EFFECT OF STARVATION AFTER HATCHING ON THE REARING PERFORMANCE OF BIVOLTINE SILKWORM
S. DAS *
SILKWORM PHYSIOLOGY SECTION, CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, BERHAMPORE - 742101, INDIA.
A. K. SAHA *
SILKWORM PHYSIOLOGY SECTION, CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, BERHAMPORE - 742101, INDIA.
M. SHAMSUDDIN *
SILKWORM PHYSIOLOGY SECTION, CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, BERHAMPORE - 742101, INDIA.
S. K. SEN *
SILKWORM PHYSIOLOGY SECTION, CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, BERHAMPORE - 742101, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the present investigation an attempt was made to study the effect of food deprivation (starvation) upto some extent on the newly hatched larvae of bivoltine silkworm KPG-BXP5. Rearing data from five consecutive rearings revealed that starvation upto 24 hours do not hamperor deteriorate the rearing performance significantly except for a few parameters in unfavourable season (August - September).