• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.275-279
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• 2000

Development of Bracon hebetor Say parasitizing Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) was studied at five temperature conditions (17, 20, 25, 28 and 32$\pm$0.5$^{\circ}C$) under a photoperiod of 16 : 8 (L : D). Developmental period (mean$\pm$s.e.) of B. hebetor from egg to eclosion decreased from 28.6$\pm$0.50 to 9.3 $\pm$0.09 days and 28.1 $\pm$0.51 to 9.2$\pm$0.09 days for female and male, respectively, as the temperature increased from 17 to $32^{\circ}C$. The combination model provided a good description of the relationship between temperature and development. The low temperature thresholds were estimated to be 14.0, 12.8, 15.1$^{\circ}C$ for development of egg, larva and pupa. The thresholds for normal development (outside of the boundary layer of the development) were 14.0, 17.5, $15.1^{\circ}C$ for egg, larva and pupa, respectively, indicating that the larval stage is more sensitive to the low temperature than the other stages. The results suggested that the present B. hebetor population could be another ecological race adapting to the seasonal temperature conditions of this area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Entomolohy Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.122-122
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• 2000

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.81-85
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• 2013

The stored-product insects have been a serious problem during the entire process of distribution on the food industry. Especially, the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) is one of stored-product insects which causes harm through penetrating into the food packaging. The objective of this study was to develop the anti-insect packaging material with fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) oil (FO). The FO has been selected for insecticidal substance against P. interpunctella, which was tested by fumigant toxicity assay. An anti-insect sachet was prepared by FO and filterpaper placed in a small paper bag. Repellent test was performed to evaluate the repellent activity of anti-insect sachet. In addition, the controlled release of FO from the anti-insect sachet was determined at $28^{\circ}C$ by gas chromatography (GC). It was demonstrated that FO was an effective substance against P. interpunctella. The mortality of FO was 56% at 800 mg/0.5 L in 120 h. In repellent test, the FO sachet showed effective repellency against P. interpunctella. The developed anti-insect sachet could be a promising source for insect repellent materials in food packaging.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.267-275
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• 2016

Chlorine dioxide has an insecticidal activity via its production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Its cytotoxic activity has been regarded as a main cause of the insecticidal activity. This study tested a hypothesis that cytotoxicity of chlorine dioxide is resulted from its induction of apoptosis against target cells using ROS. Injection of chlorine dioxide significantly reduced total hemocyte counts of Plodia interpunctella larvae and subsequently killed the larvae. To analyze the cytotoxicity with respect to apoptosis, terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase nick end translation (TUNEL) assay was performed. An insect cell line (Sf9) cells were exposed to different concentrations of chlorine dioxide. TUNEL assay showed that chlorine dioxide induced significant apoptosis of Sf9 cells in a dose-dependent manner. When different concentrations of chlorine dioxide were injected to larvae of P. interpunctella, it showed a dose-dependent induction of apoptosis against hemocytes. However, addition of vitamin E significantly suppressed the apoptosis induction and insecticidal activity of chlorine dioxide in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that cytotoxicity of chlorine dioxide is resulted from its induction of apoptosis against insect cells using ROS.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.739-742
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• 2014

This study investigated the effect of perforation by the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) larvae on various flexible food-packaging films, in relation to their thickness and type. Among the various flexible packaging films, polyethylene (PE), aluminum foil (AF), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were selected for this study due to their wide usage in food packaging. Based on their thickness, film penetration by P. interpunctella larvae was measured as in following order: PP, $20{\mu}m$; AF, $9{\mu}m$; PET, $12{\mu}m$; PP, $30{\mu}m$; PS, $30{\mu}m$; PE, $40{\mu}m$; PE, $35{\mu}m$; PS, $60{\mu}m$; and PET, $16{\mu}m$. P. interpunctella larvae rapidly penetrated through the packaging films regardless of their thickness and type. In particular, it was observed that PP of $20{\mu}m$ and PS of $30{\mu}m$ were completely penetrated by P. interpunctella larvae within 72 h, rendering thin PP and PS films less valuable as anti-insect packaging films. Our results show that the perforations by P. interpunctella larvae were observed in the thin films. These results imply that each packaging film has a marginal thickness against the perforations by P. interpunctella larvae.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.143-149
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• 1998

Development and life table statistics of indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella, Hiibner)on brown rice (Sativa oryzae L., var 'Ilpum' ) were tested under five different temperatures (17, 20, 25,28 and 3 2 f 0.5"C). The developmental response of females to the temperature was not significantlydifferent from that of males. In the tested temperature range, developmental period and life span of adultmoth decreased as the temperature increased and ranged from 149.9f30.4 to 38.1 k5.6 days and from19.4f 5.1 to 6.9k2.0 days at 17$^{\circ}$C and 32"C, respectively. Emergence rate increased with the increaseof temperature and ranged from 13.0f 6.2% at 17$^{\circ}$C to 49.2f 25.9% at 32$^{\circ}$C. However, hatching ratecurve in relation to the temperature was dome shape with the peak of 73.8 k5.37~a t 25"C, suggesting thathatching is inhibited by high temperature above that temperature. As the temperature increased, femalesconcentrated their oviposition on the second day after emergence. In the temperature range of 17 SIM 25"C, the number of eggs laid per female were not related to the temperature and ranged from 133.4f 37.6to 154.3k57.4. But the number of eggs laid per female decreased at 32$^{\circ}$C which suggests closerelationship with hatching ability. The net reproduction rate was highest at 28$^{\circ}$C and followed by those at25$^{\circ}$C and 20$^{\circ}$C. However intrinsic rate of natural increase of the moth population on brown rice wasestimated to be highest at 32$^{\circ}$C (0.065 per day), probably due to the short developmental period, highemergence rate and the concentrated oviposition of females on earlier days of the emergence.ition of females on earlier days of the emergence.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.19-22
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• 1964

