The Role Of Slaked Lime In The Care Of Adult Silkworms

In all silk-growing developed countries (China, India, Japan and Korea), it is widely used Lime, which is absorbed when feeding the silk worm. Until now, Lime has been treated only as a building material. The main component oflime, which does not absorb oxaccharides, is calcium oxide (CaO). Calcium oxide (Ca (OH)2), also known as insoluble lime, emits a certain amount ofheat during this process. Nidratated lime is a kind ofstrong hydrochloric substance that has a sterilization and disinfection effect, but at the same time it has a certain degree of corrosion meeting. Ifthe silk worm is used more wisely in feeding, where it is an untreated lime or a exaggerated lime, it will great help to prevent the disease ofthe silk worm, as a result of which the productivity of the cocoon can also increase significantly.