Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

[GTman1]

Hi Sick Zone,

I'm not sure if ES1 numbers are correct either (Although, from materials I've read online, I've calculated anywhere from 500 to 800 metric tones of silk can be produced from 1000 hectares of mulberry trees), but in his defense, he was asking for evidence against it, which I think he truly would like to see if it exists. And I think he realizes not all of that mulberry will be going towards the production of KBLBs eggs.

One thing I will say in regards to the amount of silk produced in comparison to how many hectares of mulberry fields Lam Dong has, is that I've read in multiple places that Vietnamese farmers essentially gave up on the rearing of silkworm for fiber since they could not compete with Chinese silk. A lot of them turned to silkworm rearing as a food source because it is less labor intensive and creates a product faster. This may be the reason for the discrepancy of the amount of mulberry fields in Lam Dong compared to reported fiber production for Vietnam.

Just a thought.

BTW, this is for everyone, not sickzone, but I also don't like playing the magical production numbers game, but when there is such little info, it gives people something to do. I definitely wouldn't make financial decisions off of it. The numbers i used to get my projections come from the links below:

Each worm consumes about 37 grams of mulberry leaf during its life:

http://www.suekayton.com/Silkworms/whole.htm

"It is interesting to note that one ounce of silkworm eggs contains 40,000 eggs (1,500 eggs per gram). These worms will eat 3,500 pounds (1500 kilograms) of mulberry leaves, and will spin cocoons which will produce 18 pounds (8 kilograms) of silk thread"

Depending on the strain, you can produce anywhere from 15,000 to 24,000kgs of mulberry leaf per acre per year:

http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/farm-based-enterprises/sericulture/mulberry-cultivation

Hope this helps