Effect of castor, Ricinus communis L. and banyan, Ficus benghalensis L. plants on economic traits of eri silkworm, Samia ricini Donovan (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

The present study was conducted in 2020 at Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam, India to evaluate the effects of castor, Ricinus communis L. and an alternative host plant, Ficus benghalensis L., on the morpho-economic traits of the Eri silkworm, Samia ricini Donovan and to identify the suitable host...

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Published in:International journal of tropical insect science 2023-02, Vol.43 (1), p.217-224
Main Authors: Das, Tamal, Kalita, Dipika, Das, Manika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alternative hosts
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cocoons
computer software
Economics
Entomology
Ficus benghalensis
Food plants
Host plants
India
intermediate hosts
larvae
larval development
Leaves
Life Sciences
Original Research Article
pupae
Ricinus communis
Samia cynthia ricini
Samia ricini
Silkworms
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Summary:The present study was conducted in 2020 at Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam, India to evaluate the effects of castor, Ricinus communis L. and an alternative host plant, Ficus benghalensis L., on the morpho-economic traits of the Eri silkworm, Samia ricini Donovan and to identify the suitable host plant. During this study, all the larval, cocoon parameters were recorded and all the data were statistically analysed by using student t- test at p 
ISSN:1742-7592
1742-7584
1742-7592
DOI:10.1007/s42690-022-00919-y