The increased global food insecurity due to the growing population can be addressed with
precision and sustainable agricultural practices. To tackle the issues regarding food …

RNAi technology, known as a revolutionary technology in the history of pesticides, has been
identified as a very promising novel approach for crop protection, which is of great …

Chitosan, as a promising gene nanocarrier for enhancing RNA interference (RNAi)
efficiency, displays tremendous application prospects in addressing dsRNA delivery …

Forest insects are emerging in large extension in response to ongoing climatic changes,
penetrating geographic barriers, utilizing novel hosts, and influencing many hectares of …

We highlight the recent 5 years of research that contributed to our understanding of the
mechanisms of RNA interference (RNAi) in insects. Since its first discovery, RNAi has …

Climate change alters the seasonal synchronization between plants and respective pests
plus pathogens. The geographical infiltration helps to shift their hosts, resulting in novel …

Stem borers (Lepidoptera) are common cereal pests. In many parts of the world, the species
Ostrinia nubilalis and Sesamia nonagrioides stand out as important insect pests of …

Abstract BACKGROUND Recently, RNA interference (RNAi)‐based biopesticide, a species‐
specific pest control alternative, has been deregulated and commercialized in the US and …

The cytochrome P450 family (P450s) of arthropods includes diverse enzymes involved in
endogenous essential physiological functions and in the oxidative metabolism of …

BACKGROUND Targeting insect‐specific genes through post‐transcriptional gene silencing
with RNA interference (RNAi) is a new strategy for insect pest management. However …