Maggot disease of silkworm is caused by

A. Tricholyga sorbillans

B. NPV

C. Protozoan

D. Bacteria

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Maggot disease of silkworm is caused by Tricholyga sorbillans.
Maggot disease is caused by Tricholyga sorbillans, a fly belonging to the order Diptera and family Tachinidae.
The symptom of this disease is the presence of milky white cylindrical eggs on the skin of silkworm larvae. This fly lays eggs on silkworm larvae that vary from several to more than fifty but usually they are two or three.