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David: How well does the diet sold by Carolina Biological supply work for rearing Bombyx mori?
Chuck: I have not tried Carolina's diet but have heard that a specific mutation is responsible for acceptance of artificial diets. (Wikipedia's Bombyx mori page, referring to

THE GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX MORI
Marian R. Goldsmith, Toru Shimada, and Hiroaki Abe
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146%2Fannurev.ento.50.071803.130456

Thus, I'm not sure if Carolina's diet will work with all strains or just theirs.

Chuck Kristensen
chuck@spiderpharm.com
Spider Pharm Inc.
PO Box 1090
Yarnell, AZ 85362
Telephone: 928-427-6589
Toll-Free (USA): 866-572-0023
Fax: 928-441-1727
Main Site: http://www.spiderpharm.com
Online Store: http://www.shopspiderpharm.com

David A. Schooley
Dept. of Biochemistry/330
Univ. of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557
schooley@unr.edu
Tel: (775) 784-4136; fax (775) 784-1419

*** Announcement: (09/17/07) ***
International Symposium on Insect Midgut Biology
7-11 April 2008, South China Normal University,
Guangzhou, China.
http://www.midgutmeeting.org/General_Program_en.htm

*** Development of an insect-inspired micro air vehicle (poster, 04/13/07) ***

*4th International Conference in Africa for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, July 19-25: 2008 here.

*Announcement: Insect Physiology Course, University of Massachusetts click here.

*The attached pdf files contain the lecture notes of John G. Stoffolano, Professor of Entomology, University of Massachusetts. He provided Insect Physiology Online with a CD with the understanding that the files could be freely shared with anyone teaching insect physiology. He also gave permission for the files to be posted at IP Online.
Teachers of insect physiology may make free use of these materials. Many if not most of the illustrations were obtained from published sources, many of which can no longer be contacted, but should be considered to be the copyright owners. Therefore, these materials may not be used for any purpose other than education; they may not be sold or represented as coming from any other source than Professor Stoffolano and his employer, the University of Massachusetts. A courtesy acknowledgement at each use would be professionally expected.
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Some of the files are large. Creating pdf files reduced the size somewhat, but it will still take some time to download over slow internet connections.

*Radiation-based technology in crop improvement and pest prevention.

*Molecular biology of epidermal repair, see Integument page.

*Richard Lee's Website