Question

write a note on : (a) sericulture, (b) apiculture?​

Answer 1

Write a note on :-

(a) Sericulture: Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm.

(b) Apiculture: Apiculture is the scientific method of rearing honeybees. “ The word 'apiculture' comes from the Latin word 'apis' meaning bee. So, apiculture or beekeeping is the care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and the wax.

Answer 2

Answer:

(A) Rearing of silkworm to produce silk is called sericulture. (B) Rearing of honeybees to produce honey is called apiculture