a female silkworms lays eggs on mulbury leaves,then how they are transferred to a piece of paper or cloth?

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The eggs are transferred from mulberry leaves to the piece of cloth or paper by using soft feather or by using camel hair brush.

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Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Arrange them in their proper sequence.

(a) Eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
(b) Fibres are taken out from the cocoon.
(c) After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillars stop eating and start spinning cocoons.
(d) The larvae/caterpillars or silkworms are kept in clean trays along with freshly chopped mulberry leaves.
(e) Female silk moths lay eggs.
(f) Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.

On which of the following leaves does a female Plain Tiger butterfly lays her eggs?

Choose the correct order of the steps with respect to silkworm rearing.

I. Eggs are incubated under controlled conditions

II. Silk cocoons are boiled

III. Silk fibres are extracted

IV. Egg hatch into larvae

V. Larvae weave a cocoon around themselves

VI. Larvae feed on mulberry leaves

Q. Silkworms eat mulberry leaves and use their saliva to prepare a cocoon of silk for their security.

A female silk moth lays approximately how many eggs at a time?

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