Those Webs in the Trees By Carl Hoffman, University of Minnesota Extension No, they are not “army worms”.  Those conspicuous white masses of webby material that are seen in the forks of branches ...

They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

Before spreading their giant wings, the tuliptree silk moth overwinters in a dark brown cocoon spun within a curled leaf. This perfectly blends in with the rest of the tree, serving as a disguise ...

The state forest department has roped in 46 economically marginalised villagers from Hoshiarpur to produce silk cocoons. In 2022, as part of a pilot project to check viability of sericulture ...