Table 1 Effect of Rhipicephalus microplus VgR silencing on female ticks fed on a calf infected with Babesia bovis
Group | Engorged females | Engorged females weight (mean ± SE) (mg) | Oviposition rate | Egg weight (mean ± SE) (mg) | Egg diameter (mean ± SE) (mm) | Embryonic development rate (mean ± SE) (%) | Larvae survival rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-injected | 92% (92/100) | 306.25 ± 6.14 | 95% (57/60) | 109 ± 4.32 | 0.379 ± 0.017 | 93.2 ± 6.40 | 100 |
Buffer | 90% (90/100) | 306.27 ± 6.42 | 98%(57/58) | 121 ± 4.94 | 0.376 ± 0.012 | 92.2 ± 1.28 | 100 |
RmVgR-dsRNA | 91% (91/100) | 306.27 ± 5.21 | 91% (53/58) | 42 ± 3.36* | 0.256 ± 0.015* | 39.1 ± 5.21* | 100 |