Silk is extracted from both reared caterpillars as well as from the wild ( producing wild silk ).
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In Madagascar, wild silk has been harvested for centuries, and this expertise has been introduced to southern Africa.
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There are two main types of the silk :'mulberry silk'produced by the Bombyx Mori, and'wild silk'such as Tussah silk.
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Wild silk, that is, cocoons collected from the wild after the insect had eaten its way out, was also known.
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Le Noble brought wild silk from Madagascar and together with Mona Sader Issa helped to establish aMED, the Association of Memory and Development.
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Most silk is collected from cultivated worms; Tussah silk, or wild silk, is a thicker, shorter fiber produced by worms in their natural habitat.
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For years, scientists have struggled to explain the declines in wild silk moths in the Northeast, a situation that was first noticed in the 1950s.
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Wild silk moths are different ( having not been selectively bred ) from their domestic cousins; they are not commercially viable in the production of silk.
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Wild silk moths are different ( having not been selectively bred ) from their domestic cousins; they are not as commercially viable in the production of silk.
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In addition to obtaining a patent, the Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society began marketing its " vegan wild silk " products to high end fashion labels.
