What to do when large silkworms are forced to mature prematurely by high temperatures? Do a good job of heat prevention and cooling
(1) In hot weather, prevent mulberry leaves from wilting and overheating. When feeding the silkworms, wait until the mulberry leaves have cooled before feeding. When feeding at noon, provide appropriate supplementary water to help cool things down and delay mulberry leaf wilting. This can be combined with supplementary feeding of miecanying or xiaoteling for disinfection. The standard for supplementary feeding of miecanying is 1 milliliter of miecanying agent added to 0.5 kg of water, fed with 4-5 kg of mulberry leaves, mixed evenly and then fed to the silkworms, with supplementary feeding once every 48 hours. The standard for preparing the xiaoteling agent water solution for disease prevention is to add 25 kg of water to each packet of the main agent. First use a small amount of water to mix the main agent into a paste, then spray it onto the silkworm bodies or mulberry leaves.
(2) Do a good job of heat prevention and cooling: During the large silkworm stage, require sparse rearing and full feeding, and prevent overcrowding. The rearing area for each sheet of silkworm eggs is about 35 sq m. Do a good job of opening doors and windows for ventilation. Especially for large sheds or simple sheds@#@250@#@, to avoid excessively high temperatures at noon, cover the large shed with a shade net or straw curtain to cool it down.
(3) Disinfect in time and do a good job of prevention: During the large silkworm stage, as the amount of mulberry leaves used increases, labor becomes relatively tight. Rural farm work is busy and temperatures are high, management is extensive, and this easily induces the occurrence of silkworm diseases. Use fresh lime powder in the morning and evening to sprinkle on the silkworm bodies, keeping the silkworm seat dry and clean. This can effectively prevent the occurrence of blood-type purulent disease.