Effect of Lemon Juice Enriched Mulberry Diets on Economic Parameters of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Author(s)	Mr. Thippeswamy L, Ms. Sanjana M, Ms. Bhavani M, Mr. Shiva Kumar B
Country	India
Abstract	The domesticated mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. is a popular laboratory model organism utilized in various experimental studies. In the present investigation, the silkworm bivoltine double hybrid FC1×FC2 was reared on mulberry leaves fortified with lemon juice at different concentrations viz., 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0% during the 4th and 5th instar to record its impact on economic parameters of silkworm. The larvae fed on mulberry leaves enriched with 3.0% lemon juice significantly increase economic traits such as larval weight, cocoon weight, pupal weight, shell weight, shell percentage, filament length and filament weight compared to other treatments as well as control batch. Additionally, larvae supplemented with 3.0% lemon juice recorded enhanced reproductive parameters such as fecundity and hatching percentage. These findings suggest that fortification of mulberry leaves with lemon juice can positively influence the larval growth, improved cocoon quality and enhanced reproductive parameters.
Keywords	Bombyx mori, Lemon juice, Economic parameters, Fecundity, Hatching percentage
Field	Biology > Zoology
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-11-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.60960
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hbbz4f

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