Comprehensive sericulture. Volume 2. Silkworm rearing & silk reeling

This volume covers the morphology, anatomy, embryology and breeding of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori and explains all the procedures from the production of silkworm eggs through rearing of the silkworm to the harvesting of the cocoons and also the post-cocoon technology of reeling to obtain raw silk. An extensive account of the major pests and diseases of silkworm and their control methods is also given.

History of Sericulture. The Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Anatomy and Embryology of Bombyx mori. Silkworm Breeding. Production of Reproductive Seeds. Production of Industrial Seeds. Incubation of Silkworm Eggs. Basic Requirements for Silkworm Rearing. Disinfection. Rearing Operations. Rearing Young-age Silkworms. Rearing Late-age Silkworms. Mounting to Harvesting. Marketing. Silkworm Diseases. Pests of Silkworms. Pre-reeling Processes. Silk Reeling. Raw Silk Testing. By-products of Sericulture.