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A genetically specific pesticide has shown to be lethal to the destructive Colorado potato beetle.
The company GreenLight Biosciences has developed a spray marketed as Calantha in the USA that uses RNA interference technology to target a gene called PSMB5 that codes for part of the cellular machinery that removes damaged proteins.
Calantha was approved by the United States FDA for use after it was found to be harmless to non-target species, including pollinators, lacewings, and ladybugs.
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