EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MULBERRY VARIETIES DURING LATE - AGE SILKWORM BOMBYX MORI ON INCIDENCE OF GRASSERIE AND THE COCOON CHARACTERS
S. BASAVARAJAPPA *
DEPARTMENT OF PG - STUDIES IN APPLIED ZOOLOGY, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, SHANKARAGHATTA - 577451, INDIA. DEPTT. OF SERICULTURE, KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD - 580003, INDIA
C. J. SAVANURMATH *
DEPARTMENT OF PG - STUDIES IN APPLIED ZOOLOGY, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, SHANKARAGHATTA - 577451, INDIA. DEPTT. OF SERICULTURE, KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD - 580003, INDIA*
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Abstract
The effect offeeding different mulberry varieties during 4th and 5th instars of bivoltines (NB 18 and NB4D2) and across-breed (PMxNB18) was studied. On the whole, S54 and mixed feeding encouraged the incidence of diseases and lowered the economically important larvaland cocOoncharacters.