Aseptic Rearing and Infection with Gut Bacteria Improve the Fitness of Transgenic Diamondback Moth, <i>Plutella xylostella</i>

Mass insect rearing can have a range of applications, for example in biological control of pests. The competitive fitness of released insects is extremely important in a number of applications. Here, we investigated how to improve the fitness of a transgenic diamondback moth, which has shown variati...

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Published in:	Insects
Main Authors:	Jasmine Somerville, Liqin Zhou, Ben Raymond
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Subjects:	genetically modified insects symbiosis microbiome transgenic self-limiting insect rearing mutualism
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/89