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How to Raise Young Silkworms? A Detailed Guide to Rearing Methods and Precautions
The silkworm is a common insect in the southwestern region. In its later stage it spins a cocoon and produces silk, which is used to make various silk quilts and so on, so its breeding value is very high. If you want to raise silkworms well, you must raise the young silkworms well. So how do you raise young silkworms? 1. Prepare a cardboard box. Newly hatched young silkworms,
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How to Raise Young Silkworms? Detailed Explanation of Breeding Techniques and Management Key Points
The silkworm is a metamorphic insect, and when it grows to a certain extent it will also spin silk. It is an animal with relatively high economic value. So how should young silkworms be raised? How to raise young silkworms? 1. Temperature and humidity. The suitable temperature for the 1st-2nd instars is 26-27°C, and the relative humidity is 90%; therefore, for 1st-2nd instar silkworms, full dry-proof rearing is adopted
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Key Technical Points for Disinfection and Disease Prevention During the Young Silkworm Stage
In young silkworm co-rearing, "disinfection and disease prevention" must be carried out throughout the whole process, earnestly grasping the technical keys of three links: pre-rearing disinfection, disinfection during the rearing period, and final disinfection: 1. Pre-rearing disinfection. Based on the principle of being comprehensive and thorough and seeking practical results, on the basis of comprehensive cleaning and washing, targeted chemicals are used for disinfection, while strengthening management after disinfection. It should be noted that: 1. The water used for washing must be of good quality; it is strictly forbidden to wash silkworm tools in stagnant ditches, ponds, or by riversides; 2. Garbage and other waste from cleaning and sweeping must be concentrated
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Detailed Explanation of Key Technical Points for Cooperative Rearing of Young Silkworms
As the saying goes: "Rearing young silkworms well means 70% of the harvest." For this reason, special attention should be paid to the cooperative rearing of young silkworms. (1) Specific requirements and technical measures for cooperative rearing of young silkworms 1. The cooperative rearing room should use a dedicated young silkworm room. It needs good heat preservation and moisture retention performance, and easy ventilation. Strict disinfection should be carried out before rearing silkworms, implementing "three disinfections and one fumigation." "Three disinfections": the first round uses lime slurry; the second round uses bleaching powder; the third round uses disinfection cleaner; "one fumigation": use toxic powder fumigation smoke. 2. Heating is uniformly provided by heated bed warming. Because heated bed warming makes
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Conditions Required and Main Technical Requirements for Collective Rearing of Young Silkworms
I. The Purpose of Collective Rearing of Young Silkworms. As the saying goes, "Rearing young silkworms well is half the harvest," which fully illustrates the importance of rearing young silkworms. The purpose of collective rearing of young silkworms is to strengthen the constitution of young silkworms, ensure the safety of grown silkworms, and achieve high-quality and high-yield cocoons. Advantages of collective rearing of young silkworms: (1) It facilitates scientific silkworm rearing, adopts advanced silkworm rearing techniques and facilities, promotes uniform development and strong constitution of young silkworms, provides a guarantee for grown silkworm rearing, and lays the foundation for high and stable cocoon yields. (2) It facilitates disinfection and disease prevention. It overcomes the difficulties of young silkworms' weak resistance to adverse environments and susceptibility to pathogen infection, reduces lost silkworms, and ensures the number of silkworms. Collective rearing of young silkworms can achieve comprehensive disinfection of rearing rooms and equipment and strict disease prevention measures, reducing opportunities for pathogen infection and effectively controlling the occurrence of silkworm diseases. (3) It helps improve work efficiency. Collective rearing of young silkworms can save mulberry leaves, labor, fuel, equipment and housing, reduce silkworm rearing production costs, and improve economic benefits.
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Detailed Explanation of Rearing Standards and Key Technical Points for Young Silkworms
The key to rearing young silkworms is to master reasonable temperature and humidity, appropriately mature fresh mulberry leaves and reasonable techniques for handling molting and awakening. For leaves used for collecting newly hatched silkworms, the leaf color is yellow with a hint of green, slightly wrinkled; in spring pick the 2nd leaf, in summer and autumn pick the 2nd-3rd leaf. For the 1st instar, use moderately mature leaves that are green with a hint of yellow, with a flat leaf surface, the 3rd-4th leaf, preferably tender rather than old, depending on the climate. For the 2nd instar, moderately mature leaves have a normal green color; for the 3rd instar in spring, three-eye leaves can be used. For the 1st-2nd instars, cut leaves into square pieces 1.5 times the body length of the silkworm, and use strip leaves when expanding the rearing bed. During the spring silkworm season, one can aim for 10 days to the third molt.
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What are the benefits of cooperative rearing of young silkworms? Silkworm farmers who know early benefit early
From hatching to cocoon spinning, silkworms generally go through 4 molts and 5 instars. Instars 1 to 3 are called young silkworms, and instars 4 to 5 are called large silkworms or mature silkworms. The young silkworm stage is the period for building up physical constitution and is the foundation of the entire silkworm rearing period. If young silkworms are raised well, the silkworms have a strong constitution, and in the large silkworm stage they can better resist adverse environments and pathogens. This is beneficial for a bumper cocoon harvest. Therefore, raising young silkworms well is the key to achieving a bumper cocoon harvest. (1) It facilitates scientific silkworm rearing: the young silkworm stage requires higher temperature and humidity, and a dedicated person must regulate and control temperature and humidity day and night.
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What are the key points of mulberry leaf feeding techniques in young silkworm co-rearing?
In the process of young silkworm co-rearing, mastering feeding techniques and ensuring proper nutrition is the key to ensuring young silkworms develop robustly and uniformly. Carefully select mulberry leaves according to the leaf standards for each instar, selecting in the field and selecting on the tree. Choose non-toxic, pollution-free, insect-free, appropriately mature leaves from the upper new shoots. Before leaf preparation, perform a second careful selection, removing leaves that are too old, too tender, wilted, or secondarily contaminated and thus below standard. Planned preparation and storage of leaves for young silkworms During leaf preparation and storage, keeping mulberry leaves fresh and with sufficient moisture is very important. Low-temperature running-water leaf storage
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