Arka Eggstra

Background
The present technology relates to the field of sericulture and methods to increase fertile egg laying in silkmoth.
Technology Details
The technology relates to the use of chemical oviposition stimulant agents (Host volatiles) in the form of embedment, spray or gels for enhancing egg-laying capacity in silkmoths in-vitro. This technology is based on a formulation containing a blend of kairomones from plants that have electrophysiological excitation to Bombyx mori females. The females are excited by the addition of the blend and lay more eggs on treated substrate than control. It was also noted that % egg retention in females provided with treated substrate was less and significantly different from the controls. This technology is first-of-its-kind and is standardized using state-of-the-art facilities and analysis. Treating our formulation on oviposition substrate (paper or cellulose sheet) or through droplet application stimulates the gravid female silkmoth to lay higher % of fertilized eggs and significant reduction in the eggs retained in the abdomen. This makes our technology robust. A Novel kairomone blend "Arka Eggstra" and application methodology for increasing fertile egg laying capacity in silk moth, Bombyx mori. Patent No. 309741