Question

What is the causative organism of Flacherie?
Write the symptoms of the disease​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Viral flacherie is ultimately caused by infection with Bombyx mori infectious flacherie virus (BmIFV, Iflaviridae), Bombyx mori densovirus (BmDNV, Parvoviridae) or Bombyx mori cypovirus 1 (BmCPV-1, Reoviridae). This either alone or in combination with bacterial infection destroys the gut tissue.Diseases larvae show slow growth, undersized body and poor appetite.

Diseases larvae reveal pale and flaccid body. Tiny black spots appear on larval integument.

Dead larvae remain rubbery and do not undergo putrefaction shortly after death.