Figure 2. Northern blot expression profiles for ten miRNAs, and a control probe (U6), in pooled whole body preparations of female larvae of Bombus terrestris.

EW, early-instar worker-destined larvae; LW, late-instar worker-destined larvae; EQ, early-instar queen-destined larvae; LQ, late-instar queen-destined larvae. Prefix ‘NB’ denotes a sample for Northern blot (Supplementary Table S3).