DsRNAs spray enhanced the virulence of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana in aphid control

• Published in: Journal of pest science Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 241 - 251
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jun, Ye, Chao, Wang, Zi-Guo, Ding, Bi-Yue, Smagghe, Guy, Zhang, Yongjun, Niu, Jinzhi, Wang, Jin-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Beauveria bassiana; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chemical pest control; Ecology; Entomology; Entomopathogenic fungi; Forestry; Fungi; Gene silencing; Genes; Insects; Life Sciences; Mortality; Original Paper; Pest control; Pesticides; Pests; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Plant viruses; RNA-mediated interference; Spraying; Transcriptomes; Virulence; Pest control; RNAi; Synergy; Aphid

Aphids are a major group of crop pests, which directly feed on phloem and indirectly transmit plant virus. The entomopathogenic fungi are essential members of green pest control strategies, and insecticidal RNAi is considered as a new generation of biopesticides. However, the effects of combining en...