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Q.1 How rearing of Bombyx mori takes place, what kind of trays, racks, disinfectants are used?

ANS-

 Selection Of Silkworm Race: multivoltine race which complete 5-6 life cycles per year,
non-hibernating eggs; univoltine and bivoltine race also reared in India.
 Silkworm Seed Production: hybrids of multivoltine and bivoltine reared commercially for
its superior quality and huge quantity of eggs (silkworm seed)
 Grain ages : These are the places where seeds are produced at large scales; healthy,
disease free cocoons of pure race are selected; preserved at 23-25°C in wooden trays at
70-80%RH; after emergence, females transferred to plastic trays allowed to copulate with
males of desired race under black cloth for 3 hrs.; within 12 hrs., female lays 400-600
eggs.
 TRAYS- Traditionally, in India, rearing is conducted in wooden/ bamboo trays of
convenient size (3-4'diameter) and fed individual mulberry leaves plucked from the
mulberry tree/bushes. The bamboo trays are arranged in stands made of wood/ Bamboo/
Iron with 10-12 tiers
 REARING RACKS-whole shoot or branch with mulberry leaves are used for feeding the
silkworms. A shoot rack of 5 ft. width and as long as rearing house with 3-5 tiers are used
for rearing silkworms. The gap between the tiers is kept at 2 feet to facilitate easy feeding
of larvae. The height of the rearing rack will be 6-7 ft. and the bottom tier will be one ft.
above ground level.
 DISINFECTANTS ARE- 5% bleaching powder (immediately after the completion of
previous crop) and another time with 2.5% Sanitech (Chlorine di-oxide) solution just 2
days before the next crop.

Q.2 What is black boxing, chawki rearing, bed cleaning, & montages in sericulture?

ANS-

BLACK BOXING-

The eggs at pinhead stage are kept under total darkness either by wrapping them in black paper
or keeping them in a black box or dark room for the next two days (Fig. 1.2). This process is
called 'black boxing'. This retards the development of the embryos which have already reached

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pinhead stage, while the remaining ones continue to develop normally till they reach the pinhead
stage.

BED CLEANING-

Remove the unhealthy larvae, if any and put them into 2% bleaching powder in 0.3% slaked lime
solution.

Don’t spill the bed refuse on the floor of the rearing room while cleaning the bed.

CHAWKI REARING-

Chawki means the first two stages of silkworm rearing. If the chawki worms are not reared
properly, the later stages will result in crop losses. Hence, chawki is the most crucial period of
silkworm rearing that demands optimum temperature and humidity, hygienic conditions, quality
tender leaf, good rearing facilities and above all technical skills.

MOUNTAGES-

The most important device that helps or supports the silkworms (larvae) for comfortable
spinning their cocoon is called cocoon age or montage. It determines both the quality and
quantity of the cocoons. Different types of cocoon ages are used in different parts of India. In
general, these are made of wood, bamboo, cardboard, plastic, grass, dry leaves, twigs, etc.