Phenotypic impacts of PBAN RNA interference in an ant, Solenopsis invicta, and a moth, Helicoverpa zea

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1159-1165

  Choi, Man Yeon ^a   Vander Meer, Robert K ^a   Coy, Monique ^b   Scharf, Michael E ^b,c  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn earworm; DsRNA; Fire ant; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Neuropeptide; PBAN; Pest control; RNAi

Indexed keywords

INSECT HORMONE; INSECT PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHEROMONE BIOSYNTHESIS ACTIVATING NEUROPEPTIDE, HELICOVERPA ZEA; SEX PHEROMONE;

ADULT; ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; MOTH; PARADIGM SHIFT; PHENOTYPE; RNA; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 84863880526     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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