Morphological features of the sensory organs in relation to feeding response on artificial diet in the silkworm Bombyx mori L.
Morphological features of the sensory organs in relation to feeding response on artificial diet in the silkworm Bombyx mori L.
K. M. Sadiq
ABSTRACT
The silkwarm feeding behavior reveals two types of
responses, energetic and inert feeding response to
diet. These two technical terms are introduced in the
present study. It was deserved that the Sensilla
besiconica at the top of maxillary palpus of maxilla
and antennal segments are well developed in the
energetic larva while in the inert larva, these organs
on right side are extremely deformed. It was also
observed in this study that feeding behavior of silkworm
depends on the development of maxillary palpus, and on
number of sensilla on the third segments of antennae.
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June 1990
Vol. 40, Iss. 2
