Artificial revival of silkworm spawn by high-voltage current
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2026-18-3-992-1006Keywords:
silkworm (Bombyx mori), diapause, gren (eggs), artificial regeneration of eggs, age of eggs, high voltage current, biological and productive indicatorsAbstract
The article presents results of multifactorial experiments on artificially reviving mulberry of domestic silkworm breed Kavkaz-2 with high-voltage current, purpose of which was to determine optimal parameters of effect of electric voltage on the eggs of the silkworm to interrupt diapause and the subsequent development of a method for artificially reviving the mulberry. As a result of conducted research, optimal parameters for removing diapause were determined: electrical voltage with a negative charge of 10 kV; exposure time of 3-4 minutes; age of processed eggs is 2, 11, 24 hours; storage mode of oven before processing at low temperatures is 22...23 °C. The mode of processing mold with high-voltage current, using presented parameters, helps to interrupt natural diapause and friendly release of caterpillars from eggs (recovery 94.8-97.4 %), does not adversely affect subsequent stages of development of silkworm, which is confirmed by results of conducted uprooting: duration of uprooting period is 31 days, viability is 95.9-96.8 %, cocoon yield – 3,978-4,083 kg.
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