Question

What is stifling and reeling in sericulture.?

Also write some common diseases in Silkworms​

Answer 1

In order to obtain silk from the cocoons firstly it is cooked in hot water, this process is known as stifling & then from the cocoons the silk fibre is now unwound.

While by the process of reeling, threads are removed. We can say this is a post cocoon processing.

Some common Disease of silkworms are as follows:-

1. Pebrine:- It is a protozoan disease which is caused by Nosema bombycis.

2. Green muscardine:- These are fungal types of diseases of silkworms.

Additional Information:-

=> Central sericulture station is in Berhampore in West Bengal.

=> In Mysore, Central sericulture research and training institute was developed.