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The vector of both diseases is the African cassava species of the whitefly\n                      <jats:italic>Bemisia tabaci<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Since the late 1990s, there has been an unprecedented increase in whitefly populations, to the extent that they are referred to as \u201csuper-abundant\u201d. Research efforts since the late 1990s has focused mainly on developing plant resistance to the viral pathogens and paid scant attention to understanding the root causes of disease epidemics or the control of whitefly infestation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Here, we aimed at developing long-term whitefly-control solutions using an\n                      <jats:italic>in-planta<\/jats:italic>\n                      RNA interference (RNAi) approach. First, transcriptome analysis identified candidate genes that play \u2018key\u2019 roles in whitefly biology: osmoregulation, sugar metabolism and transport, symbiosis with endosymbiotic bacteria and detoxification of phytotoxins. Then, fifteen RNAi inverted repeat constructs were produced, designed to target the candidate genes and 140 independent transgenic lines were generated in cassava variety NASE 13.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Whole plant bioassays showed insecticidal activity of transgenic plants, reaching 58% lethality for adults within 7 days and 75-90% lethality of nymphs after 25 days, compared to control plants. Target genes were confirmed to be downregulated by up to 2.5-fold in adult whiteflies and nymphs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used population dynamics modeling to predict the potential of the RNAi technology to control whiteflies under field conditions in East Africa. 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