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Researcher

Antonio Mocchetti

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Awards & Distinctions

7 Results

2026

Knockout of nAChR subunits in spider mites and their phytoseiid predators confers spinosyn cross-resistance and reveals a conserved mode of action in mites

Antonio MocchettiPieter SteelantMahboubeh HosseinkhaniSander De RouckJahangir KhajehaliThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Repeated exposure to abamectin and amitraz causes multigenerational fitness suppression in the predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Tùng Nguyen DúcTran Van TuyenTran Thi Thu PhuongAntonio MocchettiPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

2025

CRISPR/Cas9 knock-out of nAChR α6 confers resistance to spinosyns in Frankliniella occidentalis and is associated with a higher fitness cost than target-site mutation G275E

Antonio MocchettiAnastasia NikoloudiJ. VontasSander De RouckThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Geographical distribution and incidence of pesticide resistance mutations in spider mite and thrips species from North Vietnam

Antonio MocchettiAnastasia NikoloudiTran Thi Thu PhuongWim JonckheereDuc Tung NguyenPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

SYNCAS based CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in predatory mites, whiteflies and stinkbugs

Antonio MocchettiSander De RouckShauny NaessensWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2024

SYNCAS : efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in difficult to transform arthropods

Sander De RouckAntonio MocchettiWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2023

Incidence and molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in Frankliniella occidentalis, Thrips tabaci and other economically important thrips species

Antonio MocchettiWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS