What's wrong with the silkworms not eating or moving?

In rural areas of the south, many places have developed mulberry planting and silkworm breeding industries. In some areas, they have already formed a large scale and have become one of the main ways for local farmers to increase their income. I believe that everyone has raised silkworms when they were young. So what happens if the silkworms don’t eat or move? Let’s take a look below.

1. What’s wrong with the silkworms if they don’t eat or move?

1. Silkworms that do not eat or move may be in the pupation stage and have stopped eating and moving.

2. Silkworms go through four stages during their growth: egg, larva, pupa and moth. The pupation stage is a stage after the larval stage and before the pupa is formed. At this time, great changes are taking place in the bodies of silkworms, which require a lot of energy support. Therefore, they no longer eat and their bodies no longer need exercise.

3. If these silkworms have not entered the pupation stage, it may be due to lack of food or unsuitable environmental temperature that they stop eating and exercising, and corresponding measures are needed to solve the problem.

2. Sericulture Technology

1. Preparation

(1) Prepare the silkworm room and silkworm tools in advance. Disinfect them with 1% chlorine essence 7 days before breeding. The amount of liquid used is half a pound per square meter. After spraying, seal the silkworm room for more than 24 hours. The area around the silkworm room should also be sprayed for disinfection.

(2) When raising silkworms, fresh mulberry leaves must be provided. Do not feed them mulberry leaves that have been stored for a long time, otherwise it will easily cause various diseases.

2. Temperature management

Silkworms are cold-blooded animals that can adapt to temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. During the spring silkworm period, the weather is cold and humid, so it is important to replenish heat and remove moisture. During the summer silkworm period, the weather is hot and humid. At this time, it is necessary to cool down and dehumidify reasonably to maintain good air circulation in the silkworm room. During the autumn silkworm period, it is easy to encounter hot and dry weather, so it is necessary to replenish moisture indoors in time.

3. Timely expediting

Eight days after the silkworm eggs are taken out of the warehouse, small black spots can generally be seen on the silkworm eggs, which are called green spots. When there are 20% green spots on the silkworm eggs, use black cloth to block the light. Starting from the day of the green spots, the black cloth should be removed at 5 am on the third day, and the lights should be turned on for hatching.

4. Scientific management

(1) Feed 2-3 times a day. During the breeding period, do not use mosquito coils, perfumes or other items with strong odors in the silkworm room to avoid causing the death of the young silkworms.

(2) Diseases that occur in silkworms should be prevented. After the disease occurs, special drugs should be used for disinfection. Sick silkworms should also be handled in a timely manner and should not be discarded at will to prevent the spread of the disease.

5. Maintain hygiene

Clean up silkworm feces in time. If silkworm feces accumulate in large quantities, it will easily breed bacteria and cause diseases. In addition, the shed skins of the young silkworms and the leftover mulberry leaves should also be cleaned up in time.

That’s it