Sericulture is the process of rearing of silk worm for obtaining silk.
Life Cycle of silk worm:
Female silk worm lays eggs on leaves of mulberry tree. These eggs hatch into caterpillar or larvae. They develop by eating leaves of this plant. They have a silk gland which secretes a substance, which helps them to form a thread like structure. Later, this thread like structure takes a round shape which is called cocoon. In cocoon, caterpillar changes into pupa. Then the pupa changes into adult silkworm and complete its life – cycle.
