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Japanese Castle made by termite!
Dr. Chihiro Himuro (Ph.D.)
Post-Doctral Research Fellow
(Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha/ Univ. of Ryukyus)
Subject
✓ Sterile insect technique
✓ Technological development of inhibition of invasion of harmful fruit fly and the elimination of the West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
✓ Evolutionary Arms Race in Sexual Conflict over Reproduction
Current our research has been introduced in Entomology Today!
Research Theme：
1) Development of technology for the eradicating the West Indian sweet potato weevil
2) Sexual Conflict in Hemiptera.
3) Realization of Egg-mimic Termite Expellant.
4) Identification of Queen Pheromone in Termite.
5) Intra-specific variation in the morphology of large genital sclerites of males in the adzuki
bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis)
＜Academic Position＞
2016.5.~ present Post-Doctral Research Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University
2015.5.~2016.3. Post-Doctral Research Fellow, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University
2015.4.~2015.5. Post-Doctral Research Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
2012.4.~2015.3. JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Post-Doctral Fellow
2009.9.~2012.3. Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environment, Okayama University
2009.4.~2009.8. Doctral Reaearch Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
2007.4.~2009.3. JSPS Research Fellow (DC2)
＜Carrer＞
2022.4.~ Ryukyu Sankei Co., Ltd/Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha
as a Researcher
2016.4.~ Univ. of Ryukyus. Faculity of Agriculture. as a Part-time lecturer
2021.10~2022.3 Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha
2016.4.~ 2021.9 Ryukyu Sankei Co., Ltd/Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha
as a Post-Doctral Fellow
2015.5.~2016.3. Lab. of Ecological Science, Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu-University
as a Post-Doctral Fellow Associate Prof. Eiiti Kasuya
2012.4.~2015.5. Lab. of Evolutionary Ecology, Graduate School of Environment and Life Science
Okayama University Prof. Takahisa Miyatake
as a JSPS Post-Doctral Fellow
2009.4.~2012.3. Lab. of Insect Ecology, Graduate School of Environment, Okayama University as an Assistant Professor Associate Prof. Kenji Matsuura
2004.4.~2009.3. Lab. of Insect Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
as a Ph.D. student Prof. Kenji Fujisaki
2002.4.~2004.3. Lab. of Insect Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
as a Master course student Prof. Kenji Fujisaki
1998.4.~2002.3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kobe University
as a bachelor student Associate Prof. Nobuhiko Suzuki
1979.3.17 Birthday
＜Award＞
2023.12 Okinawa Research Incentive Award
2014.9. Journal of Ethology 2014 Editor's Choice Award
「 Prey size affects the costs and benefits of group predation in nymphs of the predatory stink bug Andrallus spinidens (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)」
Journal of Ethology September 2014, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp 173-178
2010.3. Excellent Poster Award (Section: Sociobiology), 57th Academic Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan
2009.3. Excellent Poster Award (Section: Evolution), 56th Academic Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan
2006.11 Excellent Award, Heart Entomological Research Award 2006
2005.3 Second Prize, Digital Movie Contest of Animal Behavior in MOMO
1996.9 Winning, a Track and Field Relay Race, Mikage High School Athletic Festival
Publication list
＜Books＞
３）Dictionary of Ethology (in Japanese) 2013
２）日室千尋、藤崎憲治
「コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシ雄の付属腺由来物質を用いた雌の再交尾抑制戦術」
『昆虫科学が拓く未来』京都大学学術出版会 第２部トピック３pp 299-303, 2009
１）日室千尋
「ボクシングをするカメムシ 〜コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシ〜」
『昆虫発見！！』株式会社ハート 6 pp 26-29, 2007
＜Papers＞
２８）C. Himuro, T. Kohama, T. Matsuyama, Y. Sadoyama, F. Kawamura, A. Honma, Y. Ikegawa, D. Haraguchi.
PLOS ONE. 17(5): e0267728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267728
２７） C. Himuro, K.Misa, A. Honma, T. Ohishi, Y. Ikegawa, D. Haraguchi, N. Kumano.
Insects. Invited paper. 13(4), 389.
２６） Y. Ikegawa, F. Kawamura, Y. Sadayama, K. Kinjo, D. Haraguchi, A. Honma, C. Himuro, T. Matsuyama.
「 Successful eradication of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius Fabricius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Tsuken Island, Okinawa, Japan, under transient invasion of males. 」
Journal of Applied Entomology. In Press.
２５）Yusuke Ikegawa, Koichi Ito, Chihiro Himuro, Atsushi Honma
「Sterile males and females can synergistically suppress wild pests targeted by sterile insect technique」
Journal of Theoretical Biology , 530, 110878 (2021)
２４）C. Himuro, A. Honma, Y. Ikegawa, T. Ohishi and T. Miyatake
「Male body size does not affect the refractory period of females in the West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Scott) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae).」
Journal of Ethology, 39: 39–46 (2021)
23) K. Misa,C. Himuro, A. Honma, Y. Ikegawa and T. Ohishi
Effects of storage periods of an artificial larval diet on the yield and quality of mass-reared West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology,113: 2613–2618 (2020).
