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Male-killing mechanisms vary between Spiroplasma species by Arai, Hiroshi, Inoue, Maki N, Kageyama, Daisuke

“…Male-killing, a male-specific death of arthropod hosts during development, is induced by (Mollicutes) endosymbionts of the Citri-Poulsonii and the Ixodetis…”
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Distinct effects of three Wolbachia strains on fitness and immune traits in Homona magnanima by Ueda, Masatoshi, Arai, Hiroshi, Masaike, Kazuki, Nakai, Madoka, Inoue, Maki N

“…The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia occasionally increases host fitness or manipulates host reproductions to enhance vertical transmission. Multiple…”
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Estimating bee distributions and their functional range to map important areas for protecting bee species and their functions by Suzuki-Ohno, Yukari, Ishihama, Fumiko, Yokoyama, Jun, Inoue, Maki N., Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kawata, Masakado

“…The decline of wild bee populations causes the decline of bee-pollinated plant populations through the deterioration of pollination services. Since high bee…”
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In vitro larval rearing method of eusocial bumblebee Bombus terrestris for toxicity test by Kato, Yuto, Kikuta, Shingo, Barribeau, Seth M., Inoue, Maki N.

“…Bumblebees are important pollinators of wild and agricultural plants but recently have been declining due to various stressors, such as pesticides and…”
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Diverse Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Microbe-Inducing Male Killing in the Moth Homona magnanima by Arai, Hiroshi, Takamatsu, Takumi, Lin, Shiou-Ruei, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Omatsu, Tsutomu, Katayama, Yukie, Nakai, Madoka, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N

“…Male killing (MK) is a type of reproductive manipulation induced by microbes, where sons of infected mothers are killed during development. MK is a strategy…”
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Late Male-Killing Viruses in Homona magnanima Identified as Osugoroshi Viruses, Novel Members of Partitiviridae by Fujita, Ryosuke, Inoue, Maki N, Takamatsu, Takumi, Arai, Hiroshi, Nishino, Mayu, Abe, Nobuhiko, Itokawa, Kentaro, Nakai, Madoka, Urayama, Syun-Ichi, Chiba, Yuto, Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Kunimi, Yasuhisa

“…Late male-killing, a male-specific death after hatching, is a unique phenotype found in , oriental tea tortrix. The male-killing agent was suspected to be an…”
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Closely Related Male-Killing and Nonmale-Killing Wolbachia Strains in the Oriental Tea Tortrix Homona magnanima by Arai, Hiroshi, Lin, Shiou Ruei, Nakai, Madoka, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N.

“…Wolbachia are inherited intracellular bacteria that cause male-specific death in some arthropods, called male-killing. To date, three Wolbachia strains have…”
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Multiple Infection and Reproductive Manipulations of Wolbachia in Homona magnanima (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Arai, Hiroshi, Hirano, Tatsuya, Akizuki, Naoya, Abe, Akane, Nakai, Madoka, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N.

“…Endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia interacts with host in either a mutualistic or parasitic manner. Wolbachia is frequently identified in various arthropod…”
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Horizontally transmitted parasitoid killing factor shapes insect defense to parasitoids by Gasmi, Laila, Sieminska, Edyta, Okuno, Shohei, Ohta, Rie, Coutu, Cathy, Vatanparast, Mohammad, Harris, Stephanie, Baldwin, Doug, Hegedus, Dwayne D., Theilmann, David A., Kida, Aki, Kawabata, Mio, Sagawa, Shiori, Takatsuka, Jun, Tateishi, Ken, Watanabe, Kazuyo, Inoue, Maki N., Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Kim, Yonggyun, Erlandson, Martin A., Herrero, Salvador, Nakai, Madoka

“…Protection from parasitism by a virus Parasitoid wasps have developed myriad systems to overcome the defense mechanisms of their hosts as they lay their eggs…”
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Infection Prevalence of Microsporidia Vairimorpha ( Nosema ) spp. in Japanese Bumblebees by Yanagisawa, Takahiro, Kato, Yuto, Inoue, Maki N

