Fig 2. JH biosynthesis, JH signal transduction, and early responses.

JH biosynthesis, JH signal transduction and early response. Expression profiles of Pkjhamt (A), PkMet (B), Pktai (C), and PkKr-h1 (D) during male and female mealybug development after egg oviposition. E: Egg, N1: first-instar nymph, N2: early second-instar nymphs, N3: female third-instar nymph, f: female adult, pre: male prepupa, pu: male pupa, m: male adult. Samples were collected from E to N2D3, using the sex-bias strategy (see the Methods section).