FIGURE 1.

(A) A picture of the 4 h old Pyrrhocoris apterus egg, a = anterior, p = posterior, v = ventral, d = dorsal, m = ring of micropyle. (B) Picture of the egg on the sixth day of the development, developing eye (e) is clearly visible in the anterior part of the egg. (C) Picture of the eggs 0–12 h AEL lined up on the double-sided adhesive tape prepared for injection. (D) The size of the needle (n) compared to the size of the P. apterus egg. The posterior part (p) of the egg is being injected