EFFECT OF FOLIC ACID ON THE HAEMOGRAM and SILK PRODUCTIVITY OF MULBERRY SILKWORM Bombyx mori L: (LEPIDOPTERA- BOMBYCIDAE)

Document Type : Original Article

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Depart. of Economic Entomology, Fac. of Agric., Alex. Univ.

Abstract

The present investigation reports the effect of folic acid as supplemented feed on haemogram and some biological parameters of Bombyx mori L. All the tested concentrations of  folic acid  especially 10mg/100ml significantly increased the weight of larvae ,pupae, fresh cocoon  and cocoon shells. Also, treatment  of folic acid increased total haemolymph protein, total haemocyte count, differential haemocyte count and corpora allata activity.

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