About the Authors

Deepak K. Sinha

Affiliations International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506–4004, United States of America

Predeesh Chandran

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506–4004, United States of America

Alicia E. Timm

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506–4004, United States of America

Lina Aguirre-Rojas

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506–4004, United States of America

C. Michael Smith

cmsmith@ksu.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506–4004, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DKS CMS. Performed the experiments: DKS PC. Analyzed the data: DKS CMS AET PC LAR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMS PC AET LAR. Wrote the paper: CMS DKS LAR.