An Improved Method For The Detection Of Pebrine (Nosema  Bombycis N.) Spores In Silkworm (Bombyx Mori L.)

Satadal Chakrabarty; A K Saha; B B Bindroo; B Manna; S Nirmal Kumar

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Satadal Chakrabarty Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Berhampore, West Bengal - 742 101 (India)
A K Saha Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Berhampore, West Bengal - 742 101 (India)
B B Bindroo Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka - 570 008 (India)
B Manna Parasitology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700 019 (India)
S Nirmal Kumar Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Berhampore, West Bengal - 742 101 (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Antibiotic, fungicide, Nosema bombycis, pebrine, polar filament

Abstract

The present paper describes an improved method for the detection of pebrine (Nosema bombycis) spores using powdered formulation of Ambistryn-S (antibiotic preparation of streptomycin sulphate) and Transco Trichostar (a biofungicidal preparation of Trichoderma viridae) to the larval, pupal and moth suspension after oviposition to check other bacterial and fungal growth. Alternate refrigeration used in this method simultaneously induces the pathogen to complete its intermediate life cycle stages and triggers production of maximum number of Nosema spores having long polar tubes (LT) with highly developed coat wall protein that facilitate the observation of pathogen under light microscope. This low-cost method performed successfully in detecting the pebrine spores at very low intensity in small populations, involved minimum skill and gave very quick results.

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