Safaa I.A. Hassan

South Valley University · Department of Plant Protection

Bombyx mori L. is one of the most economically important insects because of its production of silk. In this study, we investigated the effect of four plants powder mix on larvae weight, silk gland weight, cocoon parameters and fecundity of moths in two hybrids (local and imported) of silkworm. The most desirable effects (increased final larvae weig...

Nine aqueous or alcoholic plant extracts and three hive products were offered to 4 th and 5 th instar of imported and local hybrids of silkworm. They were: aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Eucalyptus, M ulberry, Christ's thorn (Hozaen and Baladi), Psidium, Ocimum basilicum, Mint, Budlia asiatica, Lantana camara, and Pollen, Bee Bread, Propolis. Th...

Nine aqueous or alcoholic plant extracts and three hive products were offered to 4th and 5th instar of imported and local hybrids of silkworm. They were: aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Eucalyptus, Mulberry, Christ's thorn (Hozaen and Baladi), Psidium, Ocimum basilicum, Mint, Budlia asiatica, Lantana camara, and Pollen, Bee Bread, Propolis. The m...

Physiological and Biochemical Influences of Some Honeybee Products on Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

Pollen is one of the beehive products, which it's rich in protein and a wide range of vitamins. A study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of pollen as nutritive supplementation on silkworm Bombyx mori Land compare its effect with ascorbic acid and an antibiotic (tetracycline). Three concentrations (2, 5 and 10 %) from (pollen, ascorbic aci...

Rearing of silkworm depends on mulberry leaves, which play an important role in the nutrition of silkworm and silk production. Mulberry leaves with supplementary nutrients such botanical extracts and dietary proteins are used as alternative way for improving larval feeding. The present work aimed to evaluate the characters of two silkworm hybrids a...