PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN PAKAN BUATAN UNTUK ULAT SUTERA Samia cynthia Riccini

Abstract

Ulat sutera merupakan serangga bernilai ekonomi tinggi. Kepompong ulat sutera dapat dijadikan bahan dasar pembuatan kain sutera dengan harga jual yang tinggi. Kelompok Usaha Jantra Mas Sejahtera (JAMTRA) merupakan kelompok usaha kain sutera yang melakukan usaha dari hulu ke hilir secara mandiri mulai dari pemeliharaan ulat sutera, pengolahan benang dan kain sutera, serta desain produk kain sutera. Dalam hal pemeliharaan ulat sutera, kelompok usaha JAMTRA mengahadapi permasalahan seperti kurangnya pemahaman mengenai cara memperbanyak serangga dengan baik, dan kurangnya pengetahuan mengenai pakan buatan untuk perbanyakan serangga. Kegiatan ini bertujuan meningkatkan pengetahuan peternak ulat sutera dalam memperbanyak serangga berdasar sifat ekologi serangga dan melatih peternak ulat sutera dalam membuat pakan buatan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa pakan berhasil digunakan bagi ulat sutera. Namun demikian, tidak ada kepompong yang terbentuk. Sehingga, kegiatan lanjutan diperlukan untuk memodifikasi komposisi pakan agar dapat digunakan dalam perbanyak ulat sutera secara maksimal.

Effect of different diet on the survivorship, life cycle, and fecundity of eri silkworm Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

“…This situation indicates the need for more expansive space for mulberry plantations for cultivation activity on a large scale. Although eri silkworm Samia cynthia ricini (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), which is also known as Attacus cynthia ricini, Philosamia cynthia ricini, and Philosamia ricini (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International 2021), has been commercially used for many years in India (Hani and Das 2019), it has been developed only recently in Indonesia (Trisnawati and Nurkomar 2020) and Thailand (Tungjitwitayakul and Tatun 2017). This caterpillar is easy to rear and can produce beautiful natural silk that is of good quality.…”

Population Management of Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by Eggs Refrigeration and Its Effect on Hatchability, Development, and Fecundity

“…The distribution of this insect has spread to China and Japan (Peigler 1989;Singh and Benchamin 2002). This silkworm is relatively new in Thailand and Indonesia (Tungjitwitayakul and Tatun 2017;Trisnawati and Nurkomar 2020). Samia cynthia ricini is an insect that feeds on more than 29 plants (Reddy et al 2002).…”

“…Many eggs require more resources, such as the availability of spaces, equipment, labour, and diet used in the rearing process. Excess eggs are usually discarded, so the rearing process cannot be carried out optimally (Trisnawati and Nurkomar 2020). Therefore, insect population management through modification of the life cycle by refrigeration can be done as a step to delay the development of immobile phases such as eggs or pupae at a specific temperature so that eggs can be stored and reared at different times.…”

Analysis of Silkworm Farming Business in Partnership with CV Kupu Sutera Pasuruan East Java

“…Silkworms are cold-blooded animals (Poikilotherms), meaning their body temperature varies with the temperature of their surroundings. Silkworms are moth-like insects that receive complete metamorphosis from eggs to larvae, pupae, and imago [7,8]. If silkworms are produced from upstream to downstream, they have great economic value [9,10].…”