Feeding budget of fifth instar larvae of silkworm Bombyx mori L. reared on supplemented mulberry leaves.

摘要

The effect of mulberry cv. MR 2 leaves fortified with 1% tamarind solution (TS), groundnut meal solution (GS) and fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) muscle solution (FS) on Bombyx mori was investigated. Observations were recorded on the consumption, defaecation, assimilation, reference ratio, metabolism, production and growth efficiencies. Increased reference ratio, metabolism, production and growth efficiencies were recorded in larvae reared on leaves fortified with 1% GS and FS.