Can't be a silkworm post on here without me getting involved right? LOL 1500 eggs OMG!!! I'm just raising up my first batch so don't know what to tell you about your cocoons...but about the eggs... I think once you get eggs you need to cool them..maybe refrigerate them? I think this is how you delay hatching, pretty sure, but not positive.

Here's what the mulberry farms site says:
Can they be refrigerated to delay hatching? Silkworm eggs should not be refrigerated unless they are shipped using overnight mail with an ice pack and styrofaom box ($35.00) and then placed immediately into your refrigerator between 35 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit and 70 to 80% humidity.. Then they can be stored in your refrigerator for over 1 month and they will hatch about 8 to 10 days after removal.

I don't think my fridge is that cold OR that high of a humidity so I doubt I could pull it off.

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