Table 2.

Effect of PAS and HES family genes silencing on the reproduction of female beetles

Name of gene	No. of injected females	No. of dead females	No. of pairs matted	First Week		Second Week		Third Week		Total period		Total period (%)
				Eggs laid	Offspring produced	Eggs laid	Offspring produced	Eggs laid	Offspring produced	Eggs laid	Offspring produced	Eggs laid	Offspring produced
MalE	20	1	6	35	30	40	35	30	27	105	92	100	88
Sim1	20	19	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spineless	20	4	5	18	7	15	5	14	7	47	19	45	40
SRC	20	18	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
C ycle	20	1	6	39	34	45	42	31	29	115	105	109	91
Clock	20	0	6	42	37	35	30	28	20	105	87	100	83
Hypoxia	20	4	5	15	10	16	10	-	-	31	20	28	65
Dysfusion	20	1	6	12	10	12	11	15	10	39	31	37	79
Tango	20	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trachealess	20	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sim2	20	0	6	8	7	5	3	15	13	28	23	25	82
MalE	20	1	6	60	54	49	42	29	25	138	121	100	88
Hey1	20	8	4	23	0	25	0	27	0	75	0	54	0
Side1	20	1	6	30	0	13	5	20	19	63	24	46	38
E(spl)2	20	1	6	25	2	25	14	24	22	74	38	53	51
Hairy	20	1	6	16	12	11	9	20	17	47	38	34	81
Side2	20	1	6	39	34	70	64	31	29	140	127	101	91
E(spl)2	20	1	6	21	0	23	0	26	0	70	0	51	0
Deadpan	20	1	6	0	0	35	30	27	25	62	55	45	89
Hey2	20	8	4	21	0	25	0	26	0	72	0	52	0