CRISPR/Cas9 mediated BLOS2 knockout resulting in disappearance of yellow strips and white spots on the larval integument in Spodoptera litura

The custom-design bacterial CRISPR/Cas9 system has been recently used in some insects, indicating a powerful technique for studies on gene function and transgenic insects. However, its use in lepidopteran pests is scarce. Here, we reported a CRISPR/Cas9 system mediated mutagenesis of biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex1, subunit 2 (BLOS2) gene in a noctuid pest Spodoptera litura. A fragment of SlitBLOS2 was identified by analyzing...