Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
Borocera cajani or "Landibe" (vernacular name) is the wild silk moth that is currently used to produce silk textiles in Madagascar. This species is endemic to Madagascar, and is distributed throughout the island, colonizing the Uapaca bojeri or "Tapia" forest of the central highl...
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| author | Razafimanantsoa, TM. Rajoelison, G. Ramamonjisoa, B. Raminosoa, N. Poncelet, M. Bogaert, J. Haubruge, E. Verheggen, FJ. |
| author_facet | Razafimanantsoa, TM. Rajoelison, G. Ramamonjisoa, B. Raminosoa, N. Poncelet, M. Bogaert, J. Haubruge, E. Verheggen, FJ. |
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| description | Borocera cajani or "Landibe" (vernacular name) is the wild silk moth that is currently used to produce silk textiles in Madagascar. This species is endemic to Madagascar, and is distributed throughout the island, colonizing the Uapaca bojeri or "Tapia" forest of the central highlands. The forest provides food in the form of plants for B. cajani, including U. bojeri leaves. The species secretes silk at the onset of pupation and for making cocoons. Borocera cajani and its natural habitat are threatened by human destruction, such as bush fires, firewood collection, charcoal production, and the over-harvesting of their cocoons. Wild silk production largely disappeared when the silk industry utilized many people on the island as the collectors of cocoons, spinners, dyers, weavers, and artists who transform the silk into clothes, accessories, and objects. Therefore, it is important to study the biology of B. cajani to revitalize silk production in a way that helps conserve this species and the Tapia forest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d669b25f37904ce1be172ff98f9e87782022-12-22T01:13:22ZengPresses Agronomiques de GemblouxBiotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement1370-62331780-45072012-01-01162269276Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)Razafimanantsoa, TM.Rajoelison, G.Ramamonjisoa, B.Raminosoa, N.Poncelet, M.Bogaert, J.Haubruge, E.Verheggen, FJ.Borocera cajani or "Landibe" (vernacular name) is the wild silk moth that is currently used to produce silk textiles in Madagascar. This species is endemic to Madagascar, and is distributed throughout the island, colonizing the Uapaca bojeri or "Tapia" forest of the central highlands. The forest provides food in the form of plants for B. cajani, including U. bojeri leaves. The species secretes silk at the onset of pupation and for making cocoons. Borocera cajani and its natural habitat are threatened by human destruction, such as bush fires, firewood collection, charcoal production, and the over-harvesting of their cocoons. Wild silk production largely disappeared when the silk industry utilized many people on the island as the collectors of cocoons, spinners, dyers, weavers, and artists who transform the silk into clothes, accessories, and objects. Therefore, it is important to study the biology of B. cajani to revitalize silk production in a way that helps conserve this species and the Tapia forest.http://hdl.handle.net/11006/19Borocera cajaniUapaca bojerisilksilk industrybiodiversityMadagascar |
| spellingShingle | Razafimanantsoa, TM. Rajoelison, G. Ramamonjisoa, B. Raminosoa, N. Poncelet, M. Bogaert, J. Haubruge, E. Verheggen, FJ. Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement Borocera cajani Uapaca bojeri silk silk industry biodiversity Madagascar |
| title | Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) |
| title_full | Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) |
| title_fullStr | Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) |
| title_short | Silk moths in Madagascar: A review of biology, uses and challenges related to Borocera cajani (Vinson, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) |
| title_sort | silk moths in madagascar a review of biology uses and challenges related to borocera cajani vinson 1863 lepidoptera lasiocampidae |
| topic | Borocera cajani Uapaca bojeri silk silk industry biodiversity Madagascar |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11006/19 |
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