Table 1.
The developmental time of Danaus plexippus following the ingestion of dsRNAs.
| Life stage | Control | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2O (30)* | dsGUS (33) | dsDVV (29) | dsDP (32) | ||
| Larvae | 1st Instar | 4.67 ± 0.14b | 4.07 ± 0.16c | 5.13 ± 0.17a | 4.22 ± 0.13c |
| 2nd Instar | 2.54 ± 0.12bc | 3.00 ± 0.10a | 2.28 ± 0.08c | 2.73 ± 0.08b | |
| 3rd Instar | 3.00 ± 0.14a | 2.48 ± 0.13b | 2.66 ± 0.12ab | 2.52 ± 0.10b | |
| 4th Instar | 2.98 ± 0.09b | 3.84 ± 0.17a | 3.08 ± 0.12b | 3.55 ± 0.18a | |
| 5th Instar | 5.33 ± 0.16a | 5.38 ± 0.17a | 5.12 ± 0.13a | 5.00 ± 0.10a | |
| Pupae | 11.00 ± 0.15a | 10.66 ± 0.09a | 10.72 ± 0.11a | 10.62 ± 0.18a | |
*
The number in the parenthesis denotes the quantity of neonates that were used in each treatment. One way ANOVA was used to compare the developmental time of D. plexippus under each treatment. LSD test declares the differences between means (P <0.05). Different letters indicate significant differences among treatments.