Table 7.

Effect of siRNA treatment on infective larvae (L3) (mean number ± standard deviation)

L3 condition	MC		SCR		siRNA1 + 2
	24 h	48 h	24 h	48 h	24 h	48 h
Active (%)	99.0 ± 0.71	96.5 ± 1.41	97.5 ± 0.27	95.7 ± 0.47	14.0 ± 0.71	9.5 ± 0.64
Sluggish (%)	1.0 ± 0.78	3.5 ± 1.42	2.5 ± 0.97	4.2 ± 1.68	76.5 ± 1.97***	39.2 ± 3.94**
Dead (%)	0	0	0	0	9.50 ± 0.50	51.2 ± 2.83***

Abbreviations: MC medium control; SCR negative control (scrambled siRNA)

**P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001