Jing Yang, Yuying Zhang, Zhonghuan Zhang, Meifeng Ren, Yifei Wang, Yuanpeng Duan, Yue Gao, Zhongfang Liu, Pengjiu Zhang, Renjun Fan, Xuguo Zhou
Recently, the first sprayable RNAi biopesticide, Ledprona, against the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, has been registered at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae), a group of destructive agricultural and horticultural pests, are notorious for rapid development of insecticide/acaricide resistance. The management options, on the other hand, are extremely limited. RNAi-based biopesticides offer a promising control alternative to address this emerging issue...
May 2024: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology