What are the symptoms of flacherie ?
Bacteria and viruses cause the disease individually or in combination. Fluctuating temperature and humidity and poor quality mulberry predispose the disease development. 1. The diseased larvae will be stunted in growth, dill lethargic soft and appear flaccid 2. The cephalothoracic region may be translucent 3. The larvae vomit gut juice, develop dysentery and excrete chain type fecus. 4. The larvae on death putrefy, develop different and emit foul smell.