SEX-PEPTIDES RESISTANT TO PROTEOLYTIC DEGRADATION AND THEIR USE IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INSECTS

摘要

An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or consisting of, a polynucleotide sequence encoding an oligopeptide capable of inducing post-mating depression of receptivity to mating in female insects, wherein said oligopeptide is resistant to proteolytic degradation, is provided for expression in sterile transgenic male insects useful in the control of insect populations.