Bachelor, Agricultural Science, Applied Entomology, The University of Tokyo, 2002
Master, Agricultural Science, Applied Entomology, The University of Tokyo, 2004
Doctor, Agricultural Science, Applied Entomology, The University of Tokyo, 2010
Career
Senior Researcher, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (2011-present)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University (2010-2011)
Researcher, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (2004-2010)
Research Activities and Interests
My research focuses on chemical communication of insects and its diversity in the environment. (1) Pheromones are an essential communication tool in many insects. I'm interested in illustrating the divergence of chemical structures and their biological roles through analysis and identification of these compounds. (2) I'm also studying the application of these pheromones and related chemicals to agricultural pest management. Particularly, I am engaged on elucidating mechanisms of mating disruption by synthetic pheromones and evolution of resistance against it. (3) Interaction between insects and plants or microbes is often mediated by chemical signals. I'm trying to approach the chemical signaling systems in interactions among insects and other organisms. (4) Currently, I am an a editorial board member of Applied Entomology and Zoology.
adoxophyes honmai
Illeis koebelei
Relevant Publications
J. Tabata and S. Ohno (2015) Enantioselective synthesis of the sex pheromone of the grey pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), for determination of the absolute configuration. Applied Entomology and Zoology (in press). [Abstract]
J. Tabata and R. Ichiki (2015) A new lavandulol-related monoterpene in the sex pheromone of the grey pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 194-201. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, M. Teshiba, N. Shimizu, and H. Sugie (2015) Mealybug mating disruption by a sex pheromone derived from lavender essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research 27: 232-237. [Abstract]
R. T. Ichiki, J. Tabata, Y. Nakahara, Y. Kainoh, and S. Nakamura (2014) Effects of food plants of host herbivores on development of a midgut-resident tachinid parasitoid, Compsilura concinnata (Diptera: Tachinidae), and two hemocoel-resident parasitoids. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107: 461-467. [Abstract]
J. Tabata (2013) A convenient route for synthesis of 2-isopropyliden-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl butyrate, the sex pheromone of Planococcus kraunhiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), by use of β,γ- to α,β-double-bond migration in an unsaturated aldehyde. Applied Entomology and Zoology 48: 229-232. [Abstract]
J.-M. Lassance, M. A. Liénard, B. Antony, S. Qian, T. Fujii, J. Tabata, Y. Ishikawa, and C. Löfstedt (2013) Divergence in moth sex pheromones regulated by one biosynthetic gene illustrates variation on a theme at the genus level. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 3967-3972. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, Y. Narai, N. Sawamura, S. Hiradate, and H. Sugie (2012) A new class of mealybug pheromones: a hemiterpene ester in the sex pheromone of Crisicoccus matsumotoi. Naturwissenschaften 99: 567-574. [Abstract]
R. T. Ichiki, G. T. T. Ho, E. Wajnberg, Y. Kainoh, J. Tabata, and S. Nakamura (2012) Different uses of plant semiochemicals in host location strategies of the two tachinid parasitoids. Naturwissenschaften 99: 687-694. [Abstract]
M. Teshiba, H. Sugie, T. Tsutsumi, and J. Tabata (2012) A new approach for mealybug management: recruiting an indigenous, but 'non-natural' enemy for biological control using an attractant. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 142: 211-215. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, C. M. De Moraes, and M. C. Mescher (2011) Olfactory cues from plants infected by powdery mildew guide foraging by a mycophagous ladybird beetle. PLoS ONE 6: e23799. [Full text]
J. Tabata and Y. Ishikawa (2011) Genetic basis regulating the sex pheromone blend in Ostrinia zealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and its allies inferred from crossing experiments. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104: 326-336. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, Y. Hattori, H. Sakamoto, F. Yukuhiro, T. Fujii, S. Kugimiya, A. Mochizuki, Y. Ishikawa, and D. Kageyama (2011) Male killing and incomplete inheritance of a novel Spiroplasma in the moth Ostrinia zaguliaevi. Microbial Ecology 61: 254-263. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, M. Teshiba, S. Hiradate, T. Tsutsumi, N. Shimizu, and H. Sugie (2011) Cyclolavandulyl butyrate: an attractant for a mealybug parasitoid, Anagyrus sawadai (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 46: 117-123. [Abstract]
J. Tabata and K. Yasuda (2011) The sex pheromone of the lima bean pod borer Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke). Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 45: 47-50. [Full text]
S. Kugimiya, T. Shimoda, J. Tabata, and J. Takabayashi (2010) Present or past herbivory: a screening of volatiles released from Brassica rapa under caterpillar attacks as attractants for the solitary parasitoid, Cotesia vestalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36: 620-628. [Abstract]
