:14D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks, ③ LTLD, 8℃, 14L:10D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks followed by HTLD for 3 weeks, and ④ LTSD, 8℃, 10L:14D treatment for 1, 2, and 3 weeks followed by HTLD for 3 weeks. The HTSD treatments did not affect ovarian development, and resulted in no significant difference in the number of mature eggs in ovaries or the percentage of diapause-terminated females compared to the control females before treatment. The percentage of females that terminated diapause was significantly higher in the HTLD treatment than in the HTSD treatment. The HTLD treatment for more than 14 days increased the percentage of diapause-terminated females, accelerated the development of the ovaries, and increased the number of mature eggs in ovaries. Compared with the HTLD or HTSD treatments, the LTLD or LTSD treatments followed by the HTLD treatment accelerated ovarian development and increased the number of ovipositing females. The pre-LTSD treatment for 1 week was enough to increase the number of eggs oviposited.

Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Gryon japonicum (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) are major egg parasitoids of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae), a mobile pest on several crops in Korea and Japan. We compared the sensitivity of the two parasitoids to different temperature and relative humidity (RH) conditions to understand their phenological relations. Less than 6 hours old naïve female adult O. nezarae and G. japonicum were individually kept in 50 ml tubes without food and water sources. The tubes were placed in three humidity conditions (50-55, 70-75, and 90-95% RH) in desiccators. These desiccators were then maintained at 20, 25, and 30°C. In each temperature and RH combination 75-76 individuals were assessed for the mortality every 8 hours. G. japonicum was found to survive longer (37-116 hours) in all the temperature and RH combinations than O. nezarae (31-103 hours). Both the two parasitoids survived better in higher RH in all temperatures. The reduced sensitivity to lower humidity by G. japonicum compared to O. nezarae may explain the earlier occurrence of G. japonicum in the spring. The relations with seasonal occurrence of the two parasitoids were discussed.

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) were analyzed using GC and GC-MS, and compared with developmental stages of the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris. Carbon numbers on each developmental stages differed from 14-19 in eggs to 4th nymph, 25 in 5th nymph, and over 30 in last nymph that until adult emergence. Carbon numbers are increased to 16-17 carbons over time in newly emerged adults, 18-22 in 1 and 3 days after emergence, respectively; 23-27 in 6 days after emergence; approximately 30 in over 10 days after emergence. Carbon numbers increased as passed days after emergence. Riptortus pedestris consisted of n-nonacosane on almost all developmental stages, and followed by n-hentriacontane and 13,17-;15,19-demethyltritriacontane. Eggs, however, consisted of unknown compounds with high proportion and followed by n-heptacosane, and newly emerged adults also has a high proportion of n-heptacosane. From the above results, CHCs on developmental stages of the bean bug consist of n-alkane with saturated hydrocarbons (36-65 %), followed mono- or di- methylalkanes. However, newly emerged female and male adults mostly consisted of methyl-alkane. The major constituents of CHCs on the developmental stages of Riptortus pedestris is differently proportioned, but hardly showed the difference in their composition.

Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) causes losses in several crops in Korea. Release of non-viable refrigerated eggs of R. pedestris is known to enhance natural parasitism by Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Gryon japonicum (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in soybean fields. In this study, we conducted an experiment of cage-exclusion design to verify the former results in more manipulative approach in a soybean field. Agakong field (45×26 m2) located at Songcheon, Andong was divided into 15 plots (10×6 m2) with each experimental arena of 3×2 m2 in the center. There were three treatments: (1) release of refrigerated eggs of R. pedestris, (2) release of refrigerated eggs with one time spray of thiamethoxam, and (3) untreated control. A fine mesh cloth with iron poles was used to encircle the arenas. Refrigerated eggs of R. pedestris were released (100/arena) twice before sampling. One-day old eggs of R. pedestris were released (60/arena) in all the experimental arenas at an interval of 6 days, and 30 eggs from each were collected to record parasitism. We found no significant difference in the eggs and nymphs population of R. pedestris among the treatments. However, adult density was significantly reduced in the treated plots during final two sampling days compared to the control. We found significantly higher parasitism by G. japonicum on the eggs collected from treated plots (9-25%) compared to the control plots (1-9%). It is verified that releasing non-viable eggs of R. pedestris help to enhance natural parasitism in soybean field.