US EditionWe Turned Off Moths' Sex Signals—This Could Be the Key to Greener Pest Control
Silencing a single gene in oriental fruit moths blocks female pheromone production, offering a sustainable pest control method that could reduce pesticide use and protect pollinators.
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We turned off moths' sex signals—this could be the key to greener pest control
A single "sexy" gene could help us combat one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, colleagues and I created an "unsexy" moth—and showed one way to turn insect attraction into a powerful pest control tool.
We turned off moths’ sex signals – this could be the key to greener pest control
This moth was genetically engineered to be unable to attract a mate. Kristina BrauburgerA single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, colleagues and I created an “unsexy” moth – and showed one way to turn insect attraction into a powerful pest control tool. You’ve probably seen moths flittering around a bright lamppost on a balmy …
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