PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF MULBERRY SILK MOTH (BOMBYX MORI) LARVAE

The macronutrient content of immediate premetamorphosis larvae of the mulberry silk moth (Bombyx mor?) was determined. These large insect larvae are raised easily under colony conditions, and are accepted eagerly by a variety of sight-feeding amphibian, reptilian, avian, and mammalian insectivorous animals. The protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, and gross energy content were compared to, and found to exceed, those of another commonly cultured insect, the mealworm larvae of Tenebrio molitor.

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