• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2003

The impact of antibiotic (Norfloxacin) administration ,at different concentration (50 ppm and 100 ppm) on commercial characters of bivoltine $({CSR_2}{\times}{CR_4})$ and the cross breed race $({BL_67}{\times}{CSR_101})$ was studied. The result indicated that antibiotic administration with different concentrations significantly improved the rearing and cocoon parameters like larval duration, larval weight, growth index, single cocoon weight, single shell weight and shell ratio. The post cocoon parameters like average filament length, non-breakable filament length, raw silk percentage, raw silk recovery percentage, denier, reelability and neatness were recorded significantly higher in antibiotic treated batches. The better performances of these parameters were recorded with the increase of antibiotic concentration.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2019

Bombyx mori silkworm has many silkworm varieties and the structure and properties of silk can be varied depending on the silkworm variety. Therefore, the choice of proper silkworm variety can be an effective way to control and improve the performance of silk materials in biomedical and cosmetic applications. As a preliminary study, in the present study, thirty nine Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons were prepared and their molecular conformation and crystallinity were examined. Molecular conformation and the crystallinity of silkworm cocoons were different depending on the silkworm variety. Interestingly, the crystallinity index of outside of cocoon was different from that of inside of cocoon and the difference between the crystallinities of outside and inside of cocoon was varied depending on the silkworm variety. In this study, the silkworm variety cocoons were classified into three groups (Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3) based on the difference of crystallinities between outside and inside.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.20-25
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• 1978

Research on the hormones of insect has followed by the special opportunities and problems arising from pollution. Since then, the main frame of it has been energetically exploited by ligation, decapitation and so on. In the meanwhile, knowledge of the biochemistry of hormone action as well as other aspects of biochemistry in insects has been gradually disclosed. Since 1966, practical use of active analogs of the hormones has been also worked out as an insecticide and brought the features of it to the light. On the other hand, it is expected to afford the increase of silk productivity resulted from control of the fifth larval period by delaying normal development. With these regards, some of analogs have been tried to apply practically to the silkworm. One of them is "Manta" produced by Zoecon Chemical Company and it is presently used for the increase of silk productivity in Japan. Another one is "R-20458", not registered one, issued by Stuffer Chemical Company. It is still pending for the silkworm growth regulator For the possibility of practical use, two chemicals are tested on the increase of silk productivity by topical application and the obtained results are summarized as follows. 1. It is evident that the fifth larval period was extended by topical application of the tested chemicals "Manta"and "R-20458"at the fifth instar after 51 hours of the last ecdysis, ranging from 12 hours to one day, as compared to. the control 2. In survival rates, there is no significance at 5% level between control and treatments. It proved that there was no toxity to silkworm by topical aprication. 3. There is an increase of cocoon yield in both chemical treatments. It was resulted from increase of weight of single cocoon. "Manta"2.5ppm produced 22.2kg of cocoon. It is equal to 9% increase in index, as compared to that of control. In case of R-20458, the increasing rates were varied at the different concentration; 21.4kg of cocoon production with 5% increase at 5ppm, 20.9kg of it with 2% increase at 2.5ppm and 20.6kg of it with 1% increase at 1. 25ppm in index, respectively, as compared with that of control. 4. Percentage of cocoon shell was increased by topical application. In case of "Manta" 2.5ppm, it is 25.6% which is equal to 6% increase in index, as compared with that of control. For "R-20458", the increasing rates of percentage of cocoon shell were varied with the different level of chemical concentration. They are 25.0% of 4% increase at 2.5ppm, 24.9% of 3% increase at 1.25ppm and 24.7% of 3% increase at 5ppm. 15% increase was attained at "Manta" 2.5ppm in the weight of cocoon layer based on cocoon yield and percentage of cocoon shell in index, as compared with that of control. The rates for "R-20458"are 5% increase at 2.5ppm and 4% increase at 1. 25ppm in index.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2007

The nature of genetic variation and diversity among the 65 multivoltine silkworm genotypes was evaluated for 16 post cocoon characters. The components of genetic variation revealed higher PCV (60.487%) and GCV (44.56%) for evenness (variation 1) followed by cohesion (PCV=55.38%, GCV=40.36%) and non-broken filament length (PCV=32.05%, GCV=31.28%). The higher heritability ($h^2$ in broad sense) was observed for boil-off loss (95.6%) followed by non-broken filament length (95.22%). The both genotypic and phenotypic correlation indicated significant positive correlation of filament length with non-broken filament length, silk recovery, raw silk, neatness, and low neatness; and negative correlation with denier, renditta and silk waste. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed 75.381 % of total variance from the five principal components extracted. On the basis of Mahalonobis' $D^2$ values (Ward's minimum variance), the sixty-five multivoltine silkworm genotypes were classified in to 9 clusters with substantial inter and intra cluster distances. Number of genotypes included in different clusters varied from 3 to 17. The results indicated that the optimum distance obtained in cluster VII (15.059) along with higher cluster mean values especially for filament length, non broken filament length, renditta, silk recovery, silk waste, and raw silk emphasized the utilization of these genotypes in the conventional silkworm breeding programme for improvement of multivoltine silk fibre quality. The possibility of exploiting genetic variation in post cocoon traits for efficient breeding programme is discussed.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제10권
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• pp.77-80
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• 1969

