Pest management science
Advancing pest control: evaluating the effectiveness of RNAi and the BenPol delivery platform for Lucilia cuprina.
Yakun Yan, Timothy J Mahony, Karl Robinson, Stephen Fletcher, Neena Mitter, Peter James, Zhi Ping Xu, Karishma T Mody
Published: 202510.1002/ps.70366
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The ectoparasite Lucilia cuprina causes 'flystrike', a serious health and welfare issue for sheep. RNA interference (RNAi) offers a promising biocontrol strategy for L. cuprina, but its application is limited by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA…
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