Takeshi Suzuki

This study identifies a PLAT domain protein that links reproductive arrest and pigmentation during diapause in spider mites by regulating lipid allocation.

This study identifies de novo genes in crickets that originate from repetitive DNA, showing that such sequences are more common in older genes than in recent insertions.

This study identifies a horizontally transferred gene, DOG15, and its amino acid substitutions that enable T. kanzawai mites to detoxify green tea catechins and adapt to tea plants, unlike T. urticae.

This study shows that DACOS, a chitosan oligosaccharide, enhances plant defense against spider mites by inducing systemic resistance and repellency without direct acaricidal effects.

This study identifies three salivary proteins in spider mites that function in both feeding and silk fiber coating, with knockdown experiments showing reduced feeding and silk thickness.

This study examines how diet particle size affects growth performance in edible crickets, finding that granular feed promotes better growth than powdered feed.

This paper develops a system using DeepLabCut to analyze cricket behavior and posture, revealing diurnal rhythms in locomotion, feeding, and sleep-like states without human bias or physical tagging.

This study uses environmental RNAi to silence a gene in the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus, showing reduced survival, fecundity, and prey consumption, suggesting its potential for improving biological control.

This study identifies dsRNA processing requirements for efficient RNAi in Tetranychus urticae, showing that long dsRNA and membrane transport genes are critical for RNAi response.