Characterization of a dual-action adulticidal and larvicidal interfering RNA pesticide targeting the Shaker gene of multiple disease vector mosquitoes.

• Main Authors: Keshava Mysore (Author), Limb K Hapairai (Author), Longhua Sun (Author), Ping Li (Author), Chien-Wei Wang (Author), Nicholas D Scheel (Author), Alexandra Lesnik (Author), Jessica Igiede (Author), Max P Scheel (Author), Na Wei (Author), David W Severson (Author), Molly Duman-Scheel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The existing mosquito pesticide repertoire faces great challenges to sustainability, and new classes of pesticides are vitally needed to address established and emerging mosquito-borne infectious diseases. RNA interference- (RNAi-) based pesticides are emerging as a promising new biorational mosquit...