CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The process of raising silkworms and various matters needing attention (The process of raising silkworms and various matters needing attention)

1. How to raise silkworms?

1. Steps of silkworm rearing

(1) From silkworm ants to silkworm babies

Suitable temperature: 20-25℃.

Time: 2-3 days to hatch.

Collecting ants: The young silkworms will crawl out of the egg shell like ants. Use very light gestures to collect them and lead them to the tender leaves. Note: The silkworm eggs need to be kept in a ventilated and dark place during the incubation period.

(2) Feeding silkworms

The living habits of silkworms are: sleep when full, eat when awake;

Living environment: Plastic or wooden flat box,

Note: The mulberry leaves should be fresh. You can also collect them in a plastic bag each time, use a few leaves every day, and sprinkle some water on the rest and put them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh. The collected leaves will have some dust, so you can wash them and dry them. You must dry them, otherwise the young or adult silkworms will have diarrhea if they eat them.

(3) Silkworms spin silk and make cocoons

Molting: After molting once, the larvae become the second-instar larvae. Each time the larvae molts, they become one year older. They molt a total of four times.

Cocooning: 7-8 days after molting four times, the owl stops eating mulberry leaves, its body starts to shine, and it begins to look for a suitable place to start cocooning.

Note: Put some supporting objects in the silkworm box to help the silkworms make cocoons.

(4) About silkworm droppings

Silkworm feces, also known as silkworm sand, has the effects of curing dampness, itching, removing internal heat, removing rheumatism, and improving hearing and eyesight. Many elderly people dry it and make it into pillows for their newborn babies to sleep on. Silkworm feces, black particles, can be used as medicine in traditional Chinese medicine and are also good nutrients for plants.

(5) Silkworms break out of their cocoons

The silkworm sheds its skin for the final time (fifth time) in the cocoon and becomes a pupa. After about 7-10 days, the pupa turns into a silkworm moth and emerges from the cocoon.

Note: The fat one is the mother of the silkworm, and the thin one is the father of the silkworm. Let the father and mother of the silkworm live together, and you can see a lot of silkworm eggs the next day. If you protect them well, these silkworm eggs can hatch again in the spring of the next year.

2. What should we pay attention to when raising silkworms?

Things to note when raising silkworms

1. The silkworms are very small and have dark black bodies. When feeding them mulberry leaves, it is best to pick the tender mulberry leaves. It is also best to cut a small piece with scissors to make it easier for the silkworms to eat.

2. When the silkworms grow up a little, the mulberry leaves do not need to be cut, but the tender leaves are still the main ones, which is convenient for the silkworms to eat. They are now slightly white. Since the mulberry leaves are tender, they dry very quickly, so pay attention to adding leaves in time.

3. The silkworms eat more vigorously, grow faster, and have a good appetite, so it is easy to reach the time of molting. That is, the silkworms do not move much, and then begin the process of molting. Don't think it is sick and rub it.

4. After the fourth molting, the silkworm's body has become more transparent and is ready to start spinning silk. After about 5 days, the cocoons can be harvested.

5. Silkworms basically spend their entire lives eating. For those who raise silkworms in cities, the most troublesome thing is the mulberry leaves. If there are some in the garden, it is best to pick them. If not, you can buy them online or in the local market. Before feeding mulberry leaves, please be sure to wash the leaves, wipe them dry and then feed them to the silkworms, so that they are not prone to diarrhea or even death.

6. If it is difficult to obtain mulberry leaves, you can go out and pick them, pack them up, sprinkle some water on them and put them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh. This way, the silkworms can eat mulberry leaves every day. If there are really no leaves, you can also feed them some vegetable leaves, such as camphor leaves or lettuce leaves.

7. If you find that silkworms are not allowed to eat for several consecutive days, and it is a collective state, then you should pay attention to two issues. One is the hygiene of the mulberry leaves, whether they are washed clean, whether there are pesticides, etc. The other is whether the mulberry leaves have moisture and are not wiped dry, which will cause the silkworms to get sick. If none of these are present, you need to consider the surrounding environment. Too fragrant, too humid, or too dry is not good. Young silkworms have strong resistance to high temperature and humidity. Generally, the silkworm room is maintained at 25-28℃ and the relative humidity is 75%-80%. Adult silkworms are suitable for an environment with slightly lower temperature and humidity and good ventilation. Generally, the silkworm room is maintained at 23-24℃ and the relative humidity is 60%-70%.

3. What should we pay attention to when raising silkworms?

Details to pay attention to when raising silkworms

1. Remove sand before dormancy. This is to avoid excessive accumulation of silkworm feces, which can easily breed and spread pathogens and invade the silkworms during their dormancy.

2. Silkworms do not eat or move during the dormant period. They mainly rely on the nutrients absorbed by eating mulberry before dormancy to maintain their life activities. Therefore, they must sleep when they are full. If you stop feeding mulberry too early, they will starve to sleep. Starved silkworms are weak in constitution, poor in resistance, and prone to illness.

3. Silkworms are less resistant to external interference during their dormancy, so you must pay attention to their protection during dormancy. When 95% of the silkworms have fallen asleep, sprinkle them with fresh lime powder and silkworm medicine "Disease Prevention No. 1" to prevent pathogens from invading. If a small number of silkworms do not eat mulberry and do not sleep, it is because they have not found a place to sleep. At this time, add some mulberry leaves to help them sleep in batches.

4. Silkworms are temperature-changing animals, and their adaptability range is 20-30℃. In the spring silkworm period, the climate is often low and humid, so the focus is on replenishing warmth and removing moisture. In the summer silkworm period, the climate is hot and humid, so the focus is on cooling and removing moisture, keeping the air in the silkworm room flowing, and removing the stuffiness. In the autumn silkworm period, if the weather is hot and dry, it is necessary to replenish moisture indoors and combine disinfection, that is, spray the ground and walls with fresh lime powder and bleaching powder; you can also hang a wet cloth on the silkworm rack to keep the silkworm room moist to prevent the silkworms from having difficulty molting or half molting.

4. What is the whole process of silkworm rearing?

1. Hatching silkworm eggs: Place the silkworm eggs in a warm place such as an electric blanket or pocket.

2. Feeding food: Provide silkworms with fresh, dry mulberry leaves once a day.

3. Clean regularly: Clean the paper box once a day to remove any remaining food and feces.

4. Note: When the silkworms are making cocoons, put some dry branches and bamboo strips in the paper box.