Overview of silkworm pathology in China

Abstract

In this study, we elaborated the history and progress of studies on silkworm diseases in China through summarizing and reviewing the achievements on silkworm pathology, pathogenic molecular biology, epidemiology, pathogen detection and diagnostic techniques, damage from non-infectious silkworm diseases and control of non-infectious silkworm diseases. These summaries and reviews would provide good references for further studies in silkworm diseases.

Key words: Silkworm, pathology, disease control, China.