Feeding silkworms
A farmer spreads lime over silkworms in Hangzhou in 2004. The insects feed on mulberry leaves and, in the larva stage, take about 20-28 days to mature and form a cocoon. China was the first country in the world to raise silkworms.
A farmer spreads lime over silkworms in Hangzhou in 2004. The insects feed on mulberry leaves and, in the larva stage, take about 20-28 days to mature and form a cocoon. China was the first country in the world to raise silkworms.
