There were some relationships between the development of Bombyx mandarina Moore and effective accumulated temperature, which meant that only if the effective accumulated temperature reached a fixed value could it accomplish a certain stage.

• 野桑蚕的发育与有效积温存在一定的关系,即只有有效积温达到一定值时才能完成某一虫态,无论在幼虫期或是蛹期,其有效积温均低于家蚕。