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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2017-08-01

发表刊物：JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

收录刊物：SCIE、PubMed、Scopus

卷号：110

期号：4

页面范围：1404-1411

ISSN号：0022-0493

关键字：Chinese oak silkmoth; Tussah moth; entomophagy; traditional Chinese medicine; Antheraea pernyi

摘要：Sericulture was developed in China in ancient times. Antheraea pernyi Guerin-Meneville was domesticated at least 2,000 yr ago, and Chinese farmers developed artificial rearing of A. pernyi before the 17th century. Today, > 60,000 tons of cocoons are produced in China each year, which accounts for 90% of the world production. Despite the widespread utilization of A. pernyi in China and a long history of domestic research, the knowledge of A. pernyi outside China is limited. Therefore, we have in this paper summarized the production, usage, and breeding of A. pernyi. The foremost usage of A. pernyi is as silk producers; however, about 55-70% is used for other purposes. In this paper, we give examples of how the different developmental stages are used as a food source for human consumption and in traditional Chinese medicine, both directly in different preparations and also as a nutrient source for rearing medicinal fungi.