T. Takanashi, R. Nakano, A. Surlykke, H. Tatsuta, J. Tabata, Y. Ishikawa, and N. Skals (2010) Variation in courtship ultrasounds of three Ostrinia moths with different sex pheromones. PLoS ONE 5: e13144. [Full text]
M. Teshiba, N. Shimizu, N. Sawamura, Y. Narai, H. Sugie, R. Sasaki, J. Tabata, and T. Tsutsumi (2009) Use of a sex pheromone to disrupt the mating of Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 53: 173-180 (in Japanese with English summary and figures). [Abstract]
F. Mochizuki, Y. Aoki, H. Sugie, J. Tabata, A. Takahashi, and H. Higuchi (2009) Sex attractant of the bean webworm, Pleuroptya ruralis (Crambidae: Pyraustinae). Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 53: 53-56 (in Japanese with English summary and figures). [Abstract]
J. Tabata, M. Minamishima, H. Sugie, T. Fukumoto, F. Mochizuki, and Y. Yoshiyasu (2009) Sex pheromone components of the pear fruit moth, Acrobasis pyrivorella (Matsumura). Journal of Chemical Ecology 35: 243-249. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, T. Yokosuka, M. Hattori, M. Ohashi, H. Noguchi, and H. Sugie (2008) Sex attractant pheromone of the limabean pod borer, Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Japan. Applied Entomology and Zoology 43: 351-358. [Abstract]
H. Sugie, M. Teshiba, Y. Narai, T. Tsutsumi, N. Sawamura, J. Tabata, and S. Hiradate (2008) Identification of a sex pheromone component of the Japanese mealybug, Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana). Applied Entomology and Zoology 43: 369-375. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, Y. Huang, S. Ohno, Y. Yoshiyasu, H. Sugie, S. Tatsuki, and Y. Ishikawa (2008) Sex pheromone of Ostrinia sp. newly found on the leopard plant Farfugium japonicum. Journal of Applied Entomology 132: 566-574. [Abstract]
F. Mochizuki, H. Noguchi, H. Sugie, J. Tabata, and Y. Kainoh (2008) Sex pheromone communication from a population resistant to mating disruptant of the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai Yasuda (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 43: 293-298. [Abstract]
K. Mori, T. Tashiro, T. Yoshimura, M. Takita, J. Tabata, S. Hiradate, and H. Sugie (2008) Determination of the absolute configuration of the male aggregation pheromone, 2-methyl-6-(4'-methylenebicyclo[3.1.0]-hexyl)hept-2-en-1-ol, of the stink bug Erysarcoris lewisi (Distant) as 2Z,6R,10S,50S by its synthesis. Tetrahedron Letters 49: 354-357. [Abstract]
M. Takita, H. Sugie, J. Tabata, S. Ishii, and S. Hiradate (2008) Isolation and estimation of the aggregation pheromone from Erysarcoris lewisi (Distant) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 43: 11-17. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, H. Noguchi, Y. Kainoh, F. Mochizuki, and H. Sugie (2007) Behavioral response to sex pheromone-component blends in the mating disruption-resistant strain of the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai Yasuda (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and its mode of inheritance. Applied Entomology and Zoology 42: 675-683. [Abstract]
MD. A. Islam, M. Yamamoto, M. Sugie, H. Naka, J. Tabata, Y. Arita, and T. Ando (2007) Synthesis and characterization of 2,13- and 3,13-octadecadienals for the identification of the sex pheromone secreted by a clearwing moth. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33: 1763-1773. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, H. Noguchi, Y. Kainoh, F. Mochizuki, and H. Sugie (2007) Sex pheromone production and perception in the mating disruption-resistant strain of the smaller tea leafroller moth, Adoxophyes honmai. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 122: 145-153. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, S. Hoshizaki, S. Tatsuki, and Y. Ishikawa (2006) Heritable pheromone blend variation in a local population of the butterbur borer moth Ostrinia zaguliaevi (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Chemoecology 16: 123-128. [Abstract]
J. Tabata and Y. Ishikawa (2005) Genetic basis to divergence of sex pheromones in two closely related moths, Ostrinia scapulalis and O. zealis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31: 1111-1124. [Abstract]
X. Fu, M. Fukuzawa, J. Tabata, S. Tatsuki, and Y. Ishikawa (2005) Sex pheromone biosynthesis in Ostrinia zaguliaevi, a congener of the European corn borer moth O. nubilalis. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 35: 621-626. [Abstract]
X. Fu, J. Tabata, Y. Huang, T. Takanashi, S. Ohno, H. Honda, S. Tatsuki, and Y. Ishikawa (2004) Female sex pheromone of Ostrinia orientalis - throwing a light on the relationship between O. orientalis and the European corn borer, O. nubilalis. Chemoecology 14: 175-180. [Abstract]
M. Miyazawa, C. Yamafuji, J. Tabata, and Y. Ishikawa (2003) Oviposition-stimulatory activity against Ostrinia zealis by essential oil of root part from Cirsium japonicum DC. Natural Product Research 17: 341-345. [Abstract]
J. Tabata, T. Takanshi, Y. Ishikawa (2003) Pheromone analysis of wild female moths with a PBAN c-termnal peptide injection for an estimation of assortative mating in Azuki bean borer, Ostrinia scapulalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29: 2749-2759. [Abstract]