Thailand Silk Industry Adopts New Method To Raise Silkworms

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< p > castor silkworm, also known as India silkworm, is a variety of silkworm.

It was originally a wild silkworm growing in the wild, eating castor leaves, and eating Cranberry leaves, Ailanthus leaves, Ma Songye and the leaves of mountain wild oak.

It is now growing in the wild, artificially stocked and artificially stocked indoors.

The cocoons of castor silkworms are tapering at the ends, shaped like jujube nuclei, swollen in the middle, uneven in width on both sides of the waist, and irregular triangular in shape. The tail is closed, and there is a small hole in the head.

Castor silkworm is most suitable for growing in hot, humid and rainy summer.

It is native to the Assam forest in northeastern India, and it is also known as India silkworm.

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< p > it is reported that Thailand's a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > silk industry < /a > has successfully obtained a new environment-friendly silk, that is, using cassava leaves to feed silkworms, obtaining a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_f.asp" > castor silk "/a".

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< p > castor silk has a non glossy texture. It is very light and does not produce wrinkles easily. Therefore, there is no need for dry cleaning.

These factors make the fabric popular around the world, especially in Japan and Europe.

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< p > cassava root is usually used for processing animal feed and ethanol industry, but cassava leaves are removed because leaves are useless.

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< p > however, Professor Tipvadee Attathom found that these leaves could be used to feed silkworms.

This discovery laid the foundation for a research project.

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"P >" according to Professor Tipvadee, she is keen to help cassava farmers gain better benefits and ensure the best use of cassava plants.

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Professor P Tipvadee said that the production of castor silk from wild silkworms in the northeastern part of India was first introduced to Thailand about 40 years ago.

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< p > traditionally, < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > Thailand < /a > silkworm was reared with mulberry leaves and extracted from silk. However, the worm of castor silkworm depended on cassava and castor leaves.

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< p > originally, silkworms rely on castor leaves, but Thailand cassava farmers use cassava leaves to raise silkworms. There are abundant cassava leaves in several parts of Thailand.

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