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SAKAMOTO Hironori, Ph. D.Senior Researcher, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studie Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan  |
Specialties/ Key words
Conservation ecology, Fire ant Solenopsis invicta, Yellow-legged hornet, Social insect, Symbiotic microorganisms, Fieldwork
Publication list
- Original papers (peer reviewed)
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Hashimoto Y., Sakamoto H., Mitsuhashi H. (2025) The battle against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Japan: The imminent threat of establishment and border control measures. Global Environmental Research, 28(2):101-107 
updated Apr. 18, 2025
Sakamoto H., Hashimoto Y. (2025) Establishment and application of microencapsulated wasabi ingredients to prevent Solenopsis invicta from entering containers. Global Environmental Research, 28(2):109-115 updated Apr. 18, 2025
Suzuki, A., Seko, Y., Sakamoto, H., Goka, K. (2025) Detection of honey bee pathogenic viruses in Argentine ants Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invading Japan. Applied Entomology and Zoology, DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00904-0. updated Apr. 18, 2025
Sakamoto H., Goka K. (2022) Efficiency of ant-control agents in colony-level oral toxicity tests using Tetramorium tsushimae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for post-establishment control of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, DOI: 10.1007/s13355-022-00800-x
Sakamoto H., Goka K. (2021) Acute toxicity of typical ant control agents to the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 56, 217-224
Ikegami M., Tsujii K., Ishizuka A., Nakagawa N., Kishi S., Sakamoto Y., Sakamoto H., Goka K. (2020) Environments, spatial structures, and species competitions: determining the impact of yellow-legged hornets, Vespa velutina, on native wasps and bees on Tsushima Island, Japan. Biological Invasions, 22, 3131-3143
Hashimoto Y., Sakamoto H., Asai H., Yasoshima M., Lin H.M., Goka K. (2020) The effect of fumigation with microencapsulated allyl isothiocyanate in a gas-barrier bag against Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 55, 345-350
Sakamoto H., Tanaka S., Hata T. (2019) Identification of vibrational signals emitted by embryos of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) that induce synchronous hatching. European Journal of Entomology, 116, 258-268
Sakamoto H., Suzuki R., Nishizawa N., Matsuda T., Gotoh T. (2019) Effects of Wolbachia/Cardinium infection on the mitochondrial phylogeny of Oligonychus castaneae (Acari; Tetranychidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(2), 883-893
Sato Y., Tsuda Y., Sakamoto H., Egas M., Gotoh T., Saito Y., Zhang Y.X., Lin J.Z., Chao J.T., Mochizuki A. (2019) Phylogeography of lethal male fighting in a social spider mite. Ecology and Evolution, 9(4), 1590-16020
Tanaka S., Sakamoto H., Hata T., Sugahara R. (2018) Hatching synchrony is controlled by a two-step mechanism in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Acrididae: Orthoptera): Roles of vibrational stimuli. J. Insect Physiol., 107, 125-135
Sakamoto H., Gotoh T. (2017) Non-destructive direct PCR greatly facilitates molecular identification of spider mites (Acari: Tetrachidae). Appl. Entomol. Zool., 52(4), 661-665
Sato K., Sakamoto H., Hirata M., Kidokoro-Kobayashi M., Ozaki M., Higashi S., Murakami T. (2017) Relationship among establishment durations, kin relatedness, aggressiveness and distance between populations of eight invasive Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) supercolonies in Japan. J. Econ. Entomol., 110(4), 1676-1684
Sakamoto H., Matsuda T., Suzuki R., Saito Y., Lin J -Z., Zhang Y -X., Sato Y., Gotoh T. (2017) Molecular identification of seven species of the genus Stigmaeopsis (Acari: Tetranychidae) and preliminary attempts to establish their phylogenetic relationship. Syst. Appl. Acarol., 22(1), 91-101
