Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e-Drive' that reverses ...

Near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a susceptible bed bug strain and a superstrain with around 20,000-fold insecticide resistance offer the broadest look yet at the full scope of mutations ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark published a paper “Transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the gut microbiome of gregarious cockroaches: the importance of interaction between ...

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can ...

Scientists have uncovered a strain of bed bugs that are 20,000 times more resistant to extermination. These nearly invincible ...

Aphid resistance of leaves with trichomes. a. Growth of CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited T0 plants and H2 mustard plants before aphid infestation. b. Growth of CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited T0 plants and H2 mustard ...

A novel CRISPR-based tool introduces insecticide-susceptible genes without them spreading uncontrollably. Insecticide use and insecticide resistance form a vicious cycle – insecticides cause ...

Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that ...