Question

A group of people in West Bengal involved in silk firming and do the
following jobs – cultivation of mulberry leaves, preparation of feeding bed for
the silk moth, monitoring the life cycle of silk moth, unwinding of silk by boiling
the cocoons. Mention the name of processes altogether.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A female moth lays 300-500 tiny eggs and after around 10 days, the larvae (silkworms) hatch. - The silkworms feed solely on large amounts of leaves from the mulberry tree for around 30-40 days. - The silkworms shed their skin up to four times, or molt, as they continue to eat and grow.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Cultivation of mulberry leaves = moriculture

Preparation of feeding silkmoth = silk moth rearing

monitoring the life cycle of silk moth = cocoon

unwinding of silk by boiling the cocoon = reeling

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