• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.276-288
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• 1992

In this paper, the author gave a brief review on the meaning and background involving the growth of chemical ecology. Semichemicals which might be developed as insect control techniques incorporating in IPM program were described. The relevant semichemicals were grouped under separate topics including intraspecific semiochemicals, or pheromones (sex pheromones, alarm pheromones, and epidiectic pheromones), and interspecific semiochemicals, or allelochemics (allomones of Plant origin, and kairomones favoring natural enemies). Here, the author dealt with those of practical aspects only. The prospects of chemical ecology in insect pest management were also proposed.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2022

많은 해충이 과수의 다양한 조직을 가해하여 국내 과수산업을 위협하고 있다. 경제적으로 중요한 과수 해충의 방제는 일반적으로 화학 살충제에 의존하고 있다. 환경과 인류 건강에 미치는 살충제의 영향에 대한 우려가 증가함에 따라 환경 친화적인 해충방제 전략이 시급하게 필요한 실정이다. 과수 해충의 페로몬은 교미교란이나 대량포획과 같이 환경적으로 안전한 방제 체계를 끌어낼 수 있다. 본 종설은 과수 해충 51종에서 알려진 페로몬의 유형과 성분을 요약한다. 장님노린재과, 진딧물과, 깍지벌레과, 가루깍지벌레과, 풍뎅이과, 혹파리과 및 씨살이좀벌과에 속하는 14종과 나비목의 26종은 암컷이 성페로몬을 생산하여 수컷을 유인한다. 반대로 호리허리노린재과, 노린재과, 총채벌레과 및 하늘소과에 속하는 11종은 수컷이 집합페로몬을 생산하여 암컷과 수컷 모두를 유인한다. 향후 과수 해충 관리에서 페로몬과 다른 신호화학물질의 사용을 확대하기 위해서는 새로운 해충의 페로몬, 주요 해충의 카이로몬, 장기간 페로몬 방출용 교미교란제 및 대량포획을 위한 트랩 디자인과 트랩 설치에 관한 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 1995

From a chemist's perspective, Scarabaeidae is one of the most exciting group of insects to work on the isolation, identification, and synthesis of sex pheromones because-as opposed to Lepidoptera, which by and large utilizes straight chain alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates-the pheromonal chemistry of scarab beetles is remarkably diverse. While species in the subfamily Rutelinae utilize pheromone constituents, which are presumably fatty acid derivatives, the more primitive species in the subfamily Melolonthinae use phenolic, amino acid derivative, and terpenoid compounds. Here, I discuss the recent advances we have accomplished in the identification of scarab sex pheromones with especial emphasis on their chemical diversity. Also, I discuss the potential role of these sex pheromones in insect pest management. Field tests revealed that, in contrast to what has been frequently observed in the Lepidoptera, the higher the dosage of sex pheromone loaded in the traps the greater the capture of scarab beetles. These data suggest that mass trapping is more likely to be useful for scarab pest management than mating distruption.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2002

Functional characterization of sex pheromones in olfactory responses is essential for the study of chemical communications in amphibians. Using Y-maze olfactory preference tests, we have investigated the olfactory res-ponses of male and female red-spotted newts, Notophthalmus viridescens, to the crude extracts of the opposite sex's genial and cloacal pheromones. Both male and female cloacal pheromone extracts caused the opposite sex to initiate olfactory responses by leaving the starting area in the Y-maze, but only subject males exposed to female cloacal pheromone extracts completed olfactory choice by entering the side arm of the Y-maze which received the pheromones. For genial pheromone extracts, only female genial pheromone extracts induced initial olfactory responses from test males. Neither male nor female genial pheromone extracts made the oppo-site sex complete olfactory choice. Pre-exposure of test females to male pheromone extracts increased the likelihood of initial olfactory responses. The latency for initial olfactory responses of test females that were previously exposed to male genial extracts was significantly shorter than that of control females.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제67권4호
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• pp.285-295
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• 2022

The trapping efficacy of five commercially available sex pheromones manufactured in Korea, the Netherlands, North America, China, and Costa Rica was evaluated to determine the population dynamics of Spodoptera frugiperda and Mythimna loreyi and their relationships with the weather parameters of maize fields in Miryang, Gyeongnam Province, Korea in 2019. The results show that the sex pheromone manufactured in Costa Rica were more efficient at capturing S. frugiperda and M. loreyi than those manufactured in other countries. The lowest number of S. frugiperda moths were captured using sex pheromones manufactured in the Netherlands. We noted that more than four population peaks of both the moth species and weather parameters influenced the moth population dynamics in Miryang. A positive relationship was observed between the population of S. frugiperda and weather parameters, such as mean temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity, for sex pheromones manufactured in Korea. Furthermore, a positive relationship was recorded between the population of M. loreyi and wind speed for the sex pheromone manufactured in Korea. The results of this study suggest that the sex pheromones manufactured in Costa Rica are the best solution for the efficient capture of S. frugiperda and M. loreyi under typical weather conditions in the southern parts of Korea. In addition, the outcomes of this study are discussed in terms of population dynamics and integrated pest management for S. frugiperda and M. loreyi as alternatives to chemical management by maize producers. Further studies related to the continuous improvement in the capture efficiency of both moth species using sex pheromones are now needed.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.582-588
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• 2021

