Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine帯広畜産大学グローバルアグロメディシン研究センター

The research topics in this laboratory can be broadly divided into three categories: agricultural pests, medical pests, and stored-grain pests. We are researching how to control these pests, how they die, and what changes occur before and after death. Basically, we are focusing on biological control using entomopathogenic fungi, but we will not hesitate to use other approaches if they can kill or render pests harmless in a beautiful way, such as using insect natural enemies, botanical pesticides, or light attraction.

Currently, we are researching (1) biological control and behavioral changes in aphids and lepidopterous agricultural pests using endophytic entomopathogenic fungi, (2) research on the phenomenon whereby vector mosquitos infected with entomopathogenic fungi are alive but are no longer effective as vectors, and the clarification of the mechanism behind that ineffectiveness, (3) the infection dynamics of entomopathogenic fungi on orally administerd pests, (4) the development of biological control methods to reduce the damage caused by stored-grain pests in Africa and the construction of a local fungal strain library, and (5) the isolation of tick-parasitic fungi from ticks that parasitize Yezo sika deer.