| They start with silkworm cocoons the raw material for almost all silk production. |
| The leaves are used as feed for the silkworms. 370 kg of leaves produce 27 kg of silkworm cocoons. |
| At the beginning, the silkworm spins the outer covering, the floss of the cocoon. |
| As is well known, the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is reared for the production of silk and its diet consists solely of mulberry leaves. |
| Subsequently there have been various reports in which material such as carbolised catgut, silk, silkworm gut and silver wire were used for suturing.
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| The silkworm is a lepidopteran insect with a long history of significant agricultural value. |
