Tasar

For the extraction of tasar silk three species of Antherea are used in India. They are Antherea mylitta, A. perniyi and A. royeli. This silkworm is reared on trees of Terminalia tomentosa, Terminalia arjuna. Tasar silkworms are reared wild in nature. They are usually green in colour. The larvae pass four moults before they complete their duration. At the end of the larval period, the larvae spin a ring like structure around the twin and a along peduncle before it constructs the cocoons. The cocoons are large and brown or yellow. The cocoons are cooked in caustic potash and reeled to extract the fibre. Their are also spun for manufacturing coarse fibre.


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