Fig. 7

Influence of dsRNA specific to vATPase-B against F. occidentalis (Fo) and non-target insects, namely Thrips tabaci (Tt), Plutella xylostella (Px), Maruca vitrata (Mv), Tenebrio molitor (Tm), and Tribolium castanum (Tc). Test dsRNAs at 2,000 ppm were applied to the test insects by the feeding method. Mortality was assessed at 7 days after treatment (DAT). Each treatment used 10 individuals and was replicated three times. The letters above the standard deviation bars indicate significant differences among the means at Type I error = 0.05 (LSD test). A viral gene CpBV302 was used as the control dsRNA. Mortality was assessed at 7 days after treatment (DAT) and corrected by the mortality of control treatment obtained by feeding the control dsRNA. DNA sequences corresponding to the dsRNAs of F. occidentalis were compared among these insects (Fig. S2)