• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2015

An experimental rearing of tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta Drury was conducted to study silkworm-food plant-interaction and thereby to search for an alternate silkworm food plant. The silkworm-food-plant-interaction was studied with six different food plant species viz. Terminalia tomentosa, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia belerica, Terminalia chebula of Combretaceae family and Lagerstroemia speciosa, Lagerstroemia parviflora of Lythraceae family. The rearing performance of silkworm on Lagerstroemia speciosa in terms of cocoons per DFL and silk ratio was found comparable with Terminalia tomentosa and Termonalia arjuna, the primary tasar silkworm food plant species. These three plant species also possessed better results in terms of physiological (leaf moisture content and net photosynthesis rate) and biochemical (Chlorophyll, protein, carbohydrate and crude fibre contents) characteristics to support silkworm rearing than Terminalia belerica, Terminalia chebula and Lagerstroemia parviflora. The correlation study between silkworm rearing performance and food plant's constituents indicates commercial perspective of Lagerstroemia speciosa as an alternate food plant for tasar silkworm rearing.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.346-354
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• 1990

In order to provide basic references for the design of heating on simple silkworm rearing house, the actual change of heating load coefficient by progress of adult silkworm rearing day from the reared in silkworm rearing house, the heating load coefficient by types of silkworm rearing houses and the heating requirement and the maximum heating load by types of silkworm rearing houses were determined. The results obtained from the study were as follows : 1. The average heating load coefficients of NS, OS and CC type simple silkworm rearing houses were $24.1KJ/m^2-hr-^{\circ}C$, $19.8KJ/m^2-hr-^{\circ}C$, and $10.8KJ/m^2-hr-^{\circ}C$, respectively. 2. The change of heating load coefficient by progress of silkworm rearing day after reared into simple silkworm rearing house could be expressed as Fig. 4. 3. Heating degree-hour for adult silkworm rearing in Suweon district was calculated as $951.6^{\circ}C-hr$ for spring season and $610.5^{\circ}C-hr$ for autumn season. 4. Yearly heating requirement of the NS type was estimated twice more than that of the CC type. Thus, some kinds of reinforced thermal adiabatic facilities is desirable for NS type. 5. The time for maximum heating load was turned out at the 4th instar during the spring season and after the mounting during the autumn season. 6. This study was performed in Suweon district. However, the estimated and analyzed data could be adapted to the major silkworm rearing district if their meteorology data were adjusted.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1972

사료 조성에 건물량의 반량가량 상엽분말을 혼합하여 조제한 인공사료육에서 좋은 성적은 얻지못했다고 할지라도 인공사료육은 가능하며 앞으로의 연구에 기대한다. 특히 무균사육은 잠사과학 연구 발전에 공헌할 수 있을 줄 생각된다. (1) 발육속도가 부진한것은 사육온도와 사료의 물리적성질과도 관계가 있다고 생각되며 사료의 수분율은 높고 누에의 사육온도는 섭식을 촉진할수 있는 생리에 크게 해롭지 않는 적온 내지 3$0^{\circ}C$의 고온이 좋다고 생각된다. (2) 무균사육잠의 발육은 자연폭로의 인공사육잠보다 완만하며 이것은 방부제에 의한 장해라고 생각된다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2015

The tropical climate prevailing in India adversely affects temperate bivoltine silkworm rearing and causes crop loss especially during summer. Identification of high temperature tolerant bivoltine breeds by screening for thermotolerance in the silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) is an essential prerequisite for the development of thermotolerant bivoltine breeds / hybrids. Therefore, in this study, 20 silkworm breeds were reared at different temperatures (25 ± 1℃,32 ± 1℃, 34 ± 1℃ and 36 ± 1℃) for 6 h every day from 3^rd d of 5^th instar to till spinning. Significant differences (p < 0.01) were found among all the rearing traits over temperature. Based on pupation percentage, SK4C and BHR3 were identified as thermotolerant bivoltine breeds. Hierarchical clustering analysis based on rearing traits at tested temperatures grouped 20 silkworm breeds in four clusters which included one cluster each of susceptible and tolerant, and two clusters of moderately tolerant silkworm breeds. This suggests that clustering based on rearing data at high temperatures by using Euclidean distance can be an effective approach in classifying the silkworm breeds on their thermotolerance capacity. The identified breeds would be used for development of thermo tolerant bivoltine silkworm breeds / hybrids.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2021

The silkworm cocoon has recently attracted the attention of researchers because of its usefulness as a biomedical material (e.g., usage in the development of the membrane for guided bone regeneration and usage as a starting material for the fabrication of natural silk nonwoven fabric). The silkworm variety and strain have been reported as one of the important factors affecting the structure and properties of silk materials. This study examines the morphology and the molecular conformation of the silkworm cocoon at different cocoon measurement points, as well as the effect of the silkworm strain and rearing season on the morphology and crystallinity of the silkworm cocoon. The results show that the morphology of the outside of the cocoon does not differ depending on the cocoon measurement points, but that of the inside does. The silkworm cocoon crystallinity is not affected by the cocoon division. Interestingly, the crystallinity of the outside of the Jam101 cocoon differs depending on the rearing season, whereas it does not in other silkworm strains.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 1974

