Gene Drive Projects
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Animalia
Arthropoda (incl. insects and spiders)
Insecta (insects)
Hymenoptera (sawflies, bees, wasps and ants)
Vespidae (wasps)
Polistes (paper wasps)
European paper wasp
Readiness of Technology
2a - Gene drive proposed with supporting theoretical workPublications
Intended use
Presumably to reduce biodiversity impacts of invasive populations of this species, however the authors do not make this explicit.
Type of system
Homing CRISPR
Vespa (hornets)
Asian hornet
Readiness of Technology
2a - Gene drive proposed with supporting theoretical workPublications
Intended use
Reduce impacts from predation of commercial honey bees (and potentially wild pollinators)
Type of system
Homing CRISPR
Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies and skippers)
Crambidae (grass moth)
Ostrinia
European corn borer
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to corn crops caused by this species in USA
Type of system
Unspecified ‘local’ gene drive
Erebidae
Hyphantria (tiger moths)
Fall webworm
Readiness of Technology
3 - Preliminary laboratory work publishedPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to forests and fruit trees China
Type of system
Unspecified gene drive
Noctuidae (owlet moths)
Helicoverpa
Cotton bollworm
Readiness of Technology
1 - Gene drive proposedPublications
Intended use
Reduction of damage to corn crops caused by this species in USA
Type of system
Unspecified ‘local’ gene drive
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
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