TY - JOUR N2 - 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. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116473/PDF/x_RC_02_JPPR_60_3_685_Gal'chinsky.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116473 PY - 2020 IS - No 2 EP - 223 DO - 10.24425/jppr.2020.133315 KW - antisense oligonucleotides KW - DNA insecticides KW - insect pest control KW - sap-sucking insects KW - 28S ribosomal RNA A1 - Gal’chinsky, Nikita A1 - Useinov, Refat A1 - Yatskova, Ekaterina A1 - Laikova, Kateryna A1 - Novikov, Ilya A1 - Gorlov, Mikhail A1 - Trikoz, Natalya A1 - Sharmagiy, Alexander A1 - Plugatar, Yuri A1 - Oberemok, Volodymyr PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 60 DA - 2020.06.16 T1 - 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 SP - 220 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/116473 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -