SSTL, Kodathi, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Central Silk Board established Silkworm Seed Technology Laboratory (SSTL) at Bengaluru during the year 1989, to tackle various seed (silkworm egg) related problems and to develop suitable package/ technologies required for improving the quality of silkworm seed produced in the country. In addition to the above, this Research Institute has also been accredited to issue Quarantine Certificate for export of Silkworm Seed, for which an exclusive laboratory has been established. Presently, the Institute is functioning under the technical and administrative control of National Silkworm Seed Organization, CSB.