North Lakhimpur, March 12 -- Assam's muga farmers have been facing a huge impact on their investment for the incoming season after thousands of newly reared Muga Silkworms died in Muga host plantations across Dhakuakhana.

Farmers found the grown-up Muga Silkworms dying on host plants in large numbers before the phase of making yarns in many Somanis (host plantations).

According to the affected farmers, they said that they bought the Muga seed crops and cocoons from Garo Hills in Meghalaya. The farmers planned to rear them for the autumn harvest called Jaruwa.

The cost of the cocoons was Rs. 15 to Rs. 20 per piece. Now the death of the Muga Silkworms is costing most of the farmers losses up to Rs. 20,000 per plantation.

Sources said, i...