The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus, is a major insect pest for the rice plants. SBPH is also a known vector of rice stripe virus (RSV), which causes severe yield losses in rice crops throughout the East Asia. RSV is persistently transmitted by SBPH and can also be transmitted to offspring through transovarial transmission. SBPH is known to migrate from China to the west coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The study investigated the impact of temperature on the acquisition and transmission of RSV by SBPH in ROK, which is expected to experience increased migration and emergence of SBPH due to climate change. The results revealed that the acquisition and transmission rates of RSV were higher at 27°C compared to 24°C, with rates of 100% and 78.3%, respectively. However, at 30°C, the acquisition and transmission rates of RSV was decreased. The results suggests that temperature can impact the transmission of RSV by SBPH. To investigate this further, SBPH adults were fed on RSV-infected plants and infection rates were compared across various tissues, including the head, salivary glands, midgut, Malpighian tubules, ovary, and hindgut. Results showed that at 36 hours post-infection, RSV was highly detected in the Malpighian tubules, ovary, and hindgut. At 48 hours post-infection, RSV was also detected in the thorax. These results suggest that the transmission rates of RSV in SBPH increase with temperature between 24-27°C, but decrease at 30°C, indicating that the vectorial capacity of SBPH for RSV decreases above a certain threshold.

Untargeted metabolomic fingerprinting is a discovery tool for the identification of metabolites associated with the response to dietary and environmental perturbations. Direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART MS) promises to be a powerful analytical technique for high-throughput metablome analysis of insect. In this study, we used the DART MS technique to find tracers related to the origin of small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus), and conducted a untargeted metabolomic fingerprinting on the wings and exoskeleton in Chinese and domestic collectives. This paper showed that DART MS metabolomic fingerprinting represents a rapid and powerful analytical strategy enabling distinguish of two different origin’s small brown planthoppers by recording metabolomic fingerprints.

Molecular diagnostic markers are necessary for establishing highthroughput screening systems to support insecticide-resistant population management. Here, we identified single amino acid substitution mutations related to carbamate resistance in Laodelphax striatellus Fallén type-1 acetylcholinesterase (Lsace1) using carbofuran-selected strains. The phenotypic resistance profiles of the final selection strain (SEL9) compared to the susceptible strain revealed a 14-fold higher resistance ratio based on topical application, 1.2-fold higher general esterase activity, and 4.3- fold higher acetylcholinesterase insensitivity based on the 50% inhibitory concentration (I50), suggesting that insensitivity of the target site could occur as a resistance factor. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of Lsace1 of five strains (SUS, SEL0, SEL3, SEL6, and SEL9) revealed two amino acid substitutions (F330Y and F331H). To understand the roles of these mutations, we determined the allele frequency of both point mutations in the selected strains using quantitative sequencing methods. In addition, several quantitative genotypic traits (e.g., gene copy numbers and transcript levels of Lsace1, Lsace2, and LS.CarE1) were assessed. A correlation analysis of genotypic and phenotypic traits revealed strong correlations between resistance level and I50 with F331H allele frequency. Interestingly, the F331H mutation was negatively correlated with transcript levels of Lsace1, suggesting that selection pressure might result in a reduction of the target gene. Overall, the F331H mutation and reduced mRNA are important factors in the development of carbamate resistance. Furthermore, the point mutation can be used to monitor rapid carbofuran resistance in conjunction with molecular diagnostic methods such as quantitative sequencing.

One of the leading pests of rice, small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus) can grow up to have either short or long wings, depending on conditions. However, under the same breeding conditions, the phenotypes of the long- and short-winged small brown planthopper observed to keep the first collected phenotype. To investigate the mechanism involved in wing dimorphism, metabolomic researches have been conducted. In this study, we observed several metabolites change, and the difference of metabolites could provide clues to the relationship between physiological changes in the small brown planthopper and ecological transport.

