Jinyun County, Lishui: Raising silkworms creates a “rich cocoon”
“This batch of silkworms is now in the fifth instar stage, which is the period when they eat the most mulberry leaves.” In Huanhuaxi Village, Wuyun Street, Jinyun County, Lishui, silkworm farmers Fan Guiting and Zhu Bingxian’s family are busy feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms .
The white silkworms squirmed on the green mulberry leaves, greedily sucking the nutrients in the mulberry leaves. The rustling sound echoed in the silkworm room. The silkworms that were eating were as long as fingers. , The body is white and plump.
“A silkworm probably eats more than 20 mulberry leaves from birth to cocooning.” Zhu Bingxian said while sorting and scattering the mulberry leaves. “It will take another three to five days to eat, and this batch of silkworms will be finished.” It’s time to stop eating and start spinning silk and cocoons.”
As one of the few silkworm farmers in the village, Fan Guiting and Zhu Bingxian have been raising silkworms for 17 or 18 years. Sericulture is less labor-intensive, less risky, and more profitable than growing ordinary crops. “After the cocoons are collected, they can be sold, but we mostly extract the cocoons to make silk ourselves for use.” Fan Guiting said that many silk quilts sold on the market today are adulterated and mixed with some handmade materials. Silk, quality is not guaranteed. “Raise silkworms and draw silk yourself to make silk, so you can rest assured that the silk will be used.”
When the silkworm body begins to turn yellowish and shiny, it is time to put the silkworms on the cluster. Fan Guiting picks up the ripe silkworms one by one and places them on the square cluster. After about two days, the cluster will be covered with dense silkworms. cocoon. In addition to the bright white cocoons, there are also several clusters of cocoons that are all golden and very beautiful. Fan Guiting said that this is a natural colored cocoon, and the processed silk quilt can be light golden, which not only has a good meaning, but also has better length and toughness than ordinary white silk.
“Our family has been raising silkworms for so many years, and the benefits are pretty good. It is enough to subsidize the household income.” Fan Guiting said with a smile that although the scale is small, his years of experience in raising silkworms has created conditions for increasing income and becoming rich. I will continue on the road of sericulture in the future.
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