Table 1.

Primers used for qRT-PCR and generating dsRNAs. Primer sequences for RpL19 and actin3 are described in [28]. Lowercase letters correspond to the T7 sequence

	Primer	Primer sequence (5’> 3′)
For qRT-PCR	c57709_g1_Orco_F3	CTTCTTTGGCGAGAGTGTGA
	c57709_g1_Orco_R3	GGCATTCCACGGATAGAAAGA
	Rpl19_F	AACAAACGTGTACTGATGG
	Rpl19_R	CACGTACTTTATGTCGTCTG
	actin3_F	CCACCAGAACGTAAATACTC
	actin3_R	TCTCATTGAGCGTTTAGAAG
For dsRNA synthesis	c57709_Orco_1_F	taatacgactcactatagggCAATGAGGAGAAGGAACCCA
	c57709_Orco_1_R	taatacgactcactatagggCAGTGAAGAACTTCGCTCCC
	GFP-F	taatacgactcactatagggCCGCCAGTGTGCTGGAA
	GFP-R	taatacgactcactatagggGATATCTGCAGAATTCGCC