실내 vinyl house내에서 간이 공동사육을 위한 치잠기 특수사육의 가능성 여부를 구명하고자 실내 vinyl house육과 보습방건지육, 보통육을 비교시험을 한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 실내 vinyl house육은 보통육 및 방건지육에 비하여 온습도를 합리적으로 조절할 수 있었으며 모든 작업도 편리하였다. 2. 경과일시수는 실내 vinyl house육구와 보습방건지육에는 같았고 보통육구는 실험구에 비하여 춘잠치잠기에 5시간 추잠 치잠기에 6시간 길었다. 3. 감잠비율에 있어서는 춘추 공히 실내vinyl house육구와 보습방건지육구간에는 큰 차이는 없었지만 실내 vinyl house육구에서 감잠수가 약간 적었고 보통육구에서 높은 경향이었다. 4. 각견비율은 춘추 공히 유의성은 없었지만 특수육의 경우 상견비율이 높았고 보통육의 경우 중하견비율이 높은 경향이었다. 5. 대4령 기잠 1만두 수견량은 춘추잠기 공히 실내 vinyl house육구가 높은 경향이었다. 6. 견층비율은 춘추 공히 유의성은 없었지만 보통육구에 비하여 방건지육구와 실내 vinyl house 육구가 높은 경향이었다. 7. 상기의 시험결과를 종합 검사하면 실내 vinyl house육구는 대조구에 비하여 1일 3회 급상으로도 좋은 성적을 얻었으므로 간이 공동사육을 위한 치잠기특수사육장으로서 적합하다고 사료된다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 1994

천잠의 사육환경을 구명하기 위하여 사료자원, 기상환경 및 사육방법등에 관하여 조사한 결과를 다음과 같이 요약한다. 1. 천잠의 실내사육에 있어 사육온도는 항온보다 변온이 좋은 편이며, 치잠기 25~26$^{\circ}C$, 장잠기 22~23$^{\circ}C$ 범위가, 사육습도는 치잠기 80~90%, 장잠기 60~70% 범위가 적당한 것으로 나타났다. 2. 천잠사육에 있어 광조기는 유충의 성장에 미치는 영향이 크지 아니하였다. 3. 귀잠시기는 빠른것이 늦은 것보다 유충시기에 단축되는 경향이 있으며 질도 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 4. 사료수종은 상수리나무가 밤나무보다 더 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 야생수보다 재배수가 사육성육이 더 좋았다. 5. 천잠을 옥외사육으로 전환하는 시기는 빠를수럭 작황이 불안정해 지는 경향을 보였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2003

Among silkworm diseases, white muscardine is the most virulent and contagious disease caused by Beauveria bassiana and common during winter and rainy seasons. The disease is managed at present by practicing the silkworm body and rearing seat disinfection to prevent the spread of white muscardine during silkworm rearing as the available methods do not cure the silkworms against white muscardine. The use of systemic fungicide was suggested recently to control white muscardine. The present study investigated the practicability of application aspect of systemic fungicide as spray, It is observed that 3 times feeding of systemic fungicide through mulberry leaf, fed immediately after third, fourth moult and on $4^{th}$ day of final instar as most effective in suppressing the multiplication of the fungus in silkworm. Spraying of the systemic fungicide on mulberry in the rearing house, air-dried and feeding was suggested as suitable application method. Alternately the spraying of the systemic fungicide on mulberry in mulberry garden 6 hrs prior to feeding was also suggested as a method for the control of white muscardine in silkworm rearing.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2003

Silkworm body and rearing seat disinfection is an integral part of effective silkworm rearing as it prevents the spread of various diseases through secondary contamination in the rearing bed. Many bed disinfectants are recommended by various research institutes in India. In the present study, eight bed disinfectants viz., Vijetha, Labex, Resham Jyothi, Sanjeevini, Suraksha, Reshamkeet Oushadh, Dithane M45 and Captan recommended by various Sericultural Research Institutions in the country against the spread of common diseases of silkworm were tested to determine their comparative efficacy. For the study, all the treatment batches were introduced with fixed number of specific diseased larvae so as to maintain a constant source of pathogen in the bed and then followed by treatment with respective bed disinfectants. Percent mortality/infection due to each disease was recorded to determine efficacy of bed disinfectant treatment against respective disease. The results show that all the bed disinfectants tested have considerable efficacy against the spread of various diseases in the rearing bed. However, Vijetha was distinctly superior in its efficacy against all four major diseases of silkworm. The study emphasize the role of bed disinfectants in silkworm rearing and the fact that they should be judiciously selected based on the efficacy of the bed disinfectant and the type of disease prevalent in a particular season and area.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.4-11
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• 2022

In this study, cocoons from different silkworm strains and rearing seasons were collected and immersed in water at elevated temperatures to investigate the effect of a wet treatment on their morphology and crystallinity. Untreated cocoons exhibited different crystallinities depending on the silkworm strain and rearing season; however, no distinct changes in their morphological structure were observed. Furthermore, after wet treatment, the differences in the crystallinities of cocoons disappeared. In addition, wet treatment of degummed silk (i.e., fibroin) did not change its crystallinity. These results indicate that different crystallinities of the untreated cocoons collected from various silkworm strains and rearing seasons are due to the different characteristics of sericin in the cocoons.