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VIII. Teaching Methods/ Activities
– Lectures
– Collections, preservation of specimens and submission of different species of
sericigenous insects
– Drawing of specimens – habitat sketches using camera lucida and grids
– Photography of specimens using scientifically advanced camera
– Micro photography/ photo microscopy of specimens
– Preparation of permanent slides
– Assignments (Reading/ Writing)
– Text Books
– Student presentations
– Experimentation
– Group discussion
– Group work
– Laboratory exercises
– Scientific journals and periodicals

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Sericulture
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IX. Learning outcome
After successful completion of this course the students are expected
• To identify the sericigenous fauna
• To understand the basic principles of morphology
• To understand the basic principles of systematics
• Understanding the Type concept, erection of types
• To establish confidence in systematics of sericigenous insects
X. Resources
Dilip De Sarkar. 1998. 
The Silkworm – Biology, Genetics and Breeding
. Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Imms AD. 1961. 
General Text Book of Entomology
. 9
th
Edn., Rev. by O.W. Richards & R.G.
Davies, Bombay.
Saxena AB. 1996. 
Development of Behaviour in Insects
. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
Saxena AB. 1996. 
Principles of Insect Morphology
. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Saxena AB. 1996. 
Ecology of Insects.
Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Journals
•
Bulletins of Sericultural Experimental Station 
- Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.
•
Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan
- Sericultural Experimental Station, Wade,
Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
•
Sericologia
- Jacques Rousseau, 69350, La Mulatiere, France.
•
Indian Journal of Sericulture
- CSR & TI, Mysore.
•
Journal of Sericulture and Technology -
Published by NASSI, Bangalore.
•
Indian Silk -
Central Silk Board, Bangalore.
•
Bulletin of Indian Academy of Sericulture
- Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.
•
Reshme Krishi (Kannada) 
- Department of Sericulture, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.
Websites
• www.csb.gov.in/
• www.karnataka.gov.in/kssrdi/documents/2019/tender%20KC.pdf
• www.tnau.ac.in/
• www.csrtimys.res.in/