Write a short note on rearing of silkworms.
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Process of obtaining silk from silkworm is known as a sericulture.
This process begins with washing the silkworm eggs stored over the winter. After the hatching of eggs the larvae are spread out on trays to grow for about a month.When larvae become cocoons they all are transferred to a pot of hot water, which kills the worms and loosens the filaments and lets the cocoons float freely. After that filaments from several cocoons are reeled off together to make a strong thread.
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Process of obtaining silk from silkworm is known as a sericulture.
This process begins with washing the silkworm eggs stored over the winter. After the hatching of eggs the larvae are spread out on trays to grow for about a month.When larvae become cocoons they all are transferred to a pot of hot water, which kills the worms and loosens the filaments and lets the cocoons float freely. After that filaments from several cocoons are reeled off together to make a strong thread.
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