Silkworm, and its Culture in Hawaii
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A short illustrated article on sericulture in Hawaii. It recounts how missionaries introduced the silkworm (Bombyx mori) to encourage native silk production, quotes William Alanson Bryan on the life cycle and the suitability of white mulberry, and describes the later crossing of American and Chinese worms. It ends with the decline of the industry after the 1840 drought and pest infestations. Photographs show mulberry leaf gathering, silkworms feeding, moths and eggs, and moths in a cultivator's tray.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1926
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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