Found inside – Page 488The species of non-mulberry silkworms are also known as 'wild or giant ... Antheraea assamensis called Indian Muga moth that produce golden muga silk, ... In this book emphasis has been given on the types of cocoon, quality and quantum of cocoon production and introduction of improvised seed technology package. Found inside – Page 213Although a number of species are found producing silk but only few ... the tasar silk industry has not reached up to mark as the mulberry silkworm industry. Found inside – Page 18Both kinds are reared indoors on the leaves of the mulberry . The smaller species of pat silk worm gives a white silk , which is reeled into a coarser and ... Found inside – Page 277Types. of. non-mulberry. silk. The non-mulberry silks are tasar, eri, muga, fragaria and cricula which are produced by silkworms belonging to the family ... Found inside – Page 659It is a kind of secretion of the mature silkworm larva (to form cocoon), ... Types of Silk Eri Silk Muga Silk Produced by yellowish is colour, less fine. Found inside – Page 2The silkworms are species specific in feeding habits i.e. , the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori feeds only on mulberry leaf , Antheraea assama which produces ... Found inside – Page 409In Assam alone , 80,000 pounds of this silk are annually produced . ... Silk - Worm of India . This is a species of silkworm which cannot be domesticated . Found inside – Page 157Muga culture is the monopoly of Assam as it can't be produced anywhere else ... Muga is an endemic silkworm species prevalent in the Brahmaputra Valley and ... Found inside – Page 220For example, silkworm moths produce the silk fibres to provide shelters in the ... Although there are many types of silk in nature, each species of silk ... Found inside – Page 204Muga is produced from cocoons of I the Antheraea assama westwood - moth—a species endemic to the I valley and the - adjoining hill tracts. Muga silk is I ... Found inside – Page 4Tasar silk is secreted by the tasar species of Antheraea. ... is the Muga silk contributing 1% of total silk produced by the silkworm Antheraea assama. Found inside – Page 372The five silkworm species commercially exploited for silk production in India are as ... The muga silk on commercial scale is produced in Assam (93.04 %) ... Found inside – Page 815There are five major types of silk produced in India, i.e. mulberry silk, tasar silk, muga silk, eri silk and oak silk. • The catterpillars (larva) of the ... Found inside – Page 27Muga silk worm is found only in Assam. It feeds on two local species of shrubs – Machilus bombycina and Litsae polyantha, producing a strong, golden yellow ... Found inside – Page 584In southern China , silk from the oak silkworm , Antheraea pernyi , produces some 50,000 tons a year . In India , tussore and muga silks are produced by ... Found inside – Page 239Three other commercially important kinds are : Eri silk , Tasar silk and Muga silk . Mulberry Silkworms The insect producing mulberry silk is a domesticated ... Found inside – Page 39It is the comment silkworm among other species. It is domesticated species and Feeds on the ... The silk produced is of good quality and is white or cream. Found inside – Page 765Four types of silk are produced in India. ... Tasar silkworm (Antheraea paphia) □ Eri silkworm (Attacus ricinis) □ Muga silkworm (Antheraea assama) Green ... Found inside – Page 24428.1 Introduction Wild silk is produced by anything other than mulberry silkworm. It is generally produced by caterpillars. There are a number of types of ... Found insideAssam accounts for more than 95% of the muga silk production. ... The muga silkworm is a single species with little genetic variation among populations, ... Found inside – Page 409In Assam alone , 80,000 pounds of this silk are annually produced . ... Silk - Worm of India . This is a species of silkworm which cannot be domesticated . Found inside – Page 73Another allied muga species Antheraea youngei is available in the Java island of ... Semi - domesticated muga silk is generally produced from the species . Found inside... their silk is not as fine as silkworms', several species are cultivated. The two most important wild silks are tasar and muga. Tasar is produced in a ... The history of mulberry silk is well known and much has been written on its cultivation and production, especially by and for