본 연구는 피레스로이드계 살충제인 퍼메트린이 Heliothis virescens의 중추신경세포의 나트륨채널에 어떻게 작용하는 가를 전기생리학적으 로 관찰하였다. 퍼메트린은 나트륨채널의 꼬리전류(INa-tail)를 지속적으로 증가시켰으며 이러한 비정상적인 나트륨 전류증가가 나방류의 신경계에 과도한 흥분을 일으겨 살충작용을 하는 것으로 생각된다. 이러한 살충작용은 전갈독과 함께 사용했을때 약 8배의 증가가 있었음을 확인하였다. 전 갈독이 살충제의 독성을 강화하는 분자생리학적 기전연구가 계속되면 해충방제에 많은 기여를 할 것으로 생각된다.

A quantitative sequencing (QS) protocol that detects the frequencies of sodium channel mutations (M815I, T917I and L920F) responsible for knockdown resistance in permethrin-resistant head lice was tested as a population genotyping method. Genomic DNA fragments of the sodium channel α-subunit gene that encompass the three mutation sites were PCR-amplified from individual head lice with either resistant or susceptible genotypes, and combined together in various ratios to generate standard DNA template mixtures for QS. Following sequencing, the signal ratios between resistant and susceptible nucleotides were calculated and plotted against the corresponding resistance allele frequencies. Quadratic regression coefficients of the plots were close to 1, demonstrating that QS is highly reliable for the prediction of resistance allele frequencies. Prediction of resistance allele frequencies by QS in several globally collected lice samples including 12 Korean lice populations suggested that permethrin resistance varied substantially amongst different geographical regions. Three local populations of Korean lice were determined to have 9.8-36.7% resistance allele frequencies, indicating that an urgent resistance management is needed. QS should serve as a preliminary resistance monitoring tool for proper management strategies by allowing early resistance detection.

집파리를 chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos 및 permethrin 등 3종의 살충제로 누대도태하여 저항성 유발과 교차저항성을 조사하였다. chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos 및 permethrin으로 11세대 누대도채한 계통의 저항성 비는 감수성계통의 암컷에 비하여 42.0배, 3.8배 및 18.7배로 증가하였고, 수컷에서는 42.0배, 4.1배 및 16.4배이었다. chlorpyrifos 도태계통은 permethrin에서 암.수컷 각각 7.5배와 9.6배로 다른 살충제보다 높은 교차저항성을 보였으나, propoxur 에 대해서는 역상관 교차저항성을 나타내었다. dich-lorvos도태계통은 chlorpyrifos에서 암.수각각 13.3배와 15.9배로 높은 교차저항성을 나타내었으며 permethrin 도태계통에서도 chlorpyrifos에 대해서 암.수 각각 8.7배와 9.7배로 비교적 높은 교차저항성을 보였다.

Permethrin[3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylatel insecticides were selected to study adsorption and leaching potentials related to pollution on Commerce silty clay loam soil near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. GLC-ECD chromatogram of permethrin included 32.5 % of cis-permethrin and 67.4 % of trans-permethrin. Extraction efficiencies of cis and trans-permethrin were 92.5 % and 92.3 in fortified water, respectively and 85.9 % and 88.8 % in fortified soil, respectively. At a 1:10 soil/water ratio,the Koc values for cis and trans isomers of permethrin were 938 and 877, respectively. Leaching of permethrin was evaluated in soil columns(5.4 cm i.d. × 26 cm length). Total recoveries of the permethrin applied to the soil column were 84.5 ± 3.1 %. When the soil columns were leached with three pore volumes of water, the distributions of cis-permethrin leached were 6.10 % and 0.07 % of amount applied in the untreated zone soil and leachate water, respectively. Trans-permethrin distributions were 5.20 % in the untreated zone soil and 0.05 % in leachate water. Cis and trans-permethrin was strongly adsorbed to soil. The results of the study showed the strong relationship between adsorption and leaching. Cis and trans-permethrin to be leached into the groundwater in soils with shallow aquifers were suggested a low leaching potential.