• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2014

To investigate the degree of individuals' likability of insects, a survey was conducted with students and adults living in Korea. Overall, for insect-related questions, positive responses were higher than negative ones. Among the positive responses, the personal rearing of insects scored lower than others. The unconditional dislike of insects scored highest in the negative responses. A significant differences and correlations were found between males and females, students and adults, people experienced in insect-related events and those who were not. In particular, previous experience in insect-related events significantly influenced insect likability. Subjects preferred coleopteran and lepidopteran insects to others. However, this preference of insects differed by gender: Male participants preferred coleopteran insects to lepidopteran insects, while female participants preferred lepidopteran insects to coleopteran ones. No significant differences in the preference of insects were found by participants' job, residence, or experience in insect-related events. These findings suggest that gender is the most important factor to consider in selecting insects to be used as therapeutic tools in mental health care.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 식용곤충의 활용성을 향상시킬 수 있는 잠재적 소비자인 조리 전공자의 식용곤충에 대한 인식 조사를 통해 미래식량이자 대체식량인 식용곤충이 조리 분야에서 손쉽게 활용될 수 있는 기초자료를 제시하였다. 조사대상자의 79.0%가 식용곤충에 대해 들어본 적이 있고, '친구, 동료, 가족 등 주변 지인'을 통해 정보를 얻는 것으로 나타났으며, 76.8%가 식용곤충을 구매해 본 경험이 있으며, 71.9%가 '온라인'에서 구매하였다. 식용곤충을 구매하는 이유는 '호기심'으로 나타났고, '식품이나 음식에 첨가한 형태'로 구매한다가 가장 높게 나타났고, 향후 70.1%가 식용곤충을 이용할 의사가 있으며, 특히 '식용곤충을 이용한 신제품 개발'에 참여할 의사가 가장 높게 나타났다. 따라서 미래 식량 자원으로 대두되는 식용곤충의 활용도와 소비촉진을 향상시키기 위해서 조리전공 대학생의 식용곤충 인식개선을 위한 다각적인 방안과 다양한 메뉴개발을 위한 교육프로그램 개발이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2024

Objectives : Edible insects are the widely distributed group of animals and contain high quality proteins, fatty acids and minerals. In particular, insects are a possible interesting source of essential amino acids. Insects as traditional medicines have much potential as pharmaceuticals in modern medicines including treating infections, cancer, dissolving phlegm, relieving spasms, and inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of several kinds of insects and major amino acids. Methods : In our review we try to show the potential usefulness of insects and amino acids in searching for new therapeutic solutions for immunologic diseases. We summarized the knowledge about properties, usefulness of insect and amino acids in drug design. We hypothesized that insects and amino acids, their major ingredients, regulates airway inflammation and immunologic diseases and can be developed as therapeutic drugs for the treatment of immunologic diseases. Results : Several insects including Bombyx mori, Cryptotympana pustulata, Holotrichia diomphalia, Locusta migratoria, etc. and amino acids such as glutamine, glutamic acid, methionine and glycine may have potential protective effects against asthma and airway neutrophilia. Glutamic acid, cystine, methionine and glycine which contribute to glutathione metabolism, which are important anti-oxidant amino acids that may affect susceptibility to asthma. Conclusions : Our results provide evidence about the potential usefulness of several insects and their amino acids in allergic disorders. These findings suggest that several insects and amino acids have important roles in the way they affect the immune system and allergic responses.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 1988

남부지방의 산야에 분포하는 잡초가해곤충의 자원조사를 하기 위하여 1987년 4월부터 7월에 걸쳐 소백산, 지리산, 와룡산, 경남각지에서 채집한 결과 딱정벌레목은 12과 52속 61종 노린재목은 7과 18속 20종, 매미목은 4과 16속 21종, 벌목은 2과 2속 3종, 메뚜기목은 2과 6속 6종등이 58종의 잡초에 기록되었다. 그중에서 잎벌레류와 메뚜기류는 잡초방제의 중요한 생물인자임이 밝혀졌다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.317-321
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• 2013

To investigate the degree of individuals' concept and awareness of insects, a survey study was conducted with students and adults living in Korea. The misconception rate for insects was about 50% for both students and adults, but it was lower for students and people who had experienced insect-related events than for adults and those who had not. The highest misconception rate was obtained in answer to a question about the basic structure of an insect. Most people had a high awareness of insects. Significant differences and correlations for the awareness of insects were found between students and adults, men and women, people who had experienced insect-related events and those who had not. The experience of an insect-related event most influenced awareness of insects. These results suggest that increasing people's interest in insects and utilizing insects in treatment situations may be beneficial for the field of mental healthcare.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.521-540
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• 2019

This review summarizes the current trends related to insect as food resources among consumers, industry, and academia. In Western societies, edible insects have a greater potential as animal feed than as human food because of cultural biases associated with harmful insects, although the abundant characteristics of edible insects should benefit human health. Nevertheless, many countries in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Latin America utilize insects as a major protein source. Using insects can potentially solve problems related to the conventional food-supply chain, including global water, land, and energy deficits. Academic, industry, and government-led efforts have attempted to reduce negative perceptions of insects through developing palatable processing methods, as well as providing descriptions of health benefits and explaining the necessity of reducing reliance on other food sources. Our overview reveals that entomophagy is experiencing a steady increase worldwide, despite its unfamiliarity to the consumers influenced by Western eating habits.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.15-19
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• 1964

