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Table 2 Egg lay resulting from parental RNA interference

From: Toll signals regulate dorsal–ventral patterning and anterior–posterior placement of the embryo in the hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus

dsRNA (μg/μl)

Egg lay (per female per feeding)

Number of females

Rp-dl (0.5)

31.88 ± 5.35

28

Rp-cact (0.5)*

3.5 ± 1.25

10

Rp-cact (1.0)*

0.96 ± 0.26

20

Rp-Toll (0.5)

38.5

25

Control (0.5)

26.0 ± 1.38

20

  1. Values are average ± standard deviation. *p < 0.01, versus control.