Ueda S., Komatsu T., Itino T., Arai R., Sakamoto H. (2016) Host-ant specificity of endangered large blue butterflies (Phengaris spp., Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Japan. Sci. Rep., 6, 36364
Kanzaki N., Sakamoto H., Maehara N. (2016) Diplogasteroides nix n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae), a cryptic species related to D. andrassyi, isolated from Monochamus urussovii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Hokkaido, Japan, with remarks on body surface structures. Nematology, 18(7), 753-773
Iwasa M., Sakamoto H., Asahi K. (2014) Discovery of a bird-parasitic fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, with bionomic remarks and a key to Carnus species. J. Med. Entomol., 51(2), 484-488
Ueda S., Ando T., Sakamoto H., Yamamoto T., Matsuzuki T., Itino T. (2013) Ecological and morphological differentiation between two cryptic DNA clades in the red ant Myrmica kotokui Forel 1911 (Myrmicinae). New Entomologist, 62(1,2), 1-10
Suzuki K., Sakamoto H., Shinozaki Y., Tabata J., Watanabe T., Mochizuki A., Kitamoto H. K. (2013) Affinity purification and characterization of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from a yeast isolated from the larval midgut of a stag beetle, Aegus laevicollis. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 97(17), 7679-7688
Kidokoro-Kobayashi M., Iwakura M., Fujiwara-Tsujii N., Fujiwara S., Sakura M., Sakamoto H., Higashi S., Hefetz A., Ozaki M. (2012) Chemical discrimination and aggressiveness via cuticular hydrocarbons in a supercolony-forming ant, Formica yessensis. PLOS ONE, 7(10), e46840
Sunamura E., Suzuki S., Nishisue K., Sakamoto H., Otsuka M., Utsumi Y., Mochizuki F., Fukumoto T., Ishikawa Y., Terayama M., Tatsuki S. (2011) Combined use of synthetic trail pheromone and insecticidal bait provides effective control of an invasive ant. Pest Manag. Sci., 67(10), 1230-1236
Sunamura E., Hoshizaki S., Sakamoto H., Fujii T., Nishisue K., Suzuki S., Terayama M., Ishikawa Y., Tatsuki S. (2011) Workers select mates for queens: a possible mechanism of gene flow restriction between supercolonies of the invasive Argentine ant. Naturwissenschaften, 98(5), 361-368
Tabata J., Hattori Y., Sakamoto H., Yukuhiro F., Fujii T., Kugimiya S., Mochizuki A., Ishikawa Y., Kageyama D. (2011) Male killing and incomplete inheritance of a novel Spiroplasma in the moth Ostrinia zaguliaevi. Microb. Ecol., 61(2), 254-263
Sugimoto N.T., Fujii T., Kayukawa T., Sakamoto H., Ishikawa Y. (2010) Expression of a doublesex homologue is altered in sexual mosaics of Ostrinia scapulalis mothes infected with Wolbachia. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 40, 847-854
Nishisue K., Sunamura E., Tanaka Y., Sakamoto H., Suzuki S., Fukumoto T., Terayama M., Tatsuki S. (2010) Long-term field trial to control the invasive Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with synthetic trail pheromone. J. Econ. Entomol., 103(5), 1784-1789
Sunamura E., Espadaler X., Sakamoto H., Suzuki S., Terayama M., Tatsuki S. (2009) Intercontinental union of Argentine ants: behavioral relationships among introduced populations in Europe, North America, and Asia. Insectes Soc., 56(2), 143-147
Tanaka Y., Nishisue K., Sunamura E., Suzuki S., Sakamoto H., Fukumoto T., Terayama M., Tatsuki S. (2009) Trail-following disruption in the invasive Argentine ant with a synthetic trail pheromone component (Z)-9-hexadecenal. Sociobiology, 54(1), 139-152
Sakamoto H., Kageyama D., Hoshizaki S., Ishikawa Y. (2008) Heat treatment of Wolbachia-infected Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) gives rise to sexually mosaic offspring. Journal of Insect Science, 8(1), Journal 67
Sakamoto H., Kageyama D., Hoshizaki S., Ishikawa Y. (2007) Sex-specific death in the Asian corn borer moth (Ostrinia furnacalis) infected with Wolbachia occurs across larval development. Genome, 50(7), 645-652
Sakamoto H., Ishikawa Y., Sasaki T., Kikuyama S., Tatsuki S., Hoshizaki S. (2005) Transinfection reveals the crucial importance of Wolbachia genotypes in determining the type of reproductive alteration in the host. Genet. Res., 85(3), 205-210
Last updated Apr. 18, 2025