• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.818-825
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• 2015

전통 목조건축물의 보존을 위해 국내 전역에 서식하는 일본흰개미 아종(Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis)의 방제에 적합한 흰개미 예찰제어기 제형을 개발하고 실내 실험 및 현장적용성 평가를 수행하였다. 실내 실험 결과를 통해 적합한 제형을 구성하였으며, 보다 빠른 군체제거가 가능한 독먹이로써 피프로닐 0.001% (w/w)이 선정되었다. 흰개미 예찰제어기는 기존 군체제거제와 다르게 지면에 설치된 상태 그대로 흰개미 가해 여부를 육안으로 관찰할 수 있어 효율적인 모니터링이 가능하였다. 2013년 3월부터 10월까지 전남 순천 송광사 권역에서 수행된 현장적용성 평가 결과 총 367개 중 약 9.8%에 해당하는 36개에서 흰개미가 탐지되었으며, 군체제거약제 교체 후 36개 모두에서 흰개미 군체가 제거되거나 활성이 감소됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.60-72
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• 2022

우리나라에 남아 있는 목조건축문화재들은 다양한 생물학적 요인에 의해 손상된다. 이 중 흰개미는 목재 내부를 손상시켜 문화재의 구조적 안정성과 진정성에 악영향을 미친다. 국내 전 지역에서 목조건축문화재의 흰개미 피해가 발생하고 있으며, 기후변화로 인해 그 피해는 더욱 증가할 것으로 추정된다. 문화재의 흰개미 피해는 돌이킬 수 없으므로 예방보존이 매우 중요하다. 이에 본 논문은 목조건축문화재의 효과적인 흰개미 예방을 위해 공간적 통합 흰개미 관리(AW-ITM)의 문화재 적용을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고자 수행되었다. 먼저 국내 목조건축문화재의 입지 특성을 이해하기 위해, 공간정보시스템(GIS)을 이용하여 국가지정 목조건축문화재(국보, 보물) 182건의 인접한 산림과의 거리, 주변 산림 면적을 분석하였다. 또한 2003~2020년 실시된 국가지정문화재 방충사업 내역과, 종합적 흰개미 관리(ITM)의 구성요소 4가지에 따라 국내 문화재 흰개미 방제의 특성을 확인하였다. 이를 바탕으로 문화재와 주변 공간을 세 영역으로 구분하고 각 영역별로 적합한 흰개미 방제 방안을 제안하였다. 또한 목조건축문화재들의 입지(도심, 외곽, 산림)와 건물 수량(단일, 복합)에 따라 6가지 유형으로 구분하여 각 유형별 흰개미 방제 영역을 구분하였다. 이 연구에서 제시된 공간적 종합 방제의 개념은 최근 문화재청에서 발표한 '목조문화재 흰개미 방제 종합 방제대책' 등에서 주변 환경 개선 등으로 일부 반영해 적용되고 있다. 이에 공간적 통합 흰개미 관리(AW-ITM)의 적용 또한 일부 대상에 시범적으로 적용한 뒤 그 결과를 면밀히 분석하여 문화재 보존관리 정책 수립에 반영할 필요가 있다.

• 한국토양동물학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 1997

A study was carried out to investigate the distribution of termites at the southern part of Korea between 1995 and 1996. During the survey, termite samples were collected from the randomly selected areas. Most of thern were collected from the decayed woods in dead trees (usually in pine trees), but some were also collected from woodern walls, floors in houses, or in matured bed logs at the mushroom cultivating areas. Damage by this termite species were also observed by Kim and Hwang (1996) who investigated the insect pests of mushroom in the southern part of Korea. To control the termites, it is urgent to identify them and to conduct ecological study of termites. Thus, we firstly identified termites which were collected from the sampling areas including houses and mushrooms cultivating fields. All termite samples were identified as Reticulitermes speratus. However, there were several morphological differences among them according to the collected areas, and the samples were reexamined, identified and divided into subspecies as R. speratus kyushuensis.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.720-727
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• 2017

Antioxidants are known to affect the feeding habits of termites and a good source is pine bark which contains high levels of antioxidants which can be extracted with neutral solvents. In this study procyanidins (PCs)-rich MeOH-extract and a hot-water extract (HWE) were prepared from Pinus radiata bark. HWE was further separated into crude PCs (CPCs), polymeric PCs (PPCs), and low-molecular-weight PCs (LMWPCs) fractions. The MeOH extract and these fractions were examined for termite (Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar) antifeedant activities using a no-choice test. Catechin was used as a positive control. The LMWPCs was found to be the most effective deterrent to termite feeding. The comparative efficiency of the compounds tested were LMWPCs > PPCs > CPCs > MeOH extract, with the latter being more dependent on molecular weight than on its antioxidant activity.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.745-754
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• 2020

The dye marker Sudan Red 7B was tested as an effective and appropriate marking method for searching the territory of the termite, Reticulitermes speratus, in Korea. The sensitivity of termites to the dye marker was evaluated by measuring the feed consumption amount, survival rate, retention time, and transfer efficiency of R. speratus according to the concentration and feeding period of Sudan Red 7B. As the concentration conditions of dye marker increase, Sudan Red 7B remarkably reduced the feed consumption of the termites. The survival rate was not significantly different from that of the control group (more than 90%), except when feed containing 1% or 2% concentrations of the dye marker was given for five days. The duration of the marking effect persisted for seven days, even at a concentration of 2% dye marker in the feed. No dye transfer by trophallaxis occurred between termites marked with Sudan Red 7B and unmarked termites.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권31호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2010

Wooden structures in Korea are usually damaged by some insects such as termites, wasps, cigarette beetles, powder-post beetles. Especially, the termites inhabiting in Korea are the subterranean termites, Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, that make colonies in underground, therefore it is difficult to predict and control substantial infestations in advance. Accordingly, to enable inspectors to locate the termite infestations before the extensive damage occurs, the pest management industry has begun using several elaborate tools and making the various effect to inspect areas hard to access through a visual inspection. Recently detector dogs were adopted as one of those tools. Detector dogs are useful for locating subterranean termites because they use their acute olfaction rather than vision. We also have used detector dogs to locate termites and investigated 270 buildings from 31 sites since 2007. According to the results, while 144 buildings (53.4%) were in good condition with no damage by termites, 80 buildings (29.6%) were found out to be damaged by termites through visual inspection and detector dog. So it is expected to control termites according to the conservation status if detector dogs are well trained to discriminate live termites from fecal pellets by termites.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.405-422
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• 2024

This study investigated the resistance of domestic wood species used as wood members in general wood construction and Korean wood cultural properties to the termite Reticulitermes speratus using no-choice and two-choice tests. The results of the no-choice experiment confirmed that hardwood has higher termite resistance than that of softwood. In addition, R. speratus prefers softwood, including Abies holophylla, which has low density, is easy to feed on, and does not contain repellent extracts. In a two-choice test, Zelkova serrata was found to be the most termite-resistant wood species used in wooden cultural buildings. In addition, we investigated the effects of different wood extraction methods and their components on termite resistance. The cold-water extraction of softwood increased the feeding activity of termites; however, the cold-water extraction of hardwood had little effect on the feeding activity of termites. In natural environments with repeated exposure to moisture, such as rainfall, water-soluble extracts present in wood species are relatively more likely to dissolve and removed, making softwood more likely to be damaged by termites than hardwood. Untreated Quercus variabilis showed an extremely weak feeding activity of termites compared with that in other wood species; however, feeding termites with the alcohol-benzene extract of Q. variabilis had no inhibitory effect on their feeding activity. Therefore, we believe that the high density of Oriental cork oak wood inhibits the feeding activity of R. speratus. In contrast, the alcohol-benzene extracts of Z. serrata, Prunus sargentii, and Castanea crenata showed a strong inhibition of the feeding activity of termites.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권21호
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• pp.5-55
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• 2000

