ArticleInsects2020
RNAi in Insects: A Revolution in Fundamental Research and Pest Control Applications.
Article in Insects, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.
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- Microfluidic process-property correlations of dsRNA lipid nanoparticle formulations.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Microinjection-enabled gene silencing in first instar larvae of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, reveals vital genes for larval survival.Insect science · 2025Article
- Genomic insights into clonal diversity in UK populations of the potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae.BMC genomics · 2025Article
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- Sex-Biased Gene Expression of RNAi Pathway Components in the Sea Lice Caligus rogercresseyi.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Reduction in Gonad Development and Sperm Motility in Male Brown PlanthopperInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Insecticidal activity of the linear pseudoscorpion venom peptide Ammogarypin revealed by functional profiling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Nanocarrier-Based Eco-Friendly RNA Pesticides for Sustainable Management of Plant Pathogens and Pests.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exogenous Application of dsRNA in Plant Protection: Efficiency, Safety Concerns and Risk Assessment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Putative target sites in synganglion for novel ixodid tick control strategies.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2023Review
- Effect of silencingFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
In this editorial for the Special Issue on 'RNAi in insect pest control', three important applications of RNA interference (RNAi) in insects are briefly discussed and linked to the different studies published in this Special Issue. The discovery of the RNAi mechanism revolutionized entomological research, as it presented researchers with a tool to knock down genes, which is easily applicable in a wide range of insect species. Furthermore, RNAi also provides crop protection with a novel and promising pest control mode-of-action. The sequence-dependent nature allows RNAi-based control strategies to be highly species selective and the active molecule, a natural biological molecule known as double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), has a short environmental persistence. However, more research is needed to investigate different cellular and physiological barriers, such as cellular uptake and dsRNA degradation in the digestive system in insects, in order to provide efficient control methods against a wide range of insect pest species. Finally, the RNAi pathway is an important part of the innate antiviral immune defence of insects, and could even lead to applications targeting viruses in beneficial insects such as honeybees in the future.
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