잔물땡땡이(Hydrochara affinis) 유충의 지하집모기(Culex pipiens molestus)와 토고숲모기 (Ochlerotatus togoi)에 대한 포식효율과 먹이선호도를 실험하였다. 포식실험에는 투명한 원통형 용기(지름 100 mm, 높이 40 mm, 수심 15 mm)가 사용되었으며, 25􀆆C에서 24시간 (16L : 8D)동안 진행되었다. 잔물땡땡이 개체당 모기 섭식 효율을 조사하기 위해 각 잔물땡땡이 유충에 대해 서로 다른 먹이조건(1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 및 128개체)을 주었고, 각 조건별로 5회씩 반복실험 하였다. 모기유충 2종에 대한 먹이 선호도를 조사하기 위해 잔물땡땡이 1령 유충에 지하집모기와 토고숲모기 유충 32개체씩을 동시에 투여하여 5회 반복실험 하였다. 실험의 결과 모기유충 2종에 대한 잔물땡땡이 유충의 포식곡선은 로그함수의 곡선으로 나타났으며, 잔물땡땡이 유충의 영기가 증가함에 따라 포식수도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 포식곡선으로부터 잔물땡땡이 3령 유충의 1일 최대 포식수를 산출한 결과, 지하집모기는 926개체를, 토고숲모기는 304개체를 포식할 것으로 추정되었다. Holling’s disk equation을 이용하여 추정한 결과, 잔물땡땡이 유충의 영간, 그리고 모기유충의 종간에 모기유충 포식수의 차이가 발생하는 것은 Attack rate보다는 Handling time의 차이에 기인한 것으로 사료된다. Handling time은 잔물땡땡이 유충이 성장함에 따라 급격히 감소하였으며, 토고숲모기가 지하집모기에 비해 2배가량 길게 나타났다.

An assessment was made of the biological control potential of mud loaches, Misgurnus mizolepis, toward Culex pipiens molestus, in laboratory condition and septic tank and rainwater storage tank (RST) systems. Results were compared with those of temephos 20% emulsifiable concentrate (EC) and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI). In the laboratory tests, all M. mizolepis survived on waters from the settling tank of aerobic septic tank (AST), sump tank of AST, and RST. However, all M. mizolepis died within 3 h after introduction in the settling tank and sump tank waters of anaerobic septic tank (AnAST). Gill or dorsal fin inflammation was detected in the dead mud loaches. M. mizolepis consumed an average of 968–1087, 901–986, and 993–1087 of 1500 third instars of Cx. p. molestus in AST settling tank, AST sump tank, and RST waters, respectively. In the AST and RST systems, predation of Cx. p. molestus by mud loaches at a release rate of 900 larvae/fish resulted in complete mosquito control from the first wk after treatment through the end of the survey period for 16 wk. The average mosquito reduction rates by temephos 20% EC and BTI treatments were 28.6 and 2.1% 2 wk post-treatment, respectively. Mud loaches merit further study as a potential biological control agent for the control of mosquito populations in light of global efforts to reduce the level of highly toxic synthetic insecticides in the aquatic environment.

Bioassay of mosquito, Culex pipiens molestus, larva was investigated by several environment-friendly insecticides. These insecticides were Novaluron as chitin synthesis inhibitor, Metho-xyfenozide as ecdysone agonist, Pyriproxyfen as juvenile hormone mimic, and Spiromesifen as lipid biosynthesis inhibitor. The 50% lethal concentration (LC₅₀) of these insecticides were 0.00039, 0.07193, 0.65006 and 0.04839 ppm, respectively. Novaluron has lower concentration than any other insecticide. To determine the treatment time against larval stages, insecticides were applied to different larval stages of C. pipiens molestus. Mortality ratios of mosquito larva treated with Novaluron were 100.0, 84.5, 71.0 and 48.5% on 2, 4, 7 and 10 days after hatching from eggs, respectively. Otherwise, with the other insecticides, mortality ratios were under 80% with 2 days old larva. When exposure periods were tested to 3 or 4 days old larva against 4 insecticides, at least 3 hours were needed to 100% control effect against Novaluron, and over 12 hours with other insecticides.