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Oviposition Preferences of the Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, on Various Chestnut Varieties (밤나무품종에 따른 밤나무혹벌의 산란 선호성)

  • Kim Chul-Su;Park Il-Kwon;Kim Jong-Kuk;Park Yeong-Suk;Shin Sang-Chul;Chung Yeong-Jin;Choi Kwang-Sik;Jeon Mun-Jang
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.157-159
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    • 2005
  • The number of winter buds oviposited by Drycosmus kuriphilus against chestnut varieties was lower of Ishizuchi and Daap than that of Okkwang, Tsukuba and Arima. D. kuriphilus oviposited multiful eggs in each winter bud of most of the chestnut varieties tested. More than three eggs were oviposited on winter bud of lower shoot of native, Tsukuba, Okkwang and Pyounggi varieties. However, average laid eggs less than one were on winter buds of Tshizuchi and Daap. Number of eggs oviposited in winter bud on lower shoot was higher than those on upper one. More than 15 eggs were oviposited in Tsukuba, whereas one or less egg was oviposited in Daap. Rates of winter buds oviposited by D. kuriphilus in native, Arima and Tsukuba were 83.8, 78.5, and $75.9\%$, respectively.

Biology of Torymus geranii (Walker), a Parasitoid of Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) (밤나무혹벌(Dryocosmus kuriphilus)의 기생천적 남색긴꼬리좀벌(Torymus geranii)에 관한 생물학)

  • Kim, Chul-Su;Park, Il-Kwon;Kim, Jong-Kuk;Shin, Sang-Chul;Chung, Yeong-Jin;Choi, Kwang-Sik
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.44 no.3 s.140
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    • pp.219-223
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    • 2005
  • Torymus geranii was found to be a ectoparasitoid attacking the larvae of Dryocosmus kuriphilus. T. geranii has longevity of a $42.8{\pm}9.8$ days at $20^{\circ}C$ and $26.5{\pm}11.0$ day at $25^{\circ}C$ under conditions supplied with 100% honeydew. Oviposition numbers at 20 and $25^{\circ}C$ were $22.3{\pm}12.5$ and $42.2{\pm}18.4$, respectively. The eggs were oval in shape, measuring $0.56{\pm}0.33$ mm in length. The larvae, $2.94{\pm}0.18mm$ in length, was white and length of male and female pupae were $2.01{\pm}0.18mm$ and $2.73{\pm}0.09mm$, respectively. T. geranii had two generations with overwintering generation emerged on late May to early June at Chunchon, central part of Korea, however showed three generations with overwintering generation emerged on middle May to early June, the first one on late June to early July, and the second one on late July to earlyl August.

Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), and Phylogenetic Relationships of Hemipteran Suborders

  • Lee, Wonhoon;Kang, Joongnam;Jung, Chansik;Hoelmer, Kim;Lee, Si Hyeock;Lee, Seunghwan
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.155-165
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    • 2009
  • The newly sequenced complete mitochondrial genome of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys($St{\aa}l$) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a circular molecule of 16,518 bp with a total A+T content of 76.4% and two extensive repeat regions in A+T rich region. Nucleotide composition and codon usage of H. halys are about average when compared with values observed in 19 other published hemipteran mitochondrial genomes. Phylogenetic analyses using these 20 hemipteran mitochondrial genomes support the currently accepted hypothesis that suborders Heteroptera and Auchenorrhyncha form a monophyletic group. The mitochondrial gene arrangements of the 20 genomes are also consistent with our results.

Current Status of Pheromone Research of Forest Insect Pests in Korea and Development Direction (국내 산림해충 페로몬 연구현황과 발전 방향)

  • Park, Il-Kwon
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.63-75
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    • 2022
  • Semiochemicals including pheromone are chemicals used in chemical communication of insect. Semiochemicals have been widely used for population monitoring, mass trapping, and mating disruption of insect pest. In this review article, the current status of pheromone research of major forest insect pest in Korea such as Monochamus alternauts, M. saltuarius, Matsucoccus thunbergianae, Platypus koryoensis, Glyphodes perspectalis, Dioryctria abietella, Lymantria dispar, Synanthedon bicingulata, and Naxa seriaria was introduced, and the results were compared with those reported in other countries. Based on the analysis of current pheromone research of forest insect pests, future studies and development direction was suggested.

Pathogenicities of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae J-22 against Turfgrass and Some Agro-forest Insect Pests (골프장 잔디 및 농림해충 수종에 대한 곤충병원성 곰팡이 Metarhizium anisopliae J-22의 병원성)

  • 이상명;이동운;추호렬;문일성;이태우
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.185-191
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    • 1997
  • Biological control of turfgrass insect pest Blitopertha orientalis, forest insect pests, Agelastica coerulea, Meganola melancholia, and Glyphodes perspectalis,vegetable insect pests, Plutella xylostella and Agrotis segetum were conducted with entonopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae J-22 isolated from black pine forest soil in Cheju province. Mortality of B. orientalis larvae was 53.3% at the rate of 3.4 $\times$ 1O 7 conidia /ml. A. coerulea and M melancholia larvae showed 100% mortalities at 9.6 $\times$ 106 conidia /ml and 2.7 $\times$ 10 7 conidia /ml as well. However, G. perspectalis larvae were not dead even at 4$\times$ 1O 7 conidia /ml. On the other hand, M anisopliae J-22 was effective against P. xylostella larvae showing 100% mortality at 4 $\times$ 10 7 conidia /ml. KEy words:Entomopathogenic fungi, Biological control, Metarhizium anisopliae, Pathogenicity,Blitopertha orientalis, Agelastica coerulea, Meganola melancholia, Glyphodes perspectalis,Plutella xylostella, Agrotis segetum.

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Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Platypus koryoensis, the Insect Vector of Oak Wilt Disease in Korea

  • Suh, Dong-Yeon;Hyun, Min-Woo;Kim, Seong-Hwan;Seo, Sang-Tae;Kim, Kyung-Hee
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.313-316
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    • 2011
  • The ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is a serious pest of oak trees in Korea. In this study we investigated filamentous fungi present in the body of the beetle. Fourteen genera of filamentous fungi belonging to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were isolated. Among the isolated fungi, some were able to produce wood degrading enzymes. This is first report of fungi associated with P. koryoensis.

Identification of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Beauveria spp. F-101 Isolated from Thecodiplosis japonensis Using Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequence

  • Shin, Sang-Chul;Roh, Jong-Yul;Kim, Chul-Su;Park, Il-Kwon;Jeon, Mun-Jang;Je, Yeon-Ho
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.77-80
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    • 2004
  • For the development of the alternative control system against the major forest pests, Beauveria spp. F-101, isolated from a dead larva of Thecodiplosis japonensis, was selected because this isolate showed high pathogenicities against T. japonensis and Acantholyda parki. Beauveria spp. F-101 had irregular clustered conidio-phores and conidia borne on a distinctive apical zigzag extension, and it showed typical characteristic of the genus, Beauveria in morphology. For molecular based-identification, the ribosomal ITS region of Beauveria spp. F-101 was amplified with ITS1 and ITS4 primers, and cloned into pGEM- T Easy vector. The amplified PCR product was 569 bp in size and completely sequenced. The similarities of the cloned ITS sequence were 99 % and 97% to those of B. bassiana and B. brongniartii, respectively. In comparison to other species among the genus Beauveria, the ITS region of Beauveria spp. F-101 showed a similarity of 95% to B. amorpha, 95% to B. tenella, 89% to B. vermiconia and 69% to B. alba, respectively. In addition, in comparison to different genus, it had 95% similarities to Cordyceps militaris and 91% to Paecilomyces tenuipes. Accordingly, the current result suggests that Beauveria spp. F-101 was a variant of B. bassiana and it seems to be a new isolate considering sequence variation in ITS region.

Identification of a pr 1-like Gene of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Beauveria bassiana F-101 Isolated from Thecodiplosis japonensis

  • Shin Sang Chul;Roh Jong Yul;Shim Hee Jin;Kim Soon Kee;Kim Chul Su;Park Il Kwon;Jeon Mun Jang;Je Yeon Ho
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.131-136
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    • 2005
  • Beauveria bassiana F-101, which has high toxicity toward Acantholyda parki as well as Thecodiplosis japonensis, was an isolate to develop an alternative control system against the major forest pests. Up to now, in B. bassiana, only one pr1 gene has been isolated and characterized. Therefore, we here reported the identification of a pr1-like gene, which would be a factor of toxicity from B. bassiana F-101. The oligonucleotides for the amplification of the pr1-like gene, were chosen based on the conserved regions of the subtilisin family enzymes, pr1 genes of B. bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, and proteinase K of Tritirachium album. The cloned PCR fragment had 1111 bp including 52 bp intron. The deduced Pr1-like peptide showed a low identity with Pr1s of entomopathogenic fungi such as B. bassiana Pr1 (BbPr1) and M. anisopliae Pr1 (MaPr1) as well as the proteinase K of T. album (TaPrK). Instead, the deduced peptide had a substantially high amino acid sequence identity $(>65\%)$ with the serine proteases of Magnaporthe grisea (MgSPM1) and Podospora anserina (PaPspA). These results, therefore, appear to suggest that the putative Pr1-like peptide of B. bassiana F-101 belongs to the subtilisin-like serine protease family and may be a novel gene.

Constituents of Lindera Erythrocarpa Stem Bark

  • Lee, Hak-Ju;Park, Young-Ki;Park, Il-Kwon;Shin, Sang-Chul
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.207-210
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    • 2004
  • Three chalcones and a stilbenoid have been isolated from the stem bark of Lindera erythrocarpa. They were elucidated as 2'-hydroxy-3',4',5',6'- tetramethoxychalcone, 2',4'-dihydroxy-3',6'-dimethoxy chalcone, 2',4',5',6'- tetrahydroxy-3'-methoxychalcone, and 5,6-dihydroxy-2,3,4-trimethoxystilbene. Chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of MS, $^1H,\;^{13}C$ and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data. This is the first report on the isolation of these compounds from the L. erythrocarpa.