Silkworm rearing is part of sericulture in which worms are raised for the production of raw silk. Silk worms are native to China and they feed on mulberry leaves. For commercial silkworm farming ...

The arduous task of silkworm cultivation involved keeping the tiny silkworm eggs (about 35,000 of them weigh only an ounce) at the correct temperature. Hatched worms then had to be fed mulberry ...

In Yizhou District of Hechi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, sci-tech enabled modern sericulture and ...

Five hundred and fifty-two A.D. Nestorian monks, who would later become Emperor Justinian, brought silkworm eggs to Europe by smuggling them out of China. As a consequence, the silk industry in the ...

The economic impact of this growth is evident in the export sector, where the value of silk and silk goods exports rose from ...

It all starts in fields like this one, where the worms' food is harvested. Silkworms only eat mulberry leaves. They contain vitamins, amino acids, and enough moisture that the worms never need to ...

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

In a significant step towards promoting sustainable livelihoods in the remote and tribal regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the ...

BEIJING, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In Yizhou District of Hechi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, sci-tech enabled modern sericulture and silk production are helping the ...