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Non-mulberry silkworm Saturnia Pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and a new perspective source of biomaterials

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This article discusses the prospects for a completely new species for use as a non-mulberry silkworm and supposes that the resulting silk from this silkworm has various biomedical applications as a natural biomaterial. Two giant peacock moths with a light trap were caught: a female moth on the first night (28th May), then the next night (29th May) female moth was used, and successfully it was caught a male moth, in the mountain village of Bash-Shabalyd in the region of Sheki. These two moths were carefully transferred to a carton covered with gauze and transferred to the laboratory. The percentage of the cocoon shell from the mass of the entire cocoon was calculated. The authors described the biological characteristics of Saturnia pyri (S. pyri), the period of growth and development of the caterpillar from hatching to pupation in vitro. It was concluded that the silk-bearing capacity of S. pyri cocoons is not inferior to that of the oak silkworm (Antheraea pernyi) and can be widely used in sericulture to obtain biomedical smart materials, which are successfully obtained from other non-mulberry silkworms.

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Shukurova, Z.Y., Shukurlu, Y.H. Non-mulberry silkworm Saturnia Pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and a new perspective source of biomaterials. Int J Trop Insect Sci 42, 3481–3488 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00878-4

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