Potential Application of CRISPR/Cas9 to Control Insect Pests

Insect genome engineering is significant for gene functional analysis and development of novel insect control approaches. The cutting edge discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has been successfully demonstrated to knock out genes of interest in different model organisms including Drosophila spp. Demonstration of CRISPR/Cas9 to study functional genomics of insects has opened a new window towards environmentally friendly insect pest management. CRISPR/Cas9 based approach for insect control as well as prevention of diseases in beneficial insects will be discussed. The poster will further focus on pros and cons of using CRISPR/Cas9 for the insect pest management.