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Gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests
A University of Kentucky forest entomologist is advancing a pest-control approach designed to target destructive forest beetles while minimizing effects on surrounding wildlife.
Summary
A University of Kentucky forest entomologist is advancing a pest-control approach designed to target destructive forest beetles while minimizing effects on surrounding wildlife. The research, reported by Jordan Strickler, agriculture communications specialist at the University of Kentucky, focuses on using RNA interference (RNAi) to control the emerald ash borer and southern pine beetle.
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