Here we present protocols for collecting and microinjecting precellular western corn rootworm embryos for the purpose of performing functional-genomic assays such as germline transformation and CRISPR/Cas9-genome editing.
Chu, F., Wu, P., Pinzi, S., Grubbs, N., Lorenzen, M. D. Microinjection of Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Embryos for Germline Transformation, or CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e57497, doi:10.3791/57497 (2018).