About the Authors

Kazuyo Watanabe

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Insect Gene Function Research Unit, Division of Insect Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Owashi, Tsukuba, Japan

Mikio Yoshiyama

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Animal Genetics Unit, Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Japan

Gaku Akiduki

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Insect Pest Management Group, Division of Agro-Environment Research, Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Koshi, Kumamoto, Japan

Kakeru Yokoi

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Owashi, Tsukuba, Japan

Hiroko Hoshida

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Owashi, Tsukuba, Japan

Takumi Kayukawa

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Insect Gene Function Research Unit, Division of Insect Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Owashi, Tsukuba, Japan

Kiyoshi Kimura

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Animal Genetics Unit, Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Japan

Masatsugu Hatakeyama

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

sawfly@affrc.go.jp

Affiliation Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Owashi, Tsukuba, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.