In the mid 1800s, a pervasive disease decimated silkworm agriculture in France. In an effort to save the silk-production industry, the French government persuaded Louis Pasteur, well-respected for ...

Director Sericulture Jammu and Kashmir Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Saturday chaired a meeting where in he set the roadmap for 2025-26 silkworm and Cocoon production. A statement issued here ...

These are the remnants of silkworm larvae, stricken by the white blight and left to wither. Unfulfilled in their transformation, they bear their natural pallor. Ingredients are items that are ...

If this winter has got you dreaming of a warmer place where the pace of life is slow and the arts are vibrant, Virginia ...

The development of transgenic silkworms resistant to Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) aims to reduce silkworm mortality due to viral infections. The research collaboration between ...

For that reason, during the Edo period it was made by using things such as nitrogen-rich soil from under flooring and silkworm feces from silk culture. First, the nitrogen in the soil was bound ...

This time we welcome Sarah Roberts, who is heading out on tour with her debut show Silkworm, an impressively confessional ...

In a silkworm industry park, Li met silkworm farmers and technicians, saying he was delighted to see silkworm production empowered through technology. He also called for promoting the comprehensive ...

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 ...

Overseas trainees from seven countries undergo hands-on sericulture training in Mysuru, exploring new technologies and practices.

Mr. Bhat also inspected the mulberry nursery at Nehalpora, where he reviewed the cultivation and maintenance of mulberry saplings, a vital component of the sericulture sector. He reiterated the ...

In the erstwhile Adilabad district, the government is actively encouraging landless farmers, particularly tribals who depend on forest resources, to take up Tasar silkworm rearing as a sustainable ...