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 …

RNA interference (RNAi) has been widely applied for uncovering the biological functions of
numerous genes, and has been envisaged as a pest control tool operating by disruption of …

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) …

A serious shortcoming of many insecticides is that they can kill non-target species. To
address this issue, we harnessed the sequence specificity of RNA interference (RNAi) to …

The Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) gene Diap1 encodes a protein referred to as DIAP1
(D rosophila I nhibitor of A poptosis P rotein 1) that acts to supress apoptosis in “normal” …

RNA interference (RNAi) refers to the process of exogenous double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA)
silencing the complementary endogenous messenger RNA. RNAi has been widely used in …

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

Abstract Development of new and specific insect pest management methods is critical for
overcoming pesticide resistance and collateral off-target killings. Gene silencing by feeding …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a valuable method for understanding the gene function and
holds great potential for insect pest management. While RNAi is efficient and systemic in …

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 …