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Current Status of Pest Management and Biodiversity in Organic Pear Orchards in Korea (배 유기재배 과수원의 병해충 관리 실태 및 생물 다양성)

  • Song, Jang-Hoon;Lim, Kyeong-Ho;Cho, Young-Sik;Lee, Han-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.617-627
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    • 2013
  • This study was conducted to survey the current pest occurrence and grower's pest management practices, and to investigate biodiversity including birds, snakes, rodents, and amphibians in organic pear orchards. From the questionnaires and field survey of 22 organic orchards in 2010, the materials such as lime sulphur, plant extracts and their mixtures with microorganisms, and oils were preferred over insecticides. Scab, mealybugs, woollybugs and barkminers were the major pests for organic pear growers. Environment-friendly fungicides and insecticides were applied 9 to 10 and 5 to 6 times respectively. Incidence and severity of scab on Niitaka pear fruits in organic orchards was higher than in conventional ones. Whereas for mealybugs there was no significant difference between organic and conventional orchards. Pear fruits in organic orchards were significantly smaller than those of non-organic orchards. For the biodiversity of amphibians, snakes, pheasants, and rodents, there was no significant difference between organic and conventional orchards, but Rufous turtle doves were monitored more in organic areas than in conventional ones.

Global Revitalization Model for Smart IT Venture Ecosystem Using AHP Model (계층분석을 활용한 글로벌수준의 스마트 IT창업생태계 활성화 모형개발)

  • Lee, Jungmann;Park, Jaemin
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.73-81
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    • 2013
  • The paradigm of IT ecosystem has been rapidly changing into open ecosystem irrespective of the territory on which the device, software and contents are located. IT venture ecosystem which can compete and collaborate with the global companies is really needed because the global opportunity of IT venture company has been expanding. Research model based on PEST-SWOT-AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process) model was employed to analyze the current status and problems of IT venture ecosystem in Korea. Survey was conducted with 20 experts who are involved in venture companies, university, R&D research institute, and investment companies as a working group supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE). The empirical result showed that global promotion of IT ventures, coexistence and development of large enterprises and ventures, revitalization of investment infrastructure, and building of smart venture ecosystem are derived to revitalize IT venture ecosystem and suggested global revitalization model for smart IT venture ecosystem.

Biology of a predatory bug Eocanthecona furcellata Wolff (Hemiptera : Pentatomidae) on Vapourer tussock moth larvae: a major pest of tasar silkworm food plants

  • Siddaiah, Aruna Ambadahalli;Devi, Aribam Reema
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.26-30
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    • 2015
  • Tropical Tasar culture is forest and agro-based activity that covers agricultural and industrial activity. Tasar silk is produced by the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta which is polyphagous in nature. A large number of pests are reported to attack both the host plant as well as silkworm. As the rearing is conducted outdoor silkworms are exposed to attack of various pests during their life cycle. Eocanthecona furcellata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is the major predator of tasar silkworm during young age rearing. Both nymphs and adults of the stink bug suck the heamolymph of silkworm leading to death. The present work was undertaken to study the life cycle of E. furcellata on larvae of vapourer tussock moth which is a major pest of tasar host plants. The incubation period, nymphal duration and total developmental period from egg to adult was $8.0{\pm}0.45d$, $16.0{\pm}3.24$ and $22.0{\pm}4.20d$, respectively. Pre-oviposition, oviposition and longevity of male and female stink bug was $3.20{\pm}0.38$, $17.60{\pm}1.86$, $42.40{\pm}1.94$, $37.00{\pm}3.18d$, respectively. Analysis of the data revealed no significant difference in life cycle of the predator when provided silkworm and vapourer tussock moth larvae as hosts. Which clearly indicates that E. furcellata can multiply on vapourer tussock moth larvae during non rearing periods. Adoption of recommended pest control measures for defoliators of tasar host plants during non-rearing periods will help in reducing the incidence of host plant pests and also in reducing the incidence of stink bug during rearing season. During the study it was also observed that larvae semilooper, boll headed caterpillar and nymphs of leaf hopper serve as alternate/secondary hosts to E. furcellata during non rearing seasons.

Investigation into Disease and Pest Incidence of Panax ginseng in Jeonbuk Province (전북지방의 인삼에 발생하는 주요 병해충 조사)

  • Kim, Hee-Jun;Cheong, Seong-Soo;Kim, Dong-Won;Park, Jong-Suk;Ryu, Jeong;Bea, Young-Suk;Yoo, Sung-Joon
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2008
  • This study was carried out to reduce the number of chemical treatment by optimal apply for the disease and pest and obtain the basal data of environmental-friendly cultivation in Panax ginseng in 2006. The result by checking disease Incidence and pests fried in ginseng field of jeollabuk-Do was as follows. The kind of disease occurred in Jinan was 8 including Rhizoctonia solani, 7 with Botrytis cinerea in Jeongeup, and also 6 with Botrytis cinerea in Kochang within Jeollabuk-Do. It was required thorough disease control before the rainy season because the occurrence time was peaked around July. Also, the most serious disease in Jeollabuk-Do was Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerera, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The actual harmful pests in ginseng field were Asusta despecta steboldiana and Holotrichia sp. and in other method using black light trap, Maladera orientalis, Ostrinia furnacalis, and Holotrichia morosa were mainly trapped.