Abstract: Provided is a method of collecting wild termites and rearing the termites indoors. The method can be used to observe physiological and ecological characteristics of termites that give serious damage to wooden cultural assets and buildings, and thus basic information can be obtained for controlling termites.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2014
Assignee:
Republic of Korea (National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Inventors:
Chang Wook Jo, Young-Hee Kim, Jin Young Hong, Mi Hwa Jung, Jung Eun Choi, So Young Jeong
Abstract: Provided is a method of collecting wild termites and rearing the termites indoors. The method can be used to observe physiological and ecological characteristics of termites that give serious damage to wooden cultural assets and buildings, and thus basic information can be obtained for controlling termites.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 4, 2011
Publication date:
June 20, 2013
Applicant:
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE)
Inventors:
Chang Wook Jo, Young-Hee Kim, Jin Young Hong, Mi Hwa Jung, Jung Eun Choi, So Young Jeong
Abstract: An insect-repellent or insecticidal composition comprising an extract or an organic solvent fraction of oak vinegar as an effective ingredient, is provided. The composition comprising extract or organic solvent fraction of oak vinegar as an effective ingredient has superior insect-repellent or insecticidal activities against lasioderma serricorne, which damages tobacco, grains, paper or clothes, reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, which chews the woods from within, or sitophilus oryzae, which has strong tolerance to insecticides, and therefore, can be applied efficaciously as an insect-repellent or insecticidal composition to conserve wooden furniture, an old house, or many organic cultural heritages.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 10, 2010
Publication date:
May 30, 2013
Applicant:
Republic of Korea (National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Inventors:
Mi Hwa Jung, Jin Young Hong, Chang Wook Jo, Young-Hee Kim, Jung Eun Choi, So Young Jeong, Soon Hyoung Ghang