what will happen to the cocoon if the silk fibres are not reeled? will it affect the life of the slikworm

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The pupa will break out of cocoon and will develop into a silk moth. Thus if we do not reel the silk, it does not affect the life cycle of a moth instead it runs smooth without our interruption.

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Reeling of silk is
(a) a process of making silk reels
(b) the spinning of silk fibres
(c) the weaving of silk cloth
(d) the process of taking silk threads from a cocoon

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

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what will happen to the cocoon if the silk fibres are not reeled? will it affect the life of the slikworm

Hi, The pupa will break out of cocoon and will develop into a silk moth. Thus if we do not reel the silk, it does not affect the life cycle of a moth instead it runs smooth without our interruption.

Hi,

The pupa will break out of cocoon and will develop into a silk moth. Thus if we do not reel the silk, it does not affect the life cycle of a moth instead it runs smooth without our interruption.