Development of an eco-friendly RNAi yeast attractive targeted sugar bait that silences the shaker gene in spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drosophila suzukii, or spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), (Diptera: Drosophilidae), are invasive vinegar flies of East Asian origin that have wreaked havoc on the small fruit and berry industry. In locations where SWD are well established, weekly chemical insecticide applications are necessary, resulting in increased economic costs, unwanted environmental impacts ensuing from loss of non-targeted organisms, and the eventual emergence of populations that are resistant to these insecticides. It is therefore critical that new classes of biorational pesticides and cost-effective technologies for controlling SWD are identified.

Results

Here, we used the attractive properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast, which was designed to express an RNA interference (RNAi

SUBMITTER: Mysore K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713712 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature