CRISPR-cas9: A Nascent Approach to Tackle Insect Pests

Abstract

Globalization, ease of doing trade across the world brings exotic or non-native pests into the new boundary. Immediate action is needed under such circumstances to check the invasion otherwise it could cause chaos in the new environment cause lack of natural resistance. With the advancement in the field of genome editing using multiple scientific tools, opens a new venture in the area of pest management. Modification of insect genome to create a gene drive or by bringing back its susceptibility to chemicals can minimize the pest problem. In genome editing, Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and the CRISPR-associated gene Cas9 represents a vital tool because of its simple and easy to handling nature, even to the non-model insects. Thus, the integration of new technologies in pest management has been imperative for achieving pest control strategies in quicker ways.