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A Case Study on the Degradability of Poultry Manure by Various Insect Larvae (1) (다양한 곤충에 의한 계분의 분해능력에 대한 연구(1))

  • Joung-Yeun, Kim;In-Hag, Choi
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.31 no.11
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    • pp.989-992
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of larval stages of three species, namely, Tenebrio molitor, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis, and Ptecticus tenebrifer larvae, in degrading poultry manure, specially, broiler and duck manure. The survival rates of larvae were also noted. For the experiment, T. molitor (n=300), P. brevitarsis seulensis (n=60), and P. tenebrifer (n=300) hatched larvae were randomly divided into six groups with three replicates. The degaradation efficacy tests were then performed for 30 days in a laboratory. The test groups were as follows: T1, 110 g broiler manure + T. molitor larvae (n=50); T2, 110 g duck manure + T. molitor larvae (n=50); T3, 125 g broiler manure + P. brevitarsis seulensis larvae (n=10); T4, 125 g duck manure + P. brevitarsis seulensis larvae (n=10); T5, 105 g broiler manure + P. tenebrifer larvae (n=50); and T6, 105 g duck manure + P. tenebrifer larvae (n=50). The groups showed significant efficacy in degrading broiler and duck manure (p<0.05). The highest survival rates were recorded for T. molitor larvae in both manure types [T1 (92.67%) and T2 (50%)], followed by P. brevitarsis seulensis larvae (T4, 40%) and P. tenebrifer larvae (T6, 14.67%) in duck manure. Next, the survival rates of P. brevitarsis seulensis (T3) and Ptecticus tenebrifer larvae (T5) in broiler manure were 0%. In conclusion, these results point to the feasibility of using insect larvae to degrade broiler and duck manure.

A Case Study on Facilitating the Decomposition of Poultry Manure using Insect Larvae(2) (곤충에 의한 계분의 분해 특성평가에 대한 연구(2))

  • Woo-Whan, Jang;Sang-Chul, Mun;In-Hag, Choi
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.31 no.11
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    • pp.993-997
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the structure and composition (i.e., pH, moisture, total-N, pathogens, and volatile fatty acids) of broiler and duck manure treated with larvae of three insect larvae, namely, Tenebrio molitor, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis, and Ptecticus tenebrifer. Hatched Tenebrio molitor (n=300), Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (n=60), and Ptecticus tenebrifer (n=300) were used in this study; specially, the larvae were divided into six treatments with three replicates. The treatments were as follows: T1: 110 g broiler manure + Tenebrio molitor larvae (n=50), T2: 110 g duck manure + Tenebrio molitor larvae (n=50), T3: 125 g broiler manure + Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae (n=10), T4: 125 g duck manure + Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae (n=10), T5: 105 g broiler manure + Ptecticus tenebrifer larvae (n=50), and T6: 105 g duck manure + Ptecticus tenebrifer larvae (n=50). For all the larval treatments, the following results were observed: The moisture content of the duck manure treat with three insect larvae was higher than that of the broiler manure (p<0.05), whereas broiler manure had a higher pH (p<0.05). In addition, the total nitrogen content of broiler manure was higher than that of duck manure (p<0.05). However, the insect larvae did not significantly affect pathogens (E.coli and Salmonella) and the volatile fatty acids (p>0.05). In conclusion, the use of the three insect larvae to create organic nitrogen compost using poultry manure is feasible.

Birth Ecology and Food Proceeding of Larvae in Red Marbled Rockfish, Sebastiscus tertius (붉은 쏨뱅이, Sebastiscus tertius의 출산생태와 먹이계열)