22) Y. Baba, C. Himuro and T. Ohishi
Spiders collected in Yonaguni Island, Japan (in Japanese)
KISHIDAIA, No.114, pp64, Mar. 2019
21) Y.Ikegawa, A. Honma, C. Himuro, and T. Matsuyama.
A new alert system for detecting the occurrence of invasive pests and their locations
Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(6):2976-2983. 2019.
20) P-A Eyer, K Matsuura, E L. Vargo, K Kobayashi, T Yashiro, W Suehiro, C. Himuro, T Yokoi, B Guénard, R R. Dunn and K Tsuji
Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis
Molecular Ecology 27(23):4711-4724, 2018
19) T. Ohishi, T. Matsuyama, C. Himuro, S. Ohno, Y. Sadoyama, M. Kinjo, and A. Honma
The eradication projects and the phytosanitary measures for quarantine pests in Okinawa
Proceedings of the 2018 International Symposium on Proactive Technologies for Enhancement of Integrated Pest Management on Key Crop 31-48, 2018
18) C. Himuro, N. Kumano, A. Honma, Y. Ikegawa and T. Ohishi
Appropriate dose of inoculated egg solution for mass-rearing the West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 53:157-164, 2018
17) Wataru Suehiro, Fujio Hyodo, Hiroshi Tanaka, Chihiro Himuro, Tomoyuki Yokoi, Shigeto Dobata, Benoit Guénard, Robert Dunn, Edward Vargo, Kazuki Tsuji, and Kenji Matsuura
Radiocarbon analysis reveals expanded diet breadth associates with the invasion of a predatory ant
Scientific Reports 7:15016, 2017
16) C. Himuro, Y. Ikegawa, and A. Honma
Males use accessory gland substances to inhibit remating by females in West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 110:374-380, 2017
15) 大石毅・本間淳・日室千尋・照屋清仁
人工飼料に添加するサツマイモ粉末がイモゾウムシ（コウチュウ目：ゾウムシ科）の生産と虫質に及ぼす影響
日本応用動物昆虫学会誌 62巻2号
Tsuyoshi Ohishi, Atsushi Honma, Chihiro Himuro, Kiyohito Teruya
Effect of sweet potato powder content in the larval artificial diet on yield and quality of mass rearing the West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
14) Y. Ikegawa and C. Himuro
Spatiotemporally even sterile insect releases are necessary for regional eradication of pests with limited mobility
Journal of Theoretical Biology 421:93-100, 2017
13) C. Himuro, Takahisa Miyatake, Takuto Sumi and Kenji Fujisaki
Harmful consequences of sexual conflict and evolutionary arms race: detecting the cost of sexual antagonistic coevolution in females
Evolutionary Ecology Submitted
12) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
Effects of mating duration on female reproductive traits in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 50:491-496, 2015
11) D. Hyodo, C. Himuro & K. Fujisaki
Prey size affects the costs and benefits of group predation in nymphs of the predatory stink bug Andrallus spinidens(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Journal of Ethology 32: 173-178, 2014
10) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
Evolutionary causes of male-biased sexual size dimorphism from a female perspective in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 49:347-352, 2014
9) C. Himuro
Reproductive Behavior of the Seed Bug, Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera : Lygaeidae)
Plant protection 66(9) 43-47, 2012
日室千尋
「斑点米カメムシ、コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシの繁殖生態」
植物防疫 66(9) 43-47, 2012
8) G. Sakurai, C. Himuro and E. Kasuya.
Intra-specific variation in the morphology and the benefit of large genital sclerites of males in the adzuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis)
Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25: 1291-1297, 2012
7) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
The effects of male harassment on mating duration in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 42: 53–59, 2012
6) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
Sexual Size Dimorphism and Aggressive Interactions under Starvation Conditions in the Seed Bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
Journal of Insect Behavior 25: 242–253, 2012
5) C. Himuro, T. Yokoi and K. Matsuura
Queen-specific volatile in a higher termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis (Isoptera: Termitidae)」
Journal of Insect Physiology 57: 962-965, 2011
4) K. Matsuura, C. Himuro, T. Yokoi, Y. Yamamoto, E.L. Vargo, and L. Keller
Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in termites.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107: 12963-12968, 2010
3) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
Mating experience weakens starvation tolerance in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae).
Physiological Entomology 35: 128-133,2010
2) C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
Males of the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) use accessory gland substances to inhibit remating by females.
