Silkworm is a lepidopteran insect which produces
the very important protein called silk, the “Queen of Textile” through the pro
called sericulture. B. mori (L.) completes its life cycle through
passing different stages of development following 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th
instar, 5th instar is the final instar stage and it is the mature stage of
larval period. Yellow coloured ripped 5th instar forms a cocoon from which
adult B. mori comes out. Soon after adults start mating and after 24hrs
of mating females start laying eggs which further hatched into 1st instar
larvae and cycle goes on. In this study fortified mulberry leaves with Giloy
and Ashwagandha extract were taken to observe the different biological
activities of B. mori. Here Giloy and ashwagandha extracts were fed to B.
mori which significantly enhanced various aspects of silkworm development
& productivity. Silkworm, B. mori were reared and exhibited faster
growth with notable shorter larval & pupal duration in comparison to
control mulberry leaves. In addition, B. mori showed high moth emergence
rate, increased fecundity & hatching % at 5% Giloy extract treatment in
comparison to control and other extract treatments.
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