Effect of nuclear polyhedrosis virus on botanicals treated larvae of Bombyx mori L. Elumalai D1,*, Thaiyalnayagi G1, Poovizhiraja B2 1Department of Agricultural Entomology, Adhiyamaan College of Agriculture and Research, Athimugam–636105, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India 2ICAR-KVK, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tiruppur–641 667, India *Corresponding author Email: elu8032@gmail.com
Online published on 27 December, 2023. Abstract Laboratory testing of virulence of two BmNPV stains KRI 1 and DMI 1 tested against multivoltine silkworm breeds showed that the KRI-1 stain showed high mortality of 75.03 per cent in Pure Mysore followed by Tamil Nadu White (73.66%) while C. Nichi recorded minimum of 61.0 per cent mortality. Another study conducted on the efficacy of botanicals against multivoltine breeds, viz., Nistari, C. Nichi and Tamil Nadu White infected with BmNPV revealed that Plectranthus amboinicus recorded significantly lesser mortality of 34.60 per cent, 30.10 per cent and 33.00 per cent, respectively and was on par with Psoralea corylifolia (35.65%, 29.33%, 34.00%) against the mortality of 60.00 per cent (Nistari), 59.00 per cent (C. Nichi) and 52.00 per cent in Tamil Nadu White, respectively. Results on the response of the above breeds to a particular treatment revealed that mortality was significantly lowest in C. Nichi for both the treatments, P. corylifolia (29.00%) and P. amboinicus (31.10%), followed by Nistari (34.60%, 35.65%). Top Keywords Sericulture, Silkworm larva, Multivoltine breeds, Nistari, C. Nichi, Tamil Nadu White, NPV, Botanicals, P. amboinicus, P. corylifolia. Top |