How to raise colorful silkworms

Colorful silkworm usually refers to the domestic silkworm (scientific name: Bombyx mori), a type of silkworm that has been artificially improved and cultivated. Its cocoon silk shows rich colors. The following is a detailed introduction to breeding colorful silkworms:

1. Preparation

Feed preparation: The most common feed for silkworms is mulberry leaves, and fresh mulberry leaves need to be prepared in advance. In addition to mulberry leaves, you can also try to use other plant leaves suitable for silkworms to eat, such as mulberry stems, mulberry roots, mulberries, etc.

Breeding material selection: Choose healthy and complete colorful silkworm seeds as breeding objects to ensure the quality of the seeds.

2. Silkworm breeding

Put the selected silkworm seeds into a special silkworm room or silkworm box and observe the health of the silkworm seeds. In order to ensure the healthy growth of silkworms, attention should be paid to maintaining the temperature, humidity and ventilation in the silkworm room.

3. Feeding

Pay attention to the temperature: The suitable temperature for silkworms is generally around 25°C. It is necessary to maintain a suitable temperature in the silkworm chamber to avoid being affected by the alternation of hot and cold.

Feeding feed: Feed silkworms regularly every day and provide enough fresh mulberry leaves to ensure adequate nutritional intake.

4. Molting and pupation

Silkworms undergo multiple molts during their growth, gradually developing from the larval stage to the pupa. Before and after pupation, sufficient space and suitable environmental conditions need to be provided so that the pupa can smoothly cocoon and complete the pupation process.

5. Harvest cocoon silk

After pupation is completed, the cocoons are harvested and then steamed or boiled to obtain silk threads. Breeding colorful silkworms and obtaining richly colored cocoon silk requires specialized breeding technology and professional processing technology.

In the process of breeding colorful silkworms, it is necessary to pay attention to the temperature and humidity control of the environment, the selection and supply of feed, and it is also necessary to strengthen the hygienic management of the silkworm room. At the same time, the accumulation of technology and experience is also the key to obtaining rich colorful cocoon silk.

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