“…Microsporidia are spore-forming intracellular parasites of various invertebrates and vertebrates. negatively affects the fitness of bumblebees and its…”
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Mass-Rearing and Molecular Studies in Tortricidae Pest Insects by Arai, Hiroshi, Ishitsubo, Yuna, Nakai, Madoka, Inoue, Maki N

“…Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), commonly known as tortrix or leafroller moths, comprises many agricultural and forestry pests, which cause serious agricultural…”
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An Autoregulatory Model of Forest Insect Population Dynamics and Forest Stand Damage Dynamics in Different Habitats: An Example of Lymantria dispar L by Vladislav Soukhovolsky, Anton Kovalev, Yuriy Akhanaev, Dmitry Kurenshchikov, Vasiliy Ponomarev, Olga Tarasova, Fabien Caroulle, Maki N. Inoue, Vyacheslav Martemyanov

“…This paper addresses the problem of constructing a mathematical model of population density dynamics and the dynamics of forest areas damaged by spongy moth…”
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Direct and sensitive detection of a microsporidian parasite of bumblebees using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) by Kato, Yuto, Yanagisawa, Takahiro, Nakai, Madoka, Komatsu, Ken, Inoue, Maki N.

“…The reduction of bumblebee populations has been reported in the last decades, and the microsporidian parasite Nosema bombi is considered as one of the factors…”
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Confirmation of Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus infections in G-haplotype coconut rhinoceros beetles (Oryctes rhinoceros) from Palauan PCR-positive populations by Tanaka, Shunsuke, Harrison, Robert L., Arai, Hiroshi, Katayama, Yukie, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Inoue, Maki N., Miles, Joel, Marshall, Sean D. G., Kitalong, Christopher, Nakai, Madoka

“…Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros , is a pest of palm trees in the Pacific. Recently, a remarkable degree of palm damage reported in Guam,…”
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Displacement of Japanese native bumblebees by the recently introduced Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) by Inoue, Maki N, Yokoyama, Jun, Washitani, Izumi

“…The introduced Bombus terrestris has recently been naturalized in Japan and become dominant in some local communities. We investigated potential niche overlaps…”
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A simple method to disperse eggs from lepidopteran scalelike egg masses and to observe embryogenesis by Arai, Hiroshi, Ishitsubo, Yuna, Nakai, Madoka, Inoue, Maki N.

“…Various insect species lay tiny, thin‐ and soft‐shelled eggs in a connected “egg mass”. Especially in several lepidopteran species, the structure of such…”
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Midgut-based resistance to oral infection by a nucleopolyhedrovirus in the laboratory-selected strain of the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Iwata, Kento, Haas-Stapleton, Eric, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N, Nakai, Madoka

“…A strain of Adoxophyes honmai resistant to Adoxophyes honmai nucleopolyhedrovirus (AdhoNPV) was established from a field-collected colony by repeated…”
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Genetic Structure and Potential Environmental Determinants of Local Genetic Diversity in Japanese Honeybees (Apis cerana japonica) by Nagamitsu, Teruyoshi, Yasuda, Mika, Saito-Morooka, Fuki, Inoue, Maki N, Nishiyama, Mio, Goka, Koichi, Sugiura, Shinji, Maeto, Kaoru, Okabe, Kimiko, Taki, Hisatomo

“…Declines in honeybee populations have been a recent concern. Although causes of the declines remain unclear, environmental factors may be responsible. We…”
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An ascovirus isolated from Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) transmitted by the generalist endoparasitoid Meteorus pulchricornis (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) by Arai, Eiko, Ishii, Kazuo, Ishii, Hiroki, Sagawa, Shiori, Makiyama, Nao, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Omatsu, Tsutomu, Katayama, Yukie, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N, Nakai, Madoka

“…The family Ascoviridae is a recently described virus family whose members are transmitted by parasitoids and cause chronic and lethal infections in…”
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Identification of an Early Male-Killing Agent in the Oriental Tea Tortrix, Homona magnanima by Tsugeno, Yusuke, Koyama, Hironori, Takamatsu, Takumi, Nakai, Madoka, Kunimi, Yasuhisa, Inoue, Maki N

“…Arthropods are frequently infected with inherited symbionts, which sometimes confer fitness benefits on female hosts or manipulate host reproduction. Early…”
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