The roof of this building is covered with mulberry trees because the landlord raises silkworms.

The Shakers also raised silkworms for the manufacture of their own shawls, scarves, and handkerchiefs.

We do not raise silkworms in the United States because we get our silk from rayon.

Five years after his death, his family sold the decayed hulk to a druggist who intended to raise silkworms on the estate.

The town is also a centre for raising silkworms, an integral part of the country's silk trade.

Their oldest occupation was rice-growing, but they also raised silkworms and cultivated tobacco.

Rough-hewn wooden boxes used to raise silkworms will be featured as planter boxes.

In the USA, teachers may sometimes introduce insect life cycle to their students by raising silkworms in the classroom as a science project.

It is economically important for wood, medicinal uses, and raising silkworms.

Every day she raised silkworms and wove silk, so the islands has been called Bà Lụa ever since.