The importance of feeding silkworms under polyethylene
Abstract
During the feeding of silkworms, the technology of feeding worms under polyethylene was studied to ensure that the leaves given to them do not wither and are almost completely eaten, to improve the process of growth and development, to reduce the number of nutrients, to reduce food consumption. When worms are fed under polyethylene, the moisture content in the polyethylene is high, and the leaves given to the worms are consumed less due to the long-term retention of moisture in the given leaves (at a young age they are fed 3 times instead of 10-12 times a day). The development of the worms was smooth, and the biological, genetic, and technological characteristics of the cocoons they wrapped proved to be better than those of worms fed in the normal way.