CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda): Progress and Prospects

YM Salum, A Yin, U Zaheer, Y Liu, Y Guo, W He - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) poses a substantial threat to many important
crops worldwide, emphasizing the need to develop and implement advanced technologies …

Efficient sex separation by exploiting differential alternative splicing of a dominant marker in Aedes aegypti

SC Weng, I Antoshechkin, E Marois, OS Akbari - PLoS Genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Only female mosquitoes consume blood giving them the opportunity to transmit deadly
human pathogens. Therefore, it is critical to remove females before conducting releases for …

Development of multiple transgenic CRISPR/Cas9 methods for genome editing in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

X Chen, SR Palli - Journal of Pest Science, 2023 - Springer
The use of CRISPR/Cas9 system in model insects has facilitated functional genomics
studies. However, this system has not been applied to many pest insects. Here, we report on …

Transgenic overexpression of P450 genes confers deltamethrin resistance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

X Chen, SR Palli - Journal of Pest Science, 2022 - Springer
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a polyphagous insect pest feeding on
many host plants, including some major crops such as corn and rice. This pest has also …

Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) is required for maintenance of larval stages of fall armyworm

X Chen, J Koo, S Kumar Arya, SR Palli - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Broad complex (Br-C) and eip93F (E93) transcription factors promote insect metamorphosis
from larva to pupa and from pupa to adult, respectively. Recently, chronologically …

Caenorhabditis elegans systemic RNA interference defective protein 1 enhances RNAi efficiency in a lepidopteran insect, the fall armyworm, in a tissue-specific …

X Chen, J Koo, D Gurusamy, K Mogilicherla… - RNA biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT RNA interference (RNAi) is an important tool for gene function studies in insects,
especially in non-model insects. This technology is also being developed for pest control …

Identification of species-specific juvenile hormone response elements in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

X Chen, SR Palli - Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Juvenile hormones (JH) regulate insect development and reproduction. The JH analogs
(JHA) are used as insecticides. However, JHAs are rarely used in managing pests such as …

Plant defense metabolites influence the interaction between an insect herbivore and an entomovirus

JY Wang, NN Fan, Y Yuan, C Bass, E Siemann, XY Ji… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
The tri-trophic interaction of plants, insect herbivores, and entomoviruses is an important
topic in ecology and pest control. The susceptibility of insect herbivores to entomoviruses …

Establishing a dominant early larval sex-selection strain in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

SC Weng, F Chen, M Li, S Lee, C Gerry… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Genetic biocontrol interventions targeting mosquito-borne diseases require the
release of male mosquitoes exclusively, as only females consume blood and transmit …

Characterization of ATP‐binding cassette transporters associated with emamectin benzoate tolerance: from the model insect Drosophila melanogaster to the …

L Wang, S Guo, B Wen, Z Deng… - Pest Management …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Multiple families of detoxification genes, including the increasingly
recognized family of ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters, work together to influence the …