  • 김광수;임상구;김철원;정장환
    • Journal of Aquaculture
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.309-315
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    • 1999
  • In order to understand the initial feeding time of larvae red marbled rockfish, Sebastiscus tertius changes of mouth size were investigated. Also, the fecundity of different size of red marbled rockfish broodstocks was measured. The broodstocks of red marbled rockfish, S. terius of $32.3\pm6.52 cm$ and larger than 45cm in total length spawned 296,648 and 600,000 larvae, respectively. About 50% was normal healthy larvae among the spawned ones. Mouth sizes calculated by the angle mouth opening and upper jaw length for newly spawned red marbled rockfish larvae were 0.263, 0.197 and 0.132 mm at D, 0.75D and 0.5D, respectively, when the upper jaw length was 0.186mm. Thereafter, 20 days old larvae showed 0.822, 0.617 and 0.411 mm in calculated mouth length at D, 0.75D and rockfish larvae grows, their upper jaw length gradually increased. 2 days old red marbled rockfish larvae possibly stated to feed rotifers and lasted their feeding for the another 35days, relatively long periods compared with other larvae fish. And 25 days old larvae possibly fed the newly hatched Artemia nauplii and lasted their feeding for the another 20 days, like other larvae fish. The proper supplying time of artificial feeds for the red marbled rockfish larvae seemed to be around 10 days after spawning.

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Influence of Cooling Rate, Developmental Stage and Addition of Sugar on Cryopreservation of Pearl Oyster (Pinctada Fucata Martensii) Larvae

  • Park, Youn-Hee;Chang, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Embryo Transfer Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.103-103
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to investigate cryopreservation of pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii larvae. Four cooling rates (-0.25, -0.5, -0.75 and -1.0$^{\circ}C$/min.) were used to examine a proper cooling rate during cryopreservation of trochophores before seeding temperature (-12$^{\circ}C$). Seven developmental stages (early and late trochophores, early and late D-shaped larvae and early, middle and late umbo stage larvae) and different sugars (fructose, glucose and sucrose) were used to investigate optimal larval stage and effective sugar in cryopreservation of larvae. The survival rates of frozen-thawed trochophores increased at cooling rate of -1.0$^{\circ}C$/min. As larval developing, survival rate of frozen-thawed larvae increased, except umbo stage larvae, and especially late D-shaped larvae highly survived as 91%. Addition of sugar revealed positive effect on cryopreservation in this experiment and 0.2 M glucose and sucrose mixed with 2.0 M dimethyl sulfoxide significantly enhanced survival rate of larvae (P<0.05). The results of our study indicate that desirable cooling rate, developmental stages of larvae and effective sugar far cryopreservation of pearl oyster, P. fucata martensii larvae are -1$^{\circ}C$/min, late D-shaped larvae and 0.2 M glucose and sucrose, respectively.

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Cannibalism in the Korean Salamander (Hynobius leechii: Hynobiidae, Caudata, Amphibia) Larvae

  • Park, Shi-Ryong;Jeong, Ji-Young;Park, Dae-Sik
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2005
  • Cannibalism plays important roles at the levels of both individual and population. To enhance overall rate of successful survival and reproduction, salamander larvae may have evolved to consume both conspecifics and heterospecifics. Consuming conspecifics could result in decreased inclusive fitness possibly by killing relatives. In several salamander species, discrimination of salamander larval siblings from non-siblings and heterospecifics to avoid such a risk has been reported. To determine whether the Korean salamander larvae consume non-siblings more often than siblings and to analyze prey preferences of the salamander larvae in several different experimental conditions, a series of foraging experiments was conducted in the laboratory. We found that 1) large cannibal larvae preyed on small sibling more often than small non-sibling in a mixed group of sibling and non-sibling, 2) cannibal larvae prefered to consume live, weak, and small larvae to dead, healthy, and large larvae, and 3) cannibal larvae consumed heterospecific tadpoles more often than conspecific nonsibling larvae in a mixed group. In addition, the larval density was positively correlated with the occurrence of spacing behavior, one of the agonistic predator behaviors among salamander larvae.

Polyclonal Antibody against Paenibacillus larvae and its Application (Paenibacillus larvae에 대한 다클론 항체 및 그 응용)

  • 백경찬;양옥순;정규회;윤병수
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.49-53
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    • 2002
  • Paenibacillus larvae is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is etiological agent for american foulbrood disease (AFB), which is the most severe disease in honey bee. To detect P. larvae from infected honeybee-comb or larvae, polyclonal antibody against whole bacterium was produced from guineapig and its specificity was evaluated. After optimization of ELISA-based detection system using these antibodies, a number of different P. larvae strains were analysed. Polyclonal antibody against P. larvae ATCC 25747 showed high affinity to most strains of P. larvae including P. larvae. strain ATCC 9545 (type strain), ATCC 25747 and other korean strain, SJl5 but exhibited no cross-reaction with other bacterial species. Additionally, this type of ELISA system was used for the detection of AFB in field-application The results have shown that this antibody could be useful for the rapid identification and monitoring of P. larvae in honeybee-comb.

