Have you tried to find any silkworms lately... Good Luck!!! I need Silkies again, and they are nowhere to be found!


Are they going extinct? I know they don't live in the wild... Are the farmed populations dying off as well??? Never really had this prob before.

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I was talking to a guy who breeds Silkies about this just yesterday. It is mainly due to the time of year (too much Heat) and an increase in demand.

That and Mulberry had a USDA problem. It should start picking up soon.

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well i know why u cant find them anywhere near us our major supplier for so cali got shut down and is moving out of state ive been trying to get them for a month ....... so it may be a while till we get them

I talked to Mullberry Farms a week ago. They have to apply for a license to import the silkworm eggs. It's a process that takes forever. They are waiting to get a new license and can't import any more eggs until they get it. That's their issue. Not sure what the deal is with others. Hornworms are a good substitute until you can get more silkworms.

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i heard there was a customs problem with the silkworm eggs coming from overseas and the delay caused a very high percentage of them to go bad and now there is a huge gap in the perpetual cycle at the retailers end and a shortage

i don't know if this is true or not

Bummer... Guess I will ordering some Horns for now. I know there are still a few places that have eggs available, Maybe Ill order a couple thousand.

I have a spot for a tree in my yard, I am looking for a nursery that can sell me semi mature Mulberry Tree, so I can start raising my own and not have to go through this. I hate mixing Chow.

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Catherine is 100% correct. You caaaaaaaaan get eggs sent from China but if customs gets them then they are out all that $$$ because they burn them. They are not going to risk loosing the money or getting in trouble.

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Yeah I just got off the phone with mulberry
It's going to take a few more weeks to get the
US Government to approve his paperwork.

Until then, it's going to be a silkie less mid summer.
hornworms are still available for those that are interested.

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Joe, I purchased the last batch from mulberry.
(the adult one did not exactly come in a good condition since i have 2 or 3 casualties/day).

But, I have 2 pods filled with small ones.
and I am currently in process to hatch my own zebra silkie egg.
I don't know how many you need, but i can probably spare you some at SBCK meeting.

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I just ordered eggs from coastalsilkworms.com Uh monday and got them yesterday. I got 1000. Are they out now. I also have 15 or so huge silkies in there cocon box. They havent spun but should soon. I figure the 1000 will last untill I can use the eggs from the other batch. You keep them cool for at least a month.