Control agent for spider mites belonging to the family tetranychidae

Abstract

The present invention discloses, for example, a control agent for spider mites belonging to the family Tetranychidae, the control agent comprising any of (a) to (c) below: (a) a double-stranded RNA having an RNAi effect on a syntaxin gene and / or a syntaxin-12 gene; (b) an antisense nucleic acid against a transcript of a syntaxin gene and / or a syntaxin-12 gene, or a part thereof; and (c) a nucleic acid construct that intracellularly produces (a) or (b); a method for controlling spider mites belonging to the family Tetranychidae, the method comprising a step that involves application of any of (a) to (c) below: (a) a double-stranded RNA having an RNAi effect on a syntaxin gene and / or a syntaxin-12 gene; (b) an antisense nucleic acid against a transcript of a syntaxin gene and / or a syntaxin-12 gene, or a part thereof; and (c) a nucleic acid construct that intracellularly produces (a) or (b); and the like.