The free amino acid content of Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella HUBNER) was analysed at various developmental stages by means of paper chromatography. 1) The free amino acids : present are alanine , arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, leucine, methionine, proline, serine, threonine, tyrosine and valine. 2) Proline was detectable only in the acid-hydrolyzed Indian meal moth. 3) Arginine was clearly detected only in the larva stage. 4) Tyrosine methionine and valine were increased in the pupa stage. 5) Serine, glycine and tyrosine were present in high concentration in all stages.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.80-86
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• 1998

Changes in activity and classification of esterase isozymes during the tire cycle or Plodia inteipunctella (Hiibner) were investigated by the native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The stage specificity in esterase activity and isozyme pattern was observed throughout the larvalpupal-adult transformation. The activity esterase was highest at the 3-day old adult stage, and the lowest level at the prepupal stage. A total of 12 esterase bands were identified throughout the development, and the bands showing high enzyme activity was observed in the middle part of gel. Twelve esterases on the basis of inhibition by the three types of inhibitors (organophosphates, eserine sulfate and sulfhydryl reagents) were classified into three class, namely, carboxylesterase (CE), arylesterase (ArE) and cholinesterase (ChE), and these classes contained 7, 3 and 2 isozymes, respectively.

• 산림경영
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• s.148
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• pp.54-55
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• 2001

산림청 임업연구원(원장 서승진)은 몬트리올의정서에서 오존층 파괴물질로 지정되어 2005년부터 세계적으로 사용이 금지되게 되는 훈증농약인 메틸브로마이드(Methyl Bromide : MB)를 대체할 수 있는 훈증활성물질 이소치오시아네트(Isothiocyanate)를 양고추냉이(겨자무)로부터 추출하는데 성공하였다. 메틸브로마이드는 세계적으로 토양소득, 검역, 시설물 훈증에 약 7만톤이 사용되는 유독성 물질로서 대체물질 개발을 위해 여러나라에서 연구 중에 있으며 우리나라도 OECD 가입국으로서 환경친화적 무공해 농약의 개발이 시급한 실정이었다. 이소치오시아네이트는 쌀, 옥수수, 콩 등 각종 곡물에 피해를 주는 쌀바구미, 팥바구미, 화랑곡나방, 권연벌레 등 저장곡물해충에 메틸보로마이드와 대등한 살충효과가 있는 무공해 천연물로서 메틸브로마이드를 대체할 수 있을 것으로 전망하고 있다. 앞으로 제형개발 등 상품화가 되면 수입에 의존하고 있는 저장곡물 방충농약을 대체할 수 있어 연간 300만 달러의 외화 절감은 물론 지구환경파괴를 막을 수 있는 획기적 계기를 마련하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.18-25
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• 2001

Ethanol extracts from 46 vegetables were tested their insecticidal activities toward five agricultural insect pests and four stored-product insect pests. The efficacy varied with both agricultural insects/stored-product insects and vegetable species used. Potent insecticidal activities, at the concentration of 5,000 ppm, were produced from extracts of Nelumbo nucifera and Ulva lactuca against Myzus persicae, Zea ways and Z. mays (leaf) against Nilaparvata lugens, Citrullus vulgaris (seed) and U. lactuca against Plutella xylostella, N. nucifera, Z. mays, and Z. mays (leaf) against Spodoptera litura, and C. vulgaris (seed), Daucus carota, Helianthus annuus (leaf), H. annuus (flower), Lactuca sativa, and Zingiber officinale against Tetranychus urticae. Potent insecticidal activities at the concentration of 2,500 ppm were exhibited from the extracts of N. nucifera and U. lactuca against M. persicae, Z. mays against N. lugens, C. vulgaris (seed) and U. lactuca against xylostella, N. nucifera and Z. mays against S. litura, and C. vulgaris (seed), H. annuus (flower), and L. santiva against T. urticae. Against four stored-product insect pests at 50 ppm, extracts of C. vulgaris (seed) and Cucurbita moschatla (seed) against Sitophilus oryzae and C. vulgaris (seed), H. annuus (seed), and Z. officinale against Plodia interpunctellfa revealed potent insecticidal activities over 80% mortality. In tests with Callosobruchus chininsis and Lasioderma serricorne, extracts of all vegetables tested exhibited meager and no activity.