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| + | <p> Whitefly (B.tabaci) are small insects common in house plants that have developed resistance to many synthetic pesticides making chemical control difficult. </p> | ||
| + | <p> We are going to conduct bio-control of whitefly by attacking the Vitellogenin receptor protein using RNAi. Vitellogenin improces cell oxidative stress tolerance. Removing the Vitellogenin receptor would cause whitefly to die as a result of accumulated oxidative stress. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 22:35, 11 September 2016
Vitelogenin
Whitefly (B.tabaci) are small insects common in house plants that have developed resistance to many synthetic pesticides making chemical control difficult.
We are going to conduct bio-control of whitefly by attacking the Vitellogenin receptor protein using RNAi. Vitellogenin improces cell oxidative stress tolerance. Removing the Vitellogenin receptor would cause whitefly to die as a result of accumulated oxidative stress.