The cultural properties are damaged by various causes according to the characteristics of material, the condition of preservation, and the period of time. Especially, biodeterioration makes lots of damages in organic properties than inorganic ones. The damages of wooden cultural properties by insects usually are caused by the three orders; Isoptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera. As the result of investigation on the state of 141 buildings of wooden cultural properties in 1999, some of them were damaged by many kinds off actors; wasp, powder post beetle, cigarette beetle, termite, decay, and physical cracking. And it was found that the patterns of damages were related to species-specific habits of insects. There are several methods of pest control for the prevention of wooden cultural properties from damages caused by insects. Those are as follows; physical control, chemical control, biological control, and integrated pest management. When insects and fungi were detected at the wooden buildings, the fumigation is best treatment to stop biodeterioration. And then, wood materials also need to be treated with insecticidal and antiseptic chemicals to avoid a reinfestation, because the fumigant is volatile. The six commercial chemicals which are applied to the insecticidal and antiseptic treatment of wooden cultural properties were purchased to test their abilities. According to the comparative results of efficacy of them in laboratory, chemical D showed excellent efficacy in all items, including antiseptic and termiticidal items. The goal of these pest controls is to protect wooden buildings from insects and microorganisms. The most effective method used currently is chemical control(fumigation, insecticidal and anticeptic chemical treatment), but it has to be treated periodically to control pest effectively. Recently environmentally-friendly control methods such as bait system or biological treatments are replacing traditional barrier treatments using large amounts of chemicals. Especially, termite is a social insect which makes a colony. Although a building with fumigation treatment is safe for a while, once attacked building has a risk of damage by reinfestation of termite. Therefore, to control termites from damaged building, the entire colony including reproductives(queen and king) and larvae around buildings must beeliminated. Bait system can be used as a preventive measure in early detection of them through termites colony monitoring and baiting. It would be the most effective for termite control if bait system would be used together with the chemical controls.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.171-182
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• 2023

한국의 목조건축문화유산은 상당수가 산림에 인접하여 흰개미에 의한 피해에 취약하다. 국내 흰개미 방제법은 살충제 접촉을 통한 화학적 방제법이 주로 이용되며, 방제 기간을 단축하기 위해서는 흰개미를 빠르게 약제까지 유인시킬 방법이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 한국 서식 흰개미에 대한 유인물질로 이산화탄소를 선정하여 유인여부 및 적절한 유인농도를 탐색하였으며, 지중 환경에서의 유인효력 기초평가를 진행하였다. 평가를 통해 흰개미에 대한 이산화탄소의 유인 효과를 확인하였으며, 이산화탄소 농도 10% 이하의 유효한 범위를 선정하였다. 또한 지중에서의 유인 효과를 확인함으로써 지중 환경에서의 적용 가능성을 파악하였다. 향후 현장에서 이산화탄소의 적용방안을 연구함으로써, 목조건축문화유산의 흰개미 방제 시 개선된 방제 효과를 가질 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2015

기후변화에 따라 다양한 생물종에 의한 목조문화재의 피해는 점차 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 미생물에 의한 부후와 곤충 종에 의한 생물피해는 목조문화재의 외형적인 변화와 구조적인 문제점의 원인으로도 알려져 있다. 목조문화재는 오랜 세월을 거치면서 풍화되고 손상되는 현상이 발생하는데, 이러한 물리적, 환경적 요인 뿐 만 아니라 흰개미라는 목재 가해 곤충에 의해서도 심각한 위협을 받을 수 있다. 전라남도, 전라북도, 그리고 제주도에 있는 목조문화재를 중심으로 흰개미의 서식 실태와 건물의 내 외부 환경에 대하여 조사하였다. 조사 결과 거주하면서 난방시설이 설비되어 있는 건축물과 비거주하면서 난방시설이 구비되어있지 않는 목조건축물들의 온도, 습도, 함수율에서 차이를 보였다. 이는 사람이 활동하는 건축물일수록 온도는 높지만, 습도와 함수율은 낮아지는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 이로 인하여 흰개미와 같은 목부재를 가해하는 곤충들의 서식 조건에 변화를 주는 요인으로 작용 하는 것으로 사료된다. 목조문화재 흰개미 피해 조사는 대상 문화재와 주변 서식환경 조사를 병행하여 실시하고 화학적 방제방법을 제시하는 것과 함께, 건축물의 난방 설비, 거주 유무, 주기적 관리 방법 등 친환경적으로 관리할 수 있는 방제방안도 함께 제시하는 것이 필요하다.