Novel Genes for Control and Deterrence of Sucking Insect Pests
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Current GM crops are thus far the almost exclusive domain of herbicide and insect resistance traits. The Bt toxins used for insect control have a narrow specificity against lepidopteran and coleopteran pests only. Yet, aphids and thrips are highly important pests worldwide, causing severe direct losses and transmitting devastating viruses such as Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV). So far, few useful traits against aphids or thrips have been reported. The ideal of an insecticide-free culture of GM crops like cotton or potato is, therefore, currently compromised by the continued need in those crops to fight sucking pests using chemical means.
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