Bombyx mori females are much more likely to mate with a male Bombyx mandarina, but both species have to be kept in the same container.
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Instead, no hybrids are used for silk, (unlike a normal Silkworm of the Bombyx mori species), but for research.
The Divine Insect (神虫, Shinchū) is a deity depicted as a silkworm moth.
He worked to improve the breeding of sheep and brought about cotton cultivation and the introduction and promotion of silkworms.
She introduced silkworm (Bombyx mori) breeding, kept bees, and sold oranges from her own residence.
Contemporary Hermès scarves measure 90 cm × 90 cm, weigh 65 grams and are woven from the silk of 250 mulberry moth cocoons.
There are currently more than 100 insect cell lines available for recombinant protein production with lines derived from Bombyx mori, Mamestra brassicae, Spodoptera frugiperda, Trichoplusia ni, and Drosophila melanogaster being of particular interest.
Several mills whose buildings still bear witness to the sericulture past activity (silkworm farming).
Tirelli was a specialist in the anatomy and biology of Bombyx mori the Mulberry silkmoth.
The Ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia) is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
The Uzi fly (Exorista sorbillans) is a species of bristly fly in the family Tachinidae that is a parasitoid of caterpillars and is a problem for silkworm rearing in the tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia.
The Shakers also raised silkworms for the manufacture of their own shawls, scarves, and handkerchiefs.
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Fibroin is an insoluble protein created by spiders, the larvae of Bombyx mori, other moth genera such as Antheraea, Cricula, Samia and Gonometa, and numerous other insects.