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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jodi Lynn Beattie, Wentzville, MO (US);
Michael John Crawford, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Brian Donovan Eads, Ballwin, MO (US);
Lex Evan Flagel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mahak Kapoor, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Christina Marie Taylor, Chesterfield, MO (US);
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of controlling insect pests, in particularspp. which infest crop plants, and methods of providing plants resistant to such pests. Also disclosed are polynucleotides and recombinant DNA molecules and constructs useful in such methods, insecticidal compositions such as topical sprays containing insecticidal double-stranded RNAs, and solanaceous plants with improved resistance to infestation byspp. Further disclosed are methods of selecting target genes for RNAi-mediated silencing and control ofspp.