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A draft genome assembly of the agricultural pest <i>Leucoptera coffeella</i> and analysis of its dsRNA processing machinery is a key step towards RNAi-based biopesticides in Lepidoptera
2025-07-31
Abstract excerpt
The Coffee Leaf Miner (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae: Leucoptera coffeella ) is a specialist herbivore and major global pest of coffee plants. Current pest control strategies primarily rely on chemical pesticides, leading to human and environmental constraints. Additionally, the emergence of insecticide-resistant populations underscores the urgent need for more specific and efficient pest management strategies. The de...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d1950227-093f-5e14-a78e-6a851ab00c39
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.07.28.667214
