Identification and comparison of key RNA interference machinery from western corn rootworm, fall armyworm, and southern green stink bug.

ABSTRACT: RNA interference (RNAi)-based technology shows great potential for use in agriculture, particularly for management of costly insect pests. In the decade since the insecticidal effects of environmentally-introduced RNA were first reported, this treatment has been applied to several types of insect pests. Through the course of those efforts, it has become apparent that different insects exhibit a range of sensitivity to environmentally-introduced RNAs. The variation in responses across insect is not well-understood, with differences in the underlying RNAi mechanisms being one explanation. This study evaluates eight proteins among three agricultural pests whose responses to environmental RNAi are known to differ: western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), fall armyworm (Spodopter

SUBMITTER: Davis-Vogel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124762 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature