Insect pest control method

摘要

The present invention is intended to provide means of pest control which achieve marked pest control effect. The pest control effect is achieved by the incorporation of an inhibitor (IAP inhibitor) against inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) into the body of the target pest. The expression of the IAP is preferably inhibited by RNAi.

主权项

1. A pest control method comprising incorporating an inhibitor against inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) into the body of a target pest,
wherein the inhibitor is a compound selected from the group consisting of the following (a) to (d): (a) an siRNA targeted at a gene coding the inhibitor of apoptosis of the target pest; (b) a nucleic acid construct intracellularly producing an siRNA targeted at a gene coding the inhibitor of apoptosis of the target insect; (c) an antisense nucleic acid targeted at the transcript product of a gene coding the inhibitor of apoptosis of the target pest; and (d) a ribozyme targeted at the transcript product of a gene coding the inhibitor of apoptosis of the target pest; and wherein the gene includes the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16, the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17, or the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 19.