Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 1 I 2015

Rearing technique for a wild silk worm Actias selene hubner (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Kavane R.P; Sathe T.V; Manisha Pandey

Biolife; 2015, 3(1), pp 1-6

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7262733

Abstract:

Actias selene Hubner (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is wild silk worm of India. It has durable silk. Therefore, its conservation and exploitation in silk industry is integral part of sericulture. However, silk production technology of A. selene is not developed so far. Hence, in the present paper preliminary rearing technique of A. selene is given.

Keywords:

Rearing technique, Actias selene, wild silkworm, India

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Article Dates:

Received: 13 January 2015; Accepted: 27 February 2015; Published: 9 March 2015

How To Cite:

Kavane R.P, Sathe T.V, & Manisha Pandey. (2022). Rearing technique for a wild silk worm Actias selene hubner (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Biolife, 3(1), 1387–1382. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7262733