Artemisia annua sericulture is an ecological and high-yield emerging industry, which is a good way to alleviate and solve the contradiction between silkworms and forests. It is also a prosperous project with both economic and ecological benefits. The protein and fat content of silkworm pupae cultured in Artemisia annua are slightly higher than those cultured in oak trees, and they are tender with thin skin and a high rate of yellow pupae.
Dandong City is a famous hometown of oak silkworms in the world. The reason why it is called the hometown of oak silkworms is not only because it has unique natural resources and a long history of sericulture, but also because it has a unique oriental silk culture, which is an important part of Eastern culture. Nowadays, the tussah silk in Dandong can produce 13 categories, more than 300 varieties, and 670 colors of cotton, silk, silk, and other fabrics. 90% of the products are exported to more than 50 countries and regions including the United States, Italy, and Eastern Europe, making outstanding contributions to the economic development, opening up to the outside world, and expanding export earnings in the Dandong region.
In recent years, due to the development of biotechnology, the comprehensive utilization value of tussah silkworms has also attracted increasing attention. Extracting high-tech products such as tussah extract, interleukin, antimicrobial peptides, interferon, as well as medical and health products from silkworms, pupae, and moths has provided huge market potential and development prospects for traditional tussah production.