Occurrence of Culex pipiens (Diptera, Culicidae) and Effect of Vent Net Sets for Mosquito Control at Septic Tanks in South-eastern Area of the Korean Peninsula

한반도 동남부 지역 정화조 내의 빨간집모기군(群)(Culex pipiens complex) 발생과 정화조 환기통의 방충망 설치에 의한 방제효과

  • Lee Dong-Kyu (Department of Health and Environment, Kosin University)
  • Published : 2006.04.01

Abstract

Culex pipiens complex larvae were found at the septic tanks in Busan and Ulsan cities located in South-eastern area of Korean peninsula. The larvae were collected in 25, 35 and 75 septic tanks out of 3,527, 622 and 1,111 septic tanks which the breeding rates were averages of 0.7%, 5.6% and 6.8% in Busan from January to May, 2003; Busan from February to March, 2004; and Ulsan from January to April, 2005, respectively. The average numbers of the mosquitoes in the tanks were 38.8, 14.9 and 13.7 larvae/dip with a 355-ml dipper. The larval densities were from 25.4 larvae/dip in January to 43.7 larvae/dip in April. 2003 which were not significantly different between them. It was the first report to find mosquito breeding at septic tink in Republic of Korea. Culex pipiens larvae were found in 6 out of 379 septic tanks at complex buildings (over $2,000m^2$ in size) in Ulsan from June to September, 2005, having an average of 1.6% for mosquito breeding rate. The mosquito larvae were collected in 8 and 530 septic tanks out of 210 and 3,729 septic tanks at large (over 300 homes) and small apartments (below 300 homes) with 3.8% and 14.2% of the average breeding rates, respectively At the septic tanks of private houses for below 50 persons, 708 out of 7,178 septic tan had Cx. pipiens larvae and pupae with 9.9% of the average breeding rate. Total average of the mosquito breeding rate was 10.9% of the investigated septic tanks of residential buildings in Ulsan. The number of mosquito larvae in the septic tanks were 15 to 75 larvae/dip. The bent net sets of septic tanks prevented from mosquito breeding to the rate of 93.1%.

2003년 1월부터 5월까지 부산의 3,527개 정화조를 조사한 결과, 25개 정화조에서 빨간집모기군(群)(Cx. pipiens complex) 유충이 발견되어 0.7%의 서식율을 보였으며, 2004년 2월-3월에 622개 정화조를 조사한 결과, 35개소에서 빨간집모기군(群)이 발견되어 서식율은 5.6%로 나타났다. 2005년 1월-4월까지 울산의 1,111재 정화조의 조사에서는 75개 정화조에서 빨간집모기군(群) 유충이 채집되어 서식율은 6.8%로, 부산보다 높은 수치로 나타났으나 유의성있는 차이는 보이지 않았다. 계절적으로는 부산과 울산 모두에서 1월부터 5월까지 전 조사기간 동안 모기 유충이 채집되었다. 정화조에서 발생되는 모기의 서식밀도는 부산에서 평균 22.9 마리/dip이었고, 울산에서는 평균 16.3 마리/dip으로 나타났으며, 정화조에 따라 편차가 커서 지역적인 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 2003년 1월부터 5월까지 채집된 빨간집모기군(群)의 월별 평균 서식밀도는 1월과 2월에 각각 평균 25.4 마리/dip과 28.9 마리/dip였고, 4월에 평균43.7 마리/dip으로 가장 높은 밀도를 보였으나 1월부터 5월까지 월별 모기 서식밀도의 유의성 있는 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 2005년 6월-9월까지 울산의 주거용 건물에 설치된 11,496개 정화조에서 빨간집모기군(群) 유충의 서식여부를 조사한 결과, $2000m^2$(600평) 이상 규모 연립주택의 서식율은 평균 1.6%, 300 가구 이상과 300 가구 미만의 아파트용 정화조의 모기 서식율은 각각 3.8%와 14.2%로 나타났다. 그리고 단독주택의 50인 미만용 정화조의 모기 서식율은 9.9%였다. 주거용 건물의 정화조에서 발생하는 발간집모기군(群)의 총평균 서식율은 10.9%로 나타났다. 주거용 건물 정화조에서 6월-9월까지 채집된 발간집모기군(群) 유충의 밀도는 총평균 79.0마리/dip으로 춘동계절에 비해 2.7배 높게 나타났다. 모기발생 정화조의 환풍구에 장착한 방충 fan set에 의한 모기 방제율은 93.1%로, 높은 방제효과를 보였다.

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