Journal of Insect Physiology 54: 1538-1542, 2008
1) C. Himuro, T. Hosokawa and N. Suzuki
Alternative Mating Strategy of Small Male Megacopta punctatissima (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in the Presence of Large Intraspecific Males.
Annals of Entomological Society of America, 99: 974-977, 2006
＜Patents＞
５）MATSUURA K, HIMURO C, YOKOI T, AKI S, NOGUCHI H
「Termite extermination composition used for controlling termites, comprises pseudo-egg composition of base material i.e. pyrazole derivative having insecticidal activity」
JP2015124155-A
４）MATSUURA K, HIMURO C, YOKOI T, AKI S, NOGUCHI H
「Composition useful for preventing and controlling termites, preferably Reticulitermes speratus, comprises insecticidal active component dispersed in Petri dish」
JP2015078148-A
３）MATSUURA K, HIMURO C, YOKOI T, AKI S, NOGUCHI H
「Evaluating component with insecticidal activity for termite extermination, by scattering Reticulitermes speratus eggs and prepared beads in Petri dish, introducing healthy workers and observing for mortality of workers」
JP2015078877-A
２）MATSUURA K, HIMURO C, YOKOI T
「Agent used for attracting termite and controlling growth of termite, comprises one or more active ingredient chosen from butanol and its ester, ketone, ether and carboxylic acid or its salt」
WO2011059054-A1 ; AU2010319082-A1 ; EP2499910-A1 ; TW201127297-A ; US2012282214-A1 ; CN102740688-A ; JP2011540552-X ; IN201205091-P4 ; US2014259881-A1 ; AU2010319082-B2
１）MATSUURA K, HIMURO C, YOKOI T, SUZUKI Y, NOZAKI K, YAMAGUCHI M
「Method for exterminating termite e.g. Odontotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes speratus, involves arranging laminated portion, so that paper layer became as outermost surface of expelling agent storage portion」
WO2013094566-A1 ; JP2013128424-A ; US2015027033-A1
＜Affiliated Academic Society＞
The Ecological Society of Japan
The Japanese Society of Applied Entomology & Zoology
The Entomological Society of Japan
Japan Ethological Society
The Society of Population Ecology
Entomological Society of America '10 year member'
International Union for the Study of Social Insects
The association for Plant Protection of Kyushu
＜Officer of Society＞
Topic Editor of Insects (2021.4~)
Member of Management Committee English Presentation of the Ecological Society of Japan (2014.4 ~2017.3)
Editor of Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology (2015.1 ~)
＜Presentation at Academic Conference ＞
International
（Oral）
５）Y.Ikegawa and C. Himuro
「Effects of spatiotemporal evenness of releases of sterile insects on control of pests with limited mobility」
The International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2017、O12.04, Jeju, Korea、(November 2017)
４）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Mating experience weakens starvation tolerance in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)」
XXIV International Congress of Entomology、306F19, Daegu, Korea、(August 2012) .
３）C. Himuro, T. Yokoi, R. Naito and K. Matsuura
「The function of egg volatile pheromones in termites: Mechanisms of egg orientation and recognition. 」 XVI Congress of International Union for the Study of Social Insect、Session21、Copenhagen, Denmark (August 2010).
２）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Males inhibit female remating by using substances from accessory gland in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)」
The 3rd International Symposium of Entomological Science COE、SESSION2-5, Kyoto, Japan (November 2008).
１）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Why is the body size of males larger than that of females in the seed bug, Togo hemipterus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)」
XXII International Congress of Entomology、CPF63、Brisbane, Australia、(August 2004) .
（Poster）
4） T. Yokoi, C. Himuro, Y. Yamamoto and K. Matsuura
「Identification of termite queen pheromone regulating caste differentiation」
XVI Congress of International Union for the Study of Social Insect、21-22、Copenhagen, Denmark (August 2010).
３）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Males inhibit female remating using substances from accessory gland in the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae).」XXIII International Congress of Entomology、1990、Durban, South Africa (July 2008).
２）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Causes and Consequences of Male-biased Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Seed Bug Togo hemipterus (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) –Strength of Sexual Selection-」 The Second Scientific Congress of East Asian Federation of Ecological Societies、EP18、Niigata, Japan (March 2006).
１）C. Himuro and K. Fujisaki
「Male-biased sexual size dimorphism and male aggressive behavior in the seed bug, Togo hemipterus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)」The 2nd International Symposium of Entomological Science COE、P19、Kyoto, Japan (October 2005).
