Excerpt: W.J.B. Crotch\u27s A Silkmoth Rearer\u27s Handbook (1956) and Wild Silk Moths of the United States by Michael Collins and Robert Weast (1961) have been standard rearers\u27 manuals for some time, but both are limited to one group of large moths, and there has been a decided need for a low-priced guide covering rearing procedures for a much wider range of Lepidoptera. For a number of reasons, Villiard\u27s book falls short of this goal
