RAPID COMMUNICATION
To bee or not to bee: creating DNA insecticides to replace non-selective organophosphate insecticides
for use against the soft scale insect Ceroplastes japonicus Green
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Biochemistry Department, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia
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Laboratory of Entomology and Phytopathology, Nikita Botanical Gardens – National Scientific Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
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Department of Essential Oil and Medicinal Crops, Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea, Simferopol, Russia
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Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics in Agriculture, Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea, Simferopol, Russia
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Department of Dendrology, Nikita Botanical Gardens – National Scientific Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
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Department of Natural Ecosystems, Nikita Botanical Gardens – National Scientific Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
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Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics, Nikita Botanical Gardens – National Scientific Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2020-05-18
Acceptance date: 2020-07-02
Online publication date: 2020-09-28
Corresponding author
Refat Zhevdetovich Useinov
Biochemistry Department, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia
Biochemistry Department, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2020;60(4):406-409
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ABSTRACT
Obviously, the moment has come in agriculture and forestry when we must decide to gradually
abandon (where possible) non-selectively acting chemical insecticides, taking into
consideration the overall decrease in the total biomass of insects, especially pollinators, and
the increased number of diseases and human deaths directly or indirectly associated with
chemical insecticides. Yet with the world facing the rapid growth of human populations,
the annual reduction of cultivated areas, and substantial losses from insect pests, most experts
believe that no serious alternative to chemical insecticides exists. However, there is
definitely room to create more well-tailored chemical insecticides. And there is hope, in the
form of effective DNA insecticides able to provide an adequate level of safety for non-target
organisms. In this short communication describing experiments carried out on the larvae
of Ceroplastes japonicus Green (feeding on Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus), we show for the first
time the enormous potential for the use of DNA insecticides in the control of soft scale
insects and how they could replace non-selective organophosphate insecticides.
FUNDING
This research was funded by the Ministry of Science
and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Federal Target Program Research and Developments in Priority Directions
of the Scientific and Technological Complex of Russia
for 2014-2020 (unique project identifier RFMEFI61319X0096).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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