Resumen
Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is a notorious pest on potatoes and has a remarkable ability to detoxify plant chemicals and develop resistance against insecticides. dsRNA targeting CPB genes could be expressed in potato plants to control this pest. However, previous attempts at introducing transgenic potato plants to control CPB were not highly successful. Recent studies showed that feeding dsRNA expressed in bacteria works very well to kill CPB. To realize the potential of RNAi to control this and other economically important pests, more efficient methods for production and delivery of dsRNA need to be developed. Extensive research to determine off-target and non-target effects, environmental fate and potential for resistance development is also essential.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1-8 |
| Número de páginas | 8 |
| Publicación | Current Opinion in Insect Science |
| Volumen | 6 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Published - dic 2014 |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Financiación
I would like to thank Mr. Junesun Yoon for help in preparing Figure 1 . Research in Palli laboratory on CPB has been supported by USDA-NRI-CSREES ( 2011-04636 ). This is contribution number 14-08-05 from the Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station .
| Financiadores | Número del financiador |
|---|---|
| NRI/CSREES/USDA | 2011-04636 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Insect Science
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