1. 곡물중의 해충이 발열에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Triborium confusum, Sitophilus zeamais 및 Sitophilus granarius의 중요해충을 공시로 이들의 각각을 $25^{\circ}C$ 및 $70\%$의 사육실에서 2-7 파운드의 사육병에 사육하면서 온도의 변화를 조사하였다. 3. 그러나 4종의 해충은 공히 발열의 시기는 각 해충의 유충 1-2령기에 해당하였으며 발열량의 정점은 유충 4령기와 일치하였다. 4. 발열량을 비교해 보면 Sitophilus spp.와 같이 유충기를 종자내에서 경과하는 해충이 곡물 표면에 서식하는 Triborium sp. 및 Oryzaephilus sp. 보다 대체적으로 발열량이 많았다. 5. 공시된 해충 중에서 Sitophilus zeamais가 발열량이 제일 높고 다음이 Sitophilus granarius, Tribolium confusum 및 Oryzaephilus surinamensis의 순서였다. 6. 이상의 결과를 보면 해충으로 인한 발열은 해충의 종류, 령기 및 이의 밀도, 곡물의 크기 및 형태, 그리고 환경에 따라 영향을 받는다고 하겠다. 7. 해충으로 인한 발열관계는 많은 수의 곤충을 사용하여 이의 생활사를 시험할 때는 필히 검토되어야 한다고 믿어진다.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 1999

A study has been performed on perception of citizens about the medical insects (house flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches) in Chang Won city. A total of 375 subjects (male: 180, female: 195) was surveyed in October 1997. Cockroaches were the most dislike of medical insects to the dwellers. At a residence, cockroaches were the most troubled insects although mosquitoes were the most frequently appeared insects. Also, the most troubled insects were the cockroaches at hospitals, departments, coffee shops, and bars; the mosquitoes at theaters and parks; and the house flies at restaurants in the city. The cockroaches had the highest negative opinion score as a 4.4 point of a 5.0 point. About half of the subjects had extremely suffered from the mosquitoes (52.8%) and cockroaches (51.8%). House residents controlled house flies using fly swatters (50.0%) and insecticide sprayers (38.9%), but apartment residents controlled them using the sprayers (50.8%) and fly swatters (36.5%). The mosquitoes were controlled by using the sprayers (51.6%) and mosquito coils (36.4%). The cockroaches were controlled by using toxic baits (32.9%) and the sprayers (31.5%). Only 10% of the subjects were satisfied control management against the medical insects. The subjects wanted to more effectively control against cockroaches (39.9%) and mosquitoes (37.9%).

• 환경위생공학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2002

The purpose of study was to suggest an investigation of citizen's attitude on harmful insects in house. This study was consisted of four parts, such as basic investigation (housing shape, housing material, the period of house constructed, a cleaning condition), condition of kitchen, condition of living room condition of bathroom. The environmental pollution was increased by the development of industry and urbanization in modern. And also the clean of house has related with air quality such as pollutants and harmful insects etc. Because dwelling shape of urban come to be crowded, shut tightly and high buildings, the air quality of indoor was gradually polluted by several irregular cause. In one of housing pollution, the harmful insects was important any other than indoor air pollution. The problems of kitchen were the odor of food waste, discharge system of sewage and harmful insects. The important issues of living room were mold and construction materials, then important them of bathroom were easing nature and discharge system of sewage. A kind of the harmful insects in house investigated cockroach> mosquito> ant>fly. Finally, it appeared that the control of harmful insects can be applied to the improvement of indoor air pollutant which are difficult to be controlled in house.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.267-294
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• 2019

본 연구는 1948년에 발행된 생물학자 조복성의 저작인 "곤충이야기"와 "곤충기"를 대상으로 형태 및 체제, 내용분석을 통해 두 저작의 특징과 구성 및 내용에 대해 심도 있게 살펴보았다. 을유문화사의 병설단체인 아협에서 발행한 "곤충이야기"는 A5판의 국판(菊版), 을유문화사에서 발행한 "곤충기"는 A6판 문고판으로 출간되었다. 또한 "곤충이야기"는 앞표지-표제지-머리말-차례-본문-판권기-광고-뒤표지로, "곤충기"는 앞표지-표제지-목차-서언-본문-판권기-을유문고 발간사(發刊辭)-광고-뒤표지의 체제로 구성되었다. 두 저작의 내용을 통해 주요 독자층은 "곤충이야기"의 경우 어린이 및 소학생, "곤충기"는 대학생 및 청년으로 밝혀졌다. 또한 "곤충이야기"에서는 65종 곤충을 조복성이 설정한 11개의 류(類), "곤충기"는 약 56종의 곤충에 대해 9개의 류(類)의 분류체계에 따라 설명했다. 두 저작에 수록된 곤충의 수와 분류체계의 명칭은 서로 달랐으나 "곤충이야기"의 분류체계 대부분이 "곤충기"의 것에 수용됨을 확인했다.