Rearing of Eri silkworm on Tapioca

Rearing of Eri silkworm on Tapioca

An alternate host plant of Eri silkworm

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Eri silkworm is polyphagous species and reared mostly on the leaves of Castor and Kesseru plant. Tapioca is also as known as Cassava is an important starchy root crops and has been grown in India for more than a century. Tapioca leaves are also good source of protein and are utilized as secondary source of food to rear eri silkworm. Almost all insect are host specific their most preferred food in order to extract the maximum benefit out of it,although most of them eat a great many varieties. Different food plants may influence differently on food intake, efficiency of digestion and conversion ...