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Describe sericulture in brief
Asked by ifaikap260503 | 25 Jun, 2019, 08:51: PM
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Sericulture involves rearing of silkworms.

Process of sericulture:

  • A female silkmoth lays hundreds of eggs at a time.
  • The eggs laid by the silkmoth are stored on cloth or paper and kept under hygienic and appropriate conditions.
  • The eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for larvae to hatch from eggs.
  • The larvae feed on mulberry leaves kept in clean bamboo trays and increase enormously in size.
  • After 25-30 days, the caterpillars are moved to a tiny chamber of bamboo in the tray to spin cocoons.
  • The caterpillar or silkworm spins the cocoon inside which develops the silk moth.
  • The cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled or exposed to steam.
  • The silk fibres separate out from the cocoon using special machines. This process is called reeling the silk.
  • Silk fibres are then spun into silk threads, which are woven into silk cloth by weavers.
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