CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is it toxic for children to raise silkworms? (Is it toxic for children to raise silkworms? Are there any infectious diseases?)

1. Are silkworms poisonous?

Silkworms are not poisonous.

When the silkworm spins silk and makes a cocoon, its head keeps moving, weaving the silk into neatly arranged ∞-shaped silk loops. After weaving more than 20 silk loops (called a silk row), it moves its body position and then continues to weave the next silk row. After weaving one end, it weaves the other end. Therefore, the cocoon of the silkworm is always thick at both ends and thin in the middle. For each cocoon, the silkworm needs to change its position 250 to 500 times, weaving more than 60,000 8-shaped silk loops. Each silk loop is 0.92cm long on average, and the length of the silk of a cocoon can reach 1500 to 3000m. The secretions in the silk gland are completely used up before the pupa turns into a moth.

2. What are silkworms poisonous to?

Silkworm poisoning caused by toxic substances contaminating mulberry leaves or directly contaminating silkworm bodies.

Diseased silkworms generally show symptoms such as refusal to eat, sluggishness, stunted development, shrinkage or bending, abnormal body luster or the appearance of disease spots. Toxic substances include plant substances such as dervine essence, tobacco, pyrethrum, etc.; gases such as silicon tetrafluoride and hydrogen fluoride produced in the production process of certain industrial products; coal smoke, petroleum gas and sulfur-containing ore calcination gas, as well as organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides. Pollution sources are easy to find. Taking measures to prevent pollution can prevent the occurrence of this disease

3. Is raising silkworms suitable for children?

Children can raise silkworms. First, it can cultivate children's observation ability.

The second is to cultivate children's ability to work.

The third is to cultivate children's love. Silkworms are so cute, harmless, do not run around, and are easy to raise. Children can see silkworms gradually grow from pupae to silkworms, which will turn into cocoons. This must be of great educational significance to children.

4. Are silkworms poisonous?

Silkworms are not poisonous. Silkworms are insects of the order Lepidoptera and are the main source of silk. Silkworms go through four stages in their life: eggs - larvae - pupa - moth. Common silkworms are oligophagous insects that like to eat mulberry leaves, but also lettuce leaves, mulberry leaves, paper mulberry leaves, elm leaves, duck onions, dandelions and lettuce leaves. Silkworms are mainly distributed in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.

5. Can children raise silkworms at home?

Yes, some schools require children to observe the growth cycle of silkworms and do homework. How can they complete this task if they don’t raise children?

6. Can children raise silkworms for fun?

The answer is yes. It is very suitable for raising silkworms. This will cultivate children's love and observation skills, and make them very careful. You don't have to worry that your child will not focus on learning. On the contrary, your child will understand animals better. It can cultivate his love, let him have a better understanding of new things, and guide him to explore nature. I think it's good. I raised silkworms when I was a child. If you pay attention to cleaning every day, you can raise fewer.

7. Can I raise silkworms if I have a baby at home?

If you have a baby at home, it is not recommended to raise silkworms.

8. Why can’t students raise silkworms?

Students mainly learn classroom knowledge. They can also listen to professional teachers explain the evolution of silkworms, the growth cycle of silkworms, and the uses of silkworms.

For example, the raw materials for our daily silk quilts, mulberry silk shirts and other clothes are silk.

For children in the city center far away from the countryside, studying silkworm rearing is a luxury. In order to cooperate with the school to complete the relevant courses in the textbooks, some parents have to buy silkworms online and let their children observe the process of silkworms from pupae to cocoons. But the headache is where to pick fresh mulberry leaves? Parents are racking their brains to find mulberry leaves. So students don't raise silkworms.