The golden apple snail was introduced to the Korea from Japan as a potential food for people in 1983. It is one of the pests of direct-seeded rice in korea. This study was conducted to investigate rice(Oriza sativa) consumption and the extent of damage by the golden apple snail(Pomacea canaliculata) in direct-sown paddy fields. Food consumption of the golden apple snail was highest at 30℃. When the emergence of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th leave of rice supplied food, the consumption of young(shell height 15㎜) and adult golden apple snail(over shell height 30㎜) at 30℃ were 19.0/79.8, 11.0/54.5, 5.5/18.5, and 0.0/2.0 individuals, respectively. Young rice seedings(before 5th leaves of rice) are very susceptible to golden apple snail damage because the young, tender leaves and stems favor the snail"s feeding habits. The field experiment with four treatments (0, 2, 5 and 10 individuals respectively per 10 ㎡) was carried out. The most serious yield loss was 16% from the plot with 10 adults released at emergency stage of rice.

우리나라 남부지방에서 벼 이앙시기 및 시비수준과 주용해충 발생치해와의 관계를 조사한 결과, 조사해충은 모두 시비수준보다 이앙시기가 발생 피해에 더 큰 영향을 주었다. 특히 벼멸구 흰등멸구, 애멸구, 끝동매미충, 벼물기굴파리는 이앙시기가 늦을수록 발생량이 많았으나, 이화명나방, 혹명나방은 이앙시기가빠를수록 발생량도 많았고, 피해도 컸다. 그리고 끝동매미충과 이화명나방을 제외한 해충들은 이앙시기가 늦으면서 질소질비료가 많으며 발생량이 증가하는 경향이었다.