Regulation of soldier caste differentiation by microRNAs in Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki)

Methoprene can induce workers to transform into soldiers in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. In order to seek out the methoprene induced microRNAs, miRNomes of workers feeding on methoprene-treated filter paper and of control group feeding on acetone-treated filter paper were sequenced.