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The Varroa mite dsRNA is not toxic to monarch butterflies

06.02.21 | PLOS
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The Varroa mite dsRNA which could help save honeybees is not toxic to monarch butterflies
The Varroa mite dsRNA which could help save honeybees is not toxic to monarch butterflies, despite them having the same target gene as the mite Monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed leaf Credit: Aaron Eckley, Iowa State University

Research article

Article Title: Evaluating toxicity of Varroa mite (Varroa destructor)-active dsRNA to monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae

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Funding: Authors who received grant: SPB, JRC, RLH. Grant number: Iowa State University (ISU) ID# 141323. Full name of funder: Bayer Crop Science. URL of funder website: https://www.cropscience.bayer.com/ . The funders provided design suggestions, but the final design formulation and decision was made by the authors. The funders had no role in data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251884

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0251884

Keywords

Larvae Lepidoptera Research Funding

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0251884

Contact Information

Niranjana Krishnan
nkrish@iastate.edu

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, June 2). The Varroa mite dsRNA is not toxic to monarch butterflies. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7V69Z48/the-varroa-mite-dsrna-is-not-toxic-to-monarch-butterflies.html
MLA:
"The Varroa mite dsRNA is not toxic to monarch butterflies." Brightsurf News, Jun. 2 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7V69Z48/the-varroa-mite-dsrna-is-not-toxic-to-monarch-butterflies.html.