• 대한건축학회논문집:계획계
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2018

Termites are important sub-baits of natural ecosystems and are beneficial insects that are natural decomposer. However, the building materials used by human beings can not coexist with each other on timber which is a termite food. As of 2017, due to fertile forests, warming, and the spread of boilers, termite damage to timber construction is increasingly occurring day by day. Currently, Korea utilizes fumigation, Beit system, preserved wood, etc. of chemical products as termite control measures. But in the case of control measures, timber that has already been eaten by termites can not serve as a structural material and must be repaired. On the other hand, in the case of overseas, Scale of damage to termites the influence on the construction is also large, and a lot of research has been carried out on the prevention methods. In this thesis, investigate such foreign control measures, Would like to suggest a suitable method for Korea.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권19호
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• pp.133-158
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• 1998

There are about 2,000 species of termite in the World, but one species of termite inhabits in the southern part of Korean peninsula. Termites are social insects that live in colonies. The colonies are composed of king, queen, soldiers and workers. Termite food consists of cellulose obtained from wood. Protozoa in their digestive tracts convert the cellulose into usable food. Korean termite is a subspecies of Reticulitermes speratus Kolbe, Rhinotermitidae. It's subterranean termite and the scientic name is R. speratus kyushensis Morimoto. The subterranean termite must nest in the soil in order to survival, and infest soft-wood which contact with the soil near the nest. There are several ways which subterranean termite infestations can be noticed. Atcertain times of the year during daylight hours, king and queen termites emerge from the colonies. The propose of these flight is to establish new colonies. The termite is a decomposer of biological ecosystem, but an invader in the preservation of cultural properties as like wood buildings. There are serveral control methods for the prevention of wood building from termite's damages. Those are biological control, ecological control, physical control and chemical control. Ecological and Physical control are the best methods in the new constructing wood-building. Fumigation which is a method of chemical control, is the best method for the building damaged by the termite. After the fumigation, we have totake wood & soil treatments for the building and nearby in order not to be reinvaded by the termites.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권23호
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• pp.77-93
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• 2002

There are several methods of pest control for the prevention of wooden cultural properties from damages caused by insects, especially termites. Those are as follows; physical control, chemical control, biological control, and integrated pest management. In Korea, we primarily use mvestigation of monitoring, fumigation, treatment of insecticidal and antiseptic chemicals, soil termiticide treatment, and termite colony elimination system. As damages by termites were detected at Eunghyanggak and Saundang of Haeinsa temple in June, 1998, we carried out monitoring with wooden device, in order to investigate damages of wooden building by termite and paths of termite invasion. According to the result of investigation of monitoring from1999 to 2002, we found that termites were inhabiting continually at forests around Haeinsa and that wooden buildings such as Saundang, Cheonghwadang were damaged by termites. So we thought that control methods such as soil termiticide treatment and termite colony elimination system would be effective. Especially, to investigate efficacy of termite colony elimination system, we carried out efficacy test of termite colony elimination system in Jongmyo during 17 months(2000.7.~2001.11.). The result of efficacy test showed that termite colony elimination system eliminated termite colonies gradually(over 12 months from installation of colony elimination system to elimination of termite colony).

• 보존과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.227-235
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• 2019

국내에서는 목조건축물의 흰개미 방제를 위하여 여러 방제 방안이 적용되고 있다. 하지만 목부재를 내부를 가해하고 있는 개체에게 빠르게 독성 물질을 접촉시킬 방법이 없어 방제 기간 장기화에 따른 목조건축물의 손상을 지켜볼 수밖에 없는 실정이다. 이에 목부재에 직접적인 천공을 실시하여 내부 개체에게 직접적으로 독성물질을 접촉 전이시켜 빠른 방제 효과를 일으키는 분말형 약제의 국내 도입을 위한 실내 평가 기준 연구를 수행하였다. 먼저 국내 서식 흰개미에 대한 방의 효력의 평가 기준 설정을 위하여 접촉 독성, 전이력 평가를 실시하였다. 접촉 독성 평가 결과 3종의 약제 모두 접촉 후 24시간 이내 100% 사멸이 확인되었으나, 아치사 단계로의 전이 시간에는 차이가 발생하였다. 또한 전이력 평가 결과, 1:9, 1:25 비율 조건에서는 사멸율이 점차 감소하였으나, 약제의 종류에 따라 감소율의 차이가 확인되었다. 이와 더불어 약제 분사 시 목부재 천공의 압축강도 변화 평가를 실시한 결과, 대조군 및 1~3회 천공 조건 간측정값의 차이가 5% 이내로 나타나 목재의 압축 강도에는 큰 영향을 끼치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 분말형 약제의 선정 기준 및 평가 방안과 처리법의 안정성을 평가하여 향후 국내 목조건출물의 흰개미 급속 방제를 위한 해당 방안의 적용 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다.