Studies on Anisakis Type Larvae (Anisakis 형(型) 유충(幼蟲)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Lim, Jung Teck
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.293-307
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    • 1975
  • As it has been known recently that anisakis type larvae harbouring in marine fishes are a causal agent of zoonosis to human and probably to land living mammal animals, attention was focused on the study on the larvae in an aspect of epidemiology or epizootiology. The present work was conducted from 1966 to 1975 for i) survey on the harbouring status of anisakis type larvae in marine fishes of this country, ii) observation on the response to the experimental infestation of the larvae to the pigs, in the reason that they could well fetid raw fish viscera occasionally containing the larvae as a high protein source of swine food, and iii) observation on the larval resistance and response to vermicidal agents for the purpose of prevention of the larval infection to the mammal animals. The data obtained in the studies were summarized as follows: 1. In the survey on the status of larvae harbouring in main species of marine fishes of this country, 15 species, a total of 1,940 fishes, were observed and the result was summarized in table 2. Average number of larvae, in upper rank of 5 out of all 15 species of fishes, were as highest as 156 larvae ranging 74 to 450 in Pseudosciaena manchurica (chamjogi), 54.5 ranging 15 to 240 in Trichiurus haumela (kalchi), 35.6 ranging 8 to 112 in Trachurus japonica (junggengi), 30.6 ranging 4 to 65 in Parapristipama trilineatum (benjari) and 20.5 ranging 3 to 48 in Nibea argentata (boguchi) respectively. In morphological observation, size of the larvae in the fishes were varied, ranging from 2 to 32mm long, and a tendency to larger size and number of larvae in the fishes, which were wider sea migration, higher age and lager bodily size, was observed The favorite places harbouring the larvae in fishes were mainly around the intraperitoneal viscera such as mesentery, omentum, liver, pyloric suspensory, fat tissue and cloaca, and rarely in body muscles of fish. Fishes heartily infested with the larvae showed stunted growth decreased egg formation and severe damage of liver. 2. In the experimental infestation of the larvae to normal pigs, as illustrated in table 3, a group with large dose of larvae (a total of 1,800 larvae, 300 larvae Per dose, twice in a dart for 3 days) showed acute clinical syndrome terminatine death with a week course, whereas two groups with less dose of larvae (a total of 180~360 larvae, 10 larvae per dose, at 5 days interval for 70~180 days) showed subclinical syndrome with remarkably stunted growth as. much as approximately one half of body size in contest to the control pigs. In the pathological findings, a group with large dose of larvae showed macroscopically larvae penetrating to the gastric wall with severe gastroenteritis, and histopathologically various acute lesions caused by active larvae penetration into the wall of stomach and interstine, whereas two groups with less dose of larvae showed chronic lesions such as hypertrophy and verminous granulomatous swelling of gastric wall, suggesting strongly the possibility of natural infestation of larvae to swine. 3. In the resistance of the larvae to the chemical solutions, the larvae tolerated for 2 days in 15 percent solution of sodium chloride and acetic acid, and for 7 days in 70 percent solution of ethyl alcohol. In the resistance to the temperature, the larvae died within 1 second at $62^{\circ}C$ and tolerated for 24 hours at $-3^{\circ}C$, 12 hours $-5^{\circ}C$ respectively. 4. For the experiment on the vermicidal effect to larvae, general vermicidal drugs such as Neguvon, Combantrin, antimony Potassium, piperazine adipate and piperazine dihydrochloride, oxidizer such as potassium permanganate and potassium chlorate, and dyes such as gentian violet and crystal violet were used, and among them, as illustrated in table 6, potassium permanganate was proved as the best. In the successive test for the practical use of potassium permanganate, vermicidal effect in seawater solution of potassium permanganate and common-water solution of potassium permanganate were compared, and then retested by dipping the fish viscera including the larvae into the two different solutions of potassium permanganate. The result through these tests indicated that 0.01 percent common water and sea-water solution of potassium permanganate could be apparently recommended as a preventive vermicidal solution, having 90 to 100 percent vermicidal effect by dipping for 12 to 24 hours even though sea-water solution of potassium permanganate had a tendency to slightly less effect than the common-water solution of potassium permanganate (Table 8).

