Research Article

Evaluation of Silkworm Lines against Variations in Temperature and RH for Various Parameters of Commercial Cocoon Production

Table 1

Temperature and relative humidity regimes during 4th and 5th instar larval rearing of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

TreatmentsTemperature (°C) for 3 hrsRelative humidity (%)

T0Standard rearing temperature (25 ± 1°C)Standard RH (70–80%)
T125 ± 155
T225 ± 165
T325 ± 175
T430 ± 155
T530 ± 165
T630 ± 175
T735 ± 155
T835 ± 165
T935 ± 175