Project

Combining RNA interference and biological control for the sustainable control of stink bugs in Brazilian soybean fields

Code

01W03316

Duration

01 October 2016 → 30 September 2020

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Guy Smagghe

Fellow

Nathaly Lara Castellanos

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Animal biology
- General biology
- Microbiology
- Plant biology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production
- Horticultural production
- Veterinary medicine

Keywords

RNAi Stinkbugs soybean

Project description

The present proposal aims to drastically reduce the use of chemical insecticides and provide more intelligent and more sustainable solutions (i.e., use of the parasitoid Telenomus podisi and silencing specific genes of E. heros – via RNAi) to an important agricultural and economic problem in Brazil, which are Euschistus heros stinkbugs on the Brazilian soybean fields.