silk worm Tag

28 Jan

Posted at 07:06h in Crop disease

रेशमकीट के 5 प्रमुख रोग व परभक्षी तथा उनका नि‍यंंत्रण। Silkworm is reared for the production of cocoons, which is the raw material for silk production. It provides gainful employment and helps in the improvement of the socio-economics life of the peoples in the rural areas. During rearing, the silkworm are affected by various types of pathogenic agents viz. protozoa, virus, fungi and bacteria. It has been reported that about 30-400 % of total crop loss is due to the occurrence of four major diseases namely Pebrine (protozoan disease), Flecherie (bacterial disease), Grasserie (viral disease) and Muscardine (fungal disease). Other than diseases Uzi fly is considered as serious endo-larval parasitoid of the silkworm and yield...

25 Apr

Posted at 05:02h in Crop disease

मुगा रेशम उत्पादकता में सुधार के लिए मुगा रेशम कीट के मेजबान पौधे (सोम) मे रोग व कीट प्रबंधन Sericulture is a viable cottage industry catering to the economically small and marginal families and hence this enterprise is well. accepted as an instrument for rural development. India has the unique distinction of being the only country in the world producing all the four varieties of natural silk viz. mulberry, tasar, eri and muga on a commercial scale. Among them, Antheraea assamensis, (Helfer) bears special significance for production of golden yellow muga silk which is endemic to North East India.  The muga silkworm is a multivoltine and polyphagous insect. Som (Persaea bombycina Kost) and Soalu...

14 Feb

Posted at 09:54h in Crop Cultivation

मूगा रेशम के कीट के बारहमासी मेजबान वृक्ष, सोम (पर्सिया बॉम्ब्सीना) की खेती की तकनीक। Muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis Helfer, is a sericigenous insect secreting a golden yellow coloured lustrous silk. This unusual colour and strong nature of the thread produced from the cocoon of this silkworm are the two important features for which this silkworm is termed unique. Muga silkworm is multivoltine in nature, with six broods per year, including two crops each of pre-seed, seed and commercial. ‘Chotua’ (reared during March-April) and ‘Bhodia’ (reared during August-September) are seed crops, ‘Jethua’ (May-June) and ‘Kotia’ (October-November) are commercial crop while ‘Jarua’ (December-January) and ‘Aherua’ (June-July) are pre seed crops. Jethua and...

08 Aug

Posted at 08:56h in Miscellaneous

Mulberry silkworm rearing : mean of livelihood मलबरी रेशमकीट को विभिन्न जलवायु स्थितियों में पाला जा सकता है और मलबरी पेड विस्तृत क्षेत्र वाली मिट्टी में उगाया जा सकता है। बेहतर पद्धतियों को अपनाकर मलबरी रेशमकीट कोकुन की अच्छी उपज प्राप्त की जा सकती है। लेकिन इसके लिए अधिक ऊपज देने वाली मलबरी की उत्तम किस्म की पत्ती का होना आवश्यक शर्त है। रेशमकीट का पालन लार्वा अवधि के दौरान पाँच विभिन्न चरणों से होते हुए होती है। लार्वा अवधि में उसे विशेष रूप से निर्मित रेशमकीट पालन शेड में रखा जाता है। साथ ही, उच्च कोटि का रेशम प्राप्त करने के लिए उचित समय पर प्रबंध और गहन देखभाल की जाती...

27 Apr

Posted at 10:34h in Crop Cultivation

सिल्‍क कीट के मेजबान पौधे अरण्डी की खेती  Northeastern region of India is rich in diversity of sericigenous insects and their host plants, out of which, four types namely Muga (Antheraea assamensis), Eri (Samia ricini), Oak tasar (Antheraea proylei) and Mulberry (Bombyx mori) silkworm have been commercially exploited for silk production.  The Eri silkworm is multivoltine and polyphagous sericin producing insects. Eri culture is a traditional agro-based small scale industry, primarily practiced to meet the partial need of warm clothing. Moreover, eri pupae are popular as delicacy among the tribal people of this region. Proximate analysis of pupa showed that it contains 55-60% protein, 25-30% lipid, 4.96% fiber, and other substances, e.g....