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   Maria

   November 24, 2024 at 10:59 pm

   hello David!

   I came across your page about giant silk moth host plants and was very excited, since I’ve been volunteering as a local park steward here in Guelph, ON and have planted many of those species.

   I wondered though- as someone who raises moths do you keep the spent cocoons? Has anyone tried to spin with them or is the name giant silk moth a misnomer?

   any info on this is much appreciated since I am also a fiber artist and would love to know if there’s a native source of silk as a byproduct of bug rearing

   many thanks!

   Maria

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      David Albaugh

      December 28, 2024 at 4:21 pm

      Hi Maria! Thanks for your comments! One thing I do know is that the species Philosamia cynthia, from China, was imported into the United States in the 1800s for that purpose and it did not work out. I am not sure why but if I had to guess, their silk is too tightly spun to be of any use (unlike an actual silk moth).

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