Table 5. The primers used in this study.
| Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
| Allatostatin receptor | GCTTCGCTACTCCAAAATGC | GGTGGCAGACCGCTATGTAT |
| Methionine-rich storage protein | TCCATTCAAGGTCACGATCA | CTTGCCGGTGTCCAGTTTAT |
| Serine protease inhibitor 7 | AAGCGGAGTTGAGGTTCAGA | GGCAGTCACTTGTTTGACGA |
| Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-3 | AATTAGGCACACCGAGCAAC | TCAGGGCTGTACTGCTGATG |
| Attacin1 | GCACAGCCAGAATCATAACG | GATACTGAGAGCCCGTGACC |
| Attacin2 | CTGGTGGTATAACGGCGACT | CGCTGACCTGATCCCTGTAT |
| Cecropin1 | TCTTCAAGAAAATCGAGAAG | TGAGTATTCTCTTTGGCATT |
| Cecropin2 | TTGTTTTTCGTGTTCGCTTG | AAATTCAACGTCCCTTCACG |
| Defensin | GCGCGTAATACCGTTTGTCT | CGCAAAGGCCATAGGAATAG |
| Gloverin | GATGTCAGCAAGCAGATAGGC | CGAAAGCACCCAGAAAAAGA |
| Lysozyme-like | TGCGCTCAGCTGATCTTCTA | CCTTCTCGCCAATCTACGTC |
| Lysozyme | GGGACCCGTTACTGTTGGT | CTGGCAATGCGAAGCTAAA |
| Gallerimycin | AATACCCGGTGCACACAAAC | ATACAGGCGCATCCGTTAAG |
| Lebocin | ATGTTGCGAAGAGCGAGTTT | GCCCGATTTACATCATCACC |
| 18S rRNA | TCGAGCCGCACGAGATTGAGCA | CAAAGGGCAGGGACGTAATCAAC |