Some Factors Affecting Mating Activity of Male Moths and Egg Production of Bombyx mori L.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Dep. of sericulture, Plant Protection Res. Institute ARC, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

In order to facilitate silkworm breeding processes to produce and increase the industrial eggs, the effects of cold storage as well as the multiple mating by Bombyx mori L. male moths on the fecundity of female moths were studied. The obtained results indicated the possible and useful use of the cold stored male moths up to five days for mating processes. Furthermore, it can be also safely reuse the freshly and healthy males for three matings.