BACKGROUND The Neotropical stink bug Euschistus heros is a major pest in soybean
fields. Development of highly species‐specific pesticides based on RNA interference (RNAi) …

BACKGROUND In the past years, the concept of RNAi application for insect pest control has
been proposed, considering the disruption of vital genes. However, the efficiency of RNAi is …

BACKGROUND It is difficult to efficiently silence gene expression in some insects, probably
because of the degradation of dsRNA by enzymes present in the gut and hemolymph post …

BACKGROUND The southern green stinkbug, Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is
an important emerging polyphagous pest infesting soybean in the United States, Brazil and …

RNA interference (RNAi)-based pesticides are promising novel pest management products
that might reduce environmental impacts compared to other pesticides. Their sequence …

Abstract The African sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus is one of the most devastating
pests affecting the production of sweetpotatoes, an important staple food in Sub-Saharan …

RNA interference is a phenomenon in which the introduction of double‐stranded RNA
(dsRNA) into cells triggers the degradation of the complementary messenger RNA in a …

RNA interference (RNAi) has become an essential technique in entomology research.
However, RNAi efficiency appears to vary significantly among insect species. Here, the …

BACKGROUND RNA interference (RNAi) technology can potentially serve as a suitable
strategy to control the African sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis (SPW), which is a …

Specific gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) involving exogenous double stranded
RNA (dsRNA) delivery has potential in Helicoverpa armigera control, a resistant insect pest …