Mushroom flies are one of the most serious threats to mushroom production and cultivation in Korea, and they cause significant losses in yield and quality. In this study, we investigated the occurrence and control of mushroom flies in farms where Agaricus bisporus was cultivated in Chungnam. The cultivation period was more than 7 years in the 32 mushroom farms examined; about 28% were environment-friendly cultivation farms, and 72% were conventional cultivation farms. Mushroom flies were a major pest in about 84% of the examined farms. Most of the mushroom flies were sciarids and phorids (71% and 24%, respectively). The adult flies were found throughout the year, but their occurrence was the highest in September when the temperature increased. In general, the occurrence of mushroom flies in the examined farms was high; however, insect nets and post-crop steaming programs used as basic control methods were not implemented properly. Our findings show that integrated pest management of mushroom flies is urgently required for A. bisporus cultivation in Korea.

녹비작물 헤어리베치에서 톱다리개미허리노린재의 발생양상을 조사하기 위하 여 페로몬트랩과 포충망을 이용하여 대전시 유성구에 3곳, 아산시 지역에 2곳에서 수행하였다. 보리와 헤어리베치를 혼식한 아산 포장 두 곳에서페로몬트랩에 유인 포획된 톱다리개미허리노린재는 5월에 비해 6월에 매우 감소하였지만, 7월 달에 는 급격히 증가하였다. 헤어리베치만 정식되어 있는 노은포장과 궁동 제 1 포장에 서는 7월에 비해 8월에 많이 포획되었다. 하지만 헤어리베치가 정식되어 있는 포 장 4곳에 비하여 유인포장으로서 콩이 정식되어 있는 궁동 제 2 포장에서의 유인 포획된 톱다리개미허리노린재는 월등히 많았다. 아산시 포장, 노은포장과 궁동 제 1 포장에서는 톱다리개미허리노린재보다 닮은초록노린재, 변색장님노린재, 알락 수염노린재 등이 더 많이 포획되었지만, 궁동 제 2포장에서는 톱다리개미허리노 린재가 주로 포획되었다. 친환경농자재를 헤어리베치 채종지에 사용하여 톱다리 개미허리노린재의 방제 여부를 알아보기 위해 실내에서 직접살포 및 간접살포를 실시한 결과, 직접살포에서 일부 친환경농자재가 효과를 보였다.

This study was conducted to suggest implications of pest management system for agrarian improvement institute. We analyzed the informations about the pest management by listening to opinion of farmers and researchers including Rural Development Administration (RDA) and it’s affliated organization. In result, They evaluated that the agriculture development institutes very well progressed pest management researches in principle. However, some chronic bottleneck problems still existed such as pesticides resistant pests, lack of effective control methods. For designing proper direction, these problems should be considerated preferently.

The agriculture in Korea has been gradually changed from a labor-intensive type to a labor-saving one which aims to maximize productivity of labor. Herbicides have been utilized in rice farming since 1955. The consumption of herbicides rapidly increased during the last decade. However, the technology of weed control with herbicides has not been developed yet. For the dissemination of efficient weed control methods in farming, both research and extension activities on herbicide utilization should be strengthened. Appropriate research and guidance units on weed control should be established as early as possible, in order to provide the necessary technical information.