Search Results - "Takafuji, Akio"

Oviposition preferences of herbivores are affected by tritrophic interaction webs by Shiojiri, Kaori, Takabayashi, Junji, Yano, Shuichi, Takafuji, Akio

“…Two tritrophic systems were experimentally coupled in the present study. One system consisted of a cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea), diamondback moth larvae…”
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Host plant acceptance by the phytophagous mite Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida is affected by the availability of a refuge on the leaf surface by Oku, Keiko, Yano, Shuichi, Takafuji, Akio

“…We used 11 wild plants to experimentally test the effects of leaf trichomes and leaf quality on host plant acceptance by a phytophagous spider mite,…”
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Mating Strategies of Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Relation to Mating Status of Females by Oku, Keiko, Yano, Shuichi, Osakabe, Masahiro, Takafuji, Akio

“…To clarify whether adult male spider mite Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida can recognize the mating status of conspecific females, male preference for virgin and…”
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Prey–predator mutualism in a tritrophic system on a camphor tree by Kasai, Atsushi, Yano, Shuichi, Takafuji, Akio

“…We report the discovery of a mutualistic system encompassing prey–predator interactions. A domatium is a small space in a vein axil on the underside of leaves…”
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Gene flow and spatio-temporal genetic variation among sympatric populations of Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) occurring on different host plants, as estimated by microsatellite gene diversity by Nishimura, S, Hinomoto, N, Takafuji, A

“…We investigated spatio-temporal genetic variation in allele frequency and estimated gene flow among sympatric populations of Tetranychus kanzawai on different…”
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Response of predatory insect Scolothrips takahashii toward herbivore-induced plant volatiles under laboratory and field conditions by Shimoda, T. (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Nagasaki, Japan.), Takabayashi, J, Ashihara, W, Takafuji, A

“…We studied the response of a predatory thrips, Scolothrips takahashii, towards herbivore-induced plant volatiles emitted by Lima bean plants infested by…”
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Nonlethal indirect effects of a native predatory mite, Amblyseius womersleyi Schicha (Acari:Phytoseiidae), on the phytophagous mite Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Oku, Keiko, Yano, Shuichi, Takafuji, Akio

“…We experimentally tested the indirect and direct effects of Amblyseius womersleyi on Tetranychus kanzawai. The presence of A. womersleyi indirectly reduced egg…”
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Identification of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) by DNA sequences: A case study in northern Vietnam by Hinomoto, Norihide, Tran, Dinh Pha, Pham, Anh Tuan, Ngoc Le, Thi Bao, Tajima, Ryusen, Ohashi, Kazunori, Osakabe, Masahiro, Takafuji, Akio

“…Identification of spider mite species has been an important but complicated issue in pest control. We studied the species composition of spider mites collected…”
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Genetic diversity and phylogeny of the Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai, in Japan by HINOMOTO, Norihide, TAKAFUJI, Akio

“…Two types are known in the Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai (K and T; see Gotoh et al., 1999), which differ in host range and have a unidirectional…”
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Isolation, characterization, inheritance and linkage of microsatellite markers in Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) by NISHIMURA, Shinya, HINOMOTO, Norihide, TAKAFUJI, Akio

“…We isolated and characterized seven microsatellite markers in Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae). We also examined the conformity of the isolated…”
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Genetic basis of color variation in leaf scars induced by the Kanzawa spider mite by Yano, Shuichi, Kanaya, Miki, Takafuji, Akio

“…The color of scars induced on host leaves by the phytophagous spider mite Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida (Acari: Tetranychidae) can be categorized as red or…”
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Factors determining the host plant range of the phytophagous mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) : a method for quantifying host plant acceptance by YANO, S, WAKABAYASHI, M, TAKABAYASHI, J, TAKAFUII, A

“…The host plant acceptance of the phytophagous mite Tetranychus urticae was experimentally quantified. Host plant acceptance is described as the proportion of…”
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Spider mite's use of a refuge during the quiescent stage in the presence of a predator by Oku, Keiko, Yano, Shuichi, Takafuji, Akio

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A method for manipulating dispersal cost in microcosms by Yano, Shuichi, Kanaya, Miki, Takafuji, Akio

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Reproductive interference and its consequences for the competitive interactions between two closely related Panonychus spider mites by Takafuji, Akio, Kuno, Eiji, Fujimoto, Hiroaki

“…Two genetically incompatible Panonychus mites (Panonychuscitri and Panonychus mori) geographically segregate theirdistributions in Japan. They occasionally…”
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Variation in the olfactory response of 13 populations of the predatory mite Amblyseius womersleyi to Tetranychus urticae-infested plant volatiles (Acari : Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) by MAEDA, Taro, TAKABAYASHI, Junji, YANO, Shuichi, TAKAFUJI, Akio

“…We studied the response of the predatory mite Amblyseius womersleyi collected in 13 different sites in Japan toward Terranychus urticae-infested kidney bean…”
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Maintenance of diapause variability in the two‐spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae, in a heterogeneous and stochastic environment by Tsuda, Yoshio, Takafuji, Akio, Kuno, Eiji

“…A simple nongenetic mathematical model analyzed the processes responsible for the variations in the diapause percentage among populations of the two‐spotted…”
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Genetic distinctness between two forms of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) detected by electrophoresis by Goka, K. (Ube Industries Ltd., Ube, Yamaguchi (Japan). Ube Research Lab.), Takafuji, A, Toda, S, Hamamura, T, Osakabe, M, Komazaki, S

“…The genetic relatedness between the green and red forms of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, was analysed using an allozyme marker, MDH,…”
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Local variation in diapause characteristics of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae) by So, P.M, Takafuji, A

“…Diapause characteristics of nine local populations of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae) occurring on rose in central Japan were investigated…”
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Coexistence of Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Tetranychidae) with different capacities for diapause: comparative life-history traits by So, P.M, Takafuji, A

“…Individuals of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae), with and without a capacity for diapause, coexist in central…”
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