A Vancouver agri-tech company wants to give canola growers another weapon in the never-ending battle against flea beetles.
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Research looks to control flea beetles with RNAi
A Canadian company hopes to develop an alternative to insecticides when managing the pest in canola crops
Trials approved for biopesticide targeting potato beetles
Renaissance BioScience’s chief strategy officer, John Husnik, said the basis of the biopesticide is to target the potato beetle by creating an RNA-based, baker’s-yeast-hosted delivery system, which will affect insects on a cellular level and ultimately kill them.
