• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.97-99
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• 1991

Disinfection of the rotatory cocooning frame is difficult under a multiple rearing system as the work is successively done. Accordingly, to investigate the effect of formalin fumigation on the rotatory cocooning frame during mounting period the mulberry leaves smeared with the water extract of dust collected form cocoonin frame after treatement were fed on the just molted 3rd instar larvae, 82% of them died with disease during 6 days, and negative effect of formalin fumigation takes place in terms of the cocoon reelability, showing 41% of it.