MrPhilSlade4d ago
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PLOS BiologyJul 3, 2024
The #insecticide protein Vip3Aa is used in genetically engineered crops, but this study shows that a TE insertion into a gut-specific #chitin synthase gene causes Vip3Aa #resistance in the damaging pest Spodoptera #FallArmyworm in the wild #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4cMeBI9
Retrotransposon-mediated disruption of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin

The insecticidal protein Vip3Aa is used in genetically engineered crops to overcome pest resistance to other insecticidal transgenes. This study shows that insertion of a transposable element into a gut-specific chitin synthase gene causes Vip3Aa resistance in field-collected individuals of the lepidopteran pest Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm).

MrPhilSladeJul 30, 2023

https://www.cabi.org › what-we-do › fall-armyworm
Fall armyworm - CABI.org
In 2016, the Fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda) was found in Africa for the first time. It is a lepidopteran pest native to the Americas that feeds in large numbers on leaves and stems of more than 80 plant species, causing major damage to maize, sorghum, sugarcane but also other vegetable crops and cotton

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sussexgardenerJul 14, 2019

#fallarmyworm aka FAW Spodoptera frugiperda, major crop pest, migrating from Americas to W. Africa 2016, from E. Africa to S.India 2019, now in China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Japan. Reducing yields of mainly Maize by up to 20%.

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