About the Authors

Koichi Hirata

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Toxicology, Odawara Research Center, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan

Osamu Komagata

Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Kentaro Itokawa

Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Yamamoto

Affiliation Department of Research and Develop Management, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Takashi Tomita

Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shinji Kasai

kasacin@nih.go.jp

Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. Authors Koichi Hirata and Atsushi Yamamoto are employed by Nippon-soda Co., Ltd. This does not alter our adherence to all PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SK KH OK KI AY TT. Performed the experiments: KH SK. Analyzed the data: KH SK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SK KH OK KI AY TT.