블루베리혹파리(Dasineura oxycoccana)(파리목: 혹파리과)는 국내에서 재배되고 있는 블루베리의 주요해충으로 알려져 있다. 우리는 이 해충을 효과적으로 예찰하기 위한 수단을 개발하고자, 블루베리 휘발성 물질과 성페로몬의 유인 효과를 검정하였다. 블루베리로부터 방출되는 휘발성 물질을 고체상미량추출법(SPME)으로 포집하여 기체크로마토그래피-질량분석기(GC-MS)로 분석한 결과, 꽃의 주요 물질은 cinnamaldehyde와 cinnamyl alcohol이었고, 신초와 어린과실의 주요 물질은 β-caryophyllene, germacrene D, 및 α-farnesene인 것으로 조사되었다. 2019년에 군산에 소재하고 있는 블루베리 포장에서 시판 중인 cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, β-caryophyllene, 및 α-farnesene 의 효능을 시험하였는데, 이 4가지 성분을 단독 또는 혼합물로 처리하였을 때 블루베리혹파리는 유인되지 않았다. 반대로 이 종의 성페로몬으로 알려진 (2R,14R)-2,14-diacetoxyheptadecane은 수컷을 효과적으로 유인하였다. 유인효과에 있어서 성페로몬과 기주식물 휘발성 물질 사이에 시너지 효과는 관찰되지 않았다. 2020년 군산 블루베리 포장에서 블루베리혹파리 성충은 5월부터 8월까지 성페로몬 트랩에 유인되었고, 발생최 성기는 3회로서 5월 중순, 6월 하순, 및 7월 하순으로 나타났다.

To compare genetic characteristic and differentiation between Dasineura oxycoccana populations, we collected 20 local samples from Korea and USA between 2012 and 2013. We established population genetics from Principal component analysis (PCA) and STRUCTURE using newly developed 12 microsatellites for 362 individuals. PCA results showed that Korean populations were divided into three genetically different groups. Correspondingly, STRUCTURE results indicated that Korean populations had at least three different genetic origins, which was totally different from USA populations. Among them, two populations occurring in Heongseong and Cheonan seemed to have species-level difference when matching with previous DNA barcoding result.

The blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson), which has been recently introduced into Korea, is a notorious pest on blueberries. This invasive insect has rapidly spread throughout Korea including Jeju island. So far, we have no epidemic information, such as invasion routes and subsequent dispersal rates in Korea. To understand population genetics of D. oxycoccana, we have developed 12 novel microsatellite loci. To obtain its sequence data, the next generation sequencing was performed using mixed individuals collected from Korea and USA. The developed loci were polymorphic, with 6 to 16 alleles in 35 individuals from a single population of Hwaseong. The analyses revealed that all 35 individuals had different multilocus genotypes with heterozygosity ranging from 0.568 to 0.790. These markers will facilitate population genetic studies of D. oxycoccana.

The blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson), was recently invaded into Korea, which causes serious damage to blueberries. In the blueberry production regions, the gall midge affects most blueberry varieties, Vaccinium spp., such as rabbiteye and highbush blueberries, causing substantial yield loss by damaging flower and leaf buds. Last year we investigated and collected the midges in the blueberry farms from Korea and USA (New Jersey and Georgia). To confirm inter- and intra-specifc variations of D. oxycoccana, we tested COI DNA barcode using 180 collective individuals plus 37 GenBank references including other Dasineura species. As results, we found the same haplotype from 126 individuals in Korea, USA, and Canada. Most of the remaining haplotypes were closely related to the former, whereas there were 7 unique haplotypes genetically very distant from the major haplotype. Especially, the two haplotypes in Cheonan, Korea, were genetically farthest from the major, and the existence of two different species in New Jersey and Sunchang were confirmed. We would present haplotype diversity and geographic relationships of D. oxycoccana.