This study investigated the chitosan content in various developmental stages of silkworms, specifically focusing on larval cuticle, moult exuviae and larval exuviae. The chitosan percentage varied significantly among different stages, with the highest content observed in bivoltin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81263
The oil and chitosan were extracted from silkworm pupae and analysed its physicochemical properties. Oil content in silkworm pupae ranged from 26 to 28 % on a dry weight basis. Notably, female pupae had a higher oil content (27.99 %) compared to males (27.03%). Further, bivoltine...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81235
Mulberry silkworm has a distinctive role in many of the discoveries which explained the role of the endocrine organs in insect growth and development. Hormones exert specific actions on the growth and development of silkworms, making them advantageous tools for manipulation in se...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i7841
Since bio-control agents target specific pests without affecting the usefulness insects or/and damaging the soil and water resources, it plays a role in conservation of ecological balance in the environment. A variety of insect and non-insect pests, as well as hosts of parasites...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94416
Naveen Chandra Reddy, Ramakrishna Naika, Mahesh M., Devaraja, Ashish S. Karur & Dukare Pradip Gulabrao·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2024
Mulberry root rot is most severe disease-causing considerable yield loss, caused by fungal pathogen F. solani, which were managed by the use of effective synthetic chemicals. In this view non-systemic, systemic and combi fungicides evaluated by poison food technique against the r...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i8842