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It is a social insect because it has a division of labor. The queen workers and drones have distinct roles in honey-comb.
Apiculture: The cultivation of honey bees.
Sericulture: The cultivation of silkworm.
Sub-kingdom Subkingdom
Advantage:-
a) Its thread is used to produce costly clothes.
b) It is used in surgery to sticking cut.
c) Improve the economic condition of the farmer.
d) It is used in phishing, etc.
Features of silk thread:-
a) The thread is proteinous, light, and strong.
b) It has a special shining.
c) It can be colored easily.
d) It absorbs water readily.
e) Silk clothes are suitable for all seasons, etc.
Honeybee:-
Development of Honeybee:-
Honeybee Eggs Larva Pupa Total days
Workers 3 6 12 21
The queen is responsible for laying eggs and managing the hive. It produces different types of smell for
Queen
hive management.
Worker (1-3 In this stage, these bees are called baby-bees. They are very weak, so they start to walk, attack with the
days) hive, provide warmth to eggs, larva, and pupa. They eat surrounding foods and clean beehives.
4-6 days They feed honey and bee bread to developing larva and they eat themselves too.
Head glands developed and produce Royal jelly. Young larva and Queen bee feed on Royal Jelly and
7-10 days
they eat themselves too.
21 days They start to emerge from the hive for the collection of nectar and water.
Mating flight/ Nuptial fight:- The mating of the queen with the drone in the air is called mating/ nuptial flight in which eggs are fertilized.
After fertilizing eggs, drones die.
Drone cell:- The queen lays eggs in drone cells for new drones.
Worker cell:- The queen lays eggs in worker cell for future workers.
Queen cell:- The egg laid in queen cell is developed in queen.
Chromosome:- In honey bee, there is a 32 (16 pair) chromosome. The chromosome some carries genetic material from generation to
generation.
Royal jelly:- A substance secreted by bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees supplied in an extra meal to those that will
become queen bee. It is secreted by Hypohyrax of nurses bee.
Bee-bread:- A mixture of nectar and pollen made by workers bee and used as food for larva.
Answer these questions:
a) What is sericulture? What kind of silkworms are reared in Nepal?
Ans: The cultivation of silkworm is called sericulture. There are two types of silkworm reared in Nepal i.e Eri-silkworm and Seri-silkworm, etc.
b) Describe the structure of a silkworm with a diagram.
Ans:
Silkworm is midsized insect-like butterfly having white creamy color and 2-3 cm length. Its body is divided into three parts:- Head, thorax, and
abdomen. It has a pair of antenna, wings and three pairs of legs.
c) In which phase does the silkworm produce silk fibers?
Ans: In the pupa stage the silkworm produces silk fibers.
d) How are eggs kept in the safe way when mulberry leaves are not available?
Ans: When mulberry leaves are not available then eggs can be store to keep in safe.
e) What is an instar? How many times does a silkworm molt in its larval stage?
Ans: The hatched larva is called the first instar. Five times silkworm molt in its larval stage.
f) What is Cocoon? Why is it kept in hot water or air to obtain silk fibers?
Ans: The pupa stage is called cocoon. It is kept in to obtain silk fibers because to kill pupa.
g) Explain the economic importance of silkworm.
Ans: Following are the economic importance of silkworm:
i) Silk is the use to make clothes.
ii) It improves the economic condition of farmers.
iii) Intestines of silkworms are extracted to make strings are extracted to make strings (gut), etc.
h) Mention the features of silk fibers.
Ans: Following are the features of silk fibers:-
i) Silk is a shining, light and durable fiber.
ii) It is longer and more elastic.
iii) It can be colored easily, etc.
i) Draw the life cycle of the silkworm.
Ans:
j) How do eggs of silkworm get stuck with leaves?
Ans: Egga of silkworm get stuck with leaves due to that they are covered by gelatinous secretion.
k) Mention the systematic position of the silkworm.
Ans: Following are the systematic position of silkworm:
Kingdom: Animalia
Sub-kingdom: Invertebrata
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Type: Silkworm