Disease Monitoring
Joint Silkworm Disease Monitoring Survey
Seasonal surveys on silkworm diseases, is being conducted at different levels of Basic Seed Multiplication and commercial grainages in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The survey team will record the incidence and intensity of disease in the field and demonstrate the improved method of mother moth examination and also offers technical guidance and prophylactic measures to check the incidence of pebrine.
Silkworm disease monitoring survey is being conducted jointly by the scientists of ISTR, KSSRDI, APSSRDI and DOS officials. This service has been very useful for combating the silkworm diseases, especially pebrine, which is a dreadful disease and harmful to the industry.
ISTR also involved in Joint disease monitoring survey carried at CSGRC Hosur, P4 BSF Hassan, P3 BSF Mysore, & P2 BSF Yelagiri Hills along with the scientists of CSGRC Hosur, CSRTI Mysore and the In-charge of the Basic seed Farms.
Survey Locations
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
CSGRC Hosur
P4 BSF Hassan
P3 BSF Mysore
P2 BSF Yelagiri Hills
Collaborating Institutes