The interaction of mating pheromone and pheromone receptor from the B mating-type locus is the first step in the activation of the mushroom mating signal transduction pathway. The B mating-type locus of Lentinula edodes is composed of Bα and Bβ subloci, each of which contains genes for mating pheromone and pheromone receptor. Allelic variations in both subloci generate multiple B mating-types through which L. edodes maintains genetic diversity. In addition to the B mating-type locus, our genomic sequence analysis revealed the presence of a novel chromosomal locus 43.3 kb away from the B mating-type locus, containing genes for a pair of mating pheromones (PHBN1 and PHBN2) and a pheromone receptor (RCBN). The new locus (Bα-N) was homologous to the Bα sublocus, but unlike the multiallelic Bα sublocus, it was highly conserved across the wild and cultivated strains. The interactions of RcbN with various mating pheromones from the B and Bα-N mating-type loci were investigated using yeast model that replaced endogenous yeast mating pheromone receptor STE2 with RCBN. The yeast mating signal transduction pathway was only activated in the presence of PHBN1 or PHBN2 in the RcbN producing yeast, indicating that RcbN interacts with self-pheromones (PHBN1 and PHBN2), not with pheromones from the B mating-type locus. The biological function of the Bα-N locus was suggested to control the expression of A mating-type genes, as evidenced by the increased expression of two A-genes HD1 and HD2 upon the treatment of synthetic PHBN1 and PHBN2 peptides to the monokaryotic strain of L. edodes.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 1978

본 시험은 이화명충과 과수의 잎말이류 및 Codling Moth의 Pheromone등 모두 15종의 합성 Pheromone을 도입하여 국내해충의 예찰과 방제에 이용가능한 Pheromone의 선발코자 수행하였다. 이화명충 Pheromone은 미국의 열대생산물연구소에서 합성한 것을 사용하였으며 과수해충의 Pheromone은 Comell 대학과 Zoecon회사에서 공급받았다. 본 시험의 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 이화명충의 미교미 암컷을 넣은 Trap이 합성 Pheromone을 넣은 Trap보다 숫컷을 유인하는 능력이 컸다. 2. 이화명충의 합성 Pheromone은 설치 후 시간이 경과함에 따라 유인력이 감소하여 발생정점을 잡을 수 없었다. 3. 과수잎말이류 해충중 복숭아순나방이 OFM과 LAW Pheromone에 가장 많이 유인되었다. 4. OBLR, RBLR, SPAR, 그리고 ArcM Pheromone에 수종의 과수잎말이류 나방이 다수 유인되었으나 기타 8종의 Pheromone에는 유인나방의 수가 적었다. 5. 본 시험의 결과로 보아 해충의 발생예찰에 이용가능 할 것으로 생각되는 합성 Phreomone과 이들의 적용해충은 다음과 같다. OFM, LAW: 복숭아순나방 OBLR: 사과무늬잎말이나방 OBLR, RBLR, ArcM: 한국잎말이나방, 검모무늬 잎말이나방, 사과잎말이나방 SPAR, TBM Pyroderces속의 일종

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.233-237
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• 2002

The pheromonal repelling response occurs when a combination of female and male pheromones is found to be less attractive to courting males than are female pheromones alone. This repelling response may act to conserve a courting males’reproductive fitness by minimizing ma1e-male competition within a courting group. Recently, a Pheromonal repelling response was first reported for vertebrates in the red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viride-scens. A male cloacal pheromone, a ∼33 kDa protein, was identified as a repelling pheromone. In this study, to determine whether both the main olfactory epithelium (MOE) and/or the vomeronasal organ (VNO) are activated by the repelling pheromone, we recorded electrical field potentials from both olfactory epithelia while applying the repelling pheromone. The repelling pheromone induced electrical responses from both olfactory organs, and the magnitude of the response was greater in the VNO than in the MOE. Our results suggest that both the VNO and MOE may be involved in the pheromonal repelling response.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.42-42
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• 2014

Mating of tetrapolar mushrooms is regulated by to chromosomal loci, A and B. A locus contains A gene that expresses a homeodomain protein whereas B locus contains multiple pheromones and receptor genes. In order to characterize the mating loci in Korean cultivated strains of Lentinula edodes, one hundred monokaryotic myclelia were isolated from the basidiospores of cultivated strains, including Cham-A-Ram, Sanjo701, and Sanjo707. Both mating loci were amplified using primer sets targeting conserved sequence regions for homeodomain (HD), pheromone, and receptor genes. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed that the Korean strains contained significant variations in the homeodomain of A locus, even within the same A1 or A2 mating type. Similarly, B locus was also highly diversified in the sequences of pheromones and receptors as well as gene organization. These results enabled us to design mating type-specific probes which can distinguish mating type of each strain. The specificity was confirmed by between intra- and inter-strain mating experiment.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.304-313
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• 1992

The agricultural industry is beset by continuing demands to decrease the use of pest control agents which employ toxic modes of action. Although there are real problems of pesticide resistance, and sometimes overuse or redistribution in the environment, much criticism results from a lack of appreciation of how small is the risk involved. Whatever the background reasons, research and development for pesticide alternatives, particularly within Integrated Pest Management systems, is clearly of high priority. Currently available approaches, including use of natural products and molecular biology, are often regarded with naive optimism and require critical appraisal. For the future, methods of pest control based on chemicals with non-toxic modes of action (e.g. pheromones) continue to offer promise but, for widespread use, will require their integration with biological agents and development by means of plant molecular biology.