ARTIFICIAL FEED CONTAINING JUVENILE HORMONAL COMPOUND FOR DOMESTICATED SILKWORM OR FOOD ADDITIVE FOR DOMESTICATED SILKWORM AND PRODUCTION OF COCOON LAYER WEIGHT

摘要

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject feed, containing a specific juvenile hormonal compound and capable of increasing body weight in stage 5 and further weight of cocoon and cocoon layer. CONSTITUTION:The objective feed containing a juvenile hormonal compound expressed by formula I (R1 is H or lower alkyl; R2 is formula II, -CH2O-N= CHC2H5 or -CH2NHCOOC2H5). The blended amount of the above-mentioned compound based on 1g dried artificial feed is preferably 0.1-15mug in the case of larvae in stage 3 and 10-4-10-8mug in the case of the larvae in stage 5.