[DOC] [TLE] History of Silk - Silkroad Foundation [PAR] Sericulture or silk production has a long and colorful history unknown to most 
people. ... For more than two thousand years the Chinese kept the secret of silk 
altogether to ... and promotion, lies with one species: the blind, flightless moth, 
Bombyx mori. ... When it is time to build their cocoons, the worms produce a jelly-
like... [DOC] [TLE] Sericulture - Wikipedia [PAR] Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori (the 
caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth) is the most widely used and intensively
... [DOC] [TLE] Silkworm - Bombyx mori - Details - Encyclopedia of Life [PAR] The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori
. ... Bombyx mori has been used as a model organism in biological and genetic 
.... the production of raw silk, has been underway for at least 5,000 years in China
, ... produce cocoons, but only a fewthe Bombycidae, in particular the Bombyx... [DOC] [TLE] Silk Moth Information - Shady Oak Butterfly Farm [PAR] Silk moth  Bombyx mori ... Silk moths (Bombyx mori) have been raised in 
captivity for thousands of years. ... At one time, silk was so valuable it was used 
as trade, much as we use ... Over time, however, visitors smuggled Silk Moth 
eggs out of China. ... One Silk Moth cocoon can produce one to three thousand 
feet of silk. [DOC] [TLE] Silk Production - An Ethical Dilemma - ABC Oriental Rug|Ithaca [PAR] Silk production has a very dark side which can cause an ethical dilemma for 
those who are ... textiles today is the same species used in silk production 
thousands of years ago. ... Today, especially in China, large silkworm farms may 
distribute already ... Because the domesticated Bombyx mori moth is blind and 
flightless, the... [DOC] [TLE] silkworm moth | insect | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 9, 2015 ... Bombyx mori lepidopteran whose caterpillar has been used in silk production (
sericulture) for thousands of years. Although native to China, the silkworm has 
been introduced throughout... ... Silkworm moths (Bombyx mori) mating on 
cocoons. Stephen DaltonNHPA/EB Inc. Newly hatched larvae are... [DOC] [TLE] ADW: Bombyx mori: INFORMATION [PAR] Although B. mori is native to China, it does not live in the wild any longer because 
of ... Bombyx mori produce a fluid in their silk glands that is forces through ... 
Bombyx mori spend 2 weeks as pupae in the safety of their cocoons before ... 
The larvae have mandibles for feeding, while the adults have sucking mouth 
parts... [DOC] [TLE] Silkworm information - Sue Kayton [PAR] They are caterpillars that spin a silk cocoon and change into moths while inside. 
... The Latin (scientific) name for the silkworm is bombyx mori, which means "
silkworm of ... Since silkworms don't drink water, they get their moisture from the 
leaves so they must be .... For thousand of years on the royal family of China had 
silk. [DOC] [TLE] Silkworm - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Feb 12, 2011 ... Silkworm species vary in terms of the quality of silk they produce and the ... Silk 
culture has been practiced for at least 5,000 years in China (Goldsmith et al. ... 
Bombyx mori is probably the most heavily domesticated animal known, ... If the 
pupating moth is allowed to survive after spinning its cocoon, it will... [DOC] [TLE] Genome editing of BmFib-H gene provides an empty Bombyx mori ... [PAR] Oct 31, 2014 ... This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. ... This ability was greatly 
enhanced in silkworm, Bombyx mori, by thousands of years' domestication. ... 
produce extremely thin-layered cocoons and developed normally, .... 
Furthermore, B. mori has been used for production of silk for thousand of years... [DOC] [TLE] How is Silk Made? - Today I Found Out [PAR] Oct 31, 2014 ... Silkworms are caterpillars of (usually) the Bombyx mori moth. ... different twisting 
methods produce a different type of thread: crepe, thrown, ... To get the billions of 
cocoons necessary to have a viable silk

Question: For thousands of years, the Chinese have used the cocoons of the Bombyx mori moth to produce this
Answer: silk