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BACKGROUND
The white‐backed planthopper (WBPH, Sogatella furcifera) is a major rice pest that exhibits condition dependent wing dimorphisms – a macropterous (long wing) form and a brachypterous (short wing) form. Although, the gene cascade that regulates wing development and dimorphic differentiation has been largely defined, the utility of these genes as targets for pest control has yet to be fully...
BACKGROUND
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), zinc finger homeodomain‐2 (zfh‐2), Abdominal‐A (Abd‐A), and Abdominal‐B (Abd‐B) regulate the growth and development of the insect abdomen. However, their potential roles in pest control have not been fully assessed. The development of insecticide resistance to multiple chemistries in the white‐backed planthopper (WBPH), a major pest of rice, has...