Figure 5
From: Manipulating insulin signaling to enhance mosquito reproduction
The effect of AaegPTEN knockdown on egg development: Newly eclosed Ae. aegypti were injected with 1.4 μg of dsRNA and allowed to recover for 48 h prior to blood feeding. A. Representative ovaries (24 h post bloodmeal) dissected from mosquitoes injected with dsRNA against AaegPTEN or DsRed (Control). B. Mosquitoes inoculated with AaegPTEN dsRNA produced significantly (* p = 0.0028) more mature follicles (106/ovary pair; n = 17) than the DsRed controls (74/ovary pair; n = 9). There was no significant difference in average follicle size (p = 0.31).