Sericulture is the production of silk by the activity of worms known as silk worms. This process of rearing silk worms had been crude and laborious and often various diseases of silk worm wipes out all cocoons. Biological knowledge has enabled the farmers to overcome these and many other problems associated with sericulture.
Adult silk moth female lays eggs, which hatch in three to four days. Young larvae feed on buds and new shoots of mulberry. They grow in size and when fully grown, silk worm larvae stop feeding and spin a continuous silk thread around it forming a cocoon. After few days cocoons are placed in hot water to kill the pupa. Workers then pick up one end of the thread and pass it over a reeling machine. These strands are then passed on machine to produce the fabric. Biologists have helped making revolutionary progress in this field.
The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey is known as apiculture or in simple words we can say that domesticating the honey bee for the honey production is known as apiculture. Honey bee is a social insect and lives in large colonies. Honey bees are try-morphic, consisting of queen, drones, and workers. The queen bee is larger than the rest and is protected and fed by the workers. It is meant for egg laying. Drones are male flies. Workers collect nectar and pollen making honey, secrete wax, protect and feed the queen.
Adult silk moth female lays eggs, which hatch in three to four days. Young larvae feed on buds and new shoots of mulberry. They grow in size and when fully grown, silk worm larvae stop feeding and spin a continuous silk thread around it forming a cocoon. After few days cocoons are placed in hot water to kill the pupa. Workers then pick up one end of the thread and pass it over a reeling machine. These strands are then passed on machine to produce the fabric. Biologists have helped making revolutionary progress in this field.
The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey is known as apiculture or in simple words we can say that domesticating the honey bee for the honey production is known as apiculture. Honey bee is a social insect and lives in large colonies. Honey bees are try-morphic, consisting of queen, drones, and workers. The queen bee is larger than the rest and is protected and fed by the workers. It is meant for egg laying. Drones are male flies. Workers collect nectar and pollen making honey, secrete wax, protect and feed the queen.
