Farmers feed them five times a day. But, pet owners feed them three times a day.
It is very unlikely. Silkworms feed on the leaves of mulberry trees, so there is nothing in the human body which would sustain them.
caterpillars mainly feed on mulberry leaves
It is often called the white worm!
Silk is a natural fiber taken from the cocoons of silkworms, that feed on the leaves of mulberry trees. So as long as there are silkworms and mulberry trees, then silk is a renewable resource.
You probably didn't know that you can actually also feed silkworms beetroot leaves. I've had silkworms before, and I've never fed it to them, but my friend did, and apparently they went a very pleasing shade of pink! As to their mulberry habits, I have no idea, but does it really matter? XD
The average Iowa farmer feeds about 150 people.
No. The 'silkworm' is the caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth which feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry plant.Farmers grow the plant and feed the leaves to the silkworms which are kept in flat baskets in their houses.Thus far form living in dirt, silkworms live in baskets and are cared for by silkworm farmers.see related link below for more information.
It is not known how or why the people of Huang He Valley raised silkworms. The silkworms were most likely raised for their silk like in the rest of China. Silk was an extremely valuable product often only legally worn by the rulers of China when not exported.
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One US farmer can feed about 129 people! AMAZING!
OK, first thing first, what kind of farmer was he? If he was an ordinary farmer with an ordinary cow, he's nuts...Either way, he's a pretty bad farmer.