Effect of HR3 RNAi depletion on ovarian development in the second gonadotrophic cycle in <i>Aedes</i> female mosquitoes.

<p>A. Representatives of ovaries from iHR3, iMal and untreated wild type female mosquitoes at 24 h PBM. Note that in iHR3 female mosquitoes ovaries are mostly underdeveloped, or lack visible yolk mass (white). Ovaries from iMal mosquitoes were normally developed similar to those of the wild type untreated control mosquitoes. C. Number of eggs per female mosquito in the second gonadotrophic cycle. iMal - HR3 RNA depleted, iMal – dsRNA Mal-treated, and wt - wild type female mosquitoes. The experiment was repeated three times with different cohorts of mosquitoes. *Indicates statistical significance <0.05.