Selection of bamboo species
Three species of bamboo
Dendrocalamus halmiltonii
,
and
D. strictus
and
Thysastachys siamensis
were used
to rear bamboo caterpillars. Ninety percentage of bamboos species;
D. halmiltonii
,
and
D. strictus
were used to rear
bamboo caterpillars in this study.
Bamboo worm rearing technology transformation
More than 206 villagers were trained by organizing one day bamboo caterpillars rearing training at the
Border schools, Doi Mae Salong and Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai. During the training times, the
participants were taught morphology, biology, life cycle, harvesting and packaging methods of bamboo caterpillars.
The participants also practiced “how to release moths on young bamboo shoots by caging methods” and “hung the
pupae method” in bamboo forests.
Results and Discussion
Participation of villagers
The bamboo caterpillar rearing trainings were participated by high number of males (78.2%) compared to
females (21.7%) (Figure 1). The participant age was ranged from 14-65 years old.
Figure 1. Responses of villagers
