Table 1.

Primers used for quantitative PCR

Target gene	Sense primer	Antisense primer
Defensin-like peptide	TCGGTCGGACTGAGACTGAA	TTGCCGCCTTTGTATCCCTT
Pyrrhocoricin-like peptide	TCCGAAGCTGAGGGTCTTCCCG	TCCGCATCCAAGTTCGCGTCC
Thanatin-like peptide	GTCTGCCTTCGTTGAAGACG	ATTCGCTTGCAAACGCCG
Elongation factor 1 alpha	CCTGCATCCGTTGCTTTTGT	GGCATCGAGGGCTTCAATAA