Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development

Department of Studies in Sericulture Science, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India

Publications

• Review Article   
  The Fagara Silkworm (Attacus Atlas L.) under Utilized Vanya Silkworm of India
  Author(s): Ravi Kumara R* and Harish Kumar J
  
  Non-commercial rearing of fagara silkworm (Attacus atlas L.) for their silk is done in India for the purpose of substituting conventional silks with 'fagara silk'. The silk has been shown to have the potential to replace ordinary silk due to the quality of the thicker cocoons, less strenuous rearing conditions, and effective fiber characteristics. It is primarily found in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of the Asian continent. The A. atlas is a multivoltine (2 generations/year-3 generations/year). It completes its life cycle from egg to adult within 62 days-100 days. The larvae is highly polyphagous and folivorous in nature. They feed on over 80 species of host plants, of which 6 species (Meyna laxiflora, Terminalia catappa, Sapium insigne, Ficus carica, Juglans regia, and Moynalaxi flora) can be considered as primary food plants based on.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2376-0214.2022.8.22

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