Explain the process of rearing the silkworm with a flowchart
Silkworm rearing process can be summarised in the given flow chart:
Rearing baskets are made in which mulberry leaves are stacked ------- Eggs of silk moth are placed in this basket ------- Eggs hatch and caterpillars called silkworm emerge -------- Silkworms continuously feed on the leaves and grow in size ------ After a few days, larvae spin a cocoon around themselves ----- These cocoons are put in boiled water to kill the larvae inside ----- The silk fibres are reeled from this cocoon and used to produce silk threads.
Some cocoons are allowed to grow in the adult moths so that new generation of eggs can be obtained. These eggs are used to obtain new cocoons.
Rearing baskets are made in which mulberry leaves are stacked ------- Eggs of silk moth are placed in this basket ------- Eggs hatch and caterpillars called silkworm emerge -------- Silkworms continuously feed on the leaves and grow in size ------ After a few days, larvae spin a cocoon around themselves ----- These cocoons are put in boiled water to kill the larvae inside ----- The silk fibres are reeled from this cocoon and used to produce silk threads.
Some cocoons are allowed to grow in the adult moths so that new generation of eggs can be obtained. These eggs are used to obtain new cocoons.