본 연구는 우리나라산 잠견에 대한 생사수율의 합리적인 추정방법을 구명하기 위한 연구로서 잠견의 생사수율과 높은 상관관계가 있는 견중(x$_1$), 견층중(x$_2$), 견층비율(x$_3$)의 3개 형질을 측정하고 이들 형질이 생사수율에 미치는 가중치를 중회귀방정식에 의하여 산출하여 생사수율을 추정할 수 있는 다음과 같은 여러 가지 공식을 얻었다. 1. 춘잠견에 있어서의 생사수율(y) 추정 견중 200Cg 이상의 경우…… y= 12.92＋0.0863x$_1$＋0.2135x$_2$＋2.1137x$_3$ 견중 180~200Cg의 경우…… y=18.59＋0.1354x$_1$＋0.0763x$_2$＋1,7397x$_3$ 견중 160~180Cg의 경우…… y=133.39-0.4400x$_1$＋2.6595x$_2$-3.4364x$_3$ 견중 160Cg이하의 경우…… y=71.74-0.2113x$_1$＋1.3100x$_2$-0.0101x$_3$ 2. 추잠견에 있어서의 생사수율(y) 추정 견중 180~200Cg의 경우…… y=214.07-0.8078x$_1$＋4.1664x$_2$-6.8299x$_3$ 견중 160~180Cg의 경우…… y=40.16-0.0264x$_1$＋0.1896x$_2$＋1.9299x$_3$ 견중 130~160Cg의 경우…… y=86.64-0.3352x$_1$＋1.6104x$_2$-0.2110x$_3$ 견중 130Cg 이하의 경우…… y= 207.76-1.4579x$_1$＋7.7811x$_2$-6.9496x$_3$

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 2012

Antheraea pernyi silkworm is a well known wild silkworm to produce a valuable silk fiber. A. pernyi silkworm was reared in Korean oak field and examined the cocoon characteristics, such as cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, and percentage of cocoon shell weight. Degumming loss was also measured after alkali degumming process. A. pernyi silkworm spins tawny color cocoon in oval shape. Cocoon shell weight of A. pernyi silkworm, 0.78 g, was heavier than that of B. mori silkworm, 0.51 to 0.63 g. Cocoon shell percentage of A. pernyi silkworm, 32.8%, was higher than that of B. mori silkworm, 23.4 to 25.2%. Degumming loss percentage of A. pernyi silkworm, 17.1%, was lower than that of B. mori silkworm, 25.0%. SEM showed that the surface of the cocoon filament was coarse and oriented with longitudinal direction.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.1-11
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• 1963

본 실험은 견직물 Lousiness의 가시조건을 세우고 잠견 Lousiness 검사를 초제련에 의하여 새로운 검사기준을 규정하는 동시에 견사선해부관찰로서 Lousiness 근절가능성과 잠견 Lousiness의 개선여부를 검사하는 데 목적이 있으며 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 직물섬유방향이 광선방향과 평면도입장에서 일치할 때 가장 잘 보인다. 그러나 광선방향과 섬유방향의 평면 각도가 커질수록 Lousiness 출현이 감소하고 어느 한계각(30도)을 초과하면 Lousiness가 보이지 않는다. 이 각도를 Lousiness 수평임계각(Lousiness Horizontal Critical Angle)이라고 명명하였다. 2. 광선의 대직물입사각도가 6도일 때 가장 잘 보이고 입사각도가 커짐에 따라 Lousiness 출현정도가 감소하고 역시 어느 한계각도(45도)를 초과하면 Lousiness가 보이지 않는다. 이 때의 한계각도를 Lousiness 수직임계각(Lousiness Vertical Critical Angle)이라고 명명하였다. 3. 직물조직으로서는 평직이 Lousiness 출현도가 가장 적고, 능직, 및 교직은그의 출현도가 크다. 4. Lousiness를 3가지로 대별하고 일반세섬유형을 Lousiness A, 집단형을 Lousiness B, glucose 형을 Lousiness C로 명명하였으며, 평점에 필요한 표준사진을 작성하였다. 5. 초정련방법으로서 8시간이 적당하였다. 6. 주섬유와 세섬유의 직경차가 클수록 Lousiness 발생이 심하며 일반 Lousiness는 주견단계의 1/4∼1/5의 직경이었다. 7. 견부위별로는 견양단부견층부위별로는 중층에 Lousiness가 많았는데 이것은 토계영견중의 견사긴완차에 기인한다. 8. 자웅간에는 자견이 웅견보다 Lousiness가 많았다. 9. 견사선해부로서 정상견사선에도 세섬유화할 가능성이 있음을 구명하였고, 여러 가지 이상견사선으로 Lousiness가 발생하게 되는 소인이 있음을 알았다. 또 Lousiness의 품종도태로 인한 개선은 이상견사선제거로 어느 정도 가능할 뿐이다. 10. 도태후 차대견계는 초정련법으로 도태한 바 많은 효과를 얻었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2007

