Eggs. I can provide silkworm eggs. They are sent in the spring when the mulberry begins to leaf out. The young leaves are chopped for the young worms. As the worms grow, the leaves do also; young worms like the new, soft leaves, while mature worms can eat the full, large leaves.

My strain is American raised for at least 20 years. It has been unselected during that time. I am now selecting for the following characteristics: quantity of silk produced; white vs. striped caterpillars; white vs. golden-gummed cocoons. (The color is in the gum - the silk processes to pure white.)

This strain is preferable for the moth emergence that is an integral part of Peace Silk production. Highly bred strains from Japan may produce more silk per caterpillar, but the cocoons are so dense that the moth cannot escape. For your Peace Silk project, the strain we are developing is the best. Egg Buying Information

Here you can see the golden cocoons and a white one

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