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Silkworms don't bite.

Things to note when raising silkworms:

1. Temperature

Silkworms are very afraid of cold, so when raising silkworms, you must pay attention to the breeding temperature. Usually April and May of each year are the best times to raise silkworms. The temperature at this time is basically around 20 to 25 degrees. There is no need to spend a lot of effort to adjust the temperature of the breeding room. Therefore, through the adjustment of temperature, the practice of raising silkworms in other seasons gradually emerged.

2. Mulberry leaves

When raising silkworms, you should pay attention to the fact that mulberry leaves should be fresh. At most, mulberry leaves that have been left at home overnight can be used to feed silkworms. However, if the mulberry leaves are not fresh for too long, the silkworms will have diarrhea after being handled or will not eat them at all.

The second thing to note is that the mulberry leaves must be cleaned and dust-free. At the same time, you cannot feed the silkworms with mulberry leaves that have dew on them or are not dry after washing, because the silkworms will have diarrhea and then die after eating them. Finally, even if the mulberry leaves have been sprayed recently, you cannot pick them and feed them to the silkworms, because silkworms are particularly sensitive to toxins.

3. Hygiene

The living habits of silkworms are the same as those of pigs, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating. However, silkworms are much more fragile than pigs, so the requirements for the sanitary environment of the breeding room are relatively high. Many farmers have to clean the room every few days during the breeding process. In fact, this is wrong.

It is usually best to clean up every day. Although silkworm feces have certain medicinal value, they will produce bacteria and cause some diseases in the breeding room. In addition, we should clean up the skin shed by silkworms and the leftover mulberry leaves in time, especially the food residues.

4. Management

The management of silkworms actually requires attention in the feeding, daily life and cocooning period. What you need to pay attention to in feeding is that you cannot feed all the mulberry leaves at one time. Generally, you have to feed them at least twice a day in the morning and evening.

Secondly, the main thing to pay attention to in daily management is that the breeding room should not be filled with incense, mosquito coils, perfumes and other things with strong odors, otherwise the silkworms will not be able to bear it and die. Finally, during the cocooning period, we need to prepare a place for the silkworms to cocoon, so that they will not be so laborious when cocooning. If we do not provide assistance, they may become pupae before the cocoons are completed.

Additional information:

Types of silkworms

1. Cassava silkworm

When castor silkworms are fed with cassava, they are commonly known as cassava silkworms. In fact, they are castor silkworms. In 1956, Cenxi County in Guangxi successfully tried to raise castor silkworms with cassava leaves, and then expanded to neighboring counties to raise them, and they are called cassava silkworms. Guangdong and Fujian also raised them successively. Their habits and characteristics are the same as castor silkworms.

2. Horse silkworm

When castor silkworms are fed with Corium leaves, they are commonly known as Corium silkworms. In 1965, the Hunan Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Sericulture Experimental Station successfully raised castor silkworms using wild Corium leaves.

It is called horse silkworm. The development of silkworms raised with horse silkworms is slower than that of castor leaves. It takes 2 to 4 days to grow to full age, but the weight of the cocoon layer is the same, which can reach 0.34 to 0.42g. It has also been raised in Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Gansu, Shaanxi and other provinces. Its habits and characteristics are the same as those of castor silkworms.

3. Huili silkworm

That is, eri-silkworm. It is the transliteration of eri-silkworm. The eri-silkworm originated from Arom in northeastern India. The locals called it eri-silkworm. The Japanese transliterated the eri of eri-silkworm as Huili. When the Chinese introduced eri-silkworm, it was also called Huili silkworm because Huili means that it is economical to raise and profitable, and easy to promote. At that time, some people in China also translated eri-silkworm as Ai Li silkworm or Yili silkworm.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Silkworm

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Sericulture

Silkworms will not bite people. To raise silkworms, just make a box and cover it with paper. Be careful not to let silkworms touch water. There are a lot of bacteria in the water. If silkworms eat it, they will get sick easily. What kind of silkworms do you raise? Mulberry silkworms only eat mulberry leaves, tussah silkworms eat tussah leaves, camphor silkworms eat camphor leaves and maple leaves. In our rural areas, every household raises silkworms. According to the mulberry leaf cycle, we raise silkworms 5 times a year (spring silkworms come to plant around April 30, summer silkworms come to plant on June 20, early autumn silkworms come to plant on July 30, mid-autumn silkworms come to plant on August 22, and late autumn silkworms come to plant on September 26). Silkworm eggs are provided by professional breeding bases. We raise mulberry silkworms here. We have mulberry trees in front of and behind our houses. Mulberry leaves are sold on Taobao, and I also sell them there. The shopkeeper's name is "Shuanggong Cocoon"

Silkworms should be fed with tender mulberry leaves, and the temperature should be around 27 degrees. They should sleep for 3 times in 10 days (1-3 years old), and then sleep for the fourth time (4 years old) after 4 days. After 8 days, the silkworms will spin silk and make cocoons.

The mulberry leaves should be covered with wet cotton or gauze, but the water should be wrung out so that no water can drip. This can extend the life of the mulberry leaves, or you can use paper to absorb water on it.

It doesn't bite people. Please note that it will fall asleep in four sleep modes.