Domestic
（Oral）
C.Himuro, Y.Ikegawa and A. Honma
「Males use accessory gland substances to inhibit remating by females in West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 」
第64回日本生態学会、東京、2017年3月
Y.Ikegawa and C.Himuro
「Effects of spatiotemporal evenness of releases of sterile insects on control of pests with limited mobility 」
第64回日本生態学会、東京、2017年3月
池川雄亮・日室千尋
「分散能力の低い害虫の防除には空間的に均一な不 妊虫放飼が必要である」
第61回 日本応用動物昆虫学会、東京、2017年３月
日室千尋・池川雄亮・本間淳
「イモゾウムシの雄は射精物を用いて雌の再交尾を抑制する」
第61回 日本応用動物昆虫学会、東京、2017年３月
粕谷英一・日室千尋
「モデル選択で選ばれたモデルを使って検定するという方法は妥当か」
第63回日本生態学会、仙台、2016年3月
Total 28 Presentations
（ Poster）
日室千尋
「雄間闘争に弱い雄は、やっと手に入れた雌への束縛が強いか？」
第３３回 日本動物行動学会、長崎、2014年11月
日室千尋・藤崎憲治
「軍拡競走において広島個体群は岡山、京都個体群に比べて強いか？
～コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシの繁殖を巡る性的対立～」
第６１回 日本生態学会、広島、2014年3月
Total 25 Presentations
＜Invited Presentation＞
「オスとメスは仲良しか？性的対立が現す真の姿」
2017年7月、琉球大学農学部
「性的対立という悲劇、カメムシのメスはなぜ死んだか？」
2015年12月、三学会合同福岡県例会 九州大学、福岡
「楽園を追放されたカメムシの繁殖をめぐる性的対立
〜コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシの雌は雄の射精物に対抗適応できないと死ぬ！〜」
2015年7月、日本昆虫学会九州支部第76回例会 九州大学、福岡
「楽園追放から数千年後、コバネヒョウタンナガカメムシに何が起こったか！？
~雌の再交尾を巡る性的対立の末、雌に訪れる悲劇~」
2014年1月、害虫研特別セミナー 鳥取大学、鳥取
「危険すぎる異郷のオスとの恋：カメムシのメスに訪れる悲劇的顛末」
「研究者のトビラ！！！」弘前大学男女共同参画推進室「つがルネッサンス！地域でつなぐ女性人才」
2013年3月、弘前大学、青森
「性的対立の末にカメムシの雌に訪れる悲劇的顛末」
第158回日本昆虫学会・第95回日本応用動物昆虫学会合同東海支部会 招待講演会 2012年12月、岐阜大学、岐阜
Total 14 Presentations
＜Science Cafe＞
第１回 サイエンスカフェ＠うきは市 ファシリテーター 2015年5月23日
第２回 サイエンスカフェ＠うきは市 話題提供者「カメムシ再考（最高！！！）」 2015年7月11日
＜Management＞
27th Conference of Population Ecology, Member of Management Committee
＜Presentation of My Research by Books, Papers ＞
Entomology Today 2017.4
藤崎憲治（著）絵でわかる昆虫の世界 進化と生態 (KS絵でわかるシリーズ)2015
宮竹貴久（著）生命の不思議に挑んだ科学者たち (山川出版社)2015
松浦健二（著）「シロアリ ― 女王様、その手がありましたか！」2013
宮竹貴久（著）恋するオスが進化する (メディアファクトリー新書)2011
P148-149 危険すぎる異郷のオスとの恋
藤崎憲治（著）昆虫未来学―「四億年の知恵」に学ぶ― 2010
藤崎憲治（著）カメムシはなぜ群れる？離合集散の生態学 2009
虫の繁殖 体型に合わせ戦術いろいろ 読売新聞夕刊「ネイチャー」2008年5月26日
and so on.
＜Collaborators＞
West Indian sweet potato weevil
Dr. Yusuke Ikegawa (Ryukyu Sankei Co., Ltd.)
Dr. Atsushi Honma (Ryukyu Sankei Co., Ltd./Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha)
Tsuyoshi Ohishi (Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha)
Takashi Matsuyama (Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha)
Misa Kinjo (Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Naha)
Hemiptera
Prof. Kenji Fujisaki (Kyoto Univ.)
Prof. Takahisa Miyatake (Okayama Univ.)
Assosiate Prof. Naomi Mori (Kyoto Univ.)
Prof. Masayuki Sakura (Kyoto Univ.)
Dr. Takahiro Hosokawa (Kyushu Univ.)
Daisuke Hyodo (Kyoto Univ. of those days)
the late Prof. Nobuhiko Suzuki (Saga Univ.)
Azuki Weevil
Associate Prof. Eiiti Kasuya (Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Gen Sakurai (National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences)
Termite
Prof. Kenji Matsuura (Kyoto Univ.)
Dr. Tomoyuki Yokoi (Tsukuba Univ.)
SC Environmental Science Co., Ltd.
Prof. Ed Vargo (Texas A&M Department of Entomology)
Prof. L. Keller (UNIL | Université de Lausanne )
Yuuka Yamamoto (Okayama Univ. of those days)
Ryuta Naito (Okayama Univ. of those days)
