Research Article

Insects’ RNA Profiling Reveals Absence of “Hidden Break” in 28S Ribosomal RNA Molecule of Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci

Table 1

Nanodrop readings for RNA samples: Brevicoryne brassicae, Thrips tabaci, whiteflies (Aleyrodidae), Anopheles arabiensis, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Dacus bivittatus, Chilo partellus, Bombyx mori, Apis mellifera, and Fopius arisanus.

Species nameConcentration (ng/L)

Brevicoryne brassicae 1794.82.13
Brevicoryne brassicae 1854.32.13
Thrips tabaci 1086.12.16
Thrips tabaci 1061.92.15
Aleyrodidae 647.12.06
Aleyrodidae 654.82.13
Anopheles arabiensis 478.02.03
Anopheles arabiensis 423.72.20
Glossina fuscipes fuscipes 1248.62.03
Glossina fuscipes fuscipes 1548.52.33
Dacus bivittatus 419.32.17
Dacus bivittatus 496.72.21
Chilo partellus 991.52.01
Chilo partellus 787.62.05
Bombyx mori 1177.21.92
Bombyx mori 1061.72.04
Apis mellifera 868.82.22
Apis mellifera 818.02.21
Fopius arisanus 448.92.09
Fopius arisanus 374.12.12