Swathy, Kannan
Vivekanandhan, Perumal
Piyachat, Sunanta
Thanandon, Siripan
Sarayut, Pittarate
Supamit, Mekchay
Han, Peng
Patcharin, Krutmuang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology for supporting the “Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower Invasive Insect Pest Management (202303AP140018)
Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (AG-BIO/MHESI)
Article History
Received: 4 December 2025
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 22 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study did not involve human participants or vertebrate animals. All experimental procedures involving the invertebrate Tuta absoluta complied with institutional and national guidelines for the welfare and ethical handling of invertebrate organisms used in research, and the study is reported in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines (https://arriveguidelines.org). Animal welfare and ethical approval were granted by the Animal Welfare Committee under Certificate of Approval No. AG04001/2568.