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Abstract

Lepidoptera larvae are good experimental materials to observe growth phenomenon.In the present study relationship between quality and consumption of leaves and larval rearing have been depicted .

Keywords

Lepidoptera Larvae Silkworm

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Srivastava, S., Saxena, H., & Srivastava, A. (2003). Rearing and feeding of larvae of Bombyx mori Linn In laboratory conditions. Environment Conservation Journal, 4(1-3), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2003.0412304

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