The larvae of the giant silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia) spin strikingly dimorphic, multilayered cocoons that are either large and fluffy (baggy) or significantly smaller and tightly woven (compact). Although these cocoon-morphs share the same function (i.e., housing for pupal to adult development during overwintering), previous work has been unable to determine why cocoon dimorphism exists. We ...

An attempt was made to rear the eri silkworm, Philosamia ricini on leaves of caster and reared under laboratory condition. It observed that is a primary potential host silkworm. The growth parameters cocoon characters silkworm were normal. successfully lasted its life cycle ranged from 38 40 days. effective rate rearing, weight pre-spinning larvae, cocoon, shell pupae 70 75 per cent, 6 7 g, 3.0...

The influence of VAM fungi and bacterial biofertilizer (BBF) with 50% reduction in the recommended dose of (N and P) chemical fertilizers on leaf quality traits of mulberry variety (S-13) and its impact on silkworm (PM ? NB4D2) growth and cocoon characters were studied under semi-arid conditions. Four different treatments were imposed i.e., T1: Control (only 100% NPK); T2: VAM (50% cut in P); ...

Predators exert strong top-down pressure on herbivorous insects, but research on how predators affect herbivore fitness often focuses on the more active juvenile and adult life stages while ignoring the pupal or cocoon life stage. Few studies have investigated predation of lepidopteran pupae or cocoons and even fewer have investigated species that are not forest pests. Here we present a study o...

Oral supplementation with 50, 100 and 150 μg/ml arginine to the silkworm larvae resulted in a significant increase in the larval weight, silkgland weight in only 150 μg/ml, cocooning percentage in all the fed groups, female cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, cocoon shell ratio, male cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight and shell ratio is increased in all the treated groups, filament length were ...

the influence of vam fungi and bacterial biofertilizer (bbf) with 50% reduction in the recommended dose of (n and p) chemical fertilizers on leaf quality traits of mulberry variety (s-13) and its impact on silkworm (pm ? nb4d2) growth and cocoon characters were studied under semi-arid conditions. four different treatments were imposed i.e., t1: control (only 100% npk); t2: vam (50% cut in p); t...

Cocoon silks are composed of two silk proteins: sericin and fibroin. Fibroin is a semi crystalline polymer of natural fibrous protein mainly consisting of highly β-sheet crystals and noncrystalline part (micro voids and amorphous structures). Sericin is amorphous acting as an adhesive binder to maintain the fine filaments of fibroin core and the overall structural integrity of cocoon [1]. Silk ...

The activity of sericulture is declining due the reduction of mulberry production area in sericulture practicing countries lead to adverse effects on silkworm rearing and cocoon production. Screening for nutrigenetic traits in silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) is an essential prerequisite for better understanding and development of nutritionally efficient breeds/hybrids, which ...