Biology of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. on mulberry, Morus alba L.
Tiku S Gurjar, Mukesh R Siddhapara and Pratik M Surani
The biology of the mulberry silkworm (Mcon-1) was studied on mulberry variety S-30 under laboratory conditions during November 2017 to December 2017. The eggs were laid singly with gummy substance which consists of an average of 331.30±29.79 eggs per female. The eggs hatched in 8.67±1.03 days with 95.89±2.83 percent egg hatching. The larva moulted four times to become fully mature in 23.77±0.77 days. The pre-pupal and pupal periods were 2.29±0.46 and 10.20±0.92 days, respectively. The average pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition period were recorded 6.87±0.83, 19.73±2.08 and 114.99±6.79 hrs, respectively. The average longevity of the female and male recorded 141.72±6.73 and 111.64±4.46 hrs, respectively. The sex ratio was 1: 1.3 (Male: Female). The life span of female found to be relatively more than male moth.
Tiku S Gurjar, Mukesh R Siddhapara, Pratik M Surani. Biology of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. on mulberry, Morus alba L.. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(4):276-280.