CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise silkworms? (Video on how to raise silkworms correctly)

1. How to raise silkworms?

Step/Method 1

Prepare a cardboard box of corresponding size according to the number of silkworms you raise, put A4 paper on the bottom of the box, and place a board on the box to prevent mice from eating the silkworms.

Step/Method 2

Put the silkworm eggs into a box, place the box in a place with suitable temperature, and sprinkle a little water in the box to increase the hatching rate.

Step/Method 3

Use scissors to cut the fresh mulberry leaves into pieces and feed them to the silkworms. Be sure to wipe the water off the selected mulberry leaves with a rag, otherwise the silkworms will get sick after eating them.

Step/Method 4

When the silkworms grow up and are about to spin silk, they will not like to eat much. At the same time, their feces will change from dark green to turquoise. You can put the silkworms that are about to spin silk in a box. Do not open the lid frequently and wait patiently for them to turn into silkworm pupae.

2. How to raise silkworms?

1. Raise silkworms in paper boxes and feed them green leaves such as mulberry leaves and lettuce leaves. Young silkworms need to be fed with tender leaves, and adult silkworms also need to eat a moderate amount of old leaves to promote silk production. Before each feeding, be sure to wipe off the moisture on the mulberry leaves. In addition, be sure to separate the silkworms into boxes according to their body size.

2. Mulberry leaves are the most suitable natural food for silkworms. In addition to mulberry leaves, silkworms can also eat green leaves such as lettuce leaves, elm leaves, grape leaves, and lettuce leaves.

3. Silkworms can be raised directly in paper boxes. The paper boxes need to be kept clean and dry without moisture. When raising silkworms in a small space, do not put too many mulberry leaves at one time.

Young silkworms under 4-5 cm need to eat the tenderest leaves, while adult silkworms need to eat a moderate amount of old leaves on top of tender leaves to promote silk production. Every time you feed them mulberry leaves, be sure to wipe off the moisture on them, and remove the mulberry leaves that are not fresh enough in time.

5. It is best to separate the silkworms into boxes according to their body size to prevent them from fighting for territory. In addition, ants will eat silkworms, so you need to observe the environment when raising them and remove ants in time if you find them.

3. New technologies and methods for silkworm breeding?

1. Preparation

Before raising silkworms, be sure to prepare a clean, odor-free cardboard box, and then poke some small holes on the top of the box to facilitate ventilation.

2. Incubation

Place the silkworm eggs in a carton at a temperature of 21-29°C. The incubation time is generally about 11 days.

3. Feeding

(1) When the silkworms are about to hatch, put an appropriate amount of fresh mulberry leaves into the cardboard box for the silkworms to eat.

(2) When silkworms are in the young stage, they can be fed with fresh and tender mulberry leaves. When they are in the adult stage, they can be fed with ordinary mulberry leaves.

(3) Before feeding, be sure to check the mulberry leaves carefully to pick out diseased, moldy, and insect-infested leaves, and make sure there is no water on the leaves, otherwise the silkworms will easily suffer from diarrhea after eating them.

4. Cleaning

(1) The old mulberry leaves in the cartons must be removed regularly and replaced with fresh mulberry leaves. All silkworm feces in the cartons must be cleaned up.

(2) When changing mulberry leaves to clean the feces, you must use a brush. The silkworms on the old mulberry leaves can be gently swept onto the new mulberry leaves, and then the silkworm feces and old mulberry leaves in the cardboard box are cleaned, and finally the new mulberry leaves are put into the cardboard box.

(3) If there are dead silkworms in the carton, be sure to clean it up immediately to prevent other silkworms from being infected.

4. 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.

5. How to raise silkworms?

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Preliminary preparation: Prepare the silkworm room and silkworm tools after planting mulberry leaves; 7 days before raising silkworms, spray and disinfect with 1% strong chlorine, half a pound of liquid per square meter, and seal for more than 24 hours after spraying. At the same time, the environment around the silkworm room should be sprayed and disinfected.

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Mulberry leaves: When raising silkworms, it is important to note that the mulberry leaves should be fresh. Do not use mulberry leaves that have been stored for too long for feeding, as stale mulberry leaves can easily cause diseases in the silkworms.

3.

