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. 2018 Mar;9(3):638–644. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.01.015

Table 2.

Effects of dsRNA treatment on R. haemaphysaloides adult female tick blood feeding.a

Groups Death rate after soaking (%) Attachment rate at 24 h (%) Engorgement rate (%) Oviposition rate (%)
P0 4.3 ± 0.6 91.3 ± 1.7 68.3 ± 3.7b 6.7 ± 0.6b
Control (luciferase) 4.6 ± 0.3 88.9 ± 5.1 87.8 ± 5.1 91.0 ± 6.3
a

Values were expressed as averages ± standard error.

b

Significant difference (P < 0.05) as calculated by Student’s t-test.