• 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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• 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.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.771-780
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• 2018

To develope a microbial weed control agent, HCN-producing bacteria were isolated, and their characteristics were investigated. A selected strain of WA15 was identified as Pseudomonas koreensis by morphological, cultural, biochemical and 16S rRNA gene analyses. The conditions for HCN production was investigated by a One-Variable-at-a-Time (OVT) method. The optimal HCN production conditions were tryptone 1%, glycine 0.06%, NaCl 1%, and an initial pH and temperature of 5.0 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The major component for HCN production was glycine. Under optimal conditions, HCN production was about 3 times higher than that of the basal medium. The WA15 strain had physiological activities, such as indoleacetic acid that was associated with the elongation of plant roots and siderophore and ammonification inhibiting fungal growth, and produced hydrolytic enzymes, such as cellulase, pectinase and lipase. The strain was able to inhibit the growth of phytopathogenic fungi, such as Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea and Fusarium oxysporum, by the synergistic action of volatile HCN and diffusible antimicrobial compounds. A microscopic observation of R. solani that was teated with the WA15 strain showed morphological abnormalities of fungal mycelia, which could explain the role of the antimicrobial metabolites that were produced by the WA15 strain. The volatile HCN produced by the WA15 strain was also found to have insecticidal activity against termites. Our results indicate that Pseudomonas koreensis WA15 can be applied as a microbial agent for weed control and also as a termite repellent. Furthermore, it could be applied as a microbial termiticidal agent to replace synthetic insecticides.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2022

흰개미는 목조건축문화재의 주요 손상 원인 중 하나이며, 방제를 위해 살충제가 주로 사용되어 왔다. 흰개미 피해가 심한 국가들은 화학적 방제법의 대안으로 흰개미가 통과하지 못하는 망, 입자 등을 이용한 물리적 방어벽이 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 물리적 방어벽의 적용을 위해 국내 전역에 서식하는 R. speratus kyushuensis의 유입을 차단하는 모래의 적정 입도 범위를 규명하고자 하였다. 0.85~4.00 mm의 입도별 모래로 흰개미 유입 차단성을 평가한 결과 1.00~2.80 mm 입도 조건에서 흰개미의 유입을 효과적으로 차단하였다. 이보다 작은 입도 조건에서는 흰개미들이 모래 입자를 옮겨서 선형에 가까운 흰개미 길(mud tube)을 구축하여 모래층을 관통하였으며, 이보다 큰 입도 조건에서는 흰개미들이 모래 사이의 공극을 지나다니는 방법으로 모래층을 관통하는 양상이 확인되었다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.188-197
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• 2020

흰개미는 산림생태계의 분해자로 중요한 역할을 담당하지만 목조건축물과 농작물의 중요 피해 요인으로 막대한 경제적 피해를 입힌다. 현재 국내에서는 지중흰개미 2종이 서식하는 것으로 보고되어 있으며 기후변화와 산림비옥화, 산림과 인접한 문화재의 입지적 특성 등과 맞물려 목조건축문화재의 흰개미 피해가 전국적으로 나타나고 있다. 지중흰개미는 땅 속이나 목재 내부에 서식하며 땅 속으로 이동하여 지면과 인접한 기둥 하부, 하인방 등을 통해 목조건축물로 유입된다. 흰개미 피해를 입은 목부재는 내부가 공동화되어 문화재 고유의 진정성을 훼손할 뿐 아니라 재료의 강도 저하로 인해 구조적 안정성 또한 저해되므로, 흰개미 피해가 발생하기 전 예방하는 것이 중요하다. 현재 흰개미 방제와 피해 예방을 위해 국내에서는 훈증, 토양 처리, 군체 제거 등 화학적 처리 방법들이 주로 활용되고 있다. 외국에서는 흰개미 피해 예방을 위해 화학적 약제 처리와 함께 흰개미가 목조건축물로 유입되는 것을 물리적으로 차단하는 물리적 장벽이 활용되고 있다. 물리적 장벽은 흰개미가 통과하지 못하는 망이나 입자 등을 건물 하부, 배관 주변, 건물 가장자리나 외벽과 내장재 사이 등에 설치하는 방법으로 설치 후 장기간 효력이 유지되며 약제를 사용하지 않는 친환경 방식이라는 장점이 있다. 물리적 장벽의 적용을 위해서는 흰개미 종의 생태적 특성에 대한 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 전역에 서식하는Reticulitermes Speratus kyushuensis를 대상으로 각 계급별 통과 가능한 최소 직경을 확인하고자 하였다. 통로가 0.1mm 단위로 좁아지는 아크릴 평면 실험 장치를 이용하여 흰개미 계급별로 통과할 수 있는 최소 직경을 평가한 결과, 일흰개미는 0.7mm, 병정흰개미는 0.9mm, 2차 생식흰개미는 1.1mm까지 통과할 수 있었으며 일흰개미의 머리 높이가 최소 통과 직경을 결정하는데 있어 중요한 요인임을 확인하였다. 이 결과는 향후 흰개미 피해 예방을 위해 망 형태의 물리적 장벽을 적용할 때 각 눈의 최대 크기를 결정하는 기준으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.449-460
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• 2022

This study was performed to reveal phenotypic characters and identity of symbiont bacteria of Nasutitermes as well as investigate their potential as antagonist of plant pathogenic fungi. Isolation of the symbiont bacteria was carried out from inside the heads and the bodies of soldier and worker termite which were collected from 3 locations of nests. Identification was performed using phenotypic test and sequence of 16S ribosomal DNA (16S rDNA). Antagonistic capability was investigated in the laboratory against 3 phytopathogenic fungi i.e., Phytophthora capsici, Ganoderma boninense, and Rigidoporus microporus. Totally, 39 bacterial isolates were obtained from inside the heads and the bodies of Nasutitermes. All the isolates showed capability to inhibit growth of P. capsici, however, 34 isolates showed capability to inhibit growth of G. boninense and 32 isolates showed capability to inhibit growth of R. microporus. Two bacterial strains (IK3.1P and 1B1.2P) which showed the highest percentage of inhibition were further identified based on their sequence of 16S rDNA. The result showed that 1K3.1P strain was placed in the group of type strain and reference strains of Lysinibacillus fusiformis meanwhile 1B1.2P strain was grouped within type strain and reference strains Paenibacillus alvei. The result of this study supply valuable information on the role of symbiont bacteria of Nasutitermes, which may support the development of the control method of the three above-mentioned phytopathogenic fungi.