,  , The damage rates of peach pyralid moth(Dichocrocis punctiferalis), which damages the chestnut fruits, were investigated annually from 1995 to 2010 according to year, region, and maturity. The damage rate by D. punctiferalis was the highest (34.5%) in 1998 and was the lowest (17.9%) in 2000. The pattern of the damage rate showed a repeating three-year cycle. There was a negative correlation (-0.6261<, SUP>, *<, /SUP>, ) between rainfall and damage rate. There was a positive correlation (0.5826<, SUP>, *<, /SUP>, ) between temperature and damage rate. The average damage rate of all surveyed regions was 22.2%. Of the surveyed areas, Hapcheon had the highest at 27% and Hamyang had the lowest at 15.0%. The damage rate of chestnut fruit depending on the maturity was 26.1% in an early maturing cultivar (Dantaek), and 19.3% and 21.1% in a late maturing cultivar (Eungi) and a medium maturing cultivar (Chukpa), respectively.

The the peach pyralid moth, Dichocrocis punctiferalis causes the most serious damage to chestnut in Korea. This study was conducted to compare the efficiency of control with aerial spraying(AS350-B2 Helicopter, 15m/flight altitude, Nozzleorifice D6, Fenitrothion EC 50% 1ℓ/ha), sex pheromone trap(25 Wing traps/ha, 75:25 mixture of (E)-10-hexadecenyl aldehyde (E10-16:Al) and (Z)-10-hexadecenyl aldehyde, 1㎎/trap), and crown spraying(BF530, Fenitrothion EC 50% 1ℓ/ha) against D. punctiferalis at chestnut orchards. After chestnut harvest in Autumn, the damaged rate(%) by D. punctiferalis showed 29.6±1.7 in aerial spraying, 27.8±8.4 in sex pheromone trap, and 8.9±3.8 in crown spraying, respectively. The crown spraying showed the highest control effect among the 3 control methods. The other methods were similarly effective.

사과, 복숭아와 밤 열매 등을 가해하는 주요해충 중의 하나인 복수아명나방(Dichocrcis punctiferalis)을 성페로몬을 이용하여 발생예찰하기 위해 성페로몬 성분분석과 행동관찰, 성페로몬 조성별 야외포획실험을 수행하였다. 처녀암컷의 교미행동은 16L:8D의 광주기 1 온도조건에서 소등 후 4시간째에, 수컷의 가는털뭉치 돌출행동은 5시간째에 최고를 나타내었다. 이시간대의 암컷 복부 끝 헥산추출물에서는 E10-hexadecenal과 Z10-hexadecenal이 가스크로마토그래피 분석에 의해 85:15의 비율로 검출되었다. 야외에서 수컷 성충을 유인하기 위해 두 성분의 합성화합물을 이용하여 사과 및 복수아와 밤 과수원에서 포획실험이 수행되었는데 E10-hexadecenal과 Z10-hexadecenal이 70:30~80:20의 비율에서 가장 많이 포획되었고, 이와 유사한 조성에서 수컷의 가는털뭉치 돌출반응과 상승비행반응이 관찰되었다.