Haemolymph Glucose level of F1 progeny raised from Ethyl Methanesulfonate treated Silkworm Bombyx mori L.

Two pure breeds of mulberry silkworm namely Pure Mysore and NB4D2, at the age of fifth instar first day were treated with different doses of ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) by oral injection. The treated larvae along with their respective controls were allowed to continue development. The F1 progenies were raised by selfing the moths emerged from the ethyl methanesulfonate treated and control sets separately. The control as well as F1 progeny raised from the treated silkworm larvae were collected daily with a regular interval of 24 h. for haemolymph collection. The collected haemolymph was subjected for glucose assay. The experimental results clearly indicated the significant variation in blood glucose level between control and experimental sets as well as among experimental sets