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The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree"). It is an important economic insect since it is the producer of silk. A silkworm's preferred food is white mulberry leaves, but it may also eat the leaves of the Osage Orange or the Tree of Heaven. It is entirely dependent on humans for its reproduction and no longer occurs naturally in the wild. Sericulture has been practised for at least 5,000 years in China.
It was domesticated from the wild silkmoth Bombyx mandarina which has a range from northern India to northern China, Korea, Japan and far eastern Russia. It derives from Chinese rather than Japanese or Korean stock.[1] The breeding of silkworms cannot have originated before the Neolithic as the tools necessary to make use of the silk thread on a large scale only have become available since then. The domesticated and wild species can still breed and so hybridize together.
The full genome of the silkworm was published in 2008 by the International Silkworm Genome Consortium.[2]
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How do you look after silkworms?
how to care for silkworms
Do silkworms live in the winter?
what do silkworms do in winter
Did china invent silk?
Yes China did invent silk or they found out that silkworms created silk
What are facts about silkworms?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Why do silkworms turn yellow?
my silkworms just did the same!
Where silk is made?
its made from silkworms its made from silkworms
how big do the silkworms grow?
Silkworms can grow to 3 inches in length. Silkworms go through four stages of development. silkworms grow as much as they eat.
What The silkworms - Douglas Stewart?
"The Silkworms" by Douglas Stewart is a poem that metaphorically explores the cyclical nature of life and death through the imagery of silkworms spinning their cocoons. The poem reflects on the inevitability of mortality and the beauty that can be found in the natural world. It highlights the interconnectedness of all living things and the transient nature of existence.
What do silkworms drink?
do silkworms drink water
When was Spring Silkworms created?
Spring Silkworms was created in 1956.
Where do silkworms live?
My son and I caught the first beautiful green silkworm moth we had ever seen last year around the street light in our drive way. There were quite a few of them for several weeks. We live in the country outside of Durant, Southern Oklahoma.
When was Spring Silkworms - film - created?
Spring Silkworms - film - was created in 1933.