specialists. The scope and purpose of this volume is quite different, however. Found inside – Page 26Silkworm which produces muga silk . ... Antibiotic A mold or fungus that is produced by a species of microorganism or synthesized chemically and , in dilute ... Found inside – Page 4Table 1.2 Common silkworm varieties and their voltinism. Common name Scientific name Voltinism Mulberry silk Tasar silk (tropical Tasar silk (Temperate) ... Found inside – Page 140The muga silk is produced by Antheraea assama which feeds on Machilus bombycina. ... There are several species of silkworm that are used in commercial silk ... Found inside – Page 275... including famous silkworm species A.pernyi , A. mylitta , A. paphia and A.yamamai producing tasar silk . It also includes A. assama , yielding muga silk ... Found inside – Page 534.1.3 Types of silk The silkworms are generally cultivated. ... four varieties of silk, e.g. mulberry, tasar, eri and muga, and each variety is produced by ... Found insideDifferent types of silk are produced by distinct species of silkworms ... tasar silk (A. mylitta), eri silk (Samiaricini/Cynthia ricini), muga silk ... Found inside – Page 53Samia cynthia , a commercially important species , was imported to the ... Silk Moths as Food Mulberry silk is produced by the well - known silkworm ... Found inside – Page 143This species of silkworm is completely domesticated and reared indoors. ... Indian tropical tasar silk is produced by the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta and it ... Found inside – Page 757Besides these the hybrid strain produced as a result of cross-breeding of a Chinese species Antheraea pernyi with A. proylei, produces Oak Tasar silk. Found inside – Page 337Wild silks are produced by caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm and ... the silk, which are known as nonmulberry silkworms like A. mylitta (tasar), ... Found inside – Page 2Several other species (out of the around 200 which spin a cocoon) produce a workable thread, but only that of the silkworm is real silk. Found inside – Page 1All other species of silk are denominated " wild silks ; ” only a few of these are of importance , such as those from the Tussah and Muga silkworms . Ordinary Silk . — This is produced by the caterpillar of the silk moth ( Bombyx Mori ) , fig . 1. Found inside – Page 409In Assam alone , 80,000 pounds of this silk are annually produced . ... Silk - Worm of India . This is a species of silkworm which cannot be domesticated . Found inside – Page 73It includes - Muga silk worm (Antharaea assamensis), Eri silk worm (Philosamia ... of different silkworms is utilized to produce various types of textiles. Found insideThere are certain wild species of silkworm found in natural state , viz , Attacus atlus , Attacus edwardsi , Philosamia Cynthia ... The silk produced is rough , but the tasar fabrics are fancied and has got tremendous export value . ... Muga silkworm rearing , reeling , and weaving of muga silk , not only represent the Mulberry is ... Found inside – Page 15( a ) Tasar Silk ' Tasar silk ' or ' Tassar silk ' is produced by a species called " Antheeraca Mylitta " . This exists in the form of nearly 19 ecotypes ... Found insideTwo silk glands (spinnerets) inside caterpillars produce the silk fiber, ... Tropical tasar silkworm (Antheraea mylitta): This species inhabits areas with. Found inside – Page 10Bulk of eri silk is produced in Assam while on small scale it is also ... This semi domesticated species is distributed and cultured exclusively in Assam . Found inside – Page 409In Assam alone , 80,000 pounds of this silk are annually produced . ... Silk - Worm of India . This is a species of silkworm which cannot be domesticated . Found inside – Page 1Very few silkworm varieties like Tasar ( Khadi or Kora silk ) , Muga ( Golden ... nearly 80 species / forms / variants produce wild silk of economic value ... Found inside – Page 323Tasar Muga & Eri silkworms : Antheriea mylitla D is the Tasar silkworm and dozens of other tasar silkworm species are ... Various Antheraea species are all wild , A. assamensis which is muga is a domesticated species producing muga silk in ... Found inside – Page 209species is raised for that purpose and has become so dependent upon cultivation that it no longer ... What larvae other than the " Silkworm " produce silk ? 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