At present, spring silkworm production in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province has ushered in a large number of clusters. After nearly a month of careful breeding, a bumper harvest of spring silkworms in 2022 is in sight!
The traditional sericulture industry continues to innovate in its development. In 2022, the first automatic clustering machine appeared in the spring silkworm production in Huzhou City.
The reporter came to the large silkworm breeding classroom of Huzhou Baobao Sericulture Co., Ltd. in Digang Village, Hefu Town, Nanxun District. The spring silkworms here were already forming cocoons one after another. Different from the traditional raising method, the staff here only need to lay the silkworms on the top of the automatic clustering machine. After gently pressing the button, the clustering machine can automatically place the square clusters one by one according to the requirements. On top of the silkworms, the baby silkworms can cuddle up and make cocoons.
“The machine is fully automatic and saves a lot of space, allowing us to raise more silkworms. This is the first time we have used this machine this year, and it is very good to use!” Gao Guorong, a staff member of Huzhou Baobao Sericulture Co., Ltd. explain.
This year’s spring lasted for 87 days, which was beneficial to the growth of mulberry leaves and laid the foundation for a bumper harvest of spring silkworms.
The reporter learned from the Huzhou Agricultural Science Center that the city’s mulberry orchard area is more than 140,000 acres, and there are about 70,000 sericulture households. The number of spring silkworms raised is about 33,000. The expected output is 62 kilograms, with a total production of more than 2,000 cocoons. tons, and its industrial scale ranks second in the province.
It is a critical moment for silkworms to cluster in spring. Sericulture experts remind sericulture farmers to do a good job in cluster management and pay attention to maintaining uniform light in the room when clustering.
In addition, after all the spring silkworms have appeared on the clusters, you should also seize the time to prune off the remaining mulberry leaves to promote the normal growth of mulberry trees in summer and autumn.
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