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Full Description
This volume covers the morphology, anatomy, embryology and breeding of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori and explains all the procedures from the production of silkworm eggs through rearing of the silkworm to the harvesting of the cocoons and post-cocoon technology. An extensive account of the major pests and diseases of silkworm and their control methods is also given.
Contents
History of sericulture; the mulberry silkworm - Bombyx mori; anatomy and embryology of Bombyx mori; silkworm breeding; production of reproductive seeds; production of industrial seeds; incubation of silkworm eggs; basic requirements for silkworm rearing; disinfection; rearing operations; rearing young-age silkworms; rearing late-age silk worms; mounting to harvesting; marketing; silkworm diseases; pests of silkworms; pre-reeling processes; silk reeling; raw silk testing; by-products of sericulture.