Three newly authorized bivoltine silkworm hybrids namely, $CSR2{\times}CSR4$ (productive single hybrid), $(CSR6{\times}CSR26){\times}(CSR2{\times}CSR27)$ (productive double hybrid) and $CSR18{\times}CSR19$ (robust single hybrid) were chosen for the present study. These hybrids were subjected to different temperature and humidity treatments i.e., $25{\pm}$1^{\circ}C and RH $65{\pm}5%$ (control), $30{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, with combinations of low relative humidity (RH $65{\pm}5%$) and high RH ($85{\pm}5%$) at different stages during rearing and spinning of silkworm larvae. The larvae of after 3rd moult were subjected to different thermal and humidity stress till the assessment of cocoon traits. The comparative rearing and reeling performance clearly indicated that the deleterious effect of high temperature and high RH was more pronounced for the majority of traits such as cocoon uniformity, cocoon weight, shell weight, shell percentage, reelability, filament length, raw silk percentage raw silk recovery denier and waste percentage on silk weight than other temperature and RH treatments and this effect was almost similar for all three silkworm hybrids studied. The present investigation clearly indicate that the deleterious effect of high temperature and high RH was more pronounced on rearing and spinning of silkworm larvae than other temperature and RH treatments and similar effect was noticed for all the three silkworm hybrids studied. The cocoon characters can be improved by providing ideal environmental conditions even during spinning stage of larvae affected with high temperature and RH. The study also suggest that high temperature and low humidity has greater effect during rearing stage than spinning stage.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2003

In the present study, hybrid vigour in terms of heterosis and over dominance of newly evolved bivoltine hybrids and their reciprocals raised from the promising newly evolved bivoltine breeds were calculated for the important parameters like pupation, cocoon yield, cocoon weight, shell weight, shell ratio, raw silk percentage, filament length and neatness. Through there was no significant difference among the hybrids for the characters pupation, cocoon yield and cocoon weight, the magnitude of heterosis and over dominance were varied significantly for these characters. However, significant differences were observed between new hybrids and control hybrid for the characters like cocoon shell weight, cocoon shell ratio, filament length and raw silk percentage. The results indicate that majority of new hybrids have shown higher heterosis and over dominance than control hybrid. The data also indicate that highest mean heterosis of all new hybrids was recorded for cocoon yield followed by filament length. Whereas highest mean over dominance was recorded for cocoon yield followed by cocoon weight. Negative mean heterosis and over dominance were recorded for the trait cocoon shell ratio. Based on the results, the importance of three hybrids viz., CSR2 ${\times}$ CSR4, CSR2 ${\times}$ CSR5 and CSR3 ${\times}$ CSR6 and their reciprocals (CSR4 ${\times}$ CSR2, CSR5 ${\times}$ CSR2 and CSR6 ${\times}$ CSR3) which exhibited significant heterosis and over dominance, for commercial exploitation was discussed.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2003

The present investigation was carried out to study the possible cause for reciprocal difference in silkworm hybrids. By utilising the polyvoltine race Pure Mysore (PM) and newly evolved breeds (CSR2, CSR5, CSR16 and CSR17), the direct and reciprocal crosses of polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine and also bivoltine hybrids were studied. The hybrids of polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine (direct) are superior to their reciprocal crosses in respect of cocoon yield, cocoon weight and filament length. The reciprocal crosses of polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine are superior to their direct crosses in respect of fecundity and short larval duration. No significant differences were observed in the characters like cocoon shell ratio, raw silk percentage, denier, reelability and neatness in both polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine direct crosses and their reciprocals. The expression of cocoon characters as a function of sex revealed that direct crosses (polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine) showed higher cocoon weight, pupal weight, shell weight and longer filament length in females than the reciprocal crosses (bivoltine ${\times}$ polyvoltine), where as these characters in males were almost the same in both direct and reciprocal crosses, indicating that the sex-linked genetic factor played a more important role. it was clear that difference in cocoon yield observed in reciprocal crosses of polyvoltine ${\times}$ bivoltine was due to the low cocoon and shell weight in females which was turn due to presence of early maturity genes (Lme) linked with sex-chromosome (X) which effect on larvae period of the silkworm. In bivoltine hybrids, i.e., both direct and their reciprocals crosses, all the characters viz., hatching percentage, larval duration, survival, cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, cocoon shell ratio, raw silk percentage, filament length, denier, reelability and neatness did not show any significant difference (except number of eggs laid by moth) which could account for presence of same maturity genes (Lm) in both direct and reciprocal crosses. it was clear that reciprocal differences occur when the hybrids are prepared from the parental strains with different voltinism.