This website will provide up-to-date information on all silk insects around the wild silkworm Dear interested in wild silkworm and our members wild silkworm Society of Japan (JSWS).
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About us

Welcome to our homepage of JSWS. Establishment of The Japanese Society for Wild Silkmoths (JSWS)The Japanese Society for Wild silkmoths (JSWS) was establised in 1986 as Seminar of Wild Silkmoths. Its objectives were to study fundamental and applied techniques for utilization of a variety of silk proteins from cocoons of a variety of insect species on this earth to spin silk thread and to help develop practical techniques of their use as silk fibers and as non-silk fibers and ultimately establish environmentally-friendly industries in various countries in the world including the developing countries. As shown in History of Seminar of Wild Silkmoths and History of The Japanese Society for Wild Silkmoths, we have opened Seminars of Wild Silkmohts, and Meetings of The Japanese Society for Wild Silkmoths. We have been publishing International Journal of Wild Silkmoth & Silk and Wild Silkworm News. JSWS was supported by grants from Tsukuba Science Exposition Memorial Foundation between 1989 and 1993. In 1993, JSWS was approved as one of the academic societies belonging to Science Council of Japan. Establishment of International Society for Wild Silkmoths (ISWS)On the other hand, in 1988, on the occasion of Symposium on Wild Silkmoths held in International Congress of Entomology, Vancouver, Canada, establishment of International Society for Wilk Silkmoths was proposed. Subsequently as shown in History of International Society for Wild Silkmoths, research and transactions became active through Congresses of ISWS. People from as many as twenty countries attended the Congresses of ISWS and the number of attendees is ever increasing. Such requests towards ISWS are increasing as to help establish local industries related to wild silkmoth and silk, from Southeast Asian countries and from countries in Africa. Contribution of Japan has been significant in providing advices and suggestions in the research and technology development in wild silk and wild silk related goods. Publication of JournalsFor JSWS and ISWS, International Journal of Wild Silkmoth & Silk is publidhed annually. It publishes papers related to silk about fundamental and applied research achievements of all insect species including wild silkmoths. The ratio of English papers and Japanese papers is 7:3. We welcome your submission of paper articles with excellent quality. We publish Wild Silkmoth News named Wild Silkmoth―Research and Development of New Silk Resources―, three times a year. It publishes Japanese articles only. Articles includes as many topics as the most up-to-date research achievement, technical information, research developed by JSWS, and how to utilize Wild Silkmoth cocoons. We welcome your submission of articles. The 6th International Congress on Wild Silkmoths in Tokyo in coming 2010 The 6th International Congress on Wild Silkmoths
will be held in Tokyo from Oct. 21 to 23, 2010 at Setagaya
Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture. Total number of members 284: Members belonging to Category A 152, Members belonging to Category B 132 |
