Gene Drive Projects
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Animalia
Arthropoda (incl. insects and spiders)
Insecta (insects)
Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies and skippers)
Noctuidae (owlet moths)
Spodoptera (armyworms)
fall armyworm
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
Prevention of damage to crops by this pest species
Type of system
Proposed CRISPR based gene drive of unspecified type
fall armyworm
Readiness of Technology
3 - Preliminary laboratory work publishedPublications
Intended use
Presumably prevention of damage to crops by this pest species
fall armyworm
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
To prevent damage to cotton crops from this species
Type of system
Proposed homing CRISPR gene drive
fall armyworm
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
Prevention of damage to crops by this pest species
Type of system
NA - proposal only
fall armyworm
Publications
Intended use
Prevention of damage to crops by this pest species
Type of system
Proposed CRISPR based gene drive of unspecified type
fall armyworm
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
Prevention of damage to crops by this pest species
Type of system
Proposed homing CRISPR gene drive
Plutellidae (diamondback moths)
Plutella
Diamond back moth
Readiness of Technology
4a - Active research on gene drive constructionPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to cruciferous crops by this species
Type of system
Split homing CRISPR
Diamond back moth
Readiness of Technology
3 - Preliminary laboratory work publishedPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to cruciferous crops by this species
Type of system
Unspecified
Diamond back moth
Readiness of Technology
3 - Preliminary laboratory work publishedPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to cruciferous crops by this species
Type of system
Not specified but study uses CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockout methodology, so homing CRISPR seems likely
Diamond back moth
Readiness of Technology
5 - Limited proof of concept in laboratoryPublications
Intended use
Demonstration of a functional homing CRISPR gene drive system in this species, to allow development of systems for ‘genetic control of globally distributed pest P. xylostella'
Type of system
Homing CRISPR