There is a question about how many silkworms are killed to make a silk.

Most of the insects raised by the industry do not live past the pupal stage.

Most silk harvesting requires silkworms to be killed in their cocoon stage in order to complete the metamorphosis of the silkworm.Silk produced without animals dying or suffering is a good alternative for those who don't believe in harming animals.

Silkworms die to produce silk.When we talk about silk, we usually refer to it as Bombyx mori, a type of silk from the mulberry silkworm.

Most of the insects used in the silk industry don't live past this stage because they are boiled or gassed alive inside their cocoons.It takes 6,600 silkworms to make 1 kilogram of silk.

The silk is sustainable.The life of wild silkworms is sustainable.Silk fabric produced on handlooms has a zero energy footprint and is compliant with most of the guidelines for sustainable silk production.

The process of silk production is called sericulture.The silkworms are grown on mulberry leaves.Once the worms start pupating, they are dissolved in boiling water so that they can be fed into the spinning reel.

The silkworms are killed by the heat and the water makes them easier to break.The silkworm is eaten.The process of harvesting the silk from the cocoon has been criticized by animal welfare and rights activists.

Approximately 3,000 silkworms are killed to make a pound of silk.Billions, if not trillions of them are killed every year.

The silk is called raw silk.It is possible to remove the gummy substance from silk by boiling it in soap and water, leaving it soft and lustrous, with weight reduced by as much as 30 percent.

The domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori is the source of the silk used by humans.The order of insects in which the silkworm is a caterpillar is Lepidoptera.Like butterflies, silkworm moths begin their life as an egg and hatch into a caterpillar.

After handling your organisms, wash your hands thoroughly.If held, silkworms do not bite, sting, or do anything harmful.Silkworm eggs are available year-round.

Silkworms find mulberries attractive.The source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves has been found by biologists.A jasmine-scented chemical emitted in small quantities by the leaves causes a single, highly tuned olfactory receptor in the silkworms' antennae, they show.

Silk has an impact on the environment.It's a natural fibre and will biodegrade.Mulberry trees can be grown organically and require less water than cotton.