Differential responses to double-stranded RNA injection and feeding in Mormon cricket (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae).

ABSTRACT: The Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex, is a flightless katydid, one of the major devastating rangeland pests in several states of the western United States. During the past few years, their sudden and periodic outbreaks into massive migratory bands caused significant economic losses to the rangeland forage and agricultural crops, particularly grain crops. Current population management methods rely heavily on broad-spectrum chemical insecticides, which could be toxic to nontargets, and even the targeted species might develop resistance in the long run. Therefore, we assessed the potential of RNA interference (RNAi)-based alternative management strategies that could supplement the current methods. In insects, RNAi efficiency varies with the method of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) delivery. We te

SUBMITTER: Rana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10393271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature