Ericulture and Prospects for Exploitation-Presentation at Workshop ...
Ericulture and Prospects for Exploitation-Presentation at Workshop ...
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FEEDING AND BED CLEANING‣ Newly h<strong>at</strong>ched silkworms should be put to tender leaveswith the help of a fe<strong>at</strong>her or soft hair brush.‣ Provide tender leaves to 1 st <strong>and</strong> 2 nd instar, medium leavesto 3 rd instar <strong>and</strong> m<strong>at</strong>ure leaves to 4 th <strong>and</strong> 5 th instar worms.‣ Daily provide feeding 2 times to 1 st , 2 nd <strong>and</strong> 3 rd <strong>and</strong> 4 timesto 4 th <strong>and</strong> 5 th stage silkworms.‣ For 100 dfls rearing, requirement of leaf is 120 kg <strong>for</strong> I-IIIstage, 120 kg <strong>for</strong> IV stage <strong>and</strong> 960 kg <strong>for</strong> V stage larvae.‣ Clean rearing beds once during 1 st stage, twice during 2 ndstage, thrice during 3 rd stage <strong>and</strong> daily during 4 th <strong>and</strong> 5 th stage.‣ Avoid overcrowding of worms in the rearingtray/pl<strong>at</strong><strong>for</strong>m.
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