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Many forest insect pests and diseases including pine needle gall midge (Thecodiplosis japonensis), black pine bast scale (Matsucoccus thunbergianae), pine wilt disease, and oak wilt disease, have caused serious damage to Korean forest for several decades. For the control of forest insect pests and diseases, synthetic pesticides have been widely used. Although effective, their repeated use for several decades has caused several side effects including environmental and human health concerns, undesirable effects on nontarget organisms, and disruption of biological control by natural enemy. Many Researches have conducted in order to find new and safe type of control agents to reduce environmental and human health concerns. Insect pheromone could be a good candidate for this purpose. Insect pheromone is a chemical that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Until now, thousands of insect pheromone have been identified. These insect pheromone could be classified according to their role. Sex pheromone is usually released by female and attracts male for corpulation. Aggregation pheromone is common in bark and long horn beetles, and used for mass attack on their host plants. In this presentation, we introduce recent research on insect pheromone of tree insect pest in Korea. Field application of insect pheromoen for monitoring and control will be also discussed.