Ak. Sharma et al., EFFECT OF JUVENILE-HORMONE MANINA ON THE ECONOMIC CHARACTERS OF UNIVOLTINE SILKWORM BOMBYX-MORI L BY TOPICAL TREATMENT, Journal of advanced zoology, 14(1), 1993, pp. 40-43
The effect of the Juvenile hormone ''Manina'' applied topically on the
abdomical tergum of the univoltine silkworm Bombyx mori L, after four
th moult, has been studied. Several economic characters of silkworm we
re observed. An increase in larval weight, Cocoon weight, shell weight
, shell ratio, filament length and larval duration was observed.