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Central Silk Board, Minisitry of Textiles, Government of India, Bangalore
Lawngtlai, Mizoram

 (Eri pangang vulh chungchang)

Rearing House :
  • Eri (mutih) pangangte hi inchhung -a vulh chi an ni.
  • Eri tui 100dfls vulh nan a vulhna in chhuat zau zawng 10m X 5m,rangva emaw Di inchung, varanda 1.5m a zau kual chhuak nise duhthusam a ni.
  • A vulhna in chu boruak luh leh chhuahna tha tawk nei, tho lut thei lo a ni tur a ni.
Disinfection and prophylactic measures:
  • Eri cocoon hlawhtling taka thar turin pangang vulh dawn leh vulh zawh apiangin a vulhna in leh a hmanruate damdawi hmanga silfai ( disinfect) hi tih makmawh a ni.
  • A vulhna in chu pangang vulh tan hma ni 7 vel leh vulh zawh veleh silfai (disinfect) thin tur.
  • Disinfection chu ni sat that nia tih tur.
  • A vulhna in leh hmanruate chu 5% bleaching powder hmanga silfai tur a ni a, a in bul vel chu 2% bleaching powder leh chinai (lime) chawhpawlha phul a tha hle bawk.
  • Boruak hnawng nasa-ah chuan 5% formaldehyde tui hmanga ur a tha.
  • Disinfection tih atanga darkar 24 hnuah in chu hawn thawven tur.
  • Boruak luh leh chhuah theih nan tukverh leh ventilators te hawn tur a ni.
Races:
  • Eri maimaw pangangte hi an lo chhuahna hmun azirin eco-race hrang hrang 26 a awm a; chungte chu – Borduar,Titabar,Khanapara,Genung,Kokrajhar,Nongpoh,Diphu,Borpeta,etc.
  • Race hrang hrang zingah Borduar leh Titabar te hi a thar hlawk thei berte an ni.
  • Cocoon thar hlawk tur chi thar C2 siam chhuah tuma beih mek a ni.
Season :
  • Eri maimaw pangang hi kumtluanin a vulh theih a, amaherawhchu March – April leh September – October te hi a vulh hun tha zual a ni.
Egg Incubation :
  • Pangang tui keu tur chu Temperature 24oC – 26oC leh boruak hnawn lam 75 – 85 % ah up tur.
Brushing :
  • 2% Formalin tuia kut sil a, tuia tleuh fai leh tur.
  • Pangang note keu hlim chu hnah no (duhthusamah Mutih ni thei se) pein zing karah brush tur.
  • Thlangra-a boruak lum leh hnawng vawng tha turin paraffin paper leh Foam Pad chiah hnawn hman tur a ni.

Late Stage Rearing :
  • 5th stage (than 5-na) pangang chu thlangra zau zawng 3ft X 3ft diameter-ah 300 zel dah tur  a ni.
  • Pangang lian tawhte hian hmun an awh hnem leh then fai ngun an ngaih avangin mau hmanga siam platform (chhuar) hman a tha ber a. Paltform sei zawng 6ft, a san zawng 5.5ft leh a zau zawng 3ft in pangang tui 25 – 30 dfls a khawi theih a ni.
Feeding :
  • Than 1-na pangangte chu hnah no pek tur a ni a, than 3-na leh than 4-na pangangte chu hnah laihawl pek tur a ni a, than 5-na pangangte erawh chu hnah puitling tawh pek tur a ni.
  • Ni khatah vawi 4 tal chaw, mutih hnah emaw changkhen hnah emaw pek tur a ni.
Bed cleaning :
  • Nitin thlangrate thenfai tur a ni.
Ripe worm collection :
  • Pangang hmin chu a rawng a lo eng deuh a, ril zamna tur hmun remchang zawngin an vak vel ruai thin.
  • Pangang hmin chu kuta khawih leh kut zungtanga hiahin a ri hiar hiar thin.
  • Pangang hmin chu lak hrana, a cocoon siamna tur hmunah dah tur.
  • Cocoon siamna (a ril zamna) atan  hian tihdan pangngai hnahchhawl bakah mau hmanga siam Chandraki te leh plastic collapsible mountage te a hman theih.
Source :

Pakage of practices of Muga, Eri and Mulberry Sericulture for North Eastern Region of India, 2005, Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute ( CMER&TI),Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam.
Dr.M.C.Sarmah, Shri B.N.Sarkar, Shri S.A.Ahmed, Dr.K.Neog, CMER&TI, Lahdoigarh