• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2002

The success of sericulture industry in India is mainly attributed to the well-planned annual sericultural activity and the systematic implementation of pest preventive and control measures. The insect spectrum of silkworm and its food plants is complex and plays a major role in limiting the production of silk. Insects cause extensive damage to plant whereas predators and parasites either kill the silkworm larvae or force them to spin flimsy cocoons. Unilateral control measure against this pest is mainly based on the use of synthetic organic insecticides. Though these approaches initially paid rich dividends, the undesirable consequences soon surfaced. Insecticide induced resurgence of gall midges, leafhopper, leaf roller, secondary pest out breaks and development of pest biotypes has led to realization of Integrated Pest Management in sericulture. Various components of IPM, viz. Host plant resistance, cultural practices, biological control, chemical control and integrating them at various technological levels have been studied. Sources of host plant resistance have been identified for some of the major insect pests. High yielding mulberry variety has been propagated and their resistances towards major pests have been recorded. Cultural practices like pruning, pollarding, judicious use of nitrogen, optimum spacing and weed management have preyed to be the powerful tools in containing pests. Natural control over the pest population build- up exerted by the wide range of parasitoids, predators and pathogens has been well documented with identification of natural enemies and studies on their potential. Augmentation, through inoculation or inundative releases of parasitic arthropods, is the most direct way of increasing the numbers of these beneficials in sericulture.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2004

Pest monitoring through field surveys and surveillance helps in forecasting the population build up of pest. It reduces the load of pesticides application and forms the basis of Integrated Pest Management in sericulture. Common sampling techniques for quantifying pest populations and damage caused by them are reviewed emphasizing the need for quick and simple sampling methods. Various direct and indirect sampling methods for establishing pest populations are discussed and methods have been discussed to use indirect sampling method under IPM programme in sericulture. The use of pheromone lures and traps forms one of the important ingredients of integrated pest management, which calls for integration of all available methods in a cost effective and environmental friendly manner offering consistent efficacy. Silk-worms feed on the variety of silk host plants and spin cocoons. Each silk host plant is attacked in the field by number of insect pest species. Several pests are common to mulberry, tasar, oak tasar, muga and eri host plant but pest status and seasonal abundance differs from each crop. The key pests are serious perennially occurring persistent species which cause considerable yield loss every year on large areas and require control measure. Regular occurrence of minor pest is noticed but sudden increase in its population is not known. The occasional pests are sporadic but potential causing sufficient damage. Silk losses due to attack of all the pests have not been calculated. However, information on pest biology and ecology, and control practices being practiced is available but the period of outbreak of major pests and predators on silkworms and its host plant needs to be reinvestigated. Pest and predators forecasting based on surveillance information may provide an opportunity to minimize the losses, particularly to reduce expenditure involved in pest management.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.211-219
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• 2022

지난 10년 동안, 이중 가닥 RNA (double-stranded RNA, dsRNA)를 이용한 특정 유전자 발현 간섭(RNA interference, RNAi) 기술은 의약품 개발뿐만 아니라 작물보호 분야에 해충방제부터 익충보호까지 다양하게 그 기술이 사용되어 왔다. 그동안 학계 및 산업체에서 활발히 연구되어 온 RNAi기술을 이용한 작물 및 익충보호제는 상용화를 눈앞에 두고 있다. 미래 농업 시장에서 해충방제제와 익충보호제로써의 개발을 위한 RNAi의 기술적 응용은 상당한 잠재력을 가지고 있지만, 현장에 직접 사용되기에는 아직 여러 가지 한계점이나 극복해야 할 과제가 남아있다. 본 리뷰에서는 최근에 활발히 진행되고 있는 작물보호제 및 익충보호제(protection of crops and beneficial insects)로써의 dsRNA의 다양한 활용과 그 잠재성(potential)을 소개하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2002

