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| Preface |
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1 Rethink RNAi in Insect Pest Control: Challenges and Perspectives |
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1 RNAi in Insect Pest Control |
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2 Challenges in Applying RNAi for Pest Control |
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3 RNAi in the Context of Insect Ecology |
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6 | (4) |
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6 Conclusions and Remarks |
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13 | (1) |
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2 microRNAs as Regulators of Insect Host--Pathogen Interactions and Immunity |
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2 How Are miRNAs Produced? |
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3 How Do miRNAs Function? |
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22 | (1) |
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5 Regulatory Role of miRNAs in Insect--Pathogen Interactions |
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6 Role of miRNAs in Immune Regulation in Insects |
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7 Conclusions and Future Prospects |
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37 | (10) |
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38 | (1) |
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3 The Honeybee Queen: The Implications of Eusociality on Parasite--Mediated Competition |
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47 | (8) |
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1 The Honeybee: An Important Managed Pollinator |
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2 Eusocial Apis mellifera Does Not Serve All Worker Bees |
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3 Competition Mediated by Parasites |
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4 Parasite--Mediated Competition and Social Bees |
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51 | (1) |
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5 Competition Mediated by Parasites and Domesticated Bees |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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4 The Potential Control Strategies Based on the Interaction Between Indoor Cockroaches and Their Symbionts in China |
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1 Classification, Hazards and Control of Common Indoor Cockroaches |
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2 The Species and Distribution of Symbionts |
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3 Transmission Mechanism of Symbiotic in Cockroaches |
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4 How to Distinguish Between Beneficial Symbionts and Pathogens |
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5 Function of Endosymbionts |
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5 Beyond Baculoviruses: Additional Biotechnological Platforms Based on Insect RNA Viruses |
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2 Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Plants and the Expansion to VIGS in Insects |
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3 Virus Infections in Insects and RNAi |
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127 | (2) |
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4 Platforms for VIGS Vectors in Insects |
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5 VLPs as More Safe Alternative for Delivery of dsRNA Molecules |
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151 | (1) |
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6 Emerging RNA Suppression Technologies to Protect Citrus Trees From Citrus Greening Disease Bacteria |
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Xiomara H. Sinisterra-Hunter |
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1 Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Disease, Huanglongbing |
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2 Progress in Psyllid Gene Annotation and Resources |
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3 Progress in RNAi in Psyllids |
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4 Improving Persistence and Activity (Use of Noncanonical Nucleosides) |
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5 Assisted Delivery Mechanisms |
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6 Antisense Oligonucleotides |
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177 | (4) |
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7 Gene Editing Strategies in ACP |
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181 | (3) |
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184 | (1) |
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7 Screening, Efficacy and Mechanisms of Microbial Control Agents Against Sucking Pest Insects as Thrips |
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202 | (2) |
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2 Species of Microbial Control Agents Against Insect Thrips |
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204 | (4) |
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3 Mechanisms of Microbial Control Agents Against Insect Pests |
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| Funding |
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| References |
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