It is necessary to understand of temporal and spatial dynamics by establishing a periodical monitoring system for theproper management in small brown planthopper (SBPH). A dataset is including the number of SBPHs by location, collectionmethod [aerial collection net (AeCN) or light trap (LT)] and period (May~Aug.) for five years (2011~2015), and missingvalues were imputed using multiple imputation methods. Of the 15,848 individuals collected, approximately 47% and 52.9%were collected using the AeCN and LT methods, respectively. A high incidence of migratory SBPHs was observed duringJulian days 144-166 using the AeCN method. Generally, the migratory SBPHs from China composed 39.4% of the totalpopulations of SBPHs. These results would provide valuable information to predict the incidence period of migratory SBPHsand establish a proactive management system against SBPH.

The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus, is one of the most serious pest insects of rice plants.Buprofezin has been used to control SBPH for more than a decade, however, the occurrence of buprofezin resistant SBPHwas reported recently. To develop an alternative pest control an alternative pest control strategy, RNA-seq of buprofezin-treatedSBPH was performed to screen the insecticidal target genes for RNA interference (RNAi). Six genes were selected fordsRNA synthesis, and applied to SBPH to assess the insecticidal efficacy. Two and three of those dsRNAs showed moderatedand substantial insecticidal activity up to 60% of mortality in one week, respectively. These results demonstrated the potentialof gene screening strategy for the development of RNAi-based pest management program.

The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus, which transmits rice stripe virus (RSV) is one of thenotorious pests of rice plants. To investigate the factors of vector insect responding to virus introduction, the total RNAof RSV-viruliferous SBPHs was subjected to RNA-Seq to analyze the SBPH-RSV interactome. Based on the transcriptomicchanges of RSV carrying SBPHs, eight cDNA sequences possibly related to RSV replication in SBPH were selected,and dsRNAs targeting those sequences were synthesized and applied to SBPH. Three of those dsRNAs showed over 90%of substantial RSV suppression efficiency in SBPH, that demonstrated a potential of RNAi-based virus-vector managementprogram.

Metabolic resistance mechanisms of Laodelphax striatella to several insecticides, such as neonicotinoids, organophosphates and pyrethroids, have been investigated by evaluating the transcription levels of CYP450 genes. Nevertheless, no study on the CYP450-mediated carbamate resistance in L. striatella has been conducted to date. Here, we determined the transcription levels of six CYP450 genes and one carboxylesterase gene to screen detoxification genes associated with carbamate resistance. The CYP6CW1 exhibited the highest transcription level (18 fold) in a resistance strain. Interestingly, its transcription level increased slightly (3 fold) in a susceptible strain upon the exposure to a sublethal dose (LC30) of carbofuran. These results suggest that CYP6CW1 expression is inducible by carbofuran and its overexpression is likely responsible for carbofuran tolerance and resistance in L. striatella.

DC-EPG 시스템을 활용하여 애멸구(Laodelphax striatellus) 암컷 성충이 벼를 섭식하는 동안 발생되는 전기적 신호를 기록하고 분석하여, 벼멸구에서 보고된 것(Seo et al., 2009)과 같은 방식으로, np, L1, L2, L3, L4-a, L4-b, L5의 7 개 EPG 파형으로 구별하였다. 파형들의 모양과 발 생 패턴은 벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)와 매우 유사하였고, L4-b의 직전에는 반드시 L3와 L4-a가 연속된 순서로 나타났다. 감로는 L4-b에서 주기 적으로 분비되었다. 레이저 stylectomy 후 섭식부분의 미세절편을 관찰한 결과, 애멸구 구침의 끝이 L3와 L4-a, L4-b에서는 벼의 체관부 근처 또 는 체관부에서 관찰된 반면, L5에서는 물관부에서 관찰되었다. 레이저 stylectomy로 L4-b에서 잘려진 애멸구 구침의 절단부로부터 유일하게 벼 수액이 용출되었고, HPLC로 분석된 수액 안의 당 성분으로 식물의 체관부 탄수화물 이동태인 설탕(sucrose)만이 검출되었다. 이상의 관찰 결과 와 애멸구의 EPG 파형 전개 과정 분석을 통해, L1과 L2는 관다발 도달 전에 발생하는 구침을 찌르고 타액 분비가 동반된 구침의 이동 행동으로, L3와 L4-a는 체관부에서 섭식을 위해 사전에 준비하는 과정으로, L4-b는 체관부 수액을 흡즙하는 행동으로, 마지막으로 L5는 물관부에서 형성되 는 섭식행동으로 벼멸구와 유사하게 결론지었다.

The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus, is one of the most serious pest insects of rice plants because it can transmit the rice stripe virus (RSV) which often causes significant reduction of yield in the field. Buprofezine is an effective insect growth regular (IGR) pesticide to control planthoppers, however, since the use of buprofezine for more than a decade, it has caused a certain resistance of SBPH. To survey the responses of SBPH to buprofezine, we exposed 4th instar SBPH to 200 ppm buprofezine by dipping method, and extracted total RNA for RNA-seq by Illumina platform. The quality filtered raw reads of cDNA obtained from experimental and control SBPH were subjected to Bowtie2 followed by eXpress computer program to compare the differential gene expression which will be important information for pest control methods using RNAi.

애멸구(Laodelphax striatellus)는 rice stripe virus (RSV)의 매개충으로 벼에 큰 피해를 주는 해충이다. 본 연구에서는 애멸구의 장·단시형, 암·수, 약·성충에 대한 RSV 보독률과 이병률을 비교하였다. 애멸구의 장·단시형의 RSV 보독률은 각각 60.7%, 63.1%로 크게 차이는 없었다. 암·수에 대한 RSV 보독률은 각각 61.9%, 52.2%로 암컷의 보독률이 더 높았으나 유의성은 없었다. 약·성충의 보독률을 비교한 결과 각각 51.2%, 58.7%로 역시 크게 차이가 나지는 않았다. RSV에 감염된 애멸구에 노출된 건전한 벼의 이병률은 장시형은 53.3%, 단시형은 48.2%를 보였으며, 약·성충의 이병률은 각각 38.2%, 42.6%를 보여 유의성은 없었다. 반면 암컷은 50.5%의 이병률을 보이고 수컷은 22.3%의 이병률을 보여 암컷이 수컷에 비해 22.3% 이병률이 높아 유의성이 있었다. 또한 벼와 애멸구의 RSV 감염여부에 의한 애멸구의 발육기간은 건전한 벼에 RSV 감염 애멸구를 접종 했을 때 가장 긴 것으로 나타났으며, 건전한 벼에 건전한 애멸구를 접종 했을 때 발육기간이 가장 짧은 것으로 나타났다.

The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus Fallén (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is one of the major insect pest against rice, Oryza sativa L. in Korea. High density of SBPH could cause severe damage on rice plant by directly sucking and indirectly transmitting viral pathogens, Rice stripe virus and Rice streaked dwarf virus. As a preliminary study for de novo whole-genome sequencing of SBPH, we investigated 6 transcriptomes isolated from different developmental stages, sex, and tissue (egg, 1st ~ 3rd nymphs, 4th ~ 5th nymphs, female and male adults, salivary gland). Clean-sequence data of 19.3 Gb were obtained from total 47.8 Gb raw data after adaptor and quality trimming (Q30) and overlapped reads joining. As a suitable assembler, Bridger was selected based on the results of reference mapping (93.45%) and CEGMA completeness (95.97%). Finally, we obtained 158,207 reads (size range: 201 ~ 22,162 bp; Mean size: 1,048.04 bp; N50: 2,417 bp) after clustering the assembly results by CD-HIT-EST (similarity threshold: 99%). Based on these results, we are conducting further studies such as transcript expression pattern among different developmental stages and gene annotation.

