Answer the following question
Q.1. Describe how silk worm enters the pupa stage.
2. Describe how silkworms are reared for their cocoons.
3. What are caterpillars?

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The life cycle of silkworm starts when a female silk moth lays eggs. The caterpillar or larvae are hatched from the eggs of the silk moth. The silkworms feed on mulberry leaves and give rise to pupa. In this stage, it first weaves the net to hold itself and swings its head from side to side in the form of figure eight.

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