History of Sericulture - Article by Dr. Ron Cherry, originally featured in the Cultural Entomology Digest. Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute - Undertakes research and develops technologies for all aspects of mulberry sericulture suitable to different climatic conditions in South India. Mysore. Spin Cycle - Article from the Smithsonian Magazine about the history and process of silkworm farming. Government of Tamil Nadu: Department of Sericulture - Undertakes the cultivation of mulberries, the production and supply of disease free silkworm seed, silk production, reeling and marketing and the training of farmers. TNAU Agritech Portal: Sericulture - Provides information on silkworm types, mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, pest and disease management, post-coccoon technology, other uses of silk, waste management and the economics of sericulture. Sericulture Industry and its Potential in India - Provides information on this agro-industry, and also the non-mulberry species of silkworm that can be reared on the leaves of other trees.