Aseptic Rearing and Infection with Gut Bacteria Improve the Fitness of Transgenic Diamondback Moth, <i>Plutella xylostella</i>

Aseptic Rearing and Infection with Gut Bacteria Improve the Fitness of Transgenic Diamondback Moth, <i>Plutella xylostella</i>

Mass insect rearing can have a range of applications, for example in biological control of pests. The competitive fitness of released insects is extremely important in a number of applications. Here, we investigated how to improve the fitness of a transgenic diamondback moth, which has shown variati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jasmine Somerville, Liqin Zhou, Ben Raymond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
genetically modified insects
symbiosis
microbiome
transgenic
self-limiting
insect rearing
mutualism
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/89

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