@ARTICLE{Gal’chinsky_Nikita_A_2020, author={Gal’chinsky, Nikita and Useinov, Refat and Yatskova, Ekaterina and Laikova, Kateryna and Novikov, Ilya and Gorlov, Mikhail and Trikoz, Natalya and Sharmagiy, Alexander and Plugatar, Yuri and Oberemok, Volodymyr}, volume={vol. 60}, number={No 2}, journal={Journal of Plant Protection Research}, pages={220-223}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Committee of Plant Protection PAS}, publisher={Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute}, abstract={In this short communication describing experiments carried out on the larvae of two insects, Unaspis euonymi Comstock (feeding on Euonymus japonicus Thunb.) and Dynaspidiotus britannicus Newstead (feeding on Laurus nobilis L.), we evaluate for the first time the efficiency of using DNA insecticides in the control of sap-sucking insects, including armored scale insects. Over a period of 10 days, high insect mortality was detected in both U. euonymi and D. britannicus, accompanied by a significant decrease in the concentration of target RNAs. At the same time, no visible changes were observed when the leaves of the host plants were subjected to treatment with DNA insecticides for one month. The results show the high efficiency of DNA insecticides used against hemipteran insect pests. It is noteworthy that the high efficiency of DNA insecticides and their low cost in comparison with RNA preparations provides a safe and extremely promising potential vehicle for the control of sap-sucking insects.}, type={Short communication}, title={A breakthrough in the efficiency of contact DNA insecticides: rapid high mortality rates in the sap-sucking insects Dynaspidiotus britannicus Comstock and Unaspis euonymi Newstead}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116473/PDF/x_RC_02_JPPR_60_3_685_Gal'chinsky.pdf}, doi={10.24425/jppr.2020.133315}, keywords={antisense oligonucleotides, DNA insecticides, insect pest control, sap-sucking insects, 28S ribosomal RNA}, }