Web Directory

» Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore
   CSRTI undertakes research and develops technologies for all aspects of mulberry sericulture suitable to different climatic conditions in South India.
   http://www.csrtimys.res.in/

» Feeder Insects: Livefood
   Offers a range of feeder insects to hobbyists, shipping anywhere in continental USA. Includes firebrats, woodlice, bean weevils and buffalo worms.
   http://www.feederinsects.webs.com

» Government of Tamil Nadu: Department of Sericulture
   Undertakes the cultivation of mulberries, the production and supply of disease free silkworm seed, silk production, reeling and marketing and the training of farmers.
   http://www.tnsericulture.gov.in/

» History of Sericulture
   Article by Dr. Ron Cherry, originally featured in the Cultural Entomology Digest.
   http://www.insects.org/ced1/history-of-sericulture.html

» Sericulture
   The Central Silk Board in India provides information on the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
   http://www.indiansilk.kar.nic.in/sericulture.html

» Sericulture Industry and its Potential in India
   Provides information on this agro-industry, and also the non-mulberry species of silkworm that can be reared on the leaves of other trees.
   http://www.krishiworld.com/html/seri_ind1.html

» Spin Cycle
   Article from the Smithsonian Magazine about the history and process of silkworm farming.
   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/spin-cycle-sidebar.html

» TNAU Agritech Portal: Sericulture
   Provides information on silkworm types, mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, pest and disease management, post-coccoon technology, other uses of silk, waste management and the economics of sericulture.
   http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/sericulture/seri_index.html