UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

THE INFLUENCE OF THE ODOUR OF NERIUM FLOWERS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY OF BOMBYX MORI L. (LEPIDOPTERA : BOMBYCIDEAE)

K. SUJATHA *

DEPARTMENT OF SERICULTURE, KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY, WARANGAL - 506009, INDIA.

A. PURUSHOTHAM RAO *

DEPARTMENT OF SERICULTURE, KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY, WARANGAL - 506009, INDIA.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

In the reproductive biology of Bombyx mori L. fecundity, weight of 100 eggs, hatchability declined when the larvae and pupae were exposed to nerium flowers during shoot rearing. But the fecundity weight of 100 eggs, hatchability increased significantly in leaf reared worms in contrast to shoot reared worms.

 

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