RNAi-based gene silencing through dsRNA injection or ingestion against the African sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis (Coleoptera: Brentidae)

Pest Management Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 44-52

  Prentice, Katterinne ^a,b   Christiaens, Olivier ^a   Pertry, Ine ^c   Bailey, Ana ^d   Niblett, Chuck ^d   Ghislain, Marc ^b   Gheysen, Godelieve ^a   Smagghe, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d Venganza Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

African sweet potato weevil; Cylas puncticollis; dsRNA degradation; injection; oral feeding; RNAi interference

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PEST; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; GENE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEST CONTROL; RNA; TOXICITY; VINE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BRENTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYLAS FORMICARIUS; CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RNA INTERFERENCE; SWEET POTATO; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; WEEVILS;

EID: 84992691629     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.4337     Document Type: Article

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