| abstract |
The invention provides methods and compositions in which a silencing element is used, which, when absorbed by a pest, such as a coleopteran insect pest or a plant pest of the genus Diabrotica, reduces the expression of the target sequence in the pest. The present invention provides various target polynucleotides described in any of SEQ ID NO disclosed in this document (but not including forward and reverse primers), or their active variants and fragments, or their complementary sequences, where the decrease in expression of one or several sequences in The target pest controls the pest (i.e., is characterized by insecticidal activity). Plants, parts of plants, bacteria and other host cells containing silencing elements, or an active variant thereof, or a fragment of the present invention are also provided. |