Fig. 4: Effects of SUB knockdown on tick survival and engorgement.

A Average survival rate of females per mouse. B Average engorgement rate of females per mouse. C Average survival rate of nymphs per mouse. D Average engorgement rate of nymphs per mouse. n = 5 mice per group. Data are shown as mean ± SEM of two independent experiments. Statistical significance was determined using Student’s t-tests in (A) and Mann–Whitney tests in (B–D). *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01; n.s. not significant.