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Effect of the Ecdysteroid UDP-Glucosyltransferase Gene of the Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus on the Development of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori (누에 핵다각체병 바이러스의 Ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase 유전자가 누에의 발육에 미치는 영향)

  • ;;Shizuo George Kamita
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.105-110
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    • 1998
  • The baculovirus egt gene encodes an ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase(EGT) which catalyzes the transfer of glucose from UDP-glucose to the insect moltion hormone ecdysteroid resulting in a functionally inactive ecdysteroid. In baculovirus-infected insect larvae, EGT has been shown block molting and pupation. In this study, we compared the development of 4th and 5th instar silkworm, Bombyx mori, larvae injected with either wild-type bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) or a mutant BmNPV(BmEGTZ) in which the egt gene was disrupted by the insertion of a lacZ gene cassette. Larvae injected with BmEGTZ died roughly 12 h more rapidly compared to indentical larvae infected with BmNPV. In addition, BmEGTZ- infected larvae prematurely stopped feeding and gain less weight compared to BmNPV-infected larvae. In order to investigate why BmEGTZ-infected larvae died more rapidly than BmNPV-infected larvae, the array of hemolymph proteins in BmEGTZ-or BmNPV-infected larvae were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The hemolymph of BmEGTZ-infected larvae showed virus-specific proteins, including polyhedrin, about 12 h earlier than the hemolymph of BmNPV-infected larvae

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Polystyrene Biodegradation Using Zophobas morio

  • Choe, In-Hak;Gi, Ye-Rim;Yang, Su-Jeong;Lee, Seo-Ha;Lee, Ui-Jeong;Lee, Jun-Hyeop;Jeong, Tae-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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    • 2020.10a
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    • pp.208-208
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    • 2020
  • The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the weight of Zophobas morio larvae and mass of polystyrene foam when the larvae were fed polystyrene for 27 days. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry was used to determine whether the polystyrene was broken down by the larvae. Forty Z. morio larvae (four replicates with 10 larvae per replicate) were reared in a chamber under controlled conditions with polystyrene foam blocks as their sole diet. The weight of the Z. morio larvae and mass of the polystyrene foam decreased as a function of time. The average weight of the larvae and mass of the polystyrene foam blocks decreased by 16.3 and 6.5%, respectively, over the 27-day period. The FTIR spectrum of Z. morio larvae fed with polystyrene foam did not reveal the unique peaks associated with polystyrene. In conclusion, this study suggests the possibility of using Z. morio larvae as a management technology for degrading waste plastics without a negative environmental effect. Key words : FTIR spectra, plastic biodegradation, polystyrene foam, Zophobas morio larvae.

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Infection State and Classification of Anisakid Larvae in Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) which Caught from Taep'o Port, Kang-won-do (강원대 대포항에서 구입한 연어(Oncorhynchus keta)의 Anisakid 유충 감염상)

  • Kim, Ki-Hong;Joo, Kyoung-Hwan;Quan, Fu-Shi;Rim, Han-Jong
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 1990
  • Seven specimens of salmon(Oncorhynchus keta) purchased directly, in Oct. 10. 1990, in the Taep'o port. Kang-won-do were examined for infection state of anisakid larvae and classification of extracted larvae according to morphological characters. The results were as follows. 1) From seven salmon 202 anisakid larvae were found, and mean infection number of anisakid larvae per individual salmon was 28.86. 2) From total extracted anisakid larvae 198 larvae(98%) were found in muscle. Therefore the distribution of anisakid larvae in intestine was extremely rare compared to in muscle. 3) The percentage of anisakid larvae in II, IV muscle region was 93% and from this we could surmise that most anisakid larvae in salmon did not penetrate to the very distanted muscle from intestine. 4) Three types of anisakid larvae(Anisakis Type I, Contracaecum Type B, Contracaecum Type D) were identified and, among them, Contracaecum Type B was the first recording type in Korea 5) Larvae of Contracaecum it genus were found only in intestine. Therefore it surmised that penetration neture to muscle of Contracaecum larvae was less than that of Anisakis Type I.

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