The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus Fallen, is an important pest that causes severe yield losses by transmitting plant viruses to rice. For the efficient control of SBPH in Korea, the respective resistance levels in the immigrant and indigenous populations need to be discerned. The resistance levels to 10 insecticides (three carbamates, an organophosphate, four neonicotinoids, and a phenylpyrazole) were evaluated in 21 field populations collected from either SBPH-immigrating or indigenous regions during two different seasons (early spring vs. late summer). Imidacloprid resistance was most widely observed in many regional populations, followed by thiamethoxam resistance. Interestingly, the resistance level to imidacloprid was significantly higher in both immigrant and late-summer-collected populations than in indigenous and early spring-collected populations, respectively [3.3- (p = 0.018) and 2.6-fold (p = 0.026)]. Moreover, the late summer immigrant population exhibited higher imidacloprid resistance (2.4-fold) than the early spring-collected population from the same region, suggesting that the migratory SBPH that immigrated into Korea already exhibited imidacloprid resistance traits and were further selected after inhabitation. All field populations showed little resistance to fipronil (0.1- to 0.7-fold), suggesting that it is the most effective among the tested insecticides to control field populations of SBPH. The coefficient of variation of the resistance ratio (RR) among different regional populations and the correlation coefficient of RR among different insecticides have been suggested as supplementary parameters when determining appropriate insecticides as respective indicators for the dispersion status of resistance among SBPH populations and the possibility of cross resistance among tested insecticides.

애멸구(Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén))는 벼줄무늬잎마름병을 매개하여 심각한 피해를 야기하는 벼 해충으로 국내에서 월동하는 토착종 이며 중국에서 국내 서해안지역으로 비래하기도 한다. 본 연구는 애멸구의 분산과 개체군 동태의 기초자료로 활용하기 위해 국내 16지역에서 2014년 4월과 7월에 애멸구를 채집하여 발생시기에 따른 날개형태의 비율과 홍집게벌 기생율 현황을 파악하였다. 수컷은 4월보다 7월에 단시형 의 비율이 유의미하게 낮았고, 암컷 단시형 비율은 차이가 없었다. 회귀분석 결과 4월의 단시형 비율이 위도가 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보 였다. 약충 및 성충의 기생율은 7월보다 4월에 높았다. 또한 서해안지역의 약충 기생율이 대체적으로 높은 경향을 보였다.

Rice stripe virus (RSV) is one of the serious plant pathogenic viruses for rice and mediated by small brown planthopper, Laodalphax striatellus. So far, the studies have been mainly focused on the interaction between the host plant and the virus. In this study, for better comprehension of the interactions among Rice stripe virus, rice and small brown planthopper, transcriptomes of the RSV-viruliferous (RVLS) and non-viruliferous L. striatellus (NVLS) were comparatively analysed. For this, non-viruliferous L. striatellus were collected from non-infected rice field and fed RSV-infected rice for 5 days. With the RNAs prepared from the RSV-viruliferous and the non-viruliferous small brown planthoppers, we conducted Illumina RNA sequencing (Hiseq 2000) and then two transcriptome databases were generated from RVLS and NVLS, respectively. The transcriptome of RVLS and NVLS were campared to figure out how the gene expression of the insects affected by Rice Stripe Virus. RSV-dependently regulated genes analysed from this study may have important functions in the transmission and replication of RSV.

최근 WMO는 온실가스 배출량 시나리오(SRES)를 대신하여 대표농도경로(RCP)를 바탕으로 새로운 기후변화 시나리오를 생산하였으며 기상연구소는 RCP 시나리오를 바탕으로 한반도의 새로운 기후변화 시나리오를 생산하였다. 본 연구에서는 과거 관측값을 바탕으로 평년(1981-2010)의 애멸구의 우화시기와 세대수를 추정하였으며, RCP 8.5 시나리오를 바탕으로 2020년대(2015-2024), 2050년대(2045-2054)와 2090년대(2085-2094) 애멸구의 우화시기와 세대수를 예측하였다. 평년 애멸구 월동 1세대수의 우화일인 176.0±0.97일과 비교하여 2050년대에서는 13.2±0.18일(162.8±0.91일), 2090년대에는 32.1±0.61일(143.9±1.08일) 앞당겨질 것을 예측되었다. 그리고 애멸구의 연간 세대수는 2050년대에서는 현재보다 2.0±0.02세대, 2090년대에는 5.2±0.06세대 증가할 것으로 예측되었다.