Cycle of a Silkworma Life cycle of Bombyx mori (Mulberry silk moth) Bombyx morisaholometabolous inset, undergoes complete metamorphosis with four sages initslifecyce, viz egg larva pupe, and adult Adult Moth: ‘The adult Mulbery Sik moth donot tke any food ands incapable of fight. Theirlifespanisonly for3-6days. The whole body along with wings remain covered with epidermal sales, Body is divsble into3 pars; head, thorax and abdomen. The adult has compound eyes and mouthparts including imative coiled proboscis Immediately aferemergence the female moth stars secreting pheromone that trac the male for mating. paircan mate upto 12-24 hous. After mating for 12-24 hours the male dies off and the female sats layingegas. Generally, females ay 150-300 epgs over the couse of I 12 days. Eggs: Thclstered eggs always remain covered with gelatinous secretion. Eggsare ovo, spherical «oelpsoidin shape depending on the race nd are la on onesie. Hatching time for nor-iapusing and diapausing eggs are diferent. Generally nor-apausing eggs take 9-12 daystohach int lava, Lana: + The newly hatched larva s about 3mm lng, black n colour and is covered by bristles alloverthe body. oon after hatching larva tars feding on Mulberry leaves and grow rapidly + Larva or caterpillars changeit second thd, our and Sth instar during the whole larval perio. takes21-40 days depending onthe volinism ofthe moth + The fll-grown Sth instar larvac are 75-10 cm long, small bead with special spnneret through which Sitkis seereted. Thorax with three pair of lawed, ruc legs which ae not used for walking but for holding the leaves while eaing. + Sitk glands well develope in th and St instar stages. The ith instar larva stops feeding ands ready to spinthe cocoon andis known asthe ripe larva, + Generally cocoon formation stars afer 6-7 daysoffedingin the Ft instar stage Cocoon Formation : The larva moves ts head ina typical pater in the shape of ato spin the ‘cocoon over its body and covers itself witha thin layer of silk and transforms into pupa within the Pupa : Once the coon formation i over larva moultnsie nd transform nto Pupa. The pupal stage continues about 10-12 days during which development of full-growm moth i completed, Adultmoth then secrete proteolytic enzymes io dissolved the cocoon membrane and emerge out as adult. 4 bus oryzae — Rice Weevil (Stored Grain Pest] Preservation : +The weevil canbe glued (using DP -boardo strech ts legs and rostrum, then ienen val fow spots on the elytra. rm, almost 1/3 ofthe total ength snout is as long asthe elytra (hardened forewing). Fx (the part behind the head) with numerous tiny pits. elytra have rowsof pits within longitudinal grooves, |B. Life Cycle: Life cycle completes in 28 days.