Temperature: Silkworms are temperature-changing animals, and their adaptability range is 20-30℃. In the spring, silkworms often encounter low-temperature and humid climates, so the focus is on replenishing warmth and removing moisture. In the summer, silkworms encounter high-temperature and high-humidity climates, so the focus is on cooling and removing moisture, keeping the air in the silkworm room flowing, and removing stuffiness. In the autumn, if the weather is hot and dry, you need to replenish moisture indoors.

4.

Accelerate the incubation: About the eighth day after the silkworm eggs are taken out of the warehouse, you can see a small black dot at one end of the egg, which is called the green dot. If 20% of the eggs on a sheet of silkworm eggs have the green dot, use a black cloth to block the light. Starting from the day of the green dot, remove the black cloth at 5 o'clock in the morning on the third day and turn on the light for photosensitive incubation.

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Disease prevention: Silkworms are prone to many diseases, so prevention is generally the main approach. After an illness occurs, special agents should be used for disinfection. At the same time, sick silkworms should not be thrown away randomly as they are highly contagious.

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Management: When feeding mulberry leaves, it is best to feed 2-3 times a day. Secondly, no incense is allowed in the breeding room, and mosquito coils, perfumes and other things with strong odors are not allowed to be placed in the breeding room to prevent the death of the silkworms.

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Hygiene: When there is too much accumulation of silkworm feces, bacteria can easily breed and spread. Silkworm feces must be cleaned up in a timely manner, usually on the same day. In addition, the silkworm skins shed and the leftover mulberry leaves must be cleaned out in a timely manner.

6. How to raise silkworms?

1. Place the silkworm eggs in a box and wait for them to hatch. The most suitable temperature is 25℃-28℃. If the temperature is lower, you can cover the box with a lid.

2. Newly hatched silkworms must be cared for with special care and fed with relatively tender leaves.

3. When the silkworm is dormant, it does not eat or move. On the surface, it is sleeping, but in fact it is shedding its old skin and replacing it with a new one to continue growing. The silkworm will shed its skin 4 times during the whole breeding process. Each time it sheds its skin, it will not eat or move. At this time, try not to disturb it, and do not throw it away thinking it is sick. Each dormant period of the silkworm lasts about one day.

4. Generally, the silkworms start to spin cocoons around 25 days old. When the silkworms' backs are shiny, yellow and transparent, it means that they are about to spin silk and spin cocoons. At this time, a cross space should be provided for the silkworms to spin cocoons. It takes two days to spin a complete cocoon, and the silkworms complete the last molting in the cocoon and become pupae.

5. Male and female silkworm moths mate shortly after emerging from their cocoons. After mating, the female moth takes 4-5 hours to lay 400 eggs and then slowly dies.

7. A beginner’s guide to silkworm farming?

1. Breeding for beginners

When a novice raises silkworms, he needs to prepare a clean, odor-free ordinary paper box or wooden box, then put the purchased silkworm eggs into the paper box, and place the box in a greenhouse that can regulate the temperature. The indoor temperature should be controlled between 21-29 degrees to promote rapid hatching of the silkworm eggs.

2. Feed mulberry leaves

Silkworms grow very fast and have a high demand for mulberry leaves. When raising silkworms, you need to prepare fresh, pesticide-free green mulberry leaves. Use a sharp knife to cut the mulberry leaves into small pieces, and then spread them on the box. Allow the silkworms to eat freely, and feed them mulberry leaves every 3-4 hours to ensure that there is enough food.

3. Suitable environment

Silkworms live in a clean environment. When raising silkworms, if the environment is too dirty, the silkworms will be infected with diseases. The boxes need to be cleaned every 2-3 days. The feces and leftover mulberry leaves in the boxes can be cleaned out, and the windows should be opened from morning to afternoon every day to ventilate the silkworms.

4. Feeding methods

When raising silkworms, the indoor temperature needs to be controlled at around 25 degrees, which is the optimal growth temperature. Silkworms of different ages like to eat different types of mulberry leaves. Silkworms aged 1-3 like to eat tenderer mulberry leaves, while silkworms aged 4-5 can be fed older mulberry leaves, which is beneficial for mulberry to absorb cellulose to spin silk and make cocoons.