Question

The silk moth larvae spend ____ days on eating mulberry leaves for its growth.

• A. 45 days
• B. 25 days
• C. 35 days
• D. 55 days

Answer 1

The correct option is C 35 days

Sericulture:

• The cultivation and production of silk is known as Sericulture.
• An adult female silk moth lays about 500 eggs. The eggs are then kept in cold storage for six weeks.
• The eggs are placed in the incubator. After about ten days, the eggs hatch out and the larvae spend the next 35 days eating mulberry leaves.