Intracellular localization of vitellogenin receptor mRNA and protein during oogenesis of a parthenogenetic tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis

Table 1 Effects of HlVgR-knockdown by RNA interference (RNAi) in oocyte development of H. longicornis

Groups	No. of ticks	Body weight of engorged ticks (mg)	Typical color of oocytes		Developmental stages of oocytes		Onset of oviposition
Groups	No. of ticks	Body weight of engorged ticks (mg)	E	5dAE	E	5dAE	Onset of oviposition
Control	20	239.0 ± 45.7	Colorless and white	Amber	Stages I–II	Stages I–V	At 5 days after engorgement
HlVgR RNAi	15	208.3 ± 52.4	Colorless and white	Amberlite and white	Stages I–II	Stages I–III	At 12 days after engorgement

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