The protection of silkworm and its host plants from various kinds of pests parasite and predator is a chronic problem in sericulture. Silkworms and its primary food plants are heavily damaged by large number of pest. The major pests of primary tasar food plants (Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia tomentosa) are the gall insect (Trioza fletcheri minor). Various species of aphids (Eutrichosiphum sp.) have been recorded to damage oak tasar food plants whereas muga silkworm host plants (Machilus bombycina and Litsaea polyantha) are generally attacked by stem bores (Zeuzera multistrigata). Castor (Ricinus communis) is one of the primary host plant of eri silkworm and extensive damage is caused by the castor white fly (Trialeurodes ricini). Insects pests are major enemies of silkworms. Parasites (Blepharipa zebina, Exorista bombycis, Apateles glomeratus), predators (Canthecona furcellata, Sycanus collaris, Hierodulla bipapilla), wasps (Vespa orientalix) and ants (Oecophylla smargdina) continues to cause damage to silk industry. It is estimated that the losses due to parasites and predators are to an extent of 15-20 percent and varies from crop to crop. The complexities in the behaviour and life cycle of pest population existing in semi ecosystem warrant a special attention for their effective management specially in changing scenario for our modern sericulture. Though use of synthetic insecticides has provided us with effective control of almost all major pests and predators, yet their undesirable side effects limit their continued use. Biological control is one of the most important method which can be used to control the pests, parasites and predators population in sericulture. Various potential parasitoids, which can be utilized as an agent of biological control in sericulture have been screened. The natural enemies of the uzi fly (E. bombycis and B. zebina ) are already present in the nature. Nesolynx thymus, Trichria sp., Splangia endius, Dirhinus sp., Trichopria sp., Trichomalopsis apanteloctena and Pediobius sp. are the major parasitoids effective against uzi fly pupa. The scelionid Psix striaticeps and Trissolcus sp. are the Potential egg Parasitoids against stink bug (Canthecona furcellata). Various other native natural potential parasitoids have been screened and suitable strategies have been developed to check the population of pest insect in sericulture.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2005

전세계 전자패키지 산업에서 납(Pb) 사용에 대한 환경규제 움직임이 본격화되고 있어 새로운 무연솔더의 개발이 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 게다가 무연솔더의 신뢰성에 대한정보가 아직까지 많이 부족한 실정이다 무연솔더의 신뢰성에 영향을 줄수 있는 것 중의 하나가 Sn pest라고 알려진 동소체 변태이다. Sn pest가 형성될 때 동반되는 부피의 증가는 솔더 조인트의 신뢰성을 저하시킨다. 이미 보고된 바에 따르면, Sn 고용도가 있는 원소(Pb, Bi, Sb)들을 첨가시킬 경우 Sn pest가 효과적으로 억제된다. 그러나 Sn pest를 억제하는 합금에 대한 기계적인 특성에 연구가 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 Sn과 Sn-0.7Cu를 기반으로 하여 Bi, Sb을 첨가한 솔더 합금을 사용하여 lap shear크리프 실험을 하였다. 본 연구에서 사용한 합금들의 변형율은 전체적으로 Sn-3.5Ag를 기반으로 하는 합금들보다 높았다. 파괴까지 이르는 변형량은 Sn-0.5Bi가 가장 크고 Sn-0.7Cu-0.5Sb 합금이 가장 작았는데 이러한 경향은 Sn-0.5Bi 합금의 파단면에 Sn globules이 길게 늘어나 있고 Sn-0.7Cu-0.5Sb 합금에서는 더 짧은 Sn globules 이 관찰되는 결과와 일치하였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2005

Though many insecticides are commercially available, development of resistance, pest resurgence and effects on non-target organisms led to the search for alternate insect pest management (IPM) strategy based on larval growth and reproductive fitness. Reproductive potential of insects depends on its acquiring of vitellogenic competence which is under hormonal control. Exogenous application of analogues of JR (JHAs) and ecdysterone could derail normal development and reproduction in insects by manipulating an array of physiological processes. In the rice pest, brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, JHA, hydroprene induced metathetely from the fifth (final) instar nymphs in an age-dependent manner. Day 0 of the final instar showed highest sensitivity to induce this abnormal development. Adults emerged from treated day 3 nymphs looked normal. Both the morphotypes were reproductively incompetent and showed partial to complete sterility. Pre-adult exposure of the ovarian tissue to hydroprene suppressed mitotic division of germinal cells and induced abnormalities in the later s1ages of growth and differentiation of ovary in N. lugens. More over the nymphal exposure to hydroprene inhibited patency changes of follicular epithelium and affected competence of the follicles for yolk sequestration. In the absence of ovarian growth and oocyte differentiation, germarium found disintegrated, trophic core regressed and terminal oocytes resorbed. Hydroprene exposure to newly ecdysed brachypterous females did not affect ovarian development and egg production. Proper larval-adult transition appeared as a. prerequisite for vitellogenic competence in N. lugens for which the ovarian tissues must be exposed to ecdysterone in the internal milieu devoid of JH.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.77-92
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• 2019

2000년대 초반 이래로 중국의 경제성장축이 연안 중심에서 중서부 내륙으로 이전되어가면서 내륙항의 건설이 촉진되었다. 내륙항은 내륙에서 연해 항만의 기능을 부여함으로써 수출입 물류와 통관을 효율화하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 중국 내륙항의 기능적/지리적 유형화와 지역별 내륙항의 SWOT-PEST분석을 통해 경쟁력과 잠재력을 파악하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구결과 내륙항의 기능적 분류는 항만지원형, 산업지원형, 유통지원형, 통관지원형으로 유형화될 수 있으며, 동부지역에는 항만지원형이 중서부지역에는 산업과 유통지원형 그리고 북서부지역에는 주변국가와의 무역을 촉진하기 위한 통관지원형의 내륙항이 다수를 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 동부지역의 내륙항이 높은 경쟁력을 보유하고 있지만 중서부 지역의 내륙항들이 잠재력 면에서 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 '일대일로' 정책은 중서부 지역 및 접경지역의 내륙항의 발전을 촉진시키는 중요한 요인으로 작용할 것으로 예상된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.955-961
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• 2013

유전공학은 대장균의 유전자조작으로부터 시작되어 지금은 생명과학전반에서 급속하게 발전하고 있다. 최근의 유전자조작기술은 특정유전자를 염색체 내에 넣고 빼고 하는 기술이 확립되어서 의학과 농학을 포함한 응용생명과학분야에서 유용하게 이용되고 있다. 본 리뷰에서는 높은 친환경성과 경제성을 가진 '지배적 치사곤충방사법'(Release of insects Carrying a Dominant Lethal: RIDL)을 중심으로 포괄적인 분자해충관리에 관하여 설명한다. 비록 현재로서는 RIDL을 직접 포장에 적용하기에는 아직 어려운 점이 많지만, 계속적인 유전공학기술의 발전을 통하여 농약을 사용하지 않고 생태계를 교란하지 않는 범위에서 사용될 수 있는 가장 좋은 해충관리방법 중의 한 가지가 될 것이다. 이때에 가장 고려할 점은 주위 환경교란부분에 많은 주의가 요구된다.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.41-41
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• 2018

There has been an impetus in the development of biocontrol agents (BCAs) with the removal of a number of chemical compounds in the market, especially in the European Union. This has been a major driver in the development of Integrated Pest Management systems (IPM) for both pest and disease control. For control of mycotoxigenic fungi, there is interest in both control of colonization and more importantly toxin contamination of staple food commodities. Thus the relative inoculum potential of biocontrol agent vs the toxigenic specie sis important. The major bottlenecks in the production and development of formulations of biocontrol agents are the resilience of the strains, inoculum quality and formulation with effective field efficacy. It was recently been shown for mycotoxigenic fungi such as Aspergillus flavus, under extreme climate change conditions, growth is not affected although there may be a stimulation of aflatoxin production. Thus, the development of resilient biocontrol strains which can may have conserved control efficacy but have the necessary resilience becomes critical form a food security point of view. Indeed, under predicted climate change scenarios the diversity of pests and fungal diseases are expected to have profound impacts on food security. Thus, when examining the identification of potential biocontrol strains, production and formulation it is critical that the resilience to CC environmental factors are included and quantified. The problems in relation to the physiological competence and the relative humidity range over which efficacy can occur, especially pre-harvest may be increase under climate change conditions. We have examined the efficacy of atoxigenic strains of A. flavus and Clanostachys rosea and other candidates for control of A. flavus and aflatoxin contamination of maize, and for Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin toxin control. We have also examined the potential use of fluidized-bed drying, nanoparticles/nanospheres and encapsulation approaches to enhance the potential for the production of resilient biocontrol formulations. The objective being the delivery of biocontrol efficacy under extreme interacting climatic conditions. The potential impact of climate change factors on the efficacy of biocontrol of fungal diseases and mycotoxins are discussed.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2017

The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), a plant pest, and gray mold disease, caused by Botrytis cinerea, affect vegetables and fruit crops all over the world. To control this aphid and mold, farmers typically rely on the use of chemical insecticides or fungicides. However, intensive use of these chemicals over many years has led to the development of resistance. To overcome this problem, there is a need to develop alternative control methods to suppress populations of this plant pest and pathogen. Recently, potential roles have been demonstrated for entomopathogenic fungi in endophytism, phytopathogen antagonism, plant growth promotion, and rhizosphere colonization. Here, the antifungal activities of selected fungi with high virulence against green peach aphids were tested to explore their potential for the dual control of B. cinerea and M. persicae. Antifungal activities against B. cinerea were evaluated by dual culture assays using both aerial conidia and cultural filtrates of entomopathogenic fungi. Two fungal isolates, Beauveria bassiana SD15 and Metarhizium anisopliae SD3, were identified as having both virulence against aphids and antifungal activity. The virulence of these isolates against aphids was further tested using cultural filtrates, blastospores, and aerial conidia. The most virulence was observed in the simultaneous treatment with blastospores and cultural filtrate. These results suggest that the two fungal isolates selected in this study could be used effectively for the dual control of green